Some of those that work forces…jimbob wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:49 amNot a murder, merely an Ohio police chief retiring after a prank
https://t.co/OusP1ZEdfm?amp=1
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Has everyone seen this?
https://www.wonkette.com/philly-cops-be ... -2-million
https://www.wonkette.com/philly-cops-be ... -2-million
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Why are these police not facing criminal convictions? Dismissal from their jobs is completely insufficient.Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:14 pmHas everyone seen this?
https://www.wonkette.com/philly-cops-be ... -2-million
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You're all caught up, well done.Millennie Al wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:38 pmWhy are these police not facing criminal convictions? Dismissal from their jobs is completely insufficient.Grumble wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:14 pmHas everyone seen this?
https://www.wonkette.com/philly-cops-be ... -2-million
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Yup - if you want a far more-comprehensive and eye-opening thread try this on internationalskeptics
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/fo ... p?t=351083
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/fo ... p?t=351083
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The officer has been found guilty of first and second degree manslaughter.sTeamTraen wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:01 pmApparently the officer meant to fire her taser but fired her gun by accident. <Sure_Jan.gif>Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:22 pmMinneapolis PD couldn't quite make it to the end of the trial without shooting another black man, this time apparently for the crime of re-entering his own vehicle during a traffic stop.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56714346
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That's good newsWoodchopper wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:43 amThe officer has been found guilty of first and second degree manslaughter.sTeamTraen wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:01 pmApparently the officer meant to fire her taser but fired her gun by accident. <Sure_Jan.gif>Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:22 pmMinneapolis PD couldn't quite make it to the end of the trial without shooting another black man, this time apparently for the crime of re-entering his own vehicle during a traffic stop.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56714346
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Life without parole for Ahmaud Arbery's murderers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59912361
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I guess capital punishment is reserved for POC people.
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Here is a list of things you must be found guilty od to get a death sentence in Georgia: wiki clicky. I don't think these murdering c.nts did any of these. Closest is Aggravated Battery, but they were done for Aggravated Assault. So in this case, I don't think there was racism involved in the decision of the prosecutors not to seek it.Herainestold wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:00 pmI guess capital punishment is reserved for POC people.
ETA emphasis on the 'in this case' bit. I am aware of racial disparities in the application of the death penalty.
Also, no one should get it, anyway.
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I used to think that. I no longer do.
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Police sue rapper for invasion of privacy after they raided his home
Police officers who conducted a botched armed raid of rapper Afroman’s home last year have filed a lawsuit against him for invasion of privacy and emotional distress after he used footage of it in his music videos.
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Good observation, yes the fact that a substantial portion of the population is armed to the teeth does make US police take a much more combat oriented approach to their jobs. And who can blame them. I'd offer an educated guess that at least ,50% of domestic violence calls in Texas happen in a place where one or more guns are kept, often loaded, and rarely kept in a secure safe with trigger lock in place. Next add children and plenty of alcohol, speed, pain killers, and a variety of other drugs. Top off w8th volatile neighbors, also armed to the teeth.
Or it could be a call to a mass shooting. At a school. Again. Shooter has assault rifle. Again.
It must be terrifying for many cops when they get sent into these situations. I know I'm not assertive or patient or calm enough to deal with this kind of crap at all, let alone daily.
But having a hard but necessary job doesn't mean abuses of power are acceptable. All these unarmed folks who were not being violent should still be alive. But alas, as I've been saying for years...
Guns greatly increase the chances of people getting dead around you and of yourself getting dead.
Let's imagine out of 100,000 times any given person decides to break out their gun, how many of them are damn glad they did after the fact?
How many will be very satisfied with the situation that follows?
VS how many will regret it big time...?
I would wager over 99.9% would fall in that last regrettable category. They need this as a stat bc it would show just how much things don't work out like you fantasized they would, and you almost never emerge as the hero .usually you emerge dead or suffering from one or more major regrets that you can't erase.
Anyway I postulate that what I'm saying is very accurate. I might be wrong. But I'm probably not.
Or it could be a call to a mass shooting. At a school. Again. Shooter has assault rifle. Again.
It must be terrifying for many cops when they get sent into these situations. I know I'm not assertive or patient or calm enough to deal with this kind of crap at all, let alone daily.
But having a hard but necessary job doesn't mean abuses of power are acceptable. All these unarmed folks who were not being violent should still be alive. But alas, as I've been saying for years...
Guns greatly increase the chances of people getting dead around you and of yourself getting dead.
Let's imagine out of 100,000 times any given person decides to break out their gun, how many of them are damn glad they did after the fact?
How many will be very satisfied with the situation that follows?
VS how many will regret it big time...?
I would wager over 99.9% would fall in that last regrettable category. They need this as a stat bc it would show just how much things don't work out like you fantasized they would, and you almost never emerge as the hero .usually you emerge dead or suffering from one or more major regrets that you can't erase.
Anyway I postulate that what I'm saying is very accurate. I might be wrong. But I'm probably not.
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This isnt exactly looking at the same question, plus is looks like a summary of a meta-analysis and over 10 years old. Its on the lines you suggest thoughAl Capone Junior wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:42 pm.....
Anyway I postulate that what I'm saying is very accurate. I might be wrong. But I'm probably not.
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Al thats half the story.
The US police take a combative approach because they are undertrained and badly trained, and a combat ideology , peddled by bogus consultants, has taken root in many departments.
The US police take a combative approach because they are undertrained and badly trained, and a combat ideology , peddled by bogus consultants, has taken root in many departments.
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This story doesn't say whether the homeowner shot was black or not, but does highlight the combat-orientated approach of the US police.
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In New Mexico, so more likely Hispanic.Martin_B wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:31 pmThis story doesn't say whether the homeowner shot was black or not, but does highlight the combat-orientated approach of the US police.
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No, white - Google the victim's name and look for the Daily Mail search result which has a photo.Herainestold wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:31 pmIn New Mexico, so more likely Hispanic.Martin_B wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:31 pmThis story doesn't say whether the homeowner shot was black or not, but does highlight the combat-orientated approach of the US police.
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It's easy to assume that a person shot dead by US police is black, but in fact in absolute terms they shoot more white people than black people, The US police shoot dead an absolutely appallingly large number of people. Working back from the year 2021/2022, in England and Wales, the police shot dead 2, 1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 3, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 1, 5, 3 each year (from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319 ... and-wales/) for an average of 2.5/year. Scaled up to the population of the USA, that would be just over 14. But according to The Counted, American police shoot about 1000 per year, with about half of them white and about a quarter black. Racism makes black people between two and three times as likely to be victims of police shooting, but even the lower rate for white people is so high that any sensible nation would find it unacceptable. You'd expect black Americans to be rioting in the streets over this, but you'd also expect that they'd be joined by white Americans too.
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If they rioted, they *would* get shot!Millennie Al wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:09 am,,. You'd expect black Americans to be rioting in the streets over this, but you'd also expect that they'd be joined by white Americans too.
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By members of the public who went there to kill BLM protestors, and who would then get pardoned by GOP governors, or not even convicted due to racist laws.Martin_B wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:14 amIf they rioted, they *would* get shot!Millennie Al wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:09 am,,. You'd expect black Americans to be rioting in the streets over this, but you'd also expect that they'd be joined by white Americans too.
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Ah, methinks this may be where the point of failure is found
Personally, a world where no people have any guns is just fine by me. I bet it would be a great place to not get shot!
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Just another reminder that the Met aren't as bad as they could be. They could be American cops.
https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/17/mccurta ... g-meeting/
https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/17/mccurta ... g-meeting/
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Holy f.ckdyqik wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:50 pmJust another reminder that the Met aren't as bad as they could be. They could be American cops.
https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/17/mccurta ... g-meeting/
Completely by the by, but did they really censor 'damn'? Or is there another actually rude work in there that I'm just missing?
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Yes, they really censored the "damn". It's the US "whereever the f.ck Oklahoma is"*. Saying damn is beyond the pale, but lamenting the lack of lynchings will get you elected.Fishnut wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:39 pmHoly f.ckdyqik wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:50 pmJust another reminder that the Met aren't as bad as they could be. They could be American cops.
https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/17/mccurta ... g-meeting/
Completely by the by, but did they really censor 'damn'? Or is there another actually rude work in there that I'm just missing?Take them down to Mud Creek and hang them up with a d--- rope
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