Bloodporne Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I haven't watched the news in quite some time over here. Where are we at in terms of how they'll be blaming George Floyd himself for having someone kneel on his neck with their entire body weight for minutes beyond his death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: I haven't watched the news in quite some time over here. Where are we at in terms of how they'll be blaming George Floyd himself for having someone kneel on his neck with their entire body weight for minutes beyond his death? The prosecution did a good job of cross examining the defense's expert witness, and (IMO) tore apart the narrative that this was George Floyd's fault somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Former officer Kim Brooks charged with 2nd degree manslaughter. Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Former officer Kim Brooks charged with 2nd degree manslaughter. Good. Relatedly... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Relatedly... Seems like a bit much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Relatedly... This is the future yimbys want @Jason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Relatedly... LOL, she's already out of state apparently, so this is just to protect the house itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Relatedly... That cost the community a minimum of $5,000 in rental and installation costs in addition to the sheer absurdity of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Spork3245 said: This meme would also apply because the police officer has a Hispanic name, and the Army officer is black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Relatedly... What I don't understand is under what authority are "city workers" expending taxpayer resources to protect the home of a private citizen who no longer works for the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: What I don't understand is under what authority are "city workers" expending taxpayer resources to protect the home of a private citizen who no longer works for the city? Aren't you still considered to be employed by the PD while on administrative leave? Or did I miss her getting fired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jason said: Aren't you still considered to be employed by the PD while on administrative leave? Or did I miss her getting fired? She resigned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: It's not like American police departments have ever clearly demonstrated themselves to be little more than a uniformed gang anyway: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Is the city council in charge of the police department? In Texas, most city councils don’t have any authority over the police. They pretty much can just pass resolutions shaming the cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 We can have police departments accountable to the state or we can have police unions, we can't have both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: It's not like American police departments have ever clearly demonstrated themselves to be little more than a uniformed gang anyway: "Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons!" Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Disappointed this hasn't been posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: "Stop quoting laws, we carry weapons!" Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Disappointed this hasn't been posted. Mclumber reading this turn in the conversation like..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 hours ago, sblfilms said: She resigned She submitted a resignation letter, but last I read her resignation had not been accepted yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 55 minutes ago, osxmatt said: I've been shitposting on the internet for 20 years but this fucking guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I would send that guy $5 for the entertainment value. Perfect execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 hours ago, osxmatt said: That man shall be our new god. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Not enough people point out that this problem is also tied to our overall gun problem. Maybe if every single police officer wasn't constantly worried about the fact that there are 400 million guns in this country they wouldn't be so fucking on edge al the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Slightly off the topic of minorities getting killed, but totally on the topic of systemic racism. I just needed to rant over the bullshit of it all. My wife is a special needs teacher and fluent in both Spanish and English with a little bit of Portuguese mixed in. She's been super stressed lately because a not insignificant number of her special needs students are getting services they don't need. Our city is 40% Southeast Asia or Latin American. She's the only minority working in her schools of well over 500 students. Other schools in this city have similar demographics among the faculty. The problem? Teachers aren't required to evaluate special needs students in any language other than English. Can't follow simple instructions in English? Guess that means the child is nonverbal autistic, because who cares if the kids can hold entire conversations in Spanish or Khmer. Now these kids that can probably just get by with some ADHD medication or whatever are being held back by being treated like they don't understand spoken language instead of just being stuck in ESL classes. Got to love it when school districts don't bother trying to hire more minority teachers when 29% of the city doesn't even speak English as their first language. So yeah, my wife is now taking Khmer lessons. Systemic racism. Yay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I have never heard of Khmer until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Brick said: I have never heard of Khmer until now. Our city is like 15% Cambodian. There's also a rather significant percentage of our Vietnamese population that also speaks Khmer. If I'm not mistaken, there are a larger number of pure Khmer speakers here than pure Spanish speakers. That is, folks that don't know any English. ...and the number of Khmer-speaking teachers in the entire district can be counted on like one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 34 minutes ago, Jason said: another win for their marketing team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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