Why Do Local Cops Need Camoflauge?

[sancarlos]

Sacramento police fired 20 times at unarmed man who was shot and killed in his backyard

[Johnnie]

BLUE
LIVES
MATTER

OK?

[Pruitt]

Good thing they handcuffed him before beginning life saving efforts.

[A_B]

Good thing they handcuffed him before beginning life saving efforts.

He could be faking it!

[Shirley]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

[Rex]

That's the problem with helicoptering in to these local stories. Sometimes it is perfectly rational to destroy cars on your own block.

[Gunpowder]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

Let's say he absolutely did it, because he hated his neighbors for being hard workers while he was a lazy thug stealing welfare checks and like, wearing his pants low and stuff.

Even then I don't think you should shoot him.

[tennbengal]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

Let's say he absolutely did it, because he hated his neighbors for being hard workers while he was a lazy thug stealing welfare checks and like, wearing his pants low and stuff.

Even then I don't think you should shoot him.

Fire take.

[Joe K]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

Let's say he absolutely did it, because he hated his neighbors for being hard workers while he was a lazy thug stealing welfare checks and like, wearing his pants low and stuff.

Even then I don't think you should shoot him.

Fire take.

That’s what I hate about how these stories are covered. It doesn’t matter what crimes the guy may have committed. There is no justification for using deadly force unless he poses an imminent and serious danger to the life (and not just windows or parked cars) of others. You can’t just kill someone for theft or property damage! To use a local example, it doesn’t matter if Michael Brown stole cigarettes from a convenience store.

[mister d]

I'd like to see someone start applying the "if you didn't want to get shot, you shouldn't have _______" logic to white collar crimes.

[Gunpowder]

I'd like to see someone start applying the "if you didn't want to get shot, you shouldn't have _______" logic to white collar crimes.

You mean the ones where people steal millions and ruin lives? Just don't steal a candy bar during the wire transfer.

[Johnnie]

The fact that I have more restrictive rules in a fucking war zone than cops do in America is the peak of bullshit mountain, given the context of police brutality.

[rass]

"If you didn't want your shady business dealings (Russian or otherwise) investigated, you shouldn't have run for President."

[DaveInSeattle]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

Let's say he absolutely did it, because he hated his neighbors for being hard workers while he was a lazy thug stealing welfare checks and like, wearing his pants low and stuff.

Even then I don't think you should shoot him.

Fire take.

That’s what I hate about how these stories are covered. It doesn’t matter what crimes the guy may have committed. There is no justification for using deadly force unless he poses an imminent and serious danger to the life (and not just windows or parked cars) of others. You can’t just kill someone for theft or property damage! To use a local example, it doesn’t matter if Michael Brown stole cigarettes from a convenience store.

Compare and contrast to the almost GLOWING story about the Austin bomber that appeared in the NY Times this morning. 'He was a good, quiet, christian boy!'. And the police chief talking about his confessions (which they found on his phone) '“But instead, it is the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his personal life that led him to this point.”

Unarmed black man gets shot in his backyard, and a white KILLER gets called a 'challenged young man'.

[wlu_lax6]

I'd like to see someone start applying the "if you didn't want to get shot, you shouldn't have _______" logic to white collar crimes.

One of the great Chapelle Show Sketches

[Steve of phpBB]

That article was odd. It said he was killed in his own backyard, but it also says that he had broken windows in his neighbor's house and several cars. Were windows actually broken. How do they know he did it? Why would he be breaking into cars on his own street?

Let's say he absolutely did it, because he hated his neighbors for being hard workers while he was a lazy thug stealing welfare checks and like, wearing his pants low and stuff.

Even then I don't think you should shoot him.

Fire take.

That’s what I hate about how these stories are covered. It doesn’t matter what crimes the guy may have committed. There is no justification for using deadly force unless he poses an imminent and serious danger to the life (and not just windows or parked cars) of others. You can’t just kill someone for theft or property damage! To use a local example, it doesn’t matter if Michael Brown stole cigarettes from a convenience store.

Compare and contrast to the almost GLOWING story about the Austin bomber that appeared in the NY Times this morning. 'He was a good, quiet, christian boy!'. And the police chief talking about his confessions (which they found on his phone) '“But instead, it is the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his personal life that led him to this point.”

Unarmed black man gets shot in his backyard, and a white KILLER gets called a 'challenged young man'.

Legit question, because I haven't been paying that close attention - is there evidence that the Austin bomber was deliberately targeting blacks, or gays, or any other particular class of victim?

[Joe K]

My understanding is that the first two victims were from black families that are fairly prominent locally. But the subsequent bombings seemed a bit more random.

[Steve of phpBB]

And to be clear, my question is just a question - it's not to defend the media's treatment of him or dispute how that treatment compares to people of color.

[Square Rob]

What the fuck Steve. You've clearly been in quietly racist Utah for too long now, and should move to the loudly racist south where you don't have to be shy about guessing that he would have ended up dead or killing someone anyway so this was ok.

[Rex]

[sancarlos]

Some of the responses to that tweet are pretty great.

[Giff]

Swamper had the best take:

[brian]

Chicago jury finally convicts a cop for shooting an unarmed black kid.

[Steve of phpBB]

Chicago jury finally convicts a cop for shooting an unarmed black kid.

It's about damned time. (Wasn't he wielding a knife, but walking away when he was shot 16 times?)

[brian]

Chicago jury finally convicts a cop for shooting an unarmed black kid.

It's about damned time. (Wasn't he wielding a knife, but walking away when he was shot 16 times?)

That's the one.

[Steve of phpBB]

Chicago jury finally convicts a cop for shooting an unarmed black kid.

It's about damned time. (Wasn't he wielding a knife, but walking away when he was shot 16 times?)

That's the one.

Apparently the only reason that one came to light is because a couple of local journalists sued the city to get the video. Rahm Emanuel tried to cover it up.

[Joe K]

Chicago jury finally convicts a cop for shooting an unarmed black kid.

It's about damned time. (Wasn't he wielding a knife, but walking away when he was shot 16 times?)

That's the one.

Apparently the only reason that one came to light is because a couple of local journalists sued the city to get the video. Rahm Emanuel tried to cover it up.

I remember the good old days of 2009 when so many Dems thought it was great that Obama’s Chief of Staff was a “badass” who said fuck a lot. When it was obvious from the start what a terrible choice Rahm was when it came to policy goals.

[brian]

Never change, DPD.

[Johnnie]

They're legitimately hilarious.

[brian]

They're legitimately hilarious.

I almost honestly feel like this one thing would make for an awesome movie.

[Moreta]

So embarrassing. But also unsurprising.

[Johnnie]

They're legitimately hilarious.

I almost honestly feel like this one thing would make for an awesome movie.

The Departed needed a half baked sequel in the tune of Super Troopers.

[sancarlos]

They're legitimately hilarious.

I almost honestly feel like this one thing would make for an awesome movie.

Or an episode of Brooklyn 99.

[brian]

Long (but good) read about a white police officer who was fired for NOT shooting a black man.

[Pruitt]

Very interesting story.

[Moreta]

At least Detroit isn’t alone I guess.

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/29/67205519 ... -colleague

[brian]

At least Detroit isn’t alone I guess.

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/29/67205519 ... -colleague

The DPD is just incompetent. The St Louis cops are fascist, racist assholes.

[Pruitt]

Royal Canadian Mint Selling Silver Coin Honouring the Police

The below image is not a joke.

And let me reiterate - this is the actual mint of Canada, not a Franklin Mint type of thing...

[rass]

The paramedic version might be worse. Why is she staring at me?

[Pruitt]

The paramedic version might be worse. Why is she staring at me?