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Police militarization and excesses

Started by VDB, June 09, 2014, 01:10:07 PM

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emay

#45
thanks!
been waiting for a response to this situation

QuoteClay said federal and state authorities have waited too long to take control of the situation.

"Yeah, because they are relying on the St. Louis County authorities to do the right thing. Now the governor realizes that they're not going to do the right thing," Clay said. "It will become apparent to the federal, to the Justice Department soon, that they won't be doing the right thing."

well guess that confirms the incompetence of the people in power in St. Louis.

Thrillhouse

I was in Ferguson today for about four hoursz I left around 930. It's a completely different here. The energy is amazing and totally positive, for those of you Thst went to vigils today thank you for the solidarity.

Lets do some good now.
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rowjimmy

#47
It's weird how, when the cops don't show up looking for a fight, there isn't a fight.


Meanwhile, in Orlando:
https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/500121092929765377

runawayjimbo

Quote from: rowjimmy on August 15, 2014, 08:41:13 AM
It's weird how, when the cops don't show up looking for a fight, there isn't a fight.

You mean if you don't intimidate and assault people and treat them with a modicum of respect they can assemble peacefully without incident? That is weird.

Quote from: rowjimmy on August 15, 2014, 08:41:13 AM
Meanwhile, in Orlando:
https://twitter.com/BillyCorben/status/500121092929765377

Are you fucking kidding me?

On the other hand, protesters swarmed on Times Square last night in solidarity Ferguson (and Eric Garner). The fact that people are finally getting pissed off at this disturbing trend is a welcome development. And to think, all it took was a couple of cops murdering some black people.



Many more pics here:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2014/08/14/michael-brown-times-square-protest/
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emay

heard they were barricading and arresting protestors in NYC too last night.

rowjimmy


PIE-GUY

This was back in February, but it's the same thing everywhere in this country... This is a rare instance where the cops were finally caught doing what they do.


http://7online.com/archive/9440401/
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Find that I can groove with the beat when I let go
So put your worries on hold
Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul

antelope19

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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment

mbw

Watch, if you are so inclined, the St. Louis police murder Kajieme Powell on Tuesday.


Buffalo Budd

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emay

damn thats one fucked up video.

do they not sell tasers in missouri? are cops not issued these things anymore?

rowjimmy

Quote from: emayPhishyMD on August 21, 2014, 12:50:07 PM
damn thats one fucked up video.

do they not sell tasers in missouri? are cops not issued these things anymore?

If you shoot them ten times, you can save electricity on the taser.

emay

Sam Dodson, Chief of Police said this on tasers:

Quote"Certainly a Taser is an option that's available to the officers, but Tasers aren't 100 percent," Dotson said. "So you've got an individual with a knife who's moving towards you, not listening to any verbal commands, continues, says, 'shoot me now, kill me now.' Tasers aren't 100 percent. if that Taser misses, that [individual] continues on and hurts an officer."

"In a lethal situation, they used lethal force," he added.

in other words,
they been cutting back on electricity not having to charge up these tasters anymore

PIE-GUY

Kinda wish I hadn't watched that - also, there is no way that kid should be dead right now. Those cops can say whatever they want about the knife and the kid coming toward them. There is no way that knife was a lethal weapon in the hands of that kid. He wanted to die. He was asking to be shot. He needed mental health help, not several gunshots.

I'm sorry.
I've been coming to where I am from the get go
Find that I can groove with the beat when I let go
So put your worries on hold
Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul

VDB

Quote from: PG on August 20, 2014, 09:30:19 AM
This was back in February, but it's the same thing everywhere in this country... This is a rare instance where the cops were finally caught doing what they do.


http://7online.com/archive/9440401/

Astonishing that the prosecutors didn't bother to review the tape before putting together their case. It also makes you worry about the possibility of "oops, the footage got accidentally deleted." And this argues further for the wearing of body cams by cops, since dashcam footage is only applicable and available in certain situations.


Quote from: Buffalo Budd on August 21, 2014, 08:35:46 AM
The county seems pretty remorseful over this situation.
:|

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/20/county-wont-pay-toddler-grenade_n_5695271.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

I would loooove to see the law they are citing there. Maybe the key is "advised by council" -- you think maybe their lawyer said paying for the medical expenses would look like an admission of wrongdoing that could hurt them in the ensuing civil case? In other words, it's about covering your ass rather than doing the right thing?
Is this still Wombat?