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Drusas OP ,

Not only did the police target this black man for essentially no reason (really? You chase a driver, which is dangerous to the entire community, because he's missing a mud flap?), the responding officers gave mixed commands at the same time, and then assaulted him with a dog while he had already surrendered.

Anyone want to bet that the culprit here gets a paid vacation while his department investigates and finds no wrongdoing?

We need to redo the police system in the US from the ground up.

argv_minus_one ,

The crime was driving while black. The cruelty is the point.

Drusas OP ,

Don't forget the power tripping. That's a big part of the point as well.

Alto ,
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Yep. The point is to either force the "undesirables" into an underclass or to leave.

Agareth ,

He was black in Ohio on July 4. That’s a felony.

Silverseren ,

Sounds like Jadarrius had a good reason to not stop when the cops tried to flag him down for nothing at all. He knew this was going to be a "driving while black" stop and his life was at high risk.

Drusas OP ,

My thought exactly. He probably didn't stop because he knew he was targeted and was in danger. And he was right.

the_thunder_god ,
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Once they get him stopped, get him out of the vehicle, and have his hands up, he's surrendering. He got multiple conflicting commands....and with the presence of the dog he was rightfully concerned they were going to have it tackle him...that's exactly what happened. So his concern about the dog probably caused him to ignore a command or two, because he was fearing the dog attacking him. Take the dog out of the equation and he probably surrenders peacefully and obeys commands. Conflicting commands and the presence of the dog are absolutely the problems here.

They will be put on paid leave and any lawsuit filed will be thrown out because of qualified immunity...even though the dog never should have come out of the holding vehicle. Could have a case of excessive force, but I doubt it. All of it will be excused as part of the police work, even the mauling.

Xeelee ,
@Xeelee@kbin.social avatar

We need to redo the police system in the US from the ground up.

The system works exactly as designed.

Drusas OP ,

And he was clearly right to be.

Trump Promotes Threatening Video: 'We Are Going to Do Things to You That Have Never Been Done Before' ( www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com )

Overnight Donald Trump promoted a video featuring an extreme close-up photo of his face in black and white, and audio of him making an obvious threat: “If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.” Trump “retruthed” […]

Col3814444 OP ,

“If you f*ck around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.”

Okay this is really super disturbing, but I know it’s going to get worse. He is a whisker away from openly calling for civil war to try and save his corrupt ass.

ganksy ,
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Meh. Kinda just sounds desperate at this point.

nevernevermore ,

even more pathetic than desperation is this is the kind of edgelord meme 13 year olds post with a picture of heath ledger as joker

Unaware7013 ,

Of course he's desperate, he knows the noose is tightening.

I was listening to one of the newer Beau videos last night, and the letter he got from the special council is very bad for him. Between the witness tampering charge (someone he pressured not to flip, flipped and tattled on him) and the general surprise from his legal team (and pants on head defenses I've seen recently that the heritage foundation asshole is trying) he knows that the powers that be are fucking tired of his ass.

Add in the chatter from people about DC judges being absolutely tired of his shit, plus the fun coming out of Georgia and Michigan, we might be getting close to being at critical popcorn levels.

AbidanYre ,

The article provides a nice reminder that Rush Limbaugh is still dead.

Generic_Handel ,

Dr. Frankenstein meet your monster.

burntbutterbiscuits ,

It’s only because the media machine can’t reign them in any more…

Corporate media has been trying to turn against trump now for months and it’s not working…. They didn’t mind using racist dog whistles for decades as long as they could control their base…. Now they have curse pikachu face

n0m4n ,

If you went along with the crowd, it is not they, it is WE, who are the problem.

acronymesis ,
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Republican senators say they are alarmed at how many Republicans, including those with higher levels of education and income, buy the unsubstantiated claims that the last presidential election was stolen.

A second Republican senator who spoke with The Hill said the growing strength of radical populism “makes it a lot more difficult to govern, it makes it difficult to talk to constituents.”

“There are people who surprise me — I’m surprised they have those views. It’s amazing to me the number of people, the kind of people who think the election was stolen,” the lawmaker said. “I don’t want to use this word but it’s not just a ‘red-neck’ thing. It’s people in business, the president of a bank, a doctor.”

How far up your ass does your head have to be to not see that your party is practically driven by conspiracy theories and falsehoods after the last decade??

1chemistdown ,
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I’m just having dinner and a good laugh with the nazis, but I’m not one (wink, wink). Says every GOP senator

brianshatchet ,

XMark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."

Barry Goldwater

ptz ,
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The terrible people are going to do that anyway. Wish they’d realize that.

flipht ,

They realize it. Some don't care and just want plausible deniability. Some are actual useful idiots.

In the end, the effect is the same.

1chemistdown ,
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