Lol, MW. It was thugs. You know, loiterers. Jobless, shiftless layabouts with nothing better to do than burn down their neighborhoods. It had nothing to do with literally decades of racist policies condoned by the LAPD. YWIA.
Apparently Wednesday has transformed from Hump Day to Head Explosion Day. I really can't count the times my brain has wanted to project forth from my cranium since this morning.
Even my most conservative relatives disagree with this lack of indictment. At first I was encouraged that this was a unity horse we could all get behind to call for change...but it sounds like others are not seeing it that way. I have no idea how you could think this was appropriate after seeing the video. It makes me sick.
I've read some articles about police recruiting videos. And some speculation that we are seeing a lot of this because of how we are recruiting our officers. The recruiting videos often show a lot of military-style violence.
Fun fact for the day: There have been 23 officers killed by civilians this year. There have been 1,000 civilians killed by officers. And since police shootings do not have to be reported to the FBI, that number is probably much higher.
The city of Albuquerque alone has had more police shootings than all of England. Obviously their gun culture is a lot different....but, Albuquerque has also had more police shootings than all of Canada.
I am not anti-law enforcement. We need them. But, it does worry me how these young cops are being recruited and many seem to de-sensitized to violence. This is not a new issue, I am sad about how people got to talking about it, but it is what people need to talk about.
I've read some articles about police recruiting videos. And some speculation that we are seeing a lot of this because of how we are recruiting our officers. The recruiting videos often show a lot of military-style violence.
Fun fact for the day: There have been 23 officers killed by civilians this year. There have been 1,000 civilians killed by officers. And since police shootings do not have to be reported to the FBI, that number is probably much higher.
The city of Albuquerque alone has had more police shootings than all of England. Obviously their gun culture is a lot different....but, Albuquerque has also had more police shootings than all of Canada.
I am not anti-law enforcement. We need them. But, it does worry me how these young cops are being recruited and many seem to de-sensitized to violence. This is not a new issue, I am sad about how people got to talking about it, but it is what people need to talk about.
We had 33 officer weapon discharges in toronto last year. 22 were officers shooting animals to put them out of their misery. However, we still had a stupid cop shoot a guy on a bus alone a million times without ever trying to diffuse the situation and I think, rugbywife ? He has been charged. Sammy Yatim
I saw a reply to a post on FB by cory booker that basically said he died of health complications and his death could have just as likely occured after sex. I want to give up.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
I saw a reply to a post on FB by cory booker that basically said he died of health complications and his death could have just as likely occured after sex. I want to give up.
Yeah, being unable to breath is quite the health complication...
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
I'm happy to share my H's perspective if anyone is interested. I don't ASSume that everyone is interested in his perspective.
I actually am curious what his opinion on this is.
Me too.
Adding - DH's FB is blowing up with "well a Bosnian white guy was killed by several teenagers and I think one of them was black and WHY IS NO ONE OUTRAGED HUH!??"
Yeah, unless those teenagers were deputized, and until they are not prosecuted, I'm going to have to call not.the.same. Heinous and awful and unacceptable too, but the whole "White people get killed too and no one cares" meme is getting fucking old.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
You don't even want to know the crap my NYPD FB friend is posting tonight.
I just don't understand. I don't understand how they can defend against going against their OWN POLICIES. It blows the mind.
PDQ
"350 pound Criminal refuses arrest, fights with cops, has massive heart attack because he has asthma & heart disease and somehow that's the cop's fault?! Sorry fuck that guy. It was his own fault. Now TV & politicians jump on the bandwagon for sensationalism for a hot story. Everything that happens today is never the fault of the person who caused it. I've been there to see people fight us because they think it's their "right" to do whatever the fuck they want. I had 10 stiches in my head because I ignored my training & came to close to a guy when we should have slammed him down for his safety & ours instead. If "Black lives matter" than stop poisoning their communities with alcohol, drugs, violence & poor education. We work in these neighborhoods everyday & give everything including on occasion our own lives so people can no longer live in fear on their own blocks. Cops are black, brown & white sacrificing much for little in return in the hopes that they make a difference every day. Too bad this guy died but he chose to tell the cops that he wasn't going to be arrested. They took him down to the ground and were on him about 10 seconds to cuff him up. They weren't squeezing his neck waiting for the life to fall out of him. They put him in an ambulance right from the scene."
Post by StrawberryBlondie on Dec 4, 2014 7:36:09 GMT -5
A family friend who is married to a cop has been posting lots of "I'm thankful for the police in my life" posts of FB. My aunt (who is super upper class and hasn't lived in this country for at least a decade) posted something akin to "its not always about race!!!1!! It feels super passive aggressive.
You don't even want to know the crap my NYPD FB friend is posting tonight.
I just don't understand. I don't understand how they can defend against going against their OWN POLICIES. It blows the mind.
H says that according to the NYPD standards, what he did was not actually a chokehold and therefore not against their policies. So I imagine that's why they're doing it.
I actually am curious what his opinion on this is.
Me too.
Adding - DH's FB is blowing up with "well a Bosnian white guy was killed by several teenagers and I think one of them was black and WHY IS NO ONE OUTRAGED HUH!??"
Yeah, unless those teenagers were deputized, and until they are not prosecuted, I'm going to have to call not.the.same. Heinous and awful and unacceptable too, but the whole "White people get killed too and no one cares" meme is getting fucking old.
To be fair, people in STL are pretty outraged about this as well.
To the matter at hand, does anyone know why he was being arrested in the first place? I watched the video, but had it down pretty low b/c my kids were in the room. I had read (from FB though) that he had broken up a fight and was being questioned, so I'm not sure why they were arresting him. Also, I read (again on FB) that the guy shooting the video WAS indicted. Now, that's some shit right there.
Oh, and tigermom I'm not sure if it's weird or not, but I'm totally jealous of your DD's hair! I want it for myself!
Adding - DH's FB is blowing up with "well a Bosnian white guy was killed by several teenagers and I think one of them was black and WHY IS NO ONE OUTRAGED HUH!??"
Yeah, unless those teenagers were deputized, and until they are not prosecuted, I'm going to have to call not.the.same. Heinous and awful and unacceptable too, but the whole "White people get killed too and no one cares" meme is getting fucking old.
To be fair, people in STL are pretty outraged about this as well.
To the matter at hand, does anyone know why he was being arrested in the first place? I watched the video, but had it down pretty low b/c my kids were in the room. I had read (from FB though) that he had broken up a fight and was being questioned, so I'm not sure why they were arresting him. Also, I read (again on FB) that the guy shooting the video WAS indicted. Now, that's some shit right there.
Oh, and tigermom I'm not sure if it's weird or not, but I'm totally jealous of your DD's hair! I want it for myself!
He was being arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes on a street corner.
To be fair, people in STL are pretty outraged about this as well.
To the matter at hand, does anyone know why he was being arrested in the first place? I watched the video, but had it down pretty low b/c my kids were in the room. I had read (from FB though) that he had broken up a fight and was being questioned, so I'm not sure why they were arresting him. Also, I read (again on FB) that the guy shooting the video WAS indicted. Now, that's some shit right there.
Oh, and tigermom I'm not sure if it's weird or not, but I'm totally jealous of your DD's hair! I want it for myself!
He was being arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes on a street corner.
Oh, so totally different than what was on my FB. Imagine that! Still, NO reason for that amount of force, don't get me wrong!
Adding - DH's FB is blowing up with "well a Bosnian white guy was killed by several teenagers and I think one of them was black and WHY IS NO ONE OUTRAGED HUH!??"
Yeah, unless those teenagers were deputized, and until they are not prosecuted, I'm going to have to call not.the.same. Heinous and awful and unacceptable too, but the whole "White people get killed too and no one cares" meme is getting fucking old.
To be fair, people in STL are pretty outraged about this as well.
To the matter at hand, does anyone know why he was being arrested in the first place? I watched the video, but had it down pretty low b/c my kids were in the room. I had read (from FB though) that he had broken up a fight and was being questioned, so I'm not sure why they were arresting him. Also, I read (again on FB) that the guy shooting the video WAS indicted. Now, that's some shit right there.
Oh, and tigermom I'm not sure if it's weird or not, but I'm totally jealous of your DD's hair! I want it for myself!
LOL! jlt19, I'm jealous of it too! Those natural highlights are just ridiculous! It's naturally straight but I curled it for an event, and it even holds curl better than mine. Totally not fair.
I just don't understand. I don't understand how they can defend against going against their OWN POLICIES. It blows the mind.
H says that according to the NYPD standards, what he did was not actually a chokehold and therefore not against their policies. So I imagine that's why they're doing it.
Really? Interesting. If that's not a chokehold what was it? And what *is* considered a chokehold?
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley