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3 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I don't think people are saying it verbatim, but when you see people on social media discussing looting but saying nothing about the murder (or some bullshit like "The murder was bad.....but [long rant about looting]), it's placing more importance on the looting than the murder.

I finally had to make a Facebook post about it. Pathetic how the murder in the street is just a minor note to their long winded argument about looting. You don't hear a peep out of them about a murder by a cop but they have so much anger and passion for a store burning or being looted. Wonder why that is???

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7 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I don't think people are saying it verbatim, but when you see people on social media discussing looting but saying nothing about the murder (or some bullshit like "The murder was bad.....but [long rant about looting]), it's placing more importance on the looting than the murder.

This is why I think it's rhetorically important to separate the two.  It's too easy for certain people to justify or ignore the death because of the looting.

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26 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I think they are talking about the individual’s portion of their retirement, because a shitload of these cops that murder people seem to magically be able to retire almost on the spot, and walk away with their benefits, while we the taxpayers are left with the bill.

Either way, cops need to be held financially responsible for these murders, because nothing else seems to be working.  If you as a civilian deliberately run down somebody with your car, their family is going to go after every bit of whatever you’re worth.  That’s not even talking about you going to prison for life.  There is a deterrent to keep you from murdering someone   

While we want to shield the police from frivolous lawsuits arising during the course of their normal duties on our behalf (somebody gets popped for speeding or something, wants to sue the cop over it), there needs to be a financial mechanism when they act outside of good faith, instead of fucking over taxpayers.

We need to have that conversation, and have one about the power of their unions - if some American soldier in Afghanistan deliberately murders a civilian, there’s not a union there making sure he will keep his benefits, and somehow bridge him to retirement, or to a job in another branch of the military.  They’ve grown far too powerful, and they automatically rush to the defense of bad cops, and try and frame the narrative   

We are their employers, we pay their fucking salaries, and it’s about time we act like it. And it’s going to require changes at all levels.  We need to vote out those elected officials that enable this to happen as well.  And they are being enabled - by the elected leaders, by their unions, etc.

 

I like the military line of thinking and would go with, "If convicted of a felony, said officer rescinds any claim to current benefits or those in the future.  STFU, do not pass go, and go to jail."

I'm fine with piling on the financial hit, but I would much prefer to go after their liberty, especially if their conviction involves depriving others of theirs.

If you're a negligent supervisor, then you get fired with nothing due past that day and can never work in LE again.

 

Pollyannic, I know... but it's what i think it will take to change things.

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11 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I don't think people are saying it, but when you see people on social media discussing looting but saying nothing about the murder (or some bullshit like "The murder was bad.....but [long rant about looting]), it's placing more importance on the looting than the murder.

Oh, my bad. I thought you were referring to comments in this thread.

One thing I will say, as a long-time critic of law enforcement (and our criminal justice system overall), is that participation in threads like this seems to be increasing. A few years back on the other site, the Bernard subforum was practically an echo chamber limited to folks such as Bernard, Derka, Vic, Zepol, Brisket,  Cajun, PilotsError, myself, and some others (apologies to those I left out).

The general sentiment from the rest of the board was that we were radical whackjobs with axes to grind against authority. It seems more and more people are becoming aware of the reality that the entire system is biased and corrupt.

There hasn't been any real change, of course, but at least awareness is up. That's some progress, right?

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1 hour ago, Fondren & Main said:

Are you saying you wouldn’t defend your business if it was under attack from looters?  Interesting strategy, Cotton.

No, i wouldn't risk my life "defending" a bunch of insured shit. That would be dumb. A business can rebuild, George Floyd can never have his life back.

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15 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Oh, my bad. I thought you were referring to comments in this thread.

One thing I will say, as a long-time critic of law enforcement (and our criminal justice system overall), is that participation in threads like this seems to be increasing. A few years back on the other site, the Bernard subforum was practically an echo chamber limited to folks such as Bernard, Derka, Vic, Zepol, Brisket,  Cajun, PilotsError, myself, and some others (apologies to those I left out).

The general sentiment from the rest of the board was that we were radical whackjobs with axes to grind against authority. It seems more and more people are becoming aware of the reality that the entire system is biased and corrupt.

There hasn't been any real change, of course, but at least awareness is up. That's some progress, right?

I was right there with y'all. We need to bring back the Bernard subforum 

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1 minute ago, immortal13 said:

Part of the problem is the police in the counrry are becoming more and more militarized and their mindset is becoming more and more "us against them"... If there is a quote/unquote war against cops, it's because they fucking caused it Police! Police departments need to be de-militerized and regulated by the state. This self-governing bullshit is not working and was never going to work. 

 

Give a man a hammer........give a dimwit an MRAP, etc., etc.

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43 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Oh, my bad. I thought you were referring to comments in this thread.

One thing I will say, as a long-time critic of law enforcement (and our criminal justice system overall), is that participation in threads like this seems to be increasing. A few years back on the other site, the Bernard subforum was practically an echo chamber limited to folks such as Bernard, Derka, Vic, Zepol, Brisket,  Cajun, PilotsError, myself, and some others (apologies to those I left out).

The general sentiment from the rest of the board was that we were radical whackjobs with axes to grind against authority. It seems more and more people are becoming aware of the reality that the entire system is biased and corrupt.

There hasn't been any real change, of course, but at least awareness is up. That's some progress, right?

I've been pretty stunned, and greatly pleased, by the amount of hard right Trump fans I saw immediately coming out and calling this murder on social media.  Nothing about an officer's job being difficult.  Nothing about "well, we didn't see everything".  Just straight up calling it for what it is.

The looting has pulled them back a bit, and of course they're super focused on that (and it's hard to blame people for being upset by wanton destruction of property that has nothing to do with the oppressors), but I still haven't seen anyone walk back their disgust of the murder.  Christ, I saw a small town rural Iowa cop on social media TODAY posting about how disgusted he was by the murder and calling for Chauvin's arrest.

I think there's actual progress being made RE the majority of Americans realizing that this is a huge problem.

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Historically, we typically shoot the messenger(s) and disparage their reputation beyond recognition. Then promptly  ignore the messages find reasons to avoid hearing the message. 
 

what is happening is horrendous. Beyond disgusting. Outrage is the proper response. Not a soul I have talked to thinks what happened to George Floyd was anything less than murder. And that His murderer should be charged and arrested. And hopefully, convicted. (Having watched the video twice now I’m struck by how the ex-officer’s hand is in his pocket for virtually the entire time his knee was on Floyd’s neck)
 

it is true that social media has its serious flaws but as many have pointed out without videos like Floyd’s and Arbery’s going viral people can’t avoid the message. 
 

especially now with the covid and being stuck at home or only going to work/home and a few other places. People are forced to see it. Can’t ignore the message: we have a systemic problem with the police. We have a systemic problem with racism and classism. 
 

I just want to help in whatever way I can. I always try to keep an open mind. I can sympathize and empathize and try my best to understand. But I will never truly know what it is like to be a black person in America. Just like most of y’all will never know what it’s like to be a biological female. Doesn’t mean we can find common ground and a meaningful way to make things better for everyone. 

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1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

The cops do not give a shit about any of the businesses burning. They don't care if the city is burning. Nope. They care about protecting a murderer buddy in his own house. This tells you everything you need to know about the whole "few bad apples" argument people push. Why the fuck are these cops out there? He's not apart of the force anymore, right? He was fired for murder. They stick up and protect their own. Spare me these cops who make social media posts about it. All lip service. Those same losers would be doing this same shit if it was one of their own. Easy to give that lip service when its a cop in another state. They all cover up, protect and enable this behavior. Fuck them.

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This is ridiculous.  Something is broken up there.

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1 minute ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Then you should probably ask yourself if you would  rather have your place of business looted or be murdered

I choose to carry everywhere I go.  That way I don’t have to choose.  It’s what you call a win/win situation.  Thanks for worrying though.

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1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

I finally had to make a Facebook post about it. Pathetic how the murder in the street is just a minor note to their long winded argument about looting. You don't hear a peep out of them about a murder by a cop but they have so much anger and passion for a store burning or being looted. Wonder why that is???

I think it's because we see stories every day about someone getting killed, even killed by police. That's (sadly) not a rare occurrence. It is much more rare to see a large city get fucked up and burned. Every time a killing like this happens, I think shit's gonna pop off but it almost never does. So I'm surprised it's gotten as big as it has this time.

Personally, I think the protesters/mob should storm the police HQ, city hall, mayor's house, etc. before going after Target or Auto Zone. You think the mayor is picking up plug wires or an O2 sensor on his way home? He doesn't care about that shit. But he'd care if his house burned down.

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10 minutes ago, Deej said:

Put him out there tonight by himself for riot control and take away his sidearm.

Death is too civil.   Yes, really.

 

I'd rather he be looking over his shoulder every day in gen pop.   Long game.

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1 minute ago, SDG said:

Can one of the lawyer types explain this?  I’ve never heard of 3rd degree murder in AZ. 

Third-degree murder is a name for a category of murder defined in the laws of three states in the United States, specifically Florida, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. It was also formerly defined in New Mexico (which once had five degrees of murder) and Wisconsin. Depending on the state, third-degree murder may include felony murder regardless of the underlying felony, felony murder only where the underlying felony is non-violent, or depraved-heart murder. It is punishable by a maximum of 40 years imprisonment in Florida (in the case of a violent career criminal) and Pennsylvania, and 25 years imprisonment in Minnesota.

 

Looks like in this case it is specifically going to be Depraved Heart Murder. Which is basically when indifference towards human life results in death. 

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1 minute ago, SydneyCarton said:

Third-degree murder is a name for a category of murder defined in the laws of three states in the United States, specifically Florida, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. It was also formerly defined in New Mexico (which once had five degrees of murder) and Wisconsin. Depending on the state, third-degree murder may include felony murder regardless of the underlying felony, felony murder only where the underlying felony is non-violent, or depraved-heart murder. It is punishable by a maximum of 40 years imprisonment in Florida (in the case of a violent career criminal) and Pennsylvania, and 25 years imprisonment in Minnesota.

 

Looks like in this case it is specifically going to be Depraved Heart Murder. Which is basically when indifference towards human life results in death. 

so we're gonna pretend the cop wasn't kneeling on him, or that it did not factor in the death?

As if the same thing would have happened if victim was running on a treadmill at the Y?

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Yeah what Sydney said- depraved heart murder.

a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years.

 

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2 minutes ago, SDG said:

Can one of the lawyer types explain this?  I’ve never heard of 3rd degree murder in AZ. 

I have a JD so I will take a shot at it. MN law it means Chauvin didn’t intend to cause the death of George Floyd but that his actions did indeed cause his death. Hence 3rd degree murder. I understand if more evidence comes to light (other videos or testimony etc...) they can upgrade the charges. I’m sure he will bond out in no time and go to one of his other properties and hide until trial. Statutes on 3rd degree murder vary from state to state. Like almost depraved indifference leading to a person’s death/murder.

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1 hour ago, Texas_Rocks said:

Some of those NG rooks sporting the SF high and tight weapons ready look will help things. What a mess.

Some of what I have read is that the NG has mostly been tasked with protecting the fire department while they try and fight the multiple fires.  I heard some of that last night while listening to an online scanner.  

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34 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

How about if I think they’re equally despicable?

MLK might agree with you if you said they are both despicable. David Duke and Richard Spencer would agree that they are equally despicable.

See the difference there?

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18 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

Yeah what Sydney said- depraved heart murder.

a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years.

 

With even less jargon:

1) Person causes the death of another

2) By committing an act

3) dangerous to human life

4) person has knowledge of #3

5) person disregards #3

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7 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

MLK might agree with you if you said they are both despicable. David Duke and Richard Spencer would agree that they are equally despicable.

See the difference there?

So, what if a small business owner has been deemed non-essential and has just opened up only to see his entire livelihood reduced to ashes and can’t provide for his/her family as a result?  Is it less despicable or equally despicable?  Are the black business owners defending their businesses with guns racist too?  Should they join the KKK too?  I’m just trying to understand the rules.

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