[News] The USA Police State will never satisfy its lust for beating, gassing, and imprisoning minorities

PatrThom

PatrThom

I want to make some kind of joke about how police cause violence, even if it's as a victim, but that's too good of a story and I don't want to ruin it with anything that might accidentally be taken seriously. So I'll just oblique it.

--Patrick
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

I like how when a police officer gets shot, the media emphasizes SEVEN TIMES WITH 14 ENTRY AND EXIT WOUNDS!!! MY GOD THE HORROR!!!" and when a suspect or unarmed person or even convicted criminal is shot, it's just like, "gunned down".
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Charlie Don't Surf said:
I like how when a police officer gets shot, the media emphasizes SEVEN TIMES WITH 14 ENTRY AND EXIT WOUNDS!!! MY GOD THE HORROR!!!" and when a suspect or unarmed person or even convicted criminal is shot, it's just like, "gunned down".
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Actually, the whole point of my post was that, for the most part, the media isn't saying anything about this at all.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Also, the emphasis on how many times/how bad the injuries are is mostly, in this case, to emphasize how amazing it is that he survived and is recovering.
 
Null

Null

GasBandit said:
Also, the emphasis on how many times/how bad the injuries are is mostly, in this case, to emphasize how amazing it is that he survived and is recovering.
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That is amazing. I hope he makes a full recovery and I hope the criminals who attacked him are captured and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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And then you see something like this and it makes you think, maybe Charlie isn't quite 100% wrong about white privilege.



Garbage collector given 30 days in jail for picking up the trash too early in the morning, waking grumpy white people. But don't worry, he can serve those 30 days on the weekends, so he can still work during the week so that the garbage still gets picked up.

"It's hard being in jail with real criminals"

I can just see the conversation in holding now.
"They got me for armed robbery. You?"
"Murder. You?"
"Arson. Hey, you back there in the corner, what're you in for?"
"I showed up to work too early, and picked up the garbage at 5 instead of 7."
(everybody else in the room backs away)
 
Frank

Frank

GasBandit said:
And then you see something like this and it makes you think, maybe Charlie isn't quite 100% wrong about white privilege.



Garbage collector given 30 days in jail for picking up the trash too early in the morning, waking grumpy white people. But don't worry, he can serve those 30 days on the weekends, so he can still work during the week so that the garbage still gets picked up.

"It's hard being in jail with real criminals"

I can just see the conversation in holding now.
"They got me for armed robbery. You?"
"Murder. You?"
"Arson. Hey, you back there in the corner, what're you in for?"
"I showed up to work too early, and picked up the garbage at 5 instead of 7."
(everybody else in the room backs away)
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Doing a little more looking around confirmed what I initially suspected about Sandy Springs, GA - it is an affluent "white flight" suburb of Atlanta that, after being blocked for years by democrats, finally incorporated itself as a separate entity when republicans came to state power in 2004. Median household income is $106,240 (and average household income is 10k higher).
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

sixpackshaker said:
The city used to fine the company for picking up too early. Now they just toss the person following orders into the clink... yeah makes sense.
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It does when you consider preventing the company from picking up the trash (as is in their contract) could lead to a lawsuit against the city for preventing them from discharging their duty. Basically, it's ether make sure the drivers don't do it this way or risk paying millions in penalties for breech of contract.

Yeah, city governments are kind of shitty.[DOUBLEPOST=1426101260,1426101018][/DOUBLEPOST]
GasBandit said:
Doing a little more looking around confirmed what I initially suspected about Sandy Springs, GA - it is an affluent "white flight" suburb of Atlanta that, after being blocked for years by democrats, finally incorporated itself as a separate entity when republicans came to state power in 2004. Median household income is $106,240 (and average household income is 10k higher).
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It's an exurb and I've driven through there before. Nothing but white people and their brown/black gardeners and housekeepers... which is typical of an exurb. I guess it's nice if you don't care about not having basic services within walking distance or anything to do without driving into Atlanta proper.
 
Necronic

Necronic

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sixpackshaker said:
The city used to fine the company for picking up too early. Now they just toss the person following orders into the clink... yeah makes sense.
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Well yeah, the company is owned by white people.[DOUBLEPOST=1426104909,1426104752][/DOUBLEPOST]Also. And I know this is in really. Really. Bad. Taste. But looking at that cops picture...all I could think was..

Weebles wobble but they don't fall down

I am really sorry about that guys.
 
Null

Null

Back to police overreach:

Mississippi House Bill 1261 will allow police to enter your home and murder your dog if it's a "dangerous breed" (ie pit bull) and on a leash longer than 3 feet (which is considered to be "unrestrained"), even if it's in a chain link fence enclosure on your property, if you don't have a large "BEWARE OF DANGEROUS DOG" sign. You are also required to have a liability insurance policy with a $100,000 single incident amount in case your dog bites someone.

Also, if the police even think you have a potentially dangerous dog: "In order to determine if there is a violation of this section, a law enforcement officer, at any time, may enter the premises where a dangerous dog is kept, or is believed to be kept, for an on-site inspection of the premises."
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

That sounds more like Legislative over-reach. It's not the police saying "We're gonna do this..." but the Legislature saying "We want the police to be able to do this...".
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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drifter said:
UPDATE, January 27, 2015, 6:03 p.m.: Andy Gipson, chair of the Mississippi House of Representatives' Judiciary B committee, announced on Tuesday that due to the overwhelmingly negative response to the bill, and the lack of time to fix its flaws, H.B. 1261 will be killed in committee:
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I'm glad for the people of mississippi that the "Cops can kill your dog if they want" bill is dead. I'm even more glad for them that they have a legislature that still listens to its constituency.
 
Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

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