[News] The USA Police State will never satisfy its lust for beating, gassing, and imprisoning minorities
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Where's the NRA coming to defend this guy for using a gun to protect himself from unidentified assailants that shot first?
Oh, he's not white? Nevermind then.
'Cruel and reprehensible': Edmonton police sued after officer allegedly kicks Indigenous youth in the head
Pacey Dumas has lived for nearly a year with a hole in his skull.
edmontonjournal.com
You know, after the fiasco with Kyle Rittenhouse I have been looking more into law, and honestly it feels utterly fucked.
If you are poor and can't afford a lawyer, they give you a public defender likely stuffed full of other cases and does not give a shit if you are innocent or guilty. He will just tell you to take a plea. So many cases end in plea deals where someone who is completely innocent will admit to the crime and get convicted just so they spend 5 years in jail plus probation rather then risking 20 years in jail. It's totally fucked.
On the flip side, if a morally bankrupt prosecutor does not really want the defendant to go to jail, because they are a cop or involved in law enforcement or whatever, all they got to do is boost up the charge depending on the case. Boost up the charge so that there is no way a jury can convict on the charge, and you basically give the defendant a get out of jail card, as they can't be tried for the same crime later on a lesser charge, due to Double Jeopardy.
Yes, that happens. This woman, on video, attempted to arrest a dude then shot him in the back trying to escape through her window, killing him. When taken to court, the prosecutor decided on only one charge, first-degree murder. The thing about first-degree murder is that unlike second or third-degree, it requires PREMEDITION, she had to be planning to kill him from the start. After she was found not guilty, the jury came out saying that they couldn't do a guilty charge based on the evidence, because none of it pointed to premeditation. If it was any other degree, they would have convicted. She got to go home because the prosecutor made it impossible for a jury to convict.
If you are poor and can't afford a lawyer, they give you a public defender likely stuffed full of other cases and does not give a shit if you are innocent or guilty. He will just tell you to take a plea. So many cases end in plea deals where someone who is completely innocent will admit to the crime and get convicted just so they spend 5 years in jail plus probation rather then risking 20 years in jail. It's totally fucked.
On the flip side, if a morally bankrupt prosecutor does not really want the defendant to go to jail, because they are a cop or involved in law enforcement or whatever, all they got to do is boost up the charge depending on the case. Boost up the charge so that there is no way a jury can convict on the charge, and you basically give the defendant a get out of jail card, as they can't be tried for the same crime later on a lesser charge, due to Double Jeopardy.
Yes, that happens. This woman, on video, attempted to arrest a dude then shot him in the back trying to escape through her window, killing him. When taken to court, the prosecutor decided on only one charge, first-degree murder. The thing about first-degree murder is that unlike second or third-degree, it requires PREMEDITION, she had to be planning to kill him from the start. After she was found not guilty, the jury came out saying that they couldn't do a guilty charge based on the evidence, because none of it pointed to premeditation. If it was any other degree, they would have convicted. She got to go home because the prosecutor made it impossible for a jury to convict.
There's a reason that book is starting to pop up on censored/forbidden book lists again and is being removed from school libraries.
Most schools are fuckin awful at developing the critical thinking skills necessary to think about the processes behind why you believe, and how to break down beliefs point to point logically so you can see where you went wrong
The call is coming from inside the house
Police Have a Much Bigger Domestic-Abuse Problem Than the NFL Does
Research suggests that family violence is two to four times higher in the law-enforcement community than in the general population. So where's the public outrage?
www.theatlantic.com
Ahmaud Arbery case:
Jurors in Brunswick, Georgia, on Wednesday found Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael guilty on all counts, according to Judge Timothy Walmsley .... the jury found the McMichaels' neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault. (FoxNews)
Jurors in Brunswick, Georgia, on Wednesday found Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael guilty on all counts, according to Judge Timothy Walmsley .... the jury found the McMichaels' neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault. (FoxNews)
The judge on that case wasn't trying to nudge for the defense like the one on the Rittenhouse trial, he even pointed out how bad it was and reprimanded the defense for rejecting nearly every black juror minus one for possible bias.
Honestly, the defense they were even going for was terrible too, basically referencing a Civil War era law that allowed citizens of Georgia to patrol their own streets and make arrests, even when leading to bodily harm or death, as long as they believe a law has been broken. Why was it terrible? Because, well, there was a reason it was a Civil War era law, "Slave Patrols", people finding slaves wandering the roads and arresting them if they didn't have the proper papers proving they were on business for their masters. They were literally trying to defend the death of a black man from a white posse using a law instituted to help the citizenry maintain slavery.
Honestly, the defense they were even going for was terrible too, basically referencing a Civil War era law that allowed citizens of Georgia to patrol their own streets and make arrests, even when leading to bodily harm or death, as long as they believe a law has been broken. Why was it terrible? Because, well, there was a reason it was a Civil War era law, "Slave Patrols", people finding slaves wandering the roads and arresting them if they didn't have the proper papers proving they were on business for their masters. They were literally trying to defend the death of a black man from a white posse using a law instituted to help the citizenry maintain slavery.
13-Year-Old Boynton Beach Boy Riding Dirt Bike Dies During Attempted Traffic Stop
"Our hearts go out to the family members of this young person, and they can trust that we and our law enforcement partners will be conducting a series of thorough and meticulous investigations into the circumstances of what occurred," Boynton Beach Chief Michael Gregory said in a statement.
miami.cbslocal.com
Boy on a dirtbike 'dies' from a traffic stop. That's it. That's all the cops said.
"The Florida Highway Patrol will be the lead investigating law enforcement agency."13-Year-Old Boynton Beach Boy Riding Dirt Bike Dies During Attempted Traffic Stop
"Our hearts go out to the family members of this young person, and they can trust that we and our law enforcement partners will be conducting a series of thorough and meticulous investigations into the circumstances of what occurred," Boynton Beach Chief Michael Gregory said in a statement.
Boy on a dirtbike 'dies' from a traffic stop. That's it. That's all the cops said.
I wonder what they'll find
figmentPez
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This story just keeps getting more bizarre:
AG: Idaho sheriff charged after pulling gun on youth group leaving thank you notes
Church youth group was going around leaving thank you notes in the shape of turkeys on people's doors. This asshole sees teenage girls running to and from his door and decides to flag down their car. The youth group leader is driving and stops because she knows him, he's been her next door neighbor since she was a child. He proceed to aim his gun at them and pull her out of the car by her hair, aimomg his gun at her face and threatening to shoot her, despite her identifying herself as his neighbor's daughter.
Then we get to his lame-ass excuse. He says the daylight savings change messed him up, and because racism. "I have been doing this job for 36 years. I've had drunk Indians drive down my cul-de-sac. I've had drunk Indians come to my door," he said. "I live just off the reservation, we have a lot of reservation people around us who are not good people."
He claims he wasn't drinking. "I had all of my facilities with me, I was clear as a freakin bell," he told investigators. So when the asshole is in his right mind he can't recognize his neighbor, and thinks teenage girls are a threat to be handled with a firearm? I don't think that's the defense he thinks it is.
"The sheriff previously generated controversy in 2016 when he said that a statewide bill to streamline the collection and tracking of rape kits was unnecessary because most reports of sexual assault are untrue."
Holy fucking shit, this guy does not belong in any position of authority, let alone one where he has a firearm.
AG: Idaho sheriff charged after pulling gun on youth group leaving thank you notes
Church youth group was going around leaving thank you notes in the shape of turkeys on people's doors. This asshole sees teenage girls running to and from his door and decides to flag down their car. The youth group leader is driving and stops because she knows him, he's been her next door neighbor since she was a child. He proceed to aim his gun at them and pull her out of the car by her hair, aimomg his gun at her face and threatening to shoot her, despite her identifying herself as his neighbor's daughter.
Then we get to his lame-ass excuse. He says the daylight savings change messed him up, and because racism. "I have been doing this job for 36 years. I've had drunk Indians drive down my cul-de-sac. I've had drunk Indians come to my door," he said. "I live just off the reservation, we have a lot of reservation people around us who are not good people."
He claims he wasn't drinking. "I had all of my facilities with me, I was clear as a freakin bell," he told investigators. So when the asshole is in his right mind he can't recognize his neighbor, and thinks teenage girls are a threat to be handled with a firearm? I don't think that's the defense he thinks it is.
"The sheriff previously generated controversy in 2016 when he said that a statewide bill to streamline the collection and tracking of rape kits was unnecessary because most reports of sexual assault are untrue."
Holy fucking shit, this guy does not belong in any position of authority, let alone one where he has a firearm.
It’s Idaho, where the last remaining Nazi compound stood until very recently.
While I know what you mean, I really feel like pedantically pointing out that there are still many, many Nazi compounds and Nazis around.
figmentPez
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Bodycam video shows Houston cop speeding, driving with 1 hand before hitting and killing pedestrian with patrol car
Over 80mph in a 40mph zone, rainy conditions, before losing control of the vehicle and killing a 62-year-old man, who was walking to the barbershop.
Over 80mph in a 40mph zone, rainy conditions, before losing control of the vehicle and killing a 62-year-old man, who was walking to the barbershop.
Dave
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The dude had a box cutter. Which, of course, takes a dozen police from multiple departments. This was probably suicide by cop, which they absolutely go along with. But the people you should feel sorry for? The offduty cop's family who witnessed the killing. No, I'm not kidding.
What exactly is the concern if the cops were to just leave him alone? The box cutter is literally only a problem because the police are there.
He might have harmed himself.
Not if they can help it.
figmentPez
Staff member
Local news article on the altercation
Police see two teens fighting, and after they pull them apart they leave the white-looking teen sitting on a couch, uncuffed and unattended, while they hold the black teen to the ground with a knee to his back/neck (despite the black teen being the one who was already on the ground and losing the fight).
EDIT: More details:
Black teen was handcuffed for 30 minutes and arrested, while the other teen wasn't arrested at all.
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