Jesus. I can’t even watch the video – the description was enough for me.
There really needs to be an “Acting Under Color of Law” enhancement to hate crimes like this. Mandatory Life seems the appropriate punishment.
This would be a case where we would actually want to defund the police. as they seem to be acting as an arm of the KKK.
This article is currently being discussed on our town (98% white) unofficial Facebook page. No points for guessing where the sympathies lie.
Police Unions sound the country express opposition to vaccine mandates, because …
… well …
I guess because police unions are in the business of defending professional assholery, like, say, comparing vaccine mandates to das final solution.
In this video, the serf places his hands on his head as two officers approach him. Then one of them kicks him in the back, causing a non-compliant “wtf, man” to issue from his mouth. The person recording is telling them to stop, which obviously results in her being set upon as well, because you do not tell the police what to do.
I can’t say it enough
Abolish the police
More than that. The entire Justice system is deeply broken, designed to fail because it is largely based around feudalistical principles that are not applicable to the modern age. The police are but a symptom.
…that’s a relatively old video, and I remember in the original reporting the local news website cut the entire interaction at the start of the video, and showed it after the kick, and just before he got put in the headlock, to make it look like they were responsible for the incident. (and the written report matched the video) At the time the video was in the public domain and there was no excuse for reporting it the way they did. (Also: the police had the wrong guy.)
Hey, BB I’ve got a question for you.
If I recall correctly you’re a Kiwi or Ausie. And yet you seem to have distinct opinions about the police in the US. No judgement. You have just as much right to your opinion as anyone. But, I’d be curious to hear your opinions on your local gendarmerie.
…no more than anyone else on these boards.
I apologize if that came across as judgey. It was not meant that way.
I would really like to hear how others feel about their police. I chose you because you had just replied to this thread but anyone can answer.
Former Sheriff of a county in Georgia, who was then appointed to a judicial watchdog group after his retirement has resigned after photos of him wearing a KKK outfit came to light. I hope, though very much doubt, that defense attorneys in his county are going through old convictions while he was sheriff.
The NY Times details several incidents that belong in this thread. I don’t know if they have already been described here, but here you go:
It’s paywalled, unless you know the secret of incognito browsing.
Not paywalled for me. Thanks; pretty good article.
I bypass all but the most stubborn paywalls with a well-timed symphony of anticipating the appearance of text and spamming the ESC button, halting scripts on the webpage. It took me a few attempts, but I eventually prevented the paywall block on this article.
Hey, thanks, that does work.
she was leaving the beach as ordered when she asked the unmasked officer who was confronting her to stay 6 feet away from her because of her concerns about COVID-19.
I cannot view the video. But if true, this officer needs to be a former officer.
Saulter said the officer “ignored this request and mocked it.”
A judge ruled that an assault trial against one of the officers involved can continue. This ruling does not address the additional misconduct charges and the failure to intervene charges against another officer.
He says, “I don’t need a mask, I’m outside” and, “respect your space? I’m about to put hands on you”.
But that’s pretty much where the video starts. The officer appears to be frustrated when the video begins, so it appears she was refusing to do something she was told to do. But we don’t have the context.