His narrative seems true from the videos I have found and watched. Assholes wearing cop uniforms and right-wing getups. Pulling a gun is a-ok as long as you are white (well, they did take the gun but let him go). Black woman…take her down!
OPB article with pics and vids here:
This country is a freaking mess.
Wolfe City, Texas:
Oklkahoma City prison guards charged with cruelty after forcing inmates to listen to Baby Shark on a loop at loud volume.
https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/okc-jailers-face-cruelty-charge-playing-baby-shark-on-loop-is-inhuman-prosecutor-says
Here’s a reassuring detail about police use of weapons from the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case.
That certainly gives me confidence!
This is a well-known effect of extreme stress. It should not be taken as an indication that the officer was irrational at the time. Memory is weird.
Just an update.
Officer charged with fatally kneeling on George Floyd’s neck posts bond on $1 million bail
Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in George Floyd’s death, posted bond on $1 million bail Wednesday, court records indicate.
“I can confirm he is no longer in our custody,” said Sarah Fitzgerald, spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Chauvin was released from Oak Park Heights Correctional Facility, east of Minneapolis, just after 11 a.m., the Hennepin County Jail roster indicates. His release was conditional, according to records, though the specifics were not immediately available.
His next court date is set for March 8, according to a notice of appearance.
It’s not clear who paid the bail bond company, or how much.
March 8? That seems a bit out there even with COVID.
It does. He shouldn’t get that much freedom the rest of his life.
I went and watched the closing arguments of a murder trial once, held three blocks from my house down in Missouri. The prosecutor made a persuasive case, so it was kind of creepy to then go out on the courthouse steps and see the defendant just hanging out there smoking a cig, two feet away from my wife and me as we walked by. Later that night, we saw on the news that he was convicted and sentenced to life.
Anyway, can you imagine passing Chauvin in aisle G-7 at Home Depot? I suppose he’ll stay holed up for his own safety.
Here’s an ugly story.
This is just so disturbing. Major reform is badly needed.
There is something seriously wrong with police culture in this society. They behave like an invading and occupying military force, or like open-air Alcatraz prison guards.
I understand that.
But maybe, then, police shouldn’t be so quick to justify their policies and their strategies by arguing that they are trained professionals who can remain calm in a crisis. Maybe, then, police should not be so quick to shoot or bludgeon civilians who might make suboptimal decisions in moments of high stress. Maybe, then, police shouldn’t be surprised when we sometimes question their accounts of shootings and other situations where extreme stress might play a role.
It seems that too many cops want the benefit of the doubt in all possible circumstances, and don’t give any of that benefit to the people they come into contact with. “I don’t remember firing my gun, but I clearly recall, in precise and perfect detail, every furtive movement made by the person I shot to death.”
No, they should not. And we should always compare eyewitness accounts against the available evidence, especially when stress was involved. An eyewitness is like Wikipedia. It can lead you to some really useful sources, and suggest interesting avenues to explore, but don’t cite it directly in your research.
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Aurora, where cops tear gas peaceful protesters and allow people to run them down in vehicles?
It can’t be!
They do that in Seattle as well.
Philadelphia, 3 years ago and just now something is moving forward:
Snowboarder_Bo posted a couple of weeks ago about the indictment of Williamson Couty, Texas, Sheriff Robert Chody for evidence tampering in the death of a black man.
Here’s a longer story on the issue, discussing how law enforcement procedures in the Texas County were affected, generally for the worse, by the presence of the Live PD TV show cameras and production crew. It’s pretty disturbing reading.
disgraceful
A black woman in San Diego says a cop slapped her phone out of her hand when she recorded him stopping her, and pulled her out of the car by her hair, ripping several braids out of her head. After spending six hours in custody with her hand handcuffed behind her back, she was released with no charges.
More on the Roland Greene case:
And new info on an oldie but a goodie: