Ridiculous Police News (Specific events)

[Nephlite]

The dude rolled up and shot Tamir in such a way that the developers at Rockstar are going "Damn, we should put that shit in the next GTA."

I had a much longer response written up, but at the end of the day, who gives a fuck how he "feels"?

If he hadn't been such a fucking screw-up of a cop, he wouldn't feel shitty about doing a drive-by on someone barely in middle school. How he feels, how Tamir's parents feel, how you or I feel, these are secondary and tertiary questions.

The only question that matters is how does Tamir feel? And that we'll never get an answer to.

Most cops are good, and do their job well. When you blue wall a screw-up who murdered a child and had no place being armed in the first place don't be surprised when you literally instill disgust in people.

And if a jury of our peers don't see it that way, then you should probably examine yourself and think maybe you're the one who's wrong.

[Ksandra]

And if a jury of our peers don't see it that way, then you should probably examine yourself and think maybe you're the one who's wrong.

[BerenTebogo]

A grand jury is not a jury of our peers. You work law enforcement, don't give me this bullshit.

We both know, and have seen it recently supported by many, many prominent attorneys and practitioners of law, that the prosecuting attorney could indict a ham sandwich if they want to.

Or completely throw the case if they don't.

You know, like when cops are involved. This is a conversation that has already happened though, so, really, the only important point is that you're trying to sandbag the argument with the illusion that a GJ decides guilt or innocence in the eyes of the law in any way.

[Nephlite]

A grand jury is not a jury of our peers. You work law enforcement, don't give me this bullshit.

We both know, and have seen it recently supported by many, many prominent attorneys and practitioners of law, that the prosecuting attorney could indict a ham sandwich if they want to.

Or completely throw the case if they don't.

You know, like when cops are involved. This is a conversation that has already happened though, so, really, the only important point is that you're trying to sandbag the argument with the illusion that a GJ decides guilt or innocence in the eyes of the law in any way.

A Grand Jury is composed of ordinary citizens. So if they aren't our peers, who are they?

If a Grand Jury declines to indict, you're innocent in the eyes of the law. Innocent until proven guilty. Guess that doesn't apply to murderous police officers?

Get off the sensationalist headline news rhetoric of how a Grand Jury is supposed to work from people who've tried very specific cases, in very specific instances, in very specific jurisdictions that have nothing to do with the case, instance, or jurisdiction they're armchair quarterbacking. There's plenty of instances of police officers getting charged with crimes by Grand Juries across the nation. People just can't wrap their head around instances where police officers can't be held culpable of murder or negligence because regular people never beat charges and never get acquitted or charges decline to get filed for regular people, right?

[Mazmaz]

This is a reality most of you will not know of beyond your own privilege.

Did a white cop just drop the "privilege" word?

[Nephlite]

Did a white cop just drop the "privilege" word?

Sure did. You gonna do something about it?

[Dimmauk]

Sure did. You gonna do something about it?

I saw him reach towards his waistband!

[Nephlite]

I saw him reach towards his waistband!

Taser taser taser taser!

*Shoots him in the leg instead*

[notorious bum]

Math is hard. I saw someone rant about this cop killa statistic already. Let's prevent any accidents in this thread.

USA Today Wants You to Think Killings of Police Are on the Rise
http://fair.org/blog/2014/12/22/usa-...e-on-the-rise/

USA Today's contribution to this debate is to encourage readers to think that murders of police officers like these is becoming more common. A front-page graphic is titled "POLICE DEATHS ON THE RISE," and it shows that overall police deaths increased from 100 last year to 123 this year. The increase is more dramatic when isolating police deaths by firearms: 31 deaths in 2013 and 49 this year.

here's the Vox article that goes into depth on police deaths, "ambush" killings, and more http://www.vox.com/2014/12/22/743094...led-statistics

[Nephlite]

Math is hard. I saw someone rant about this cop killa statistic already. Let's prevent any accidents in this thread.

USA Today Wants You to Think Killings of Police Are on the Rise
http://fair.org/blog/2014/12/22/usa-...e-on-the-rise/



here's the Vox article that goes into depth on police deaths, "ambush" killings, and more http://www.vox.com/2014/12/22/743094...led-statistics

Most of the breakdown was discussed before on this site from the breakdown on the bjs and LEODMP.

But the USA today article isn't wrong. Maybe a little inflated, but that's media.

[Mazmaz]

Speaking of media, can we start using lamestream media non-ironically? Re-quoting for emphasis:

I wonder if they'll apologize for intentionally painting peaceful protestors with giant red targets on their backs?

Baltimore FOX Affiliate Caught Faking "Kill a Cop" Protest Chant

[6souls]

I still think Kato did it.

[Mazmaz]

It's not a race thing guys

[BaneTheBrawler]

Speaking of media, can we start using lamestream media non-ironically?

Absolutely not.

[Chun Liroy]

Interesting article.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...ource=Facebook

Reuters interviewed 25 African American male officers on the NYPD, 15 of whom are retired and 10 of whom are still serving. All but one said that, when off duty and out of uniform, they had been victims of racial profiling, which refers to using race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed a crime.

The officers said this included being pulled over for no reason, having their heads slammed against their cars, getting guns brandished in their faces, being thrown into prison vans and experiencing stop and frisks while shopping. The majority of the officers said they had been pulled over multiple times while driving. Five had had guns pulled on them.

"It makes good headlines to say this is occurring, but I don’t think you can validate it until you look into the circumstances they were stopped in," said Bernard Parks, the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, who is African American.

[Priran]

Absolutely not.

lame

[jmc]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/2...spatch-window/

FRAMINGHAM (CBS) – Framingham police arrested a woman who came into the station and smeared raw pork on the dispatch window.

Police said 24-year-old Lindsey McNamara, of Ashland, walked into the station holding a Dunkin Donuts box. She then said “it’s time to feed the pigs” before smearing raw bacon and sausage around the area of the dispatch window, according to police.

McNamara’s arraignment was postponed pending a psychiatric evaluation. She is due back in court in February.

[Chun Liroy]

lololol.

[Blubbartron]

That's cannibalism though, and we all know cops would never hurt one of their own.

[Charismatic]

we all know cops would never hurt one of their own.