Police Behaving Badly

[ghosthop]

bump. not that bullfighting hasn't been underused lately, but why is this thread not back in the PR? maybe because of all the bullshit?

[LightRanger]

I was fine with just a one sentence comment but then you wanted to call me a Nazi for it. I have access to hundreds of VPNs and Proxies, if I have to spam every forum on this site just because you won't shut up then I will.

So, somebody should ban this fucker and try him/her/it on for size. Lots of shit goes around here, but spamming/threats of spamming through VPNs and proxy servers doesn't/hasn't.

Also, keep this thread in TPR.

[old goat]

Let's see--racist troll gets thread moved to a place where no one will see it. Looks like he got what he wanted , keeping police misconduct hidden, with the help of the mods. Shame on the mods for letting the racist troll win.

BTW I believe that interfering with a web site by high volume spamming or other methods is a federal felony, at least that the doctor/dentist legal opinion. And given the nature of what he is spouting maybe a hate crime enhancement?

[babybear]

Let's see--racist troll gets thread moved to a place where no one will see it. Looks like he got what he wanted , keeping police misconduct hidden, with the help of the mods. Shame on the mods for letting the racist troll win.

BTW I believe that interfering with a web site by high volume spamming or other methods is a federal felony, at least that the doctor/dentist legal opinion. And given the nature of what he is spouting maybe a hate crime enhancement?

Old goat I mean this with the utmost respect bc you always answer with calm wisdom....

You are like the tgr's trash heap

[Gravity's Gone]

I wonder how many cats are killed?

The lucky ones go to Panama.

[old goat]

Old goat I mean this with the utmost respect bc you always answer with calm wisdom....

You are like the tgr's trash heap

that's actually a very good likeness.

[Tippster]

OK, moving it to "Bullfighting" is kinda funny, but come on - move it back.

[BigDaddy]

OK, moving it to "Bullfighting" is kinda funny, but come on - move it back.

Ideally, we'd have a cock fighting forum for this shit...

[FLS]

[GeezerSteve]

Mosf of the hate for white center is unwarranted and borders on racism. By far the most diverse neighborhood in Seattle.

No hate here. NYC = Big Apple, Seattle = Emerald City, Paris = City of Lights, White Center = Rat City, etc., etc.

[east or bust]

Just to feed the trolls:

My daughter goes to the largest public HS in Washington, DC. It is also the most racially diverse, with Black students only making up ~55% of the student body.

The uncomfortable truth is that many of the points in FluffyKitty's C&Ps are true. The saving grace of my daughter's school is that the black kids want to go there - only a few would matriculate there naturally since it's in an exceedingly white neighborhood. Shit, there's a WholeFoods literally across the street from the school. There are groups of kids that want to act like the ones posted above and they are marginalized by the rest of the student body. "Cut that Ghetto shit out" is a relatively often used phrase in the halls.

I talked to a fellow parent who drives their kid nearly across town every day from one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city. They were telling me stories exactly like the ones above, and from a black perspective. "I don't do this and my boy's in jail or dead by the time he's 18." That's any parent's nightmare, regardless of color or social/financial status.

This.

Unless you see it firsthand, or hear someone's story who has experienced it first hand I think it's not easy to understand. I worked on a construction job in NYC this past summer and became pretty close with the elevator operator, who is a couple years older than me and grew up in a not so good part of the city. Some of his stories about school were pretty similar to what FK's posts described.. minus the racist overtone of them. He happened to be hispanic.

I don't think one can pin it on a certain race, rather a socioeconomic class related to living conditions/neighborhood. It's somewhat understandable.

[jono]

Fundamentally, this thread and the problem it highlights is about abuse of power by people who think they can get away with it. It should surprise no one that such predatory actions are disproportionately aimed at people who appear to be helpless or powerless. As such, even if the perpetrators were never racists these actions should be expected to fall more often on minorities, the poor, mentally ill/challenged, and anyone else that a schoolyard bully might single out as an easy target. Black cop on black citizen crime stats even make black cops look biased against their own race, but in reality the power-drunk among them probably see what their fellow officers see: best pick on someone who can't fight back.

Racist kitten was right about one thing: it should not be a race issue. Protecting the powerless will benefit a disproportionate number of black people, though. Hopefully that won't foul the litterbox.

Now get this bullshit out of the bullfighting forum!

[LightRanger]

Implicit racial bias affects more than just white people. Ask a psychologist. Or, like, all of them.

[Bromontana]

Former SLC chief Burbank got a new yab as National Director or something looking into po lice reform. Ive met him and heard him speak a few times, good speaker, got sacked on bs. Openly acknowledges the need to change policing strategies nationwide.

Seems progress is slow but still moving at the national level.

[TomCrac]

Police can not police themselves. It's just bad window dressing.

[jono]

Implicit racial bias affects more than just white people. Ask a psychologist. Or, like, all of them.

Sure. That's why they call it "implicit racial bias" instead of "racism." But it's pretty weak as an explanation for violence; or anything that rises above the mundane in this thread, really. We would never use that term when describing a lynching, for instance.

[FLS]

Police investigate themselves and all is good/s

These 2 cops had screwed this guy for life, until the video was released. Why isn't "Internal Affairs" going to jail too?

The chain of corruption is shown to be as dirty as it gets.

Dashcam video of man holding hands up helps convict officers

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two police officers who accused a motorist of trying to grab one of their guns were convicted Thursday of misconduct in part because a dashcam video showed the motorist holding his hands up.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4a0cb5ca375d464cb8a158f8a96ea865/dashcam-video-man-holding-hands-helps-convict-officers

[snoqpass]

Seems taunting a police dog is a felony
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-a-police-dog/

[neufox47]

https://news.vice.com/article/sherif...rce=vicenewsfb

I'm sure the police union will still defend these thugs but I can't imagine how.

[char_]

Tried to resist arrest of course. I mean, after you've laid there and attempted to surrender you have to assume they are trying to kill you right?

[Deebased]

https://news.vice.com/article/sherif...rce=vicenewsfb

I'm sure the police union will still defend these thugs but I can't imagine how.

Why is this video so cut up? Is this what the police released or is Vice trying to get sued?

[neufox47]

Why is this video so cut up? Is this what the police released or is Vice trying to get sued?

It is the version released by the PD office.

[Deebased]

It is the version released by the PD office.

I thought I read this was a local business security camera they leaked?? If that's what the PD allowed the public to see holy fuck.

Really makes you wonder what happened in between those cuts.

[neufox47]

It is from a business security camera. I assume it was turned over to the police one way or another.

[TomCrac]

It is from a business security camera. I assume it was turned over to the police one way or another.

Surprised they didn't delete it like they usually do.