Current Affairs The " another shooting in America " thread
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dandydan
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Hey laser lips. Your mother was a snowblower.Turns out that Johnny 5 is not only alive but a grand wizard of the Klan
They probably do anyway. Backward country
dandydan
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Can't say I'd blame them after the last 48 hours.
dandydan
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Today he's more likely to say "he fell down some stairs then signed the confession"
Unfortunately they created the last 48hrs.
The whole worlds going to hell and we all have ringside seats.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
I've got an obstructed view.
Lol at blaming Obama who has wanted stricter gun laws but has been blocked by the conservative right wing at every opportunity.
Blueblooded
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From the excellent Washington Post article on Dallas PD's community-focused tactics (thanks to @SerenityNigh for sharing), the following stood out for me:
There are so many factors at play in US society: institutional racism, inequality of opportunity, ridiculously lax gun laws, a WildWest /shoot-em up mentality, poorly vetted and trained police forces, over-powerful police unions (aka the thin blue line) and fear, fear, fear among them.
It's an absolute tragedy that one of the most progressive and effective Police Departments in the country have lost 5 of its officers in a revenge attack against the institution. But it doesn't surprise me that the attack took place - it was only a matter of time. If other PD's use this as a raisin-d'etre for ramping up their confrontational approaches to citizens then many more innocents will die.
What strikes me when watching these type of 'police brutality' videos is how often the police officers involved completely lose their cool, escalate the situation, yell contradictory orders, deploy unnecessary force, and treat the slain with a complete lack of humanity. By that I mean failing to render or summon medical help when someone is gasping for breath/bleeding out/dying, cuffing them when dead, leaving their bodies lying in the street, targeting shocked passengers or bystanders with threats, handcuffs or guns drawn, and just generally being out of control of themselves and the situation.
De-escalation is the key, not going in (literally) all guns blazing.
There are so many factors at play in US society: institutional racism, inequality of opportunity, ridiculously lax gun laws, a WildWest /shoot-em up mentality, poorly vetted and trained police forces, over-powerful police unions (aka the thin blue line) and fear, fear, fear among them.
It's an absolute tragedy that one of the most progressive and effective Police Departments in the country have lost 5 of its officers in a revenge attack against the institution. But it doesn't surprise me that the attack took place - it was only a matter of time. If other PD's use this as a raisin-d'etre for ramping up their confrontational approaches to citizens then many more innocents will die.
What strikes me when watching these type of 'police brutality' videos is how often the police officers involved completely lose their cool, escalate the situation, yell contradictory orders, deploy unnecessary force, and treat the slain with a complete lack of humanity. By that I mean failing to render or summon medical help when someone is gasping for breath/bleeding out/dying, cuffing them when dead, leaving their bodies lying in the street, targeting shocked passengers or bystanders with threats, handcuffs or guns drawn, and just generally being out of control of themselves and the situation.
De-escalation is the key, not going in (literally) all guns blazing.
dholliday
deconstructed rep
George Carlin is truly missed.
Nobody has done anything of the sort though. People understand BlackLivesMatter is a movement that is dealing with a perceived issue, no matter how misguided it is. People also understand Obama has zero to do with it, and indeed would have gone a long way to stopping this if the NRA and Republicans weren't utter tossers.
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