OT Black Man In Minnesota Dies After Cop Kneels On His Neck/ Portland Riots

I'm going to call bullshit on that until/unless I learn more

my guess right now is that the owners of the drive-in are trying to make a point, a right-leaning point, and are using that movie to make it in an absurd fashion. I want to see the actual letters from people registering complaints about that specific movie.

in other words, I'm thinking it's joke protest and commentary. It is pretty funny though. And don't forget, a cop ran down a grandmother with a car in that movie too! But yeah, the gullible will eat it up

 

It's absolutely true, the NW FILM INSTITUTE JUST CENSORED KINDERGARTEN COP FOR BEING RACIST.

We're waaaay past 1984.

 

Her salary was cut by $100,000.00.
She worked for that police department for 27 years so my guess is that she gets to retire with a pretty hefty retirement pension and benefits.
They're going to have trouble getting someone with her qualifications now.

 

My buddy lives in Seattle and he's really bothered by the urge for certain politicians in that town to basically defund the police. And he's a devout democrat.
He predicts more business's will move out of the city little by little?

 

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Black Lives Matter Holds Rally Supporting Individuals Arrested in Chicago Looting Monday
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I hope this conduct and belief doesn't hurt the positive effect of BLM protest?
Looting should not be condoned by any movement, imo.

 

Sounds like the council did slow things down, cutting only a very small portion of the police department for now.

 

it's an age old problem. The pendulum of change swings back and forth too wildly

I think most people would agree that generally, for a variety of reasons, police departments have accumulated too much power while insulating themselves from accountability. Reasonable reform movements kept butting up against the thick blue line of immunity and opposition of militant police unions, completely unwilling to engage in reasonable compromise. The situation was only getting worse while the list of minority victims of police misconduct grew larger and larger

frustration in minority communities has been growing for decades. Finally, there was enough motivation for change in communities that had spread outside of the minorities. And the resistance by police unions and those against change was even stronger and more militant. There was no spirit of compromise. It was just a big blue fuck you. Thus, about the only avenue of leverage those communities have is the leverage of the budget. Unfortunately, that's not a scalpel, it's an axe....and those cuts ain't pretty

but blaming those wanting to "defund" is pointing the finger in the wrong direction. The police are supposed to serve their communities. But for too many police departments, especially big city departments, the police stand against communities instead of with them. If a city like Seattle can't get the police union to compromise even a little, and from what I've read, the police have been obstinate...what is left for them to try?

 

Im not a huge government or Union guy and like for government organizations/agencies to be financed within reason and accountable.
If they can perform the same job and keep a handle on crime for a lower cost to tax payers Im all for it.
On the other hand if crime goes through the roof like NYC and there is no effective force to continue it, what you going to do? call ghost busters.

 

I don't know what type of structure, responsibility, or response pattern any of these new PD's will have. Need to see them function for a while first, and see how adaptable they are

but then if you can set the stark option of having to call ghost-busters, I could set the alternative of having a George Floyd and Breonna Taylor die from police misconduct 4 or 5 times every year. That's sure been what has been happening. But does it really need to come down to one of those extremes?....because we know damn well that Floyd and Taylor died under the current systems.

 

This was very interesting.

 

now the deep state will be coming for your knife for sure

 

Honestly, I don't think she was the problem.

 

Are you painting a picture of the general character of the protestors by this one character?

 

Yes. They are applauding him

 

Who are they? Did you poll them? This is certainly not any sort of credible reporting.

 

must be russian plants.