Meanwhile, in Atlanta...
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When I was young, I was let off the hook a few times by cops. That included "you're drunk, go home, drive carefully."
But no one is even mentioning that i.e., the cop for a brief moment is cop, judge, and jury. It's all or nothing, or so it seems, and it's all about cops killing blacks disproportionately, but the data says otherwise, so, it must be thought that if cop would not arrest blacks, the prisons would be emptier, and blacks could thrive in society.
In other words, things will change, but will remain the same.
Cops are the scapegoat. It's not going to work, it's going to make things worse.
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The only people on the BLM side of the issue who wish that guy had gone peacefully with the officer are his loved ones. Everybody else is happy to have another martyr for the cause. You can tell because anybody who was genuinely interested in minimizing these sorts of deaths would be picking the low hanging fruit of reminding people to obey officers and you know, not punch them and taze them and stuff. But of course the expectation that people should follow rules is just another privileged white person thing. We can't go around suggesting that an historically oppressed people follow cops' orders. That would be whitesplaining.
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@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
The only people on the BLM side of the issue who wish that guy had gone peacefully with the officer are his loved ones. Everybody else is happy to have another martyr for the cause. You can tell because anybody who was genuinely interested in minimizing these sorts of deaths would be picking the low hanging fruit of reminding people to obey officers and you know, not punch them and taze them and stuff. But of course the expectation that people should follow rules is just another privileged white person thing. We can't go around suggesting that an historically oppressed people follow cops' orders. That would be whitesplaining.
Yes, "whitesplaining" is the cop-out. Not the issues in the black family, lack of a father (doesn't matter because males...), and other uncomplimentary facts which should be ignored.
BTW - Horace had a great post earlier in this thread, as often times he has a unique and thoughtful perspective. I would have clicked the "like" button, if there was one.
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@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
The only people on the BLM side of the issue who wish that guy had gone peacefully with the officer are his loved ones. Everybody else is happy to have another martyr for the cause. You can tell because anybody who was genuinely interested in minimizing these sorts of deaths would be picking the low hanging fruit of reminding people to obey officers and you know, not punch them and taze them and stuff. But of course the expectation that people should follow rules is just another privileged white person thing. We can't go around suggesting that an historically oppressed people follow cops' orders. That would be whitesplaining.
Damn skippy...
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The mayor and DA have overreached, and there is a very real chance this will backfire.
1st, I would love to meet the jury that would convict this former officer. I don’t see that happening. I do see him having a hell of a case against them, however.
Unfortunately, his life has been destroyed, and it’s going to be a very long time till he and his family have any peace.
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Yes, the ridiculous nature of this attack on the police should be obvious to everyone.
But all of a sudden you can't say anything bad about blm.
Somebody has to defend the police.
I assume it will be left to Mr. Trump to set things right.
Lucky for us, I think he up to the job.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
1st, I would love to meet the jury that would convict this former officer. I don’t see that happening. I do see him having a hell of a case against them, however.
It All comes down to jury selection.
