Louisville is about to burn 🔥

[Horace]

That's good to hear.

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in Louisville is about to burn :

@Aqua-Letifer said in Louisville is about to burn :

That's what was reported. He thought they were home invaders. No body cams on the officers; we just have their testimony saying they knocked and announced themselves, and all the neighbors saying otherwise. Which, c'mon.

There was one neighbor that testified they did knock and announce themselves. The grand jury did have all of the testimony from the neighbors to weigh in theiir deliberation, and until we find evidence otherwise, we have to assume they legitimately found no reason to pursue charges.

Fair enough.

I might add that in that neighborhood, it seems likely that most neighbors would dispute anything involving the police...

Yeah because police officers never corroborate each other's stories to protect themselves. Like, never.

I think the chances are good the officers charged in a little too eagerly. I didn't say that's what happened, no one here knows that. I'm just guessing. I absolutely don't buy the racism garbage.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in Louisville is about to burn :

He was worried about mob violence and a disrespect for the rule of law.

Ya think???

[Loki]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Louisville is about to burn :

@George-K said in Louisville is about to burn :

TuCa outlined the facts of the case.

2. Upon entering the dark apartment, Taylor's boyfriend, a drug dealer (that's what the warrant was about), shot and struck a police officer.

I don't think that's correct. From what I've read, the boyfriend who fired at the police was Kenneth Walker, the drug dealers under investigation were Jamarcus Glover and Adrian Walker (no relation). Glover was an ex-boyfriend.

Kenneth Walker had a gun and shot a cop, because there was knocking at the door.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Loki said in Louisville is about to burn :

@Doctor-Phibes said in Louisville is about to burn :

@George-K said in Louisville is about to burn :

TuCa outlined the facts of the case.

2. Upon entering the dark apartment, Taylor's boyfriend, a drug dealer (that's what the warrant was about), shot and struck a police officer.

I don't think that's correct. From what I've read, the boyfriend who fired at the police was Kenneth Walker, the drug dealers under investigation were Jamarcus Glover and Adrian Walker (no relation). Glover was an ex-boyfriend.

Kenneth Walker had a gun and shot a cop, because there was knocking at the door.

Obviously Loki's never lived anywhere shitty.

[LuFins Dad]

Personally, I want to know more about why DEMOCRAT GREG FISCHER, the mayor of Louisville FOR TEN YEARS and the Louisville City Council led by DEMOCRAT David James and consisting of Jessica Green DEMOCRAT, Barbara Shanklin DEMOCRAT, Krishna Dorsey DEMOCRAT, and 16 other DEMOCRAT members vs 6 Republican, green, and independent council members have chosen to run a police department full of fascist and racist pigs headed up by DEMOCRAT AND TRUMP CRITIC Steve Conrad.

These officers reported to DEMOCRAT Conrad, who reported in turn to DEMOCRAT FISCHER, DEMOCRAT Cindy Fowler, DEMOCRAT Mark Fox, so many more old white DEMOCRATS.

[Mik]

Still Orange Man's fault.

[89th]

@LuFins-Dad said in Louisville is about to burn :

Personally, I want to know more about why DEMOCRAT GREG FISCHER, the mayor of Louisville FOR TEN YEARS and the Louisville City Council led by DEMOCRAT David James and consisting of Jessica Green DEMOCRAT, Barbara Shanklin DEMOCRAT, Krishna Dorsey DEMOCRAT, and 16 other DEMOCRAT members vs 6 Republican, green, and independent council members have chosen to run a police department full of fascist and racist pigs headed up by DEMOCRAT AND TRUMP CRITIC Steve Conrad.

These officers reported to DEMOCRAT Conrad, who reported in turn to DEMOCRAT FISCHER, DEMOCRAT Cindy Fowler, DEMOCRAT Mark Fox, so many more old white DEMOCRATS.

Wait but everyone I see online is saying we should “vote for change” so they are voting republican?

[Aqua Letifer]

@89th said in Louisville is about to burn :

@LuFins-Dad said in Louisville is about to burn :

Personally, I want to know more about why DEMOCRAT GREG FISCHER, the mayor of Louisville FOR TEN YEARS and the Louisville City Council led by DEMOCRAT David James and consisting of Jessica Green DEMOCRAT, Barbara Shanklin DEMOCRAT, Krishna Dorsey DEMOCRAT, and 16 other DEMOCRAT members vs 6 Republican, green, and independent council members have chosen to run a police department full of fascist and racist pigs headed up by DEMOCRAT AND TRUMP CRITIC Steve Conrad.

These officers reported to DEMOCRAT Conrad, who reported in turn to DEMOCRAT FISCHER, DEMOCRAT Cindy Fowler, DEMOCRAT Mark Fox, so many more old white DEMOCRATS.

Wait but everyone I see online is saying we should “vote for change” so they are voting republican?

They also don't understand that local elections always lead to more direct change.

[Mik]

As it should be. Local and state taxes shoud exceed federal and programs should be moved to those levels.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

As it should be. Local and state taxes shoud exceed federal and programs should be moved to those levels.

Been shouting this from the rooftops for years. And at a local level, your vote actually does make a difference.

[Jolly]

@LuFins-Dad said in Louisville is about to burn :

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

As it should be. Local and state taxes shoud exceed federal and programs should be moved to those levels.

Been shouting this from the rooftops for years. And at a local level, your vote actually does make a difference.

Agreed

[Mik]

We can't push everything down but what can be effectively should be. This is where innovation will come from.

[Mik]

[Axtremus]

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

C'mon, white people can care about black lives too. That's a virtue.

[Mik]

Link to video

[Axtremus]

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

Link to video

Interesting, @Mik. Do you agree with Malcolm X's assessment as articulated in the video? Which "team" are you on in his "football" metaphor?

[George K]

Layers and layers of fact checkers at CNN:

According to Cuomo, it was “unclear” if one of the cops was shot by Taylor’s boyfriend or his own officers.

“A cop was hit at some point. Horrible. Officer Mattingly. But by whom? By Walker or friendly fire? Ballistics make it unclear,” Cuomo stated.

During a press conference earlier in the day, however, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron explicitly stated that “there’s no evidence to support that Sergeant Mattingly was hit by friendly fire from other officers.”

“In addition to all the testimony, the ballistics report shows that the round that struck Sergeant Mattingly was fired from a nine-millimeter handgun. The LMPD officers fired 40 caliber handguns,” Cameron explained.

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in Louisville is about to burn :

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

C'mon, white people can care about black lives too. That's a virtue signaling.

FIFY.

[Horace]

@Axtremus said in Louisville is about to burn :

@Mik said in Louisville is about to burn :

C'mon, white people can care about black lives too. That's a virtue.

Yeah but Asian people are politically invisible.