Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

holy shit I've never seen a politician humiliated like this

The mayor of Minneapolis — @Jacob_Frey — was just chewed up and spat out by protesters pic.twitter.com/JDy1qyB2wH

— Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) June 7, 2020

awesome

that is amazing just as a flex

not awesome

wrong

fuck these equivocating scum

well it's no "yes"

he's one of the better big city mayors, he's not the enemy

the enemy is cops and anyone who protects them from consequences including bootlicking coward mayors cough Jenny Durkan cough

meanwhile

Over our company’s history, we have built an environment where we take care of each other, build strong relationships and value respect for all people. As I did in my note on Saturday, I want to thank our 400,000-plus associates for helping to uphold our values. Diversity and respect for all people are core to who we are as an Orange-Blooded family. We do not support discrimination in any form, period.

https://corporate.homedepot.com/newsroom/message-craig-menear-%E2%80%93-racial-equality-justice-all

"we don't support discrimination, we're just giving billions to Trump"

meanwhile:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/lowes-funds-25-million-in-grants-to-help-minority-businesses-reopen.html

CEOs just love to refer to their 400,000 lackeys as "a family". They'll do it at the drop of a hat. Who the fuck besides CEOs thinks anyone buys into that shit? It's like a bad joke, but it's so much more. It's an insult to his employees, who have real families and sure as hell know the difference.

Lol my company pulls that shit all the time

wait, don't understand. people are trashing Jacob Frey but promoting Home Depot and fucking LOWE'S?

is home depot in charge of the murderous cops in the city that they run i can't remember

I don't think making fun of bullshit corporate speak is promoting Home Depot?

we should focus our rage on mayors and cops but there is no need to praise home depot or lowe's

Cheering the Lowe's promotion is pretty credulous but they are the best employer of their type (vs Home Depot, Menard's etc.), as low a bar as that is

is home depot in charge of the murderous cops in the city that they run i can't remember

― Clay, Saturday, June 6, 2020 10:38 PM bookmarkflaglink

How Murderers Get More Done

it is funny when huge businesses decide to give money to help small businesses. cute.

lol neanderthal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPDM8OVqLI

i think the people in that video have decided whether jacob frey is the enemy or not

apologies for the Lowes link, it was intended as a counterpoint to the HD nonsense

milo where do you live? Just knowing Menards, I thought that was regional

an Orange-blooded family makes me think HD is a Trumpany

oh they are. cool my brain finally caught up 4 hours later

is home depot in charge of the murderous cops in the city that they run i can't remember

― Clay, Saturday, June 6, 2020

Cheering the Lowe's promotion is pretty credulous but they are the best employer of their type (vs Home Depot, Menard's etc.), as low a bar as that is

― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z)

ok, oout of here

Lowes actually donates more to Republicans, proportionately speaking

this shit writes itself

We can’t express enough how grateful we are to serve you, Austin. Our officers have been working around the clock during these unprecedented times and thank everyone who took the time to write and make our day a little brighter. #OneAustinSaferTogether #Thankful pic.twitter.com/U3vomU2tbq

— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) June 6, 2020

(check out the handwriting on these unaddressed envelopes, which must have been hand delivered to the precinct I guess?)

Lowe's also donated $10,000 to Kevin McCarthy, $5,000 to Lindsey Graham, and $2,500 to Mitch McConnell this year, so....

Heartbreaking video from yesterday's memorial service for George Floyd shows Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey kneeling and crying at Floyd's golden casket. https://t.co/jlZhPae0BK pic.twitter.com/HpdPymxfJm

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 5, 2020

What a chump

Weeping for his political future.

A bill:

It would be the most aggressive intervention into policing by Congress in recent memory, and elements of it are certain to meet with staunch opposition from politically powerful police unions and other law enforcement groups that have fought against such efforts in the past. It is not clear whether President Trump, who often aligns himself with law enforcement and has advocated the use of brutal police tactics, will embrace such measures now.

As currently proposed, it would significantly change federal law and require states and localities to make modifications of their own, such as instituting mandatory bias training, to receive federal funds. It would create a national registry to track police misconduct and require that law enforcement agencies report data on the use of force, as well as ban certain chokeholds and other practices that were used in confrontations with the police that left black Americans dead.

“Persistent, unchecked bias in policing and a history of lack of accountability is wreaking havoc on the black community,” House and Senate Democrats who assembled the package wrote in an email to colleagues on Friday accompanying the summary. “Cities are literally on fire with the pain and anguish wrought by the violence visited upon black and brown bodies.”

The effort is being led by Representative Karen Bass of California, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, and Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California, the only two black Democrats in the Senate. They cited the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky that have inspired protests across the country, as well as other well-known victims of such force in recent years.

haha the card in the foreground of that austin police thing is signed "family + friends," just like a real person would sign a card

xxxp that post about Jacob Frey led to this exchange on Twitter, about which I noted that I did not have "TV comedy robor puppet guy murders Congressman live on Twitter" on my 2020 bingo card, but here we are.

Our white congressman @RepDeanPhillips did this too. Big weepy performance in front of black activists. Not right to make your tears the center of attention.https://t.co/l1dTA7aMlI

— Bill Corbett (@BillCorbett) June 6, 2020

(make sure to read the thread, in which Rep. Peters appears and Bill Corbett drags him to hell.)

Hell yes

(make sure to read the thread, in which Rep. Peters appears and Bill Corbett drags him to hell.)

Everyone: END POLICE BRUTALITY

JK Rowling: I noticed we aren’t talking about me

— clean slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) June 7, 2020

guys? mpls city council just voted to abolish the police

am i understanding this correctly?

this is wild

yeah i'm speechless

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/city-council-announces-intention-to-disband-minneapolis-police-department

it’s being described as a “veto proof majority” but i don’t understand how any of it actually works

The Council’s move is consistent with rapidly-shifting public opinion regarding the urgency of overhauling the American model of law enforcement. Since Floyd’s killing and the protests that ensued, officials in Los Angeles and New York City have called for making deep cuts to swollen police budgets and reallocating those funds for education, affordable housing, and other social services. Law enforcement officers are not equipped to be experts in responding to mental health crises, often leading to tragic results—nationally, about half of police killings involve someone living with mental illness or disability. As a result, public health experts have long advocated for dispatching medical professionals and/or social workers, not armed police, to respond to calls related to substance use and mental health. Polling from Data for Progress indicates that more than two-thirds of voters—68 percent—support the creation of such programs, versions of which are already in place in other cities such as, Eugene, Oregon; Austin, Texas; and Denver, Colorado.

“Our commitment is to do what is necessary to keep every single member of our community safe and to tell the truth that the Minneapolis Police are not doing that,” Bender said Sunday. “Our commitment is to end our city’s toxic relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department, to end policing as we know it, and to recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe.”

https://theappeal.org/minneapolis-city-council-members-announce-intent-to-disband-the-police-department-invest-in-proven-community-led-public-safety/

wow

nyc curfew ends tonight, city is supposed to open tomorrow, deblasio said he's going to start cutting NYPD funding... will believe the last is significant when i see it
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/nyregion/deblasio-nypd-funding.html

he ended the curfew today, actually, for some reason, and so no curfew tonite

Last night in East Oakland CHP officers shot and killed Eric Salgado during a traffic stop on the 9600 block of Cherry St. His family is out here mourning.
Police have not released much information about the incident. pic.twitter.com/e4JxH7Xjln

— Darwin BondGraham (@DarwinBondGraha) June 7, 2020

They also shot his pregnant girlfriend who was in the car with him.

my partner is surrounded by cops in an intersection right now, in a peaceful group. surrounded by cops in riot gear. it's a peaceful protest. they turned their sirens off and are calling in backup.