yeah not much chance of this nonsense taking place in states where most citizens can own weapons and carry them in publicOriginally Posted by Fenton
I have a SW 40 in the car and often a CMMG M4 in the trunk
yeah not much chance of this nonsense taking place in states where most citizens can own weapons and carry them in public
I have a SW 40 in the car and often a CMMG M4 in the trunk
Two things..
1) Nobody wanted to listen for the last few decades. Nobody.
2) This is the reaction when discourse fails.
Here is an article done by the Baltimore Sun on Police brutality in Baltimore. Written in Sept 2014. And the Atlantic ran it's own cover of it today.
4 years and $5.7m paid on police brutality cases... 100 of them. At which point does the police force, local government, state and federal government look into the situation and rectify it? They still haven't.. and Freddie Gray was another victim of that brutality. At some point, you get fed up and rather burn the whole **** down just to prove the point you are done with it. As your elected leaders don't care and you can't rely on the police so.. anarchy must be achieved to prove the point.
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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. H.L Mencken
You flat out said.. you are somewhat familiar with Baltimore. Did you know the current Mayor (Stephanie Rawlings-Blake) is just as corrupt as Mayor Dixon who she replaced. That SRB (current mayor) has wanted to get rid of "vacant" lots and give them to her political donors that the city owned.. Her words the other day about giving rioters "space" was her hoping they'd burn down other vacant lots so the city could take over them and give them to her donors.
When the Mayor, City Council, and Police are that corrupt and that wicked.. sometimes this is the end result. State and Federal Governments for years have ignored this problem.
I am not excusing the behavior at all. Rather, I am saying people are fed up with the corruption and police brutality and this is what happens when you ignore those who have been years trying to peaceful change the situation.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. H.L Mencken
These aren't riots, unless you wanna call what happened in Kiev as riots as well.. Rather this is the militant and fed up side of the underbelly saying enough is enough. It'll die out.. but it can't be ignored anymore.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. H.L Mencken
"Rioting is the language of the unheard." - Martin Luther King Jr.
It's alledged that the rioters were mostly kids from the community. So the notion of cops shooting local kids who are rioting because of police brutality is probably not a good idea while the eyes of the world are watching.....live.
But it was very stupid not to call for the curfew tonight instead of tomorrow. I must say, I'm not very impressed with Baltimore's mayor.
Baltimore has a black female mayor, a black police chief, a black congressman and black representatives....so it's not like blacks aren't represented in local government so it must be a systemic problem in the police department. I wouldn't be surprised if the DoJ report on Ferguson also applied to Baltimore as well as hundreds of other urban minority areas.
Being the topic of gangs and Baltimore, interesting story over on twitter. Supposedly some gang member helped a reporter from the Baltimore Sun and a reporter from The Guardian get to safety during an incident today:
https://twitter.com/MarkPuente/statu...94321583611907This Rollin' 60s Crips member says he pulled @justin_fenton to safety today during a flare up.
If you look at the link, there is a reason I qualify with supposedly (wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't pointed out in comments though).
Also from twitter, not sure if mentioned, but a photographer for the Sun got jumped a few hours back according to Justin Fenton.
It started with the kids (high school level). Then as it got into the communities it was everybody. Mayor and State Government couldn't do a curfew tonight. They don't have the assets. So tomorrow is when the rubber had to meet the road.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. H.L Mencken
Wait... you mean that the notion of these riots stopping discussion is exposed as bull**** because the discussion wasn't happening without the riots to begin with? I'm shocked. SHOCKED I TELLS YA! You mean to say that this is simply one more case in a situation that was never being addressed to begin with? That is simply outrageous. Off with your head, heathen!
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I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. - MLK
What seems to be missing from all this is the protestors calling for the local government to resign like they did in Ferguson.
I wonder why that is?
Are you now aware that at the time you said this you were wrong?
Cans were being thrown not just at vehicles.
Maybe?
Of course they wouldn't.
Why in the world do you think they should jeopardize their source?
While not indicative of cooperation between the gangs the above image of Blood, Crips and the NOI supports that their may just be.
Then there is stuff like this ...
“The law is reason, free from passion.”
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That is only what you were told, and while sufficient that may not be the sole reason.
All around wrong.
1. The assault would have contributed to the fear he experienced.
2. The witness said that the Officer knew he was being recorded.
You simply have no idea of what you speak.
Maybe you should familiarize yourself with what the jury instruction says, as "immanent" is not the requirement. It follows the holding in Tennessee v. Garner.
Police officer - arrest
During an arrest for a felony, if the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, the officer may prevent the escape by using deadly Force. 71
The Officer had probable cause to believe he was just such a threat, not just after the suspect assaulted him, but also when the suspect took the Officer's taser.
It wasn't murder.
All nonsensical speculation on your part.
The evidence does not support a murder charge.
There was no cold blooded murder.
There was an Officer responding to the threat a criminal was at the moment the criminal was a threat.
And securing your weapon is protocol, not tampering with evidence.
And alleging cover-up or staging is asinine, especially as he knew he was being recorded, and because what he dropped was done so in the view of the other Officer.
Wrong.
And once you are firing to stop a fleeing felon, you fire until that felon has stopped fleeing.
“The law is reason, free from passion.”
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