Fuck the police

[Ohio Joe]

Video making the rounds on social media shows a Miami-Dade police officer’s comments to a man during a traffic stop, News 6 partner WPLG reported.

The stop took a threatening turn for the driver, who was heading to work.

“Give me your driver’s license, registration and insurance,” the officer says in the video. “If not, you will not be going to work today.”

The MDPD officer then made a very bold statement to the man.

“Simple thing, man. This is how you guys get killed out here, man,” the officer said.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/this-is-how-you-guys-get-killed-florida-officer-makes-chilling-statement-during-traffic-stop/

I don't know how to embed (and sorry but you have to cut-n-paste it into your browser) the video but it is a must see... A straight up threat of racist murder by the cop for zero reason... Fucking insane.


https://www.tiktok.com/@giliam509/video/7109535876945956138?_t=8TJqL5E0Eta&_r=1

If anyone knows how to embed or put in a direct link, please let me know and I'll update the OP.

[LuckyCharms]

1. A lot of people do not realize...

Black people (black men, especially, I would think) have to worry about shit like this every time they leave the house. Every single time.

I don't think it matters where they live either. Seems to be happening everywhere. We can't say that the video is an "exception" because in the age of camera phones, there are literally THOUSANDS of videos out there showing this kind of stuff.

What the hell are people supposed to do when they get an aggressive cop like that?

Fucking infuriating.

[uponit7771]

7. +1,

[Mr.Bill]

14. Every time they leave the house?

Hell, they have to worry about it while they are sleeping in their house.

[paulkienitz]

18. Even in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, there are towns where the cops

brag that any black person who drives into town is followed until he leaves.

I found that documented in the "sundown towns" database, and it refers to a place within ten miles of Berkeley -- a place I lived one city limit away from back around 2010. Its name is Orinda.

[Lil Liberal Laura]

21. WPLG MIami VIDEO:

[ck4829]

2. But if you doubt they'll treat "suspicious miscarriages" with care and tact in a post-Roe America...

You'll get told you're overreacting, even here.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Quick, give the cops more money so they get it right next time!!!!!

[uponit7771]

6. lol, RIGHT ?!?! Gotta laugh to keep from crying !!! I'm praying my local PD isn't like this.

[rsdsharp]

20. We have idiots with a GED, who scored low enough on the trade school

(oops, THE ACADEMY, with the skies opening, golden sunlight streaming down, as angels descend playing heavenly music on harps) entrance exam that they were accepted — IQ of 104 tops — and then went through the “extensive” training. In my state it’s 16 whole weeks. 75-80% consists of physical training, hand-to-hand combat and the gun range. Or as it’s known in the real world — recess.

These extensively trained geniuses are then certified, and ultimately swear an oath to protect the Constitution (which the vast majority have never, and will never, read). In all but the smallest towns, they make six figures. If they weren’t cops, many would at best qualify for a job at McDonalds. Not the fryer, or flipping burgers, perhaps, but refilling the mustard dispenser, or something. Which definitely doesn’t pay six figures.

[lpbk2713]

35. Ask them what document the Bill of Rights is a part of.

"Um ... the Star Spangled Banner?"

[Solly Mack]

23. Yes, because it's all just a simple matter of more training.

Bigger weapons and more training and police everywhere will suddenly become better people. Everyone knows that.

[SoonerPride]

4. America already is a fascist police state for POC

And always has been.

We’re just seeing more now because of the ubiquity of Cameras.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. This!

[rubbersole]

17. Cameras are a curse/godsend depending upon which side of right/justice you're on.

Some places are passing laws against filming police activities. Kinda tells you all you need to know.

[The Jungle 1]

24. Agree

Reading the definition of fascism creates a clearer picture.
Fascism is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Police believe they are superior to us. This will not stand.

[uponit7771]

5. omfg, too many unprofessional PDs are defunding their cities

[brooklynite]

8. As a rule, I don't make a judgement on hundreds of thousands based on one example.

[Caliman73]

9. Unfortunately, it is not one example. Thousands of interactions like this are being filmed now.

The ubiquity of cell phone cameras have shown many interactions where police take instantly aggressive tone with people of color.

This is the latest example, not "one" example.

My brother in law is a police officer and a fine human being, I have, however, heard talk with regards to policing and discussions with him and police friends that is disturbing in the way they see "civilians" versus the police. They system and concept of policing puts an "Us v. Them" mentality up front.

I certainly do not think "All Cops Are Bad" (or Bastards, as the saying goes). I do think that policing today has a toxic side and that the incentive structure in policing is leading to more and more confrontation and that something needs to change.

[brooklynite]

12. And "thousands" would still be a minuscule percentage.

[Coventina]

13. Statistical study after study after study has shown the racism inherent in police departments.

[Auggie]

19. THIS

There a decent cops out there

[Voltaire2]

28. Yeah well the 'decent' cops all turn a blind eye to

the behavior of the rest of the cops. Thin blue line bullshit. The cops are an organized government chartered criminal gang.

[Auggie]

29. "All" cops turn a blind eye? Show us proof ...

otherwise your generalization is unfair and prejudiced.

[aocommunalpunch]

30. I approve of being "unfair" to cops.

They've more than earned the skepticism. They don't like it? Fuck off and get a real job.

[Auggie]

31. Hope you never need the services of the police. You just laid down some baaaad karma.

[aocommunalpunch]

32. I'll balance my bad karma against the prayers given by the cowering masses.

They balance that shit with so-called "respect". Cops equal fear.

[Voltaire2]

33. There is no such thing as karma.

[Voltaire2]

34. It is so rare that when it happens they make

a movie about it.

Policing in our country is completely broken.

[AZProgressive]

37. There are racial disparities when it comes to shot and killed by police

There are even racial disparities when it comes stops, arrests, convictions, and longer sentences.

[Hav]

10. Driver was stopped for not wearing a seatbelt

So the comment about getting killed out here could refer to that. I don't think anything will happen to the cop or that a lawsuit will be successful. At least not based on that short video. Body cam footage could reveal something else.

Edit: Watched and read it again and I have to say the way it was worded was very strange ("you guys" ). When you talk like this, there has to be some bias there, in my opinion. It just feels weird.

[BannonsLiver]

16. I can only guess

That the officer - who seems to lack the temperament for the job - was expressing anger over the fact the guy in the car wouldn’t give him his license without arguing about it. We don’t see the beginning of the clip so it’s unknown how this began.

[The Jungle 1]

25. I don't care if it was a seat belt infraction!

That cop treated that AMERICAN like shit. Police have zero respect.

[BlackSkimmer]

27. What kind of car lets you drive without a seat belt?

Mine gets positively pissed off, with a dinging noise that gets progressively louder and louder.

[The Jungle 1]

22. I know this is not a good comparison but...

I get it.
I was a teen in the 70s and had long hair. For a long time I had zero respect for police because of how they treated me. I am still on my guard.
Thing is all I had to do is get a hair cut. I get it, and it gets old fast.
I was a maintenance machinist for years. Jeans and a tee shirt. In my 40s I was hired to a foreman's position. Nice shirt khakis. The difference of how I was treated in public was shocking to me.
None of my stories help the racism problem in America.

[SunImp]

26. So many terrible cops out there

[electric_blue68]

36. Still too many racist police out there!

Always concerned for Black and other POC having to deal with police.
Having friends in those groups makes it more personal, but I'd been taught to care even without having friends waaaay back.

Infuriating!