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Calculating

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36. It's not only POC though
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:13 PM
May 2020

Remember that story about the innocent guy who was killed in that 'swatting' incident because a cop 100 feet away with a rifle 'felt scared' and pulled the trigger? There were like 20 other cops there and only the one guy 'feared for his life' and shot the homeowner in his own doorway. No real consequences for the cop either, just a 'tragic accident'.

When will it end? mcar May 2020 #1
FTP. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #2
Yup. n/t Coventina May 2020 #40
They were wearing plain clothes and did not announce themselves AND were at the wrong house? Jamastiene May 2020 #3
Are warrents... Newest Reality May 2020 #10
Not only were they at the wrong address SoCalNative May 2020 #12
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 May 2020 #4
Jesus Christ!!! skypilot May 2020 #5
You noticed that part too? 2naSalit May 2020 #7
And then they SPRAY these two people and... skypilot May 2020 #13
Just another day in America. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #6
These things are death by a thousand cuts to me. Solomon May 2020 #8
Kentucky is a Castle Doctrine state and has a "stand your ground" law. Celerity May 2020 #9
I believe charges will be dropped or jury will find not guilty jimfields33 May 2020 #14
If the jury is somehow all white, I doubt it. I think many, many whites (especially in Celerity May 2020 #15
Ugh! jimfields33 May 2020 #17
Trump has unleashed so many already-present hatreds, made them spring to life in millions Celerity May 2020 #21
This is what happens when cops are trained as if they are in the military. Fla Dem May 2020 #19
Absolutely! MANY WERE trained in the military. The militarisation of the coppers is off the chain. Celerity May 2020 #23
+1. yonder May 2020 #26
Stand your ground doesn't apply NutmegYankee May 2020 #43
We can't even get a f***n break during the plague !! Just damn uponit7771 May 2020 #11
WTF??? a kennedy May 2020 #16
WTF? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #18
Oh come on Calculating May 2020 #20
they are not systemically 'incompetent' for the agendas of many, the ones who look at the killing Celerity May 2020 #24
It's not only POC though Calculating May 2020 #36
Never said it was ONLY PoC, but this story is about one, and we are MUCH more likely to be targeted Celerity May 2020 #38
It's gross AF, and shows me how STILL poorly evolved human beings are. Brainfodder May 2020 #42
humans are still tribal creatures, unfortunately, and the US is the most hyper-complex, Celerity May 2020 #44
Heartsick KNR. niyad May 2020 #22
Reads like a KKK execution. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #25
This is so sad and fucked up I don't even know where to start. smirkymonkey May 2020 #27
OMG. My tears are flowing ... flowing ... please make it stop. Someone ... please. 42bambi May 2020 #28
We are the force to stop these criminal and cruel saidsimplesimon May 2020 #30
This is way worse than the original story I read. Lucky Luciano May 2020 #29
Cops. Iggo May 2020 #31
The police screwed up big time, Mendocino May 2020 #32
Will it never end? SergeStorms May 2020 #33
Good lord...the police need to be charged and Walker released now that more facts are out. Karadeniz May 2020 #34
He was released back in March. NutmegYankee May 2020 #48
Unbelievable. Such a shame. Pepsidog May 2020 #35
WTF!!!! JFC!!! Doreen May 2020 #37
W. T. F? Blue Owl May 2020 #39
. Coventina May 2020 #41
The root of this problem is the growth of nighttime "no-knock" raids. NutmegYankee May 2020 #45
I guess this means the gloves have come off. Aristus May 2020 #46
It never changes Blue_Tires May 2020 #47
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