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Blasphemer

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1. Not sure if it would have been a conscious choice...

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:11 PM

Jun 2020

But I'm sure stuff like that happens all the time among police officers. I watched John Oliver's piece on policing and he talked about the role training plays in their behavior. It was frightening. They are trained to be predators, to be willing to take a life without feeling guilt. "On the job" training of this sort would make total sense.

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I have a "theory" about the cop who killed George Floyd...warning: totally evil & upsetting.. [View all] Stuart G Jun 2020 OP

Not sure if it would have been a conscious choice... Blasphemer Jun 2020 #1

Not hard to believe. underpants Jun 2020 #2

I think, sadly, it is a good theory, Stuart G. TreadSoftly Jun 2020 #3

Great movie called "Training Day" was based on your concept here, S - not far fetched at all - Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #4

That possibility had occurred to me as well Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #5

I have a theory too. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #6

Yes, that could be it. They worked together. Maybe this was the cops way of getting back Stuart G Jun 2020 #8

I am not really that informed on the very specific details. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #12

The club owner where they both worked was interviewed... brush Jun 2020 #18

That's what I think too Raine Jun 2020 #16

Quite plausible... Blue Owl Jun 2020 #7

Honest I think the same. BittyJenkins Jun 2020 #9

My feeling has been that Chauvin was a mean bully to the cops too lunatica Jun 2020 #10

Very plausible, actually dalton99a Jun 2020 #11

Quite believable - he had a "look at me" pose MaryMagdaline Jun 2020 #13

I thought the same, that we was "showing off" Dream Girl Jun 2020 #14

That was my feeling also... Effing Asshole. liberalla Jun 2020 #15

I think this could be the case. BusyBeingBest Jun 2020 #17