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malaise

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38. For real

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #36)

Mon Jun 21, 2021, 11:40 AM

Jun 2021

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Cop maces family in their SUV, and then kills 11yr old daughter... [View all] HipChick Jun 2021 OP

Sounds bad, but too much is missing for this tweet to make any sesne. TreasonousBastard Jun 2021 #1

But if it follows the many other cases of black people dealing with cops JI7 Jun 2021 #2

Yes. Sounds like the trooper was needlessly aggressive. Blue_true Jun 2021 #5

Needlessly aggressive? wnylib Jun 2021 #16

THIS n/t malaise Jun 2021 #32

Yep. Son of a bitch should have been shot on the spot. Except whoever did it would be seen as a triron Jun 2021 #47

Or, strap him in HIS car and roll it? wnylib Jun 2021 #58

The article linked in the tweet provides much more information. tblue37 Jun 2021 #3

Hopefully they cop had his body camera on. If he didn't, he should be Blue_true Jun 2021 #4

that's why there's a link and a whole article about it. ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #13

What exactly is missing? quakerboy Jun 2021 #17

Totally obscene ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #6

Yes, this shit needs to stop Deuxcents Jun 2021 #8

Can someone post a link to an actual news story? GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #7

Here's a link to the article referenced in the tweet ShazzieB Jun 2021 #9

Link to news story. Niagara Jun 2021 #10

Thanks. I hope there is dash cam or body can footage of this. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #12

You're welcome, GulfCoast. Niagara Jun 2021 #34

This Is Only One Side Of The Story DallasNE Jun 2021 #15

Only one side of the story StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #25

Not So DallasNE Jun 2021 #26

You don't invite a cop to go on a killing rampage? mcar Jun 2021 #27

What??? nt DallasNE Jun 2021 #29

No one "invites a cop to go on a killing rampage." StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #30

Putting Words In My Mouth DallasNE Jun 2021 #33

Those were your words, not mine. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #35

The cop definitely had malicious intent from the moment he pulled the vehicle over. Niagara Jun 2021 #39

Racist Bastard! 😠😠🤬🤬🤬 That poor father! 😥 electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #11

Grew up one county west in Sullivan County AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #14

Running from the cops to avoid being brutalized further has become justifiable behavior for blacks. sop Jun 2021 #18

certainly can't recommend it stopdiggin Jun 2021 #22

A Black person in this situation likely "weighs consequences" differently than a white person would StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #23

so you're telling your friends (and family?) stopdiggin Jun 2021 #44

Cops shoot Black people whether they flee or not StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #46

but the post I was responding to WAS recommending stopdiggin Jun 2021 #48

I tell my friends to do whatever they think they need to do to stay alive StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #50

fair enough. stopdiggin Jun 2021 #56

I did not "recommend" that blacks should flee from police encounters. That's a poor choice and sop Jun 2021 #59

thanks for the clarification stopdiggin Jun 2021 #61

Look At How Many DallasNE Jun 2021 #28

Uh oh, Don't nobody want to talk about this uponit7771 Jun 2021 #51

When did ramming a vehicle from behind become ok? elias7 Jun 2021 #19

ramming a vehicle from behind with kids in it? HipChick Jun 2021 #20

Jesus... ck4829 Jun 2021 #21

This system cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #24

How did I know this was an African-American family malaise Jun 2021 #31

Probably for the same reason we knew StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #36

For real malaise Jun 2021 #38

A guy is running from the cops ScratchCat Jun 2021 #37

Let's say a cop completely snapped one day, full mental breakdown NickB79 Jun 2021 #45

.... said people still giving all cops all the benefit of the doubt uponit7771 Jun 2021 #52

After cop sprayed inside of car, with young children, with mace. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #60

As a white guy I get that many of us are clueless flotsam Jun 2021 #40

Thank you... HipChick Jun 2021 #41

You're too kind... flotsam Jun 2021 #42

Getting in a high speed chase... Zeitghost Jun 2021 #43

It wasn't a chase until the cop took off after him. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #49

+1, ... and the cop isn't saying the person was a danger to himself or people around him or ... uponit7771 Jun 2021 #54

... everything for those who still give all cops all the benefit of the doubt all the time. Or ... uponit7771 Jun 2021 #53

Seems like Gov Cuomo better effing step the eff up msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #55

The local mayor is the elected chief executive of any Police Dpt. Niagara Jun 2021 #57

Article said it was a state trooper. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #62