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Catherine Vincent

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20. I don't think I will watch the video
Thu Jan 26, 2023, 04:36 PM
Jan 2023

The way the PD in Memphis and MSNBC is describing the murder, I don't want to see. 🙁

Rest in peace, Tyre Nichols.

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If those people had been... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #1
You don't think they should have been fired? BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #4
Calm down. :eyes: 2naSalit Jan 2023 #8
You are correct ismnotwasm Jan 2023 #11
Funny how so many... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #18
I'll ignore your obvious (and unwarranted) condescension toward me, and I'll ask again... BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #12
Perhaps it was your demanding tone, 2naSalit Jan 2023 #16
Mmkay! Totally agree! BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #21
... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #25
If they had been white, some people would say more Black cops should be hired, in a department WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #14
Thank you WG. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #22
K&R Solly Mack Jan 2023 #2
Why is there not outrage over this case? BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #3
I think part of it is that there has been swift action in firing and charging the cops, which some WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #5
I can't imagine the video. I guess you're right, though I don't need to see that. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #6
IIRC, someone who has seen the video compared it to the Rodney King video. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #7
You know, whenever I see one of these incidents, I can't help but wonder how those cops act to their BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #9
There aren't a lot of hard numbers for a variety of reasons, but according to one study, 40% of cops WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #10
I would bet that's higher, but I've nothing with which to back that up. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #13
It's generally understood that it probably is higher, because it's a self-reported number. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #15
Yes, very sad. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #17
That poor guy. Torchlight Jan 2023 #19
I didn't know the video was out Arazi Jan 2023 #24
News is reporting it hasn't been released. Torchlight Jan 2023 #26
I don't think I will watch the video Catherine Vincent Jan 2023 #20
I'm still wondering why your OP doesn't have more recs. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #23
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