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31. That dingle berry has an AR out.....

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 03:36 PM

Feb 2023

yet the location has not been secured. There are still cars driving by.
WTF

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Cops stand down as bystanders step in to protect young man from threatening police response [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2023 OP

"Calm The Fuck Down!" The Magistrate Feb 2023 #1

and get a Presidential Medal of Freedom.... Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #28

What. It was Seattle's SCORPION force with the assault weapon. 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #33

Yes, but way too many 'f' words being used these days. elleng Feb 2023 #49

Correct. No Vested Interest Feb 2023 #53

It's all been normalized Marthe48 Feb 2023 #58

Ragged clothes and 5 o'clock shadow. Woodwizard Feb 2023 #76

No offense meant Marthe48 Feb 2023 #82

No offense taken. Woodwizard Feb 2023 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2023 #78

This one gets a pass GenThePerservering Feb 2023 #61

I do think that one probably came from the speaker soldierant Feb 2023 #64

Good for you Capitol Hill folks montanacowboy Feb 2023 #2

Nice neighbors malaise Feb 2023 #3

Perhaps this is what's needed, concerned citizens protecting the community from the enforcers MagickMuffin Feb 2023 #4

I've literally been wondering about rapid response citizens teams. CaptainTruth Feb 2023 #8

Same idea has crossed my mind several times. wnylib Feb 2023 #37

Yes! We've got to take the streets back. Martin68 Feb 2023 #73

It didn't shop Derek Chauvin wryter2000 Feb 2023 #12

That to me showed his depravity. He enjoyed the power. Sadistic. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #29

He's paying a very high price however. vanlassie Feb 2023 #66

He murdered George DoBotherMe Feb 2023 #71

Good lord no. vanlassie Feb 2023 #81

In the future, maybe people can plan for such situations wnylib Feb 2023 #38

Possibly wryter2000 Feb 2023 #45

Yes, that was the brave kind of action that can save lives. wnylib Feb 2023 #48

I was inspired by his courage, Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #50

Though law enforcement did seem pretty incompetent in this instance, Torchlight Feb 2023 #5

Do cops watch the news? They are being really stupid. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #6

K&R, uponit7771 Feb 2023 #7

Wow seta1950 Feb 2023 #9

"No one has a gun except for you!" NH Ethylene Feb 2023 #10

That guy was super brave wryter2000 Feb 2023 #13

all because of a black guy had a cell phone . i hope he sues . this was good AllaN01Bear Feb 2023 #11

I have NO confidence in police at all. Most seem to be morons. OverBurn Feb 2023 #14

A white bystander stood with the Black man and cops backed down. This should be a lesson to all. NullTuples Feb 2023 #15

Yup wryter2000 Feb 2023 #47

The unarmed man MontanaMama Feb 2023 #16

You could hear it in his voice. That man was terrified. wnylib Feb 2023 #39

Was it like this in the late 40s and early 50s? I guess it would depend on the area. friend of a friend Feb 2023 #17

Not even in the south. I think it has to do with "everyone" having guns these days. LiberalArkie Feb 2023 #27

Put down your weapons cops. multigraincracker Feb 2023 #18

+1000. wnylib Feb 2023 #40

God bless those neighbors! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #19

They should have gotten names and badge numbers tishaLA Feb 2023 #20

It's just a video. Let's see what the facts say. He probably did something. live love laugh Feb 2023 #21

Murdercoppers probably had the sadz cuz they didn't get to kill the black man. Celerity Feb 2023 #22

They sure acted that way. IMO. yardwork Feb 2023 #25

Is it the metal in their badges? Ohioboy Feb 2023 #23

If the cops thought there was a lethal threat, why didn't they control the scene? yardwork Feb 2023 #24

I say this as a middle-aged, middle class woman who grew up in white privilege: Fuck the police. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #26

Word, sister. Me, too. Middle aged and raised with some serious white privilege. Better Days Ahoy Feb 2023 #62

slightly off topic but that's pretty good quality video from a cell phone. progressoid Feb 2023 #30

Perfect ad campaign for a new smart phone. Super Bowl material. mjvpi Feb 2023 #35

That dingle berry has an AR out..... The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #31

That's what I'm saying?! yardwork Feb 2023 #56

Oh yea we are on the same page. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #59

Police are scared that someone "may have a gun" IronLionZion Feb 2023 #32

Right? Like what do they do when they go grocery shopping and see a guy armed like a GTA character? ck4829 Feb 2023 #79

Thank you citizens. uppityperson Feb 2023 #34

Q: Who do you call when the cops are the bad guys? DJ Porkchop Feb 2023 #36

Call The Cell Phone Brigade. wnylib Feb 2023 #41

And then lawmakers to regulate this better. IronLionZion Feb 2023 #87

Cops - damned if they do, damned if they don't packman Feb 2023 #42

Far too often the police are the bad guys. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2023 #52

The problem is there are still too many racists cops that assume in particular that too many young.. electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #54

Then they need to police themselves NickB79 Feb 2023 #57

No one here damned them for backing off DFW Feb 2023 #68

I'm tired of unarmed young black men getting killed. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2023 #70

There would not be any shit thrown at police if they used power Stargazer99 Feb 2023 #74

Sigh. MrsCoffee Feb 2023 #75

"constant, unrelenting shit" ck4829 Feb 2023 #80

OP is about neighbors saving a human being from being shot dead IronLionZion Feb 2023 #83

Gutwrenching DET Feb 2023 #43

Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe. FTP. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #44

Make wrongful death settlements get paid out of the officers pension fund. rubbersole Feb 2023 #46

We don't "have a problem, Houston", - we have a crisis. Thank God for these folks. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #51

I saw this video waaaay late night, so didn't comment. That was amazing of the neighbors and the... electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #55

Like an occupying army. Schmice3 Feb 2023 #60

yes exactly hydrolastic Feb 2023 #63

Today near Pittsburgh, a 32-year-old officer was shot to death. John1956PA Feb 2023 #65

Sad situation for everyone and Tickle Feb 2023 #67

you couldn't handle being a minority either. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2023 #69

+1. I know I wouldn't. ck4829 Feb 2023 #85

Excellent! We have to take the streets back from these thugs. Martin68 Feb 2023 #72

Omg. If those people didn't step in I'm sure he would have been killed ecstatic Feb 2023 #77

DURec leftstreet Feb 2023 #86