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wryter2000

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47. Yup

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 06:22 PM

Feb 2023

I've been told to do exactly that in situations when someone is on the receiving end of hatred. Just go and be with the person being attacked. Just show your support. In this situation, he might have been risking his life. Good for him.

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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