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malaise

(267,808 posts)
10. Living while black is a death sentence
Thu May 1, 2014, 11:08 AM
May 2014

This is beyond disgusting - more cruel and inhumane punishment.

Beat the fuck out of them first ...ask questions later. L0oniX May 2014 #1
Cops with a vengeance in mind looking for a hit. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #2
And claimed he didn't know the boy had Down Syndrome. pnwmom May 2014 #60
I have a feeling it went down a little differently than the cops said Warpy May 2014 #85
I think we all know who the real colostomy bag is in this story Blue Owl May 2014 #3
No, he's not the bag. Aristus May 2014 #9
Skin's the bag. Lancero May 2014 #14
Every day the cops abuse innocent Americans. nt ladjf May 2014 #4
Weren't we all supposed to spend our time being scared of Teh Terrorists? hatrack May 2014 #5
Cops Jesus Malverde May 2014 #6
I assume Stryst May 2014 #40
Preferential hiring of vets with PTSD is a guarantee of disaster Divernan May 2014 #72
Also explains the 80 s phenomena known as going postal. Jesus Malverde May 2014 #73
You Couldn't Be More Wrong The River May 2014 #86
My 1st "clue" is based on experience with Nam vets (who only had 1 tour of duty) Divernan May 2014 #87
If You Aren't a Vet with PTSD The River May 2014 #98
You are a perfect example of why "mental health professionals" are not to be trusted. MindPilot May 2014 #100
I doubt there is a "preferential hiring of vets with PTSD". I believe it's simply whathehell May 2014 #92
Many, especially small town, police depts. not equipped to efficiently screen. Divernan May 2014 #95
High fives all around down at the cop bar. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #7
Not safe from terrorists half a block from home. Downwinder May 2014 #8
^^This exactly. Who are the real terrorists? txwhitedove May 2014 #75
Living while black is a death sentence malaise May 2014 #10
+1 lunasun May 2014 #26
that is one stupid cop demigoddess May 2014 #11
I don't care who you are, when an officer gives you a command, you obey 951-Riverside May 2014 #12
And if that command is to jump off the bridge, you would.....? Tribalceltic May 2014 #21
Um, way to miss the point... truebluegreen May 2014 #22
There is a huge amount of sarcasm in that post. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #23
WhOOSH!!!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #24
Of course they would not command one to jump off a bridge... yawnmaster May 2014 #33
You wouldn't have to wait for a command. FreedRadical May 2014 #37
I believe you missed something here . . . Brigid May 2014 #71
Satire. WinkyDink May 2014 #81
So, what you're saying is onecaliberal May 2014 #39
You're taking for granted what the police do for us every day of the year penultimate May 2014 #44
Basically, some people have an intrinsic trust of he LEO... I don't .. the LEOs in an area have to uponit7771 May 2014 #62
Do you need a primer on "Developmental Delays" Ilsa May 2014 #43
No, actually I do not onecaliberal May 2014 #54
That comment was not directed at you, but to Ilsa May 2014 #59
Sorry about that. onecaliberal May 2014 #65
Riverside was being blatantly sarcastic. nt tblue37 May 2014 #68
I don't know this poster. And given the fact that Ilsa May 2014 #69
One of the most bizarro sub-threads I've seen around these parts in some time. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #97
There are different levels pipi_k May 2014 #57
Yes, they should be taught NOT to trust local LEOs and view them as threats and not there to help uponit7771 May 2014 #63
They acknowledged that the boy couldn't understand their commands. pnwmom May 2014 #61
... that wasn't doing a damn thing. Every guy with a "bulge" in their pants might as well just don't uponit7771 May 2014 #64
fuck tha police frylock May 2014 #13
Surprising how often that reply fits, isn't it? FiveGoodMen May 2014 #53
i'm getting tired of typing it quite frankly frylock May 2014 #56
Happened in 2011. Officer had quite a history Blue Diadem May 2014 #15
jezus effing christ. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #29
It's time for all good citizens to demand Ilsa May 2014 #45
And So It Goes . . . cer7711 May 2014 #16
The pigs responsible should be fired immediately and prosecuted MynameisBlarney May 2014 #17
2011 story Android3.14 May 2014 #18
There will be an Internal Affairs Review lpbk2713 May 2014 #19
WAY TO GO, BARNEY FIFE. eShirl May 2014 #20
And who's hiring them? Serious deficiencies in judgment here. gtar100 May 2014 #82
Here's link from a real news site about this three year old story Bonx May 2014 #25
ABC video lunasun May 2014 #30
You really believe that was done with an open hand? Savannahmann May 2014 #48
Not sure what you're going on about Bonx May 2014 #50
Thug with a badge. Too many of them and police commanders don't care. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #27
Sue. Sue. Sue. Gilberto and his mom can live in a pricey gated community, where MADem May 2014 #28
Sickening .. Stuart G May 2014 #31
Police brutality is alive and well Rider3 May 2014 #32
well the only things they undetatand is the loss of money weissmam May 2014 #34
They're trained? We're suppose to believe the cops are trained..let them prove it and sue them. Jefferson23 May 2014 #35
Oh, what a surprise... Inkfreak May 2014 #36
What in the onecaliberal May 2014 #38
that is wrong heaven05 May 2014 #41
I'm not going to shed too many tears when people start shooting these sadistic assholes. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #42
I wonder about that. KansDem May 2014 #67
I had that same thought in the thread about the cop abusing his K-9. MindPilot May 2014 #101
Police are not your friends! Harmony Blue May 2014 #46
You are 100% correct onecaliberal May 2014 #55
My son has Asperger's Syndrome and I have liberalhistorian May 2014 #74
I have a hearing loss & I always state that up front in dealing with security/cops. Divernan May 2014 #88
That would give the police onecaliberal May 2014 #96
We really need to do something with our police forces to attract less hot headed morons penultimate May 2014 #47
Superior intellect is not wanted in police work. lpbk2713 May 2014 #49
It's like I say, back when TV shows looked like this... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #52
I agree, actually... pipi_k May 2014 #58
Immaturity damnedifIknow May 2014 #51
Another disgrace to America and to any selfrespecting police force. It appears that there were more jwirr May 2014 #66
This is what happens imthevicar May 2014 #70
Yeah cops. . .badge sniffers, please defend this. It's not all of them, only the bad ones Nanjing to Seoul May 2014 #76
So what part of walking down the street with a bulge in your pants is illegal and DebJ May 2014 #77
Serve and protect. Right. nt valerief May 2014 #78
Sick! As a disabled woman with MS who wobbles a little when walking... Jasana May 2014 #79
and if he wasnt down syndrome? was the beating necessary? Liberal_in_LA May 2014 #80
At least grandpamike1 May 2014 #83
Not trying to cause any trouble here, but this was news from September 2011. Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #84
This is horrible! tofuandbeer May 2014 #89
This type behavior is becoming more common... bobGandolf May 2014 #90
As long as we as a culture The Wizard May 2014 #91
It is graduation time soon. dotymed May 2014 #93
We wait for the kkk or skinheads to do this kind of behavior so only then we can claimed Javaman May 2014 #94
Fear the police obxhead May 2014 #99
Fucking cops..stupid asses. SummerSnow May 2014 #102
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