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erronis

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27. Not sure. Most voters don't really connect the dots on budgets/spending/etc.

Reply to wnylib (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:50 PM

Mar 2021

They vote on who they like - sometimes based on WASP faces.

Maybe it's different in WNY but having activist friend in the Rochester area, not sure....

I think the solution is to start holding the perps criminally responsible. Put significant financial burdens on the people responsible. Make sure they can't be hired in other jurisdictions. Which means publishing their crimes and having a national database.

Oh well, one can dream.

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Shooting victim's husband says police detained him for hours [View all] Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 OP

JHFC nt DURHAM D Mar 2021 #1

I don't understand the four hours, but I understand looking at a male acquaintence as a ... marble falls Mar 2021 #2

Yes, initially PatSeg Mar 2021 #12

I am so angry UpInArms Mar 2021 #3

"Hey Mervis, I knowed they said a white boy done this, but we got this here Messkin. Aristus Mar 2021 #4

The cops probably treated Long better than Gonzalez while in custody. sop Mar 2021 #5

Probably. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #6

He wouldn't actually be suing the cops. The taxpayers pay for bad cops. dogknob Mar 2021 #11

Incentive for local taxpayers to do wnylib Mar 2021 #18

Taxpayers don't actually hear about or care about police malfeasance erronis Mar 2021 #20

Difficult when local media are part of wnylib Mar 2021 #23

Not sure. Most voters don't really connect the dots on budgets/spending/etc. erronis Mar 2021 #27

Your solutions sound good. Better than law suits. wnylib Mar 2021 #31

Don't forget. The murderer was having a bad day. Of course he was treated nicely. Gonzalez niyad Mar 2021 #7

I'd say Gonzalez was having a fairly bad day of his own. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #10

Have the cops said what was so bad about the killers day? Delmette2.0 Mar 2021 #13

Could not get it up? niyad Mar 2021 #14

That's it in a nutshell. leftieNanner Mar 2021 #15

Indeed. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #24

ACAB ybbor Mar 2021 #8

What does ACAB mean? nt SunSeeker Mar 2021 #21

i googled and it probably means this: orleans Mar 2021 #22

Here is a good article for you, if you desire: ybbor Mar 2021 #30

The @ symbol messes up the link every time. Remove it, and the link works fine. crickets Mar 2021 #35

In the old days before cameras they would have blamed him for it JI7 Mar 2021 #9

There Was A (Still Unsolved) Murder In My Old Neighborhood In 1987 COL Mustard Mar 2021 #26

Cops probably checked immigration hoping he was undocumented IronLionZion Mar 2021 #16

"Well if he's not guilty of that, then he's guilty of something else." NBachers Mar 2021 #17

OMFG SunSeeker Mar 2021 #19

Welcome to America BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #25

I feel another law suit in the making. How horrible! joetheman Mar 2021 #28

A living spouse is almost always a suspect in cases of homicide. Laelth Mar 2021 #29

But without further evidence I don't see why they would have cuffed and stuffed him. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #32

In my mind, the test is whether husband knew the murderer. Laelth Mar 2021 #33

😠 Duppers Mar 2021 #34