Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

clear video evidence really does preempt reflexive reactionary handwaving and excuse making

unless you are a staten island grand jury member apparently

http://i.imgur.com/q98KASr.jpg

http://jerriblank.com/tammi110.jpg
"anybody know where I can get some big, fat doobies?"

https://twitter.com/notapoliceman

^
dying

best

http://i.imgur.com/tRFa5Tb.png

man idk if I would have the wherewithal to take a picture of a cop pointing a gun at me

yeah that's terrifying.

Is that cop holding his fucking gun sideways?

looks like he's motioning the photographer to back off

Supercops on television are always holding their handguns sideways, too. Life imitates art.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f8/54/1d/f8541dcb2fcc65bab36077189a010049.jpg

Otm

Somebody is going to get killed if this trajectory holds

...

A whole bunch of somebodies were killed; that's how this situation came to be

http://gawker.com/unarmed-people-of-color-killed-by-police-1999-2014-1666672349

Yes, that did not come out quite as I meant it.

I mean the results of confrontations in the streets during protests.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Undercover-cops-outed-attacked-at-Oakland-5951011.php

how appropos re: agent provocateur discussion

those are the ones who were hitting bank windows before T-Mobile got looted!

A coworker who was there last night corroborated the sfgate article. Between this and the CHP firing rubber bullets from a tactical position the other night they're not coming off so well in all of this.

He said before the officers were outed Tuesday, they were able to collect enough information to prevent four more freeway shutdown attempts.

ugh

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/johnson/article/Richmond-man-bruised-bullied-but-advocates-for-5951660.php

Wondering if the group who beat him could have been undercover cops?

I wouldn't rule it out

T or F: an unleaked d'angelo album stealth beyonce released could do serious holiday numbers

I am beside myself over here with laughter

oh for fuck's sake

lol

https://www.change.org/p/pass-the-ordinance-seeking-reparations-for-the-chicago-police-torture-survivors
http://inthesetimes.com/article/16064/sorry_not_good_enough_for_torture_survivors_say_activists

Through his City Council floor leader, Pat O’Connor, and his Corporation Counsel, attorney Steve Patton, Mayor Emanuel has already voiced his reluctance to compensate the survivors who are legally barred from suing the city by the statute of limitations. But in the face of the more than $20 million Chicago has spent defending Burge, Emanuel’s claim that the city is too cash-strapped to make reparations rings hollow.

Tamir Rice death ruled a homicide

still a ways away from bringing charges

Here is a story of a lawsuit brought by the family of someone who was mourned in my hometown. Robert Russ was an excellent student and athlete and gave us all hope for our community, and his acceptance at Northwestern inspired a lot of local kids. He spoke at my sister's high school commencement, she knew him.

The community also suffers when they lose an innocent person, and these insensitive people who comment on Facebook or Fox News ought to be reminded of how these shootings hurt an entire community. We could have used a leader like Russ.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-10-18/news/0310180266_1_russ-family-russ-mother-russ-death

marches across the country today--including one here in DC, where organizers from Ferguson had to fight their way to the front and demand a moment at Sharpton's mic. after about 90 seconds they were cut off and removed by security for "not having VIP passes".

Ugh, fuck THAT.

Waiting at a busstop this evening and two vans loaded down with SWAT passed us this evening as they left downtown Portland.

https://vine.co/v/O6Ttw1OmPMa

^^ sharpton's daughter getting ferguson organizers thrown off the stage

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4yGnUjIQAE-foi.jpg

Is that in Washington Square Park? Fuck, we should have gone out today. Were talking about it but the only event invite I'd seen made today's activities seem really Anonymous-y and, I dunno, hard to verbalize, but the bad side of a lot of the "eager aggressive white college types joining good causes for the wrong reasons" stuff that's been discussed recently in this thread.

still going:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lippylulu

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/14/john-crawford-girlfriend-questioned-walmart-police-shot-dead

CHRIST

aaaand

http://deadspin.com/cleveland-cops-demand-apology-call-activist-browns-pla-1671032511

i understand that the unions have exactly one audience, but damn man know when to just STFU

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/11/black-officers-torn_n_6310826.html

psychopath

Andrew Hawkins' response is pretty fantastic:

http://www.espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=40811

pretty sure I got eliminated from a jury pool this afternoon because I told the judge and attorneys that 'in 2014 it's difficult for me to be impartial' in a case in which a man is charged with resisting arrest without violence.

I filled out my potential juror paperwork recently after they hunted me down and threatened me with whatever they threaten you with. I'm never getting on a jury though.

"Have you ever had a negative interaction with the police?"

"I don't believe in the legitimacy of the state, especially their exercise of power through violence, or threat of violence, against citizens. So to answer your question...all of them?"

idk im pretty down with the idea of jury nullification as a form of protest