Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

Looks like the interpreter was news before today--first time I'd seen her myself.

http://www.soundhealthandlastingwealth.com/covid-19/minnesota-governors-sign-language-interpreter-goes-viral/

so there is someone listening in the front row and signing to her, and then she's signing....again?

that is truly bizarre

Zapko is part of a push for Deaf interpreters to take center stage while hearing interpreters play a secondary role.

cool!

that is cool!

All power to her--I've never seen such emotional signing.

I thought the line-dancing protesters were pretty cool but Haka seems like the optimal frontline FUCK YOU choice

❤️✊🏿✊🏼✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾 https://t.co/UpA1NwkSuL

— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) June 3, 2020

Bob Kraft became an extremist

https://gothamist.com/news/protesters-threatened-enraged-man-four-bladed-weapon-queens

that's what happens when you take away a man's Happy Ending routine

https://newrepublic.com/article/157981/police-take-side-white-vigilantes

That's evident from any cop-infested FB thread

yeah but that's a good one to share with people who might be on the fence

Oh i completely agree, it's a good article

20-year-old filming protest in Austin shot in head with rubber bullet meant for someone else, crowd rushes to help and is also fired upon.

https://www.kxan.com/news/everything-we-know-about-the-20-year-old-man-critically-hurt-in-austin-protests/

The police report appended to the end of that Gothamist article is such underplayed bullshit:

"There is a complaint report on file for a menacing incident in the vicinity of Clintonville Street and Cross Island Parkway. A 23-year-old male reported to police that an unidentified individual exited a vehicle with a sharp object and displayed it to a crowd that was peacefully protesting and fled in a vehicle described as a gray SUV Mercury. There were no reported injuries as a result, no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing."

Almost as bad as the one from Asheville police

things go from "hey this is something I heard, can someone verify" into a "HEY GUYS, THIS IS A THING THAT IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING, WATCH OUT".

Yeah for me this is the issue of whether out-of-town Proud Boys are in fact rolling into town in pickups with covered plates ready to beat or shoot, every night there is chatter THEY'RE HERE THEY'RE HERE THEY'VE BEEN SIGHTED, obviously I am hoping this is just people being paranoid and wondering whether it's just deliberate disinfo

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/style/police-protests-video.html

Who is this serving?

Who is this protecting? pic.twitter.com/IK8DkwLLUT

— jordan (@JordanUhl) May 31, 2020

Again...

Who is this serving?

Who is this protecting? pic.twitter.com/FPMnPxUaMl

— jordan (@JordanUhl) June 1, 2020

DC MPD to “investigate” the Swann Street showdown that led to all those protesters staying over at that guy’s house

https://dcist.com/story/20/06/03/d-c-police-chief-defends-officers-involved-in-incident-on-swann-street/

Seems like progress

#BREAKING Los Angeles Police Commission announces reforms:

-Require officers to intervene if they see misconduct
-Support establishment of special prosecutor for police misconduct outside District Attorney
-Cut $100-150 million in police budget
-Lessen juvenile jailing

— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) June 4, 2020

cutting the budget is the big one

That's the one that got the most complaints in the replies I read. A lot of people who think they want reforms still don't quite get it. "How will they fight crime?"

only 300 rocket launchers instead of 750

A good start.

Distant xpost, but I actually took American Sign Language as one of my language requirements at school (sadly, I've forgotten most of it). It was fascinating to learn how much your hyper expressive face and eyes and eye contact play a role in providing punctuation, among other components; it's as important as and sometimes more important than the signing itself, so much so that it's remarkably hard to subtitle. I've recommended taking ASL classes to plenty of folks as a good public speaking tool, actually.

That said, remember, 100 years ago, when that translator in ... the Olympics? South Africa? Mandela tribute? Wherever it was, he was totally goofy and briefly became a translator celebrity, until it was shown he was an imposter who was just gesticulating wildly and creatively.

I do remember that, that was very silly.

There will always still be 390 million out of 330 million-ish bad guys with guns.

This may have been posted here, but in Asheville cops roughed up a protester medic squad and destroyed all of their medical supplies.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/03/george-floyd-protests-police-destroy-medic-station-asheville/3124847001/?fbclid=IwAR322ZcYSUJAwWHEINXjTr48tmYxU7u9RGtYumyCxyi_5VPaaNpN9sbgGTQ

illegal even in war

war is governed by international protocols, but internal oppression is governed by the internal oppressors

the comment by the asheville police chief is face-punch worthy

that 150m cut to the LAPD budget is from a 3bn total. it's not enough.

garcetti is extremely dumb (not deblasio dumb, but pretty bad). he's term limited and banking on a spot in a biden administration, which limits the leverage of protestors over him in particular. and the city council that cowrites the budget is traditionally a low turnout sinecure. still, people are trying, and in LA style they are doing it by cutting quite slick reels:

We see you, Mayor Garcetti. Please share widely. pic.twitter.com/puknIxTcOY

— Nick Andert (@NickAndert) June 3, 2020

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-protests-nypd-riot-journalist-arrest_n_5ed6eb28c5b637216742e215

Aimless please don't ever comment on any of my posts ever again, tyvm

First Avenue is discontinuing of hiring off duty MPD for security at concerts

People on Facebook are shitting themselves because Pizza Luce is ending its 10% police discount lol

that's good

a bakery in town had someone buy a bunch of cupcakes and then donate them to the cops. the cops publicly thanked them and the bakery in response made a public statement noting that they had nothing to do with it and stood in support of etc. <3

Well!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-prepare-police-reform-bills-after-george-floyd-s-death-n1224636?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma

looks like people were upset with pizza luce for allegedly delivering pizza to the third precinct last week during the riots ??

whatever, sorry. there are more important things to focus on rn.

Yeah didn't see that maybe was a response? was just laughing my ass off at ppl clutching their pearls at a cop having to spend 50 cents more on a slice

no justice, no piece

Aimless please don't ever comment on any of my posts ever again

request denied

lol

damn...to trade places with this shitstaind neighbor for that one instance

Senator @RandPaul on Anti-Lynching Legislation and his amendment to it: "This bill would cheapen the meaning of lynching by defining it so broadly as to include a minor bruise or abrasion."

Full video here: https://t.co/CYA1gABWAk pic.twitter.com/VSaxRPffsQ

— CSPAN (@cspan) June 4, 2020

This is how it’s done! Protesters in DC stayed all night and outlasted the Army National Guard. Right as day broke this protester gave a masterful and hilarious lesson on forming a phalanx. Credit to Kittykat Lounge on YT. pic.twitter.com/oZuJw1FPOB

— CongressionalBaseballFan⚾️🔴 (@CongBaseballFan) June 4, 2020

Basically, he was acting as if he were their drill-sergeant and they just started following his orders like he was in charge. Sweet.

lol aimless

anyway that is the greatest

He must be an Antifa leader.

When I see that goon I see ANTIFA. https://t.co/0yTmwfAPhw

— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) June 3, 2020

These dipshits are just so desperate to create a monster out of Antifa.

Lol at giant swastika = antifa

Reminds me of the simpsons bit where the newscaster is like ‘victims are found drained of their blood with two holes in their necks. Police have revealed their prime suspect is THE MUMMY’