Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

WHO THE FUCK HASN’T PASSED COUNTERFEIT GOODS? We all do it, all the time.

I mean, I don’t but this is a fascinating peek into the lives of white people

I hope, DJP, that you can respect that the spirit of my posts were in terms of bewilderment and sadness. I reflected on the privilege I got away with to have had my counterfeit bill handed back to me instead of the cops called on me ending in my death. I feel terrible because I understand how different I was treated based on my race.

I also hope you might end up feeling that my argument “we all do it, all the time” was my way of saying that white people do corrupt shit all the time and aren’t held accountable for it with force, for which I’m especially ashamed and tacitly complicit.

an 8pm-6am(?) curfew was announced today for the whole weekend. looks like they started right in with the tear gas at 8

Protesters fleeing and coughing loudly. Some crying. There was no major standoff before tear gas was thrown. Several canisters were thrown into the street.

— Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) May 30, 2020

They've escalated this at every turn

Jon not Jon, hope your friend is ok, I lost power a bit yesterday but mostly have had it

sorry, for you to use this thread as a hammer with which to beat Biden is bullshit.

sorry but fuck off

go join Katie Couric in praying to Obama while youre at it. maybe Richard Branson will show up

okay white boy

there must be an award for taking your twaddle from thread to thread without tailoring it to the needs of the crowd, congrats!

Tonight is not going to be good.pic.twitter.com/AZ002BqjlJ

— Ashley Fairbanks (@ziibiing) May 30, 2020

#Breaking: NYPD source informs me 88 Pct in Brooklyn just been overrun.

Police Commissioner Shea has called a Level 3 mobilization.

Requires all special units respond and four cars from every command in the city to location.

84 Pct under siege, as well. Also, Brooklyn North.

— James A. Gagliano (@JamesAGagliano) May 30, 2020

code 10 abort

lol

after false reports of protesters taking over Minneapolis's fifth precinct last night, it appears a large contingent is headed that way right now

— Frank (@panndder) May 30, 2020

This just happened on live tv. Wow, what a douche bag. pic.twitter.com/dQKheEcCvb

— Christopher Bishop (@ChrisBishopL1C4) May 30, 2020

apparently university avenue at snelling has been widely looted

― global tetrahedron

Just catching up on this thread after getting back from work today. I work at a record store on University but further down. We're about three miles from Midway and hope it won't reach us. Today when I went in, there was a liquor store, a tobacco store and a medical supplies place that all got hit last night which are all on our block (as in close enough we can see them all from our shop). My boss stayed at work until four in the morning to try and keep an eye on things. Our landlord was going to get our building boarded up (we have a lot of big windows in our store) but they couldn't get hold of the wood. I'm nervous about the next few nights. My boss is just the nicest guy and I'm rooting for him so much. When we announced we were closing today, we got a nice reaction from a lot of our regulars. That sense of community is giving me hope right now.

Sorry, this ended up being a rambling self indulgent kinda post. My wife is so upset about what's going on I can't really talk to her about it right now.

kitchen person, hope you stay safe

which of the two stores do you work at?
both fine stores hope nothing happens

The NYPD is using a bus to transfer arrested protesters at the Barclays Center.

However the bus driver refused to drive it. pic.twitter.com/Pqx4Nv8JhG

— New York Socialist (@berniebromanny) May 30, 2020

You have got to be fucking kidding me pic.twitter.com/qhTOoQcMfE

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) May 30, 2020

kitchen person, hope you stay safe

which of the two stores do you work at?
both fine stores hope nothing happens

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

Thanks, appreciate you saying that. I work at Agharta (I'm the super awkward British guy). I love the guys at Barely Brothers too. I went over to them today to check things were ok. Mike (the owner) was out on a mission trying to get their windows boarded up. Hopefully they're ok as they're tucked away there a bit more.

yeah unless you know Barely Bros is there you probably wouldn't see it

that part of University I'm hoping wouldn't be somewhere they'd end up

hoping for the best

Thanks. Same here!

It's a bit late, but:

I hope, DJP, that you can respect that the spirit of my posts were in terms of bewilderment and sadness.

DJP went to Harvard U. As a result, I'm sure he has had countless fascinating glimpses into the lives of white people long before this week.

Fuhrman looks like sack of dog shit

I’m here now. Tons of cops, small groups of protesters, but no evidence the precinct itself is being overrun https://t.co/2cVyH8yzBw

— Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) May 30, 2020

awwww

Kellie Chauvin,
Through her attorney wife of former Officer Derek Chauvin the former Minneapolis Police Officer charged with murdering #GeorgeFloyd released a statement saying she is devastated by Floyd’s death, sends condolences to his family and is divorcing her husband @wcco pic.twitter.com/A5n7bYgdbK

— esme murphy (@esmemurphy) May 30, 2020

god can only imagine what kind of incidents they've had in the past

repliers suggest they are trying to protect assets which, seems all too plausible. still even if it's a fake divorce i hope it makes him feel bad

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/500239-louisville-police-shoot-reporter-cameraman-with-pepper-balls-in-middle-of-live

wonder if getting labeled "the enemy of the American people" by the fucking President has anything to do with that

😎🔊 pic.twitter.com/O7jNLmvtOv

— Hayes Davenport (@hayesdavenport) May 30, 2020

I did not want to defy curfew

But I also do not understand the plan and no one can explain it to me

I will be out assessing the damage, taking note of folks’ needs, and supporting my neighbors as best I can

Please stay safe

— Jeremiah Ellison (@jeremiah4north) May 30, 2020

some puzzled observers looking at the 3rd & 5th pct activity right now, with not much official presence

(council member, with little authority over police but lots over city affairs, keith ellison's son)

WCCO is showing a huge police and National Guard force that appears to be marching toward the 5th Precinct area.

— Tony Webster (@webster) May 30, 2020

mass arrests coming

Thread: Just spoke to Minnesota's top Republican, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka. He phoned White House tonight to ask for assistance in Minneapolis.

“I said, ‘Minnesota needs you. Our governor is not able to keep the peace. And we need help before our city burns down.’”

— Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) May 30, 2020

i was outside the 5th precinct just before the phalanx of natl guard arrived. it was completely laid back and relaxed and peaceful. any escalation is on the police

and paul gazelka begging trump for help can't mean anything good

This is ghastly. It looks like it'll go further, they've ID'd the officer.

Update: Got her permission with a fuck yeah. The cop pushed her so hard at Barclays & she flung back. She is tiny. Now she’s in the ER after a serious seizure. I’m waiting for updates but have to wait outside because of COVID-19. Please keep my protest sister in your thoughts. pic.twitter.com/MqV0QJ0D8h

— Whitney Hu 胡安行 (@whitney_hu) May 30, 2020

https://www.startribune.com/walz-this-is-about-chaos-as-new-fires-looting-hit-mpls/570882282/

Comparing this week’s events to the actions he has undertaken in relation to the COVID-19 epidemic, Walz said, “A compact that we go by in civilized society is that you have to have social buy-in,” which rioters do not acknowledge, he said. He said law enforcement has had to focus on protecting large institutions such as the Federal Reserve and power plants,

: O

The Social Buy-In was Rousseau's greatest book imo

okay white boy

my followup post to this tiresome punchline of yours will be unflung when i'm ready to leave the board

i'm sure Biden is bronze and queer enough for your rose-blinkered glasses

Morbs could you shut the fuck up for once in your life?

I am truly heartbroken today.

There's so many reports and of white men setting blazes, white supremacists. Even people who say they are usually suspect of those outside agitators stories.

If they don't stop it tonight what is going to happen?

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

A black barbershop in North got lit a fire heard it was white guys

'The most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen' seems like a good quote for the June US politics thread.

Trump also deleted a tweet (a world premiere?) which insinuated that the WH protesters were being paid.

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

ugh, sorry

<3 ums

no.

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

Sorry to hear about this and the other things you mentioned. We didn't hear many sirens last night (compared to the previous two nights when it was non-stop) so we hoped it was a quieter night. Which Walgreens was that? Hope your friend and family are doing ok.

Best to you UMS and Kitchen Person in all this. Tragic.

Thanks

Thanks LBI

Walgreens on 31st and Lake