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I'm really proud of the commitment, persistence and organization of the peaceful protests in my hometown, Louisville, Ky. Its sick that this meme represents what's actually going on behind closed doors. #nojusticenopeace
DaisyfromDownunder
Abolish other Louisvilles.
Rusarules
Remove blackface from tv episodes!
YellowDrank
People will still "protest" and say they should still do more than fire and charge them.
JhadeSaGrave
Myles Cosgrove, Brett Hankison, Jonathan Mattingly: Murderers.
aa26763500
https://galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html
GratuaCuun
Charge peaceful protesters with federal crimes? :D
Rom193
Since when did you guys use PROTESTS to means RIOTS and LOOTING in U.S.A. ? That's strange.
ruint
ACAB
Mewmus
agreed, All Criminals Are Bastards
StankyPankySammich
Yeah. If you’re gonna do a no knock warrant, you better have all your ducks in a row.
ThrowtheHammer13
Firing the cops and arresting them would not stop the protests. See Minneapolis
ensensu
Throw the police brutalizing people out of windows?
vb148
#saytheirnames
MacAwesome
Name them like that mayor named those whistleblowers. (St louis?)
KeyUnit
Unfortunately you are correct, that was St. Louis.- disappointed St. Louisan
tanneberger2
So, the guy on the left is a cop?
ArmoredWanderer
They're all cops, the one on the right is a good cop. Such a shame he just commited suicide because the protests made him feel unnapreciated
ArmoredWanderer
In case that wasn't clear, it's a joke about how good cops get ostracized and punished for speaking up against bad cops.
sexysexyjesus
not saying i disagree but did charging the officers stop the Floyd riots?
Mewmus
nope, if anything it emboldened them. they wanted the cops charged, they got it. now they want police abolished, statues torn down, etc.
theyar
Mob rule. And most of them likely don't bother to vote.
Janewaygottheminivanstarship
You mean were some of the officers were released on bail and will be acquitted if public pressure stops?
Novalightgoesboom
Check the phrase "protect and serve", how it came to be and how it doesnt mean what it should. Also, there's at least 1 court ruling 1/2
Novalightgoesboom
that said the officer can watch the crime happen and do nothing since he is not required to protect (and serve). Cops, all the perks 2/3
Novalightgoesboom
veeery little responsibility. Unless you're a good cop, then you can get fired in a second. Snitches get stiches and all that :P
Noughmad
It's a slippery slope. If we prosecute those, next they'll start demanding *every* cop be accountable for their crimes. Who wants that? /s
DieselMcFarland
Me
coolkidwestern
The cops didn’t intentionally shoot a sleeping woman, they returned fire on a shooter after bad intel got them breaking into the wrong 1/2
coolkidwestern
Apartment. The real villain of the story is no knock warrants. Everyone else was uninformed and made bad decisions because of it
SlyMrFox
Can't not see the fifth guy ever since he was pointed out to me.
genepoolboy
is KY-jelly from Kentucky?
WillyXIII
Yes
IHateCakeDays
Stupid idea, but commiting suicide because of that?
spartacus5021
Most underated comment on this post. Lol
whydontyougooutsideadplayhideandgoFyourself
Pretty sure the staff that didnt do their job properly and ordered the search are more responsible.
IAmNotAnAtomicPlayboy
Don’t forget the leaders that allowed it to happen and the people that trained them. They did not do this all on their own. Change the laws
derpygirl
You know it's telling when you call LMPD and they have a separate line for people enraged or concerned by her death for messages...
SaintCody
I don't think rubber bullets will mind if you tear gas them, but it's worth a shot.
Jackofslayers
Definitely check out “Protect and Serve” on reddit if you want to see how insane the average cop is.
alecdshope
I would, but reddit.
Jackofslayers
I do really hate the layout but I don’t know a good alternative.
Nagodreth
Great place to witness the spectacle of law enforcement licking their own boots.
Kyuubles
I found it sad, but was bracing myself for much worse. I didn't dig deep admittedly, but having seen thedonald, I was a bit worried
Jackofslayers
It is sad. They are not openly evil like TD. Just 100% brainwashed. They are the victims. Force is justified. Protesters just hate cops. sad
JimStarluck
They don't specify *who* they're protecting and serving. And it ain't you, or me, or anyone reading this.
SpikeMarshall
I am genuinely amazed at the disconnect of the police brutalising, nightly, protesters against police brutality.
PiggyWobbles
the cruelty is the point
blainetog
It's because they're dumb: https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-court-ruled-you-can-be-too-smart-to-be-a-cop/5420630
Mentok
There is no disconnect, until there are mass riots or actual structural change from politicians, the police will try to beat this away.
JhadeSaGrave
We have problem. How fix? Make more problem. Yes, good.
Dionysus187
when they have no moral fortitude to question orders or actions they will also be confused why others don't do the same
SpikeMarshall
My favourite type of twitter reply are people earnestly saying if you treat cops like bear (no eye contact/rapid movement) you'll be fine.
SpikeMarshall
Like for some people subservience to authority is just drilled into them so hard, that they can even excuse monstrous authority
SecondAccountforDoingOtherShit
Dragongirl7256
I havent been seeing as many clips lately..is it being suppressed??
FoxyEllie
if you call "pretending to care by offering meaningless token gestures until something else catches public attention", then yes.
SpikeMarshall
There's still stuff going on all over, but until there's protest violence it won't make mainstream news.
SpikeMarshall
They're left leaning but Robert Evans twitter feed is a good account of stuff happening in Portland, and he links to other people elsewhere
DesertLeporid
I literally got stopped by cops a few days ago for "speeding". I wasn't. I had a couple of BLM bumper stickers.
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TheRealAlpharius
If you think about it, that's literally all cops exist to do- instead of fix problems, they respond to them with extreme violence.
bob22222212
Lol you’re brainwashed if you actually think that’s “literally” all they do
zapbranagan
Quite myopic.
adr1an
society decided that people should have guns anywhere (bipartisan, too)... so it's not the fault of cops that they need to respond quickly.
fayoh
At least one society did.
adr1an
the corruption that followed the taylor case, blaiming the victim and all - that says a lot more about the systemic problems of the police.
weirdsmith
Not in civilised countries they don't.
TheRealAlpharius
What do cops do in response to crime in your country?
ndapp
Over here they catch criminals only to pat them on the back - because anything else would be "racism" or "sexism" or any other such thing.
TheRealAlpharius
Damn, sounds like a much better country than this one.
ThatchRoofCastle
Moat European police do nothing in terms of armed response. They use their actual military for that.
weirdsmith
Mostly try to catch the criminals. Which they usually manage without bashing or murdering people. It's a good system. Not perfect, but good.
TheRealAlpharius
What do they do when the criminals are caught?
weirdsmith
It depends on the crime and the person. Some people get charged, some get warned, some get diverted. It's not a secret.
Rkfinecake
No one honestly believes that.
TheRealAlpharius
Anyone with two eyes believes that. The entire reason for the institution to exist is to react violently to imaginary rules being broken.
LoquaciousDude
Those imaginary rules being laws that protect people from utter chaos and anarchy where the strongest person can impose their will on >
LoquaciousDude
everyone and create a dictatorship, and we all know how idyllic dictatorships are.
LoquaciousDude
So instead society organized trained groups who are equipped to be stronger than the average person, with the job of upholding laws.
IDontWannaBeACowboy
So absurd there's been no action on this
preparationh67
Oh they took action, they just charged a bunch of protestors for "improperly trying to influence a legal proceeding"
preparationh67
Oh, you mean for like actual justice? Then no.
RandyPhonecian
Don't forget the important part: those 87 protesters were charged with FELONIES.
RandyPhonecian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/15/breonna-taylor-protest-felony-charges/
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preparationh67
Lol, lie like a good little brainless bootlicker somewhere else. That audio just proves how much they have been lying.
preparationh67
You statement ignores the lies on all the reports, in official statements given, and doesn't explain all the other fuck ups.
preparationh67
Like how THEY LEFT HER TO DIE. SHE DIDN'T DIE RIGHT AWAY THEY DIDN'T RENDER AID. THEY ARE SCUM
preparationh67
They lied on the fucking warrent application for fucks sake you God damn idiot shits.
asm80dfa8sdfj
There has been action on this, it's absurd people keep saying this without actually checking
KatieVick
They did eliminate No Knock Warrants. That is some action.
IDontWannaBeACowboy
That's true, I should've been more specific. I wish there was action to take these officers into custody.
RSJunis
It really isn'T absurd - stop pretending that's the first time this has happened
IDontWannaBeACowboy
Just because it's a recurring thing doesn't mean it isn't absurd. Regular citizens would be in custody for this
DieselMcFarland
They went after the wrong person. They were trying to bust her ex-boyfriend so they could take his property for a development...they got him
DieselMcFarland
A month later and bought the property for a $1.00...
Choogie
Speculation or source?
DieselMcFarland
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/05/lawyers-breonna-taylor-case-connected-gentrification-plan/5381352002/
Flametide
Holy shit, another corrupt thing the government is doing to add to the pile.
youcantgiveAbabybooze
Fucking hell, that's disgraceful.
LetMeSeeMyKids
It goes all the way up to the mayor and the judge who signed off on the no knock warrants, that they have evidence for. Who knows how higher
mindstorm8191
No-knock warrants are in direct conflict with Stand Your Ground. If someone breaks down my door w/o saying they're cops, I'd shoot back too
mindstorm8191
Breonna's b/f fired one shot @ them. Cops riddled the place with bullets, killing Breonna. Absurd thing is, they raided the wrong house.
Arcticguardian
did anything happen to the development agency?
DieselMcFarland
The development agency is the Mayor's office/city council.
DeadlyFood
idk but its fucked up that they could just weaponize the cops like that
WorthEveryPenny
That's what the cops were made for. Union busting, slave catching, segregation enforcing, thieves.