George Floyd Protest/Riots

[volfanjustin]

I was a little surprised to hear that quotation today because I had not heard of any evidence to support that.

We’ll see for sure. His past is probably getting a very close examination.

I’m not surprised they blamed it on racism, his family are either morons or they let the race pimps brainwash them. The cop was a bad cop, had been for a while he continued to get away with his actions because of the dem lead union. If he had ever said anything or posted anything racist on social media we all know we would have heard about it by now

 

[ETV]

Did you read the article? Says he was "afraid and intimidated by black people." He probably thought he could get away with killing him b.c he was black and he'd gotten away with stuff before. He'd had 18 complaints previously.

Also the dude who deleted his account probably did so because of all the death threats he was receiving from Infowars subscribers.

Please. No one listens to Alex Jones.

 

[LouderVol]

Cultural appropriation.

Like you gas, please spare us from the manufactured outrage.

So we can put you down in the "never going to comment on cultural appropriations again" category. Or should we just go ahead and chalk this one up as the next bit of hypocrisy?

 

[ETV]

Nah, getting triggered by Spanish is extremely Republican

Wrong. I had a black sales rep (vendor) by the office one day , this was a few years back. As I was speaking to one of my Hispanic employees, while describing a section of crane boom and giving instruction that it needed to be repainted black, I was interrupted by the rep. and afterwards asked why I was using that word.

After explaining to him why and considering his location in south Texas, it would be beneficial for him to learn some of the language before jumping to conclusions and criticizing people.

At least he apologized for the misunderstanding and went on his way.

Nice try with the broad brush there Nash.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I noticed the year that it was being said but still thought it could or it might be relevant to some in here.
Just me personally but ...... I can't stand to hear the guy say two words about anything on any subject.
I find him to be a big loud mouth that likes to talk.

On top of being a racist POS. Every time SAS is on, I turn the channel. That and he kneels at the feet of the NBA.... the most boring sport other than soccer.

 

[Purple Tiger]

Gotta love it. The unbridled, unapologetic racism of the left.

"If you write for a conservative website, you ain't black" - Purple Tiger

How was that racist, Einstein?

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Did you read the article? Says he was "afraid and intimidated by black people." He probably thought he could get away with killing him b.c he was black and he'd gotten away with stuff before. He'd had 18 complaints previously.

Also the dude who deleted his account probably did so because of all the death threats he was receiving from Infowars subscribers.

I think you are hitting on the issue. Cops are human beings, being asked to go into the flaming cauldron over and over, night after night, year after year. At some point, they are subject to PTSD. Why is this not recognized and dealt with? Maybe they should be taken off the line for a year or two after receiving X number of complaints.

But no. It was an opportunity for a race baiting POS "reverend" to take a national stage, not tt talk about someone that he didn't give 2 ***** about until he saw his opportunity to be relevant again, and talk about Colin Kaperdick. It is much easier to vilify all cops rather than see then as human beings, especially when it furthers the divide the left so badly needs.

 

[Roustabout]

George Floyd and Derek Chauvin "bumped heads" while working at nightclub, former coworker says - CBS News

*first-degree

Well, now that CBS has mentioned it I guess it’s true. This has been out there among conservative sources for a good while.

 

[Electric Orange]

Follow the money

 

[volbeast33]

It's even worse if you ask me, she had the benefit of a week of watching him get skewered for a brainless photo op. She knew better and still couldn't help herself.

At least no Americans were shot with rubber bullets and tear gassed in her stupid exhibition. Silver linings...

My favorite pandering was after trumps photo- op......someone made a video I saw that said Trump has done what few thought he could..... bring the democrats to god.... it was a video compilation showing a few different democrats reading from the Bible for their own photo- op.

 

[NashVol11]

I think you are hitting on the issue. Cops are human beings, being asked to go into the flaming cauldron over and over, night after night, year after year. At some point, they are subject to PTSD. Why is this not recognized and dealt with? Maybe they should be taken off the line for a year or two after receiving X number of complaints.

But no. It was an opportunity for a race baiting POS "reverend" to take a national stage, not tt talk about someone that he didn't give 2 ***** about until he saw his opportunity to be relevant again, and talk about Colin Kaperdick. It is much easier to vilify all cops rather than see then as human beings, especially when it furthers the divide the left so badly needs.

“Everyone should have more sympathy for cops!! The cop was just laughing as he killed a guy, why aren’t cops being viewed as victims here? It’s the left’s fault.”

 

[volbeast33]

I just bought my son a shirt that says whatcha going to do ......with bad boys written on the back.

 

[RikidyBones]

Did you read the article? Says he was "afraid and intimidated by black people." He probably thought he could get away with killing him b.c he was black and he'd gotten away with stuff before. He'd had 18 complaints previously.

Also the dude who deleted his account probably did so because of all the death threats he was receiving from Infowars subscribers.

Some dude accused Chauvin of thinking something without anything else but that accusation. No examples of anything

 

[StarRaider]

I already have this in my collection but I should probably go ahead and pull the trigger on this 40th anniversary edition.....

View attachment 285832

need one of those parent advisory for racist content stuck on all MB movies.

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[RikidyBones]

I think you are hitting on the issue. Cops are human beings, being asked to go into the flaming cauldron over and over, night after night, year after year. At some point, they are subject to PTSD. Why is this not recognized and dealt with? Maybe they should be taken off the line for a year or two after receiving X number of complaints.

But no. It was an opportunity for a race baiting POS "reverend" to take a national stage, not tt talk about someone that he didn't give 2 ***** about until he saw his opportunity to be relevant again, and talk about Colin Kaperdick. It is much easier to vilify all cops rather than see then as human beings, especially when it furthers the divide the left so badly needs.

There is room for improvement and I think the following could help transparency and avoid inconsistencies

1. Treat field work as tours. 3 months on and 3 months off. Off field work consists of desk work and community outreach.

2. Pay them more. That will attract smarter people which provides more consistency with handling situation using training. When I got out of college I could go to the academy and then make 30k, deal with all the bad actors of a community, crappy schedule, risk my life daily and if a guy 1000 miles away kills another guy I would be vilified by the media, politicians and others OR i could work in an office starting at 45k without all that and move up.

3. Independent committee that will review complaints. Unsure of make up of this whether its elected officials or community peers.

4. National database of complaints that provides reports to the public and decisions behind those complaints. More detail of complaints and files available to all precincts so they hire better and bad cops cant just move without the new precinct being aware.

 

[Electric Orange]

 

[RikidyBones]

Not really a meme guy but found this funny

 

[volbeast33]

There is room for improvement and I think the following could help transparency and avoid inconsistencies

1. Treat field work as tours. 3 months on and 3 months off. Off field work consists of desk work and community outreach.

2. Pay them more. That will attract smarter people which provides more consistency with handling situation using training. When I got out of college I could go to the academy and then make 30k, deal with all the bad actors of a community, crappy schedule, risk my life daily and if a guy 1000 miles away kills another guy I would be vilified by the media, politicians and others OR i could work in an office starting at 45k without all that and move up.

3. Independent committee that will review complaints. Unsure of make up of this whether its elected officials or community peers.

4. National database of complaints that provides reports to the public and decisions behind those complaints. More detail of complaints and files available to all precincts so they hire better and bad cops cant just move without the new precinct being aware.

This is more like it..... they need to work towards sensible solutions to problems

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[BUBear]

 

[37L1]

There is room for improvement and I think the following could help transparency and avoid inconsistencies

1. Treat field work as tours. 3 months on and 3 months off. Off field work consists of desk work and community outreach.

2. Pay them more. That will attract smarter people which provides more consistency with handling situation using training. When I got out of college I could go to the academy and then make 30k, deal with all the bad actors of a community, crappy schedule, risk my life daily and if a guy 1000 miles away kills another guy I would be vilified by the media, politicians and others OR i could work in an office starting at 45k without all that and move up.

3. Independent committee that will review complaints. Unsure of make up of this whether its elected officials or community peers.

4. National database of complaints that provides reports to the public and decisions behind those complaints. More detail of complaints and files available to all precincts so they hire better and bad cops cant just move without the new precinct being aware.

"Bad cops" that have a record of things that make them "bad cops" are subject to a background check before they are hired on by another agency and they sign a waiver allowing prior employers to disclose their records. It astounds me that another agency would take on a known problem that they have been made aware of because of the vicarious liability and negligent hiring/retention issues that are part and parcel of their baggage if they take them on.

If you are not aware, there is a chronic shortage of qualified and experienced candidates to fill vacant law enforcement positions. Many agencies struggle to maintain minimum staffing/ shift coverage.


Why it may be increasingly hard to find police officers



https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/americas-shrinking-police-forces-could-spell-trouble-for-our-safety/

Police staffing shortages a nationwide trend

 

[NashVol11]

 

[Rickyvol77]

There is room for improvement and I think the following could help transparency and avoid inconsistencies

1. Treat field work as tours. 3 months on and 3 months off. Off field work consists of desk work and community outreach.
I think this is actually a great idea, especially the officers who are working in the hardest beats in the city
2. Pay them more. That will attract smarter people which provides more consistency with handling situation using training. When I got out of college I could go to the academy and then make 30k, deal with all the bad actors of a community, crappy schedule, risk my life daily and if a guy 1000 miles away kills another guy I would be vilified by the media, politicians and others OR i could work in an office starting at 45k without all that and move up.
More pay is a good thing, and does attract more qualified candidates, especially in the small rural departments and the big city departments where the biggest issues with qualified candidates are
3. Independent committee that will review complaints. Unsure of make up of this whether its elected officials or community peers.
These already exist in almost every city in the country to some extent. They are just advisory boards
4. National database of complaints that provides reports to the public and decisions behind those complaints. More detail of complaints and files available to all precincts so they hire better and bad cops cant just move without the new precinct being aware.
I agree that "bad cops" shouldnt be moving one dept to another over and over again, but a database of all complaints is useless because 90% of all officer complaints are complete lies or BS, 5% are legit but not illegal issues "he was rude to me, he cussed at me", and 5% are actual serious issues. I don't need an officer's work to be judged because he got 10 complaints and all 10 were proven to be lies. Hell doctors and nurses that abuse drugs are often not even arrested or have their licenses pulled when hospitals find them diverting drugs, they simply get moved to other hospitals, and they kill a hell of lot more people than police every thought about

 

[BigOrangeD]