Slegr Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Things are about to get crazy in Memphis and other major cities in the US, with riots likely once the videos of Tyre Nichols’ death are released this evening. The whole thing sounds like extreme police brutality. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/us/tyre-nichols-timeline-investigation/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Was reading about this the other yesterday, it's ugly. People are also pointing to how quickly this has all been processed and all of the officers being black. The officers should absolutely have the book thrown at them but there's questions as to why this has been such a quick process and as to whether it'd be taking place as quickly if the officers weren't all POC. Lot of POC already don't trust the police or the systems down there, this isn't going to help with that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Excited States of America. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) You absolutely know that the way and speed in which this was handled is entirely different than normal and for the US law enforcement to be making this statement about being prepared for violence they absolutely positively know they screwed up again. It's also remarkable how fast these officers were fired and charged and yes there IS one marked difference between this and almost every other high profile police related death that resulted in punishment for the officers. I won't suggest that's the reason for expedited charges but Edited January 28, 2023 by Warhippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Excited States of America. I first read this as "Exited States of America", like yes I'm glad to be in the more relatively peaceful Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Watching the video right now. Brutal. Straight up murder. 5 cops on 1 scrawny guy. Using the "give me your hands" excuse to keep beating him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Edited January 28, 2023 by Bounce000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Bounce000 said: Looks like a race war is back on the menu boys! What are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Bunch of organized thugs hiding behind a badge. No better than the criminals they’re supposed to be putting behind bars. Thank god for cameras catching everything now. Just think about how long this has been happening with no evidence. What happened to defund the police? Seems like that lost all its momentum. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bounce000 said: From my understanding everyone a part of this incident were of the same race. Correct me if I am wrong. Also excessive use of force from police isn’t just limited to prejudice towards races. Incompetence is one of the main factors in every incident that’s ever happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: From my understanding everyone a part of this incident were of the same race. Correct me if I am wrong. Also excessive use of force from police isn’t just limited to prejudice towards races. Incompetence is one of the main factors in every incident that’s ever happened. I don’t see this as incompetence. I see this as four cops looking to take out their anger on him for making them look foolish. Like how did he get away the first time. Seriously… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Bunch of organized thugs hiding behind a badge. No better than the criminals they’re supposed to be putting behind bars. Thank god for cameras catching everything now. Just think about how long this has been happening with no evidence. What happened to defund the police? Seems like that lost all its momentum. The "left" does a poor job of coming up with slogans. It should have never been defund, but here we are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophomore Jinx Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Big cop throwing several hay-makers to the head of the victim, while he was subdued, and already having been battered by the lot of them. His tough buddy-at-arms putting the baton to use while he was on the ground. And yet another piece of primordial ooze with a badge and a low brow, kicking him in the head like a FG kicker in the NFL. The City of Memphis has over an hour of video footage (in 4 parts) on this, - body-cam, street-cam, etc. and I couldn't continue watching past the 15 minute mark of part 2....it was APPALLING. Not a strong enough word actually. SICKENING. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 This was dropped last night. Real change is going to have to happen ASAP. If the BLM protests did little, then I fear what may be needed to get some real change. The warrior cop mentality that cops was drilled into them is going to have to go. Not tomorrow. Not next week. NOW. https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-cops-charged-with-horrific-beating-of-homeless-man Florida Cops Charged With Horrific Beating of Handcuffed Homeless Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sophomore Jinx said: Big cop throwing several hay-makers to the head of the victim, while he was subdued, and already having been battered by the lot of them. His tough buddy-at-arms putting the baton to use while he was on the ground. And yet another piece of primordial ooze with a badge and a low brow, kicking him in the head like a FG kicker in the NFL. The City of Memphis has over an hour of video footage (in 4 parts) on this, - body-cam, street-cam, etc. and I couldn't continue watching past the 15 minute mark of part 2....it was APPALLING. Not a strong enough word actually. SICKENING. These guys should be locked up and the keys thrown away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Alflives said: These guys should be locked up and the keys thrown away. They’ve been fired, arrested and face numerous charges, including 2nd degree murder. All the evidence is there. The keys will be thrown away. Edited January 28, 2023 by Sharpshooter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Whether they were arrested quickly or not, focus should be on yet another black person who died by yet again by the very same people who are supposed to “protect” and “serve”. POC remain disproportionately targeted by police brutality. That won’t stop Americans from politicizing this injustice to fit their agendas. Edited January 28, 2023 by Odd. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, DeNiro said: I don’t see this as incompetence. I see this as four cops looking to take out their anger on him for making them look foolish. Like how did he get away the first time. Seriously… You’re right it isn’t incompetence, it’s inhumane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, Odd. said: Whether they were arrested quickly or not, focus should be on yet another black person who died by yet again by the very same people who are supposed to “protect” and “serve”. POC remain disproportionately targeted by police brutality. That won’t stop Americans from politicizing this injustice to fit their agendas. You think these officers don’t beat this person so badly if he’s white? Weren’t the officers black? Is this a race thing? I don’t know. Why in heck would they do this? It’s sick behaviour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Coconuts said: Was reading about this the other yesterday, it's ugly. People are also pointing to how quickly this has all been processed and all of the officers being black. The officers should absolutely have the book thrown at them but there's questions as to why this has been such a quick process and as to whether it'd be taking place as quickly if the officers weren't all POC. Lot of POC already don't trust the police or the systems down there, this isn't going to help with that. The race card has often been overplayed in discussions and here's why. See below for the current chief of police in Memphis - she is obviously not white. Note: she was the one who said that the videos were disgusting to watch (not an exact quote) before they were released. I'm not saying race isn't an issue, but I think America has a class problem as well, but isn't talked about much. I just don't think we should be talking about race for this particular incident at all. Edited January 28, 2023 by Dazzle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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