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Started by PurpPurp [1990116] on in Politics & Law.

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Limpd [789073]
That would be nice here in Michigan we won't be going to dinner unless it's a taco Bell drive thru so many places won't be opening again
Biggus--Dickus [2226155]
Yea, except he's brought unemployment for minorities down to the lowest it's ever been in history, as well as a prison system reform. Among other things. Nobody wants to talk about that tho
Raptorr [2237649]
There seems to be pictures floating around Twitter about bricks and stones being delivered to areas of protest and even materials for starting large fires being found in SUVs’. Something more sinister going on, here?
oraN [1778676]
Being someone from a country where people fear the authorities and wild shit never goes down, I had to fact check this to check it's authenticity

I feel bad for the businesses that her no hand in anything and were eager to reopen after shutdown.
This is basically not justice but plain looting because They can, livelihood of people have already been destroyed by the pandemic and now this is just adding oil to the fire.

Hope things become alright and those people stop being dumb ****s, this is one of the moment I wish I had the ability to do a bitch slap virtually.
PatBenatar [420347]
People should not fear authority they need to respect them. These people are just that people who dedicate there lives to protect us. They have to deal with so many bad people and situations each shift. You have to lay down your life for idiots who want to just kill them because of the job they have chose. Years ago a Mpls PD was having a coffee break and was shot in his back and died. the reason was a 3 young black men wanted to kill a cop that night, did not care who. Where was his justice? The 3 are sitting in the same prison as Derik Chauvin is being held, eating ice cream and watching cable tv, how ironic is that? Jerry Haaf RIP.

Philando Castile death, every cop in the state had a target on his back, I remember citizens would stand guard while officers did normal routine activities, like pump gas. It was not a good time to be a peace officer. It has not gotten ant better, that is why they can not hire or retain good cops, you want to go to work each day knowing people want you dead for doing your job?

Not all cops are bad, not all black men are cop killers, we need to stop hating.


So sad....

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said.
Ahab [1735214]
No they don't and respect is earned (which they are failing at by shutting down protests with mace/pepper spray, less than lethal rounds, and gas and that's just during this) not given due to a badge

The second incident occurred around 11:22 p.m. at the courthouse on South Las Vegas Boulevard. Officers were posted at the federal building to protect it from protesters when a suspect appeared, armed with multiple weapons.

When authorities approached the individual, the suspect reached for one of those weapons and was subsequently shot by the responding officers.
Sounds like a certain extremist right wing group who like walking around with their weapons but will have to wait for more info
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/27/the-boogaloo-movement-is-not-what-you-think/

Louisville
A bystander who livestreamed the incident said the people gathered in the parking lot outside Dino's Food Mart were not there to protest.

"We were just out there chilling," Kris Smith, whose Facebook Live video recorded shots being fired, said in another video on Monday.

"We weren’t protesting... We were just having a good time. We were eating... We were listening to music, having a good time," Smith said. "That’s all we were doing out there."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/man-killed-louisville-police-national-guard-protests

https://twitter.com/DrPoisons/status/1267808109474414593
tfw you remove people for talking and wonder why people then throw stuff

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/watch-police-drive-by-pepper-spray-protesters-standing-on-side-of-road
tfw you drive by spray people and wonder why people get pissed off
Biggus--Dickus [2226155]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/3100-inmates-to-be-released-as-trump-administration-implements-criminal-justice-reform/2019/07/19/7ed0daf6-a9a4-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html?outputType=amp

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Business/unemployment-rate-falls-lowest-level-50-years/story?id=66058946
-El- [463504]
I'm not interested in seeing a link because of an imbecile whose ass you're kissing.

I'm interesting in talking about it, like you said.
Bhappychap [2270497]
No no.

What policies did he implement?

What act did he work on to do that?

Or is he just trying to take credit for market trends?
PatBenatar [420347]
Trump took full credit for MPLS peace the last few nights, he had nothing to do with it. Walz told him no, he did not want any help from the Federal government.
Biggus--Dickus [2226155]
Man, Google exists you know. Instead of being scared and ignorant, you can maybe try doing your own research and come to your own conclusions. All I'm saying is Orange man not really that bad