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[–] 154 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Apart from the obvious "arresting a senator for asking questions" thing, is whatever's happening on this picture standard procedure for arresting an unarmed, unthreatening person in the US? It looks like they're arresting a terrorist or a dangerous suspect

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  • [–] 120 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    No normally. I think they throw a knee on the neck for 9 to 10 minutes.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Thought about it. Still wanna grab em by the throat stab them.

    Or whatever that Eminem song said

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Have you thought about the blue lives?!

    I have. In their current state, they are at the bottom of the list of lives that I care about, with every other living organism on the planet above them. If they work to remove the corrupt, fascist, and clearly unregulated members and leadership from their ranks, then I will reevaluate, until then they can stay there.

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  • [+] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, cops are racist as fuck. But they will gladly beat up anyone. Threaten too. I remember when I was a lot younger talking to a cop (i did't know better at the time.) and suddenly he starts resting his hand on his holster and looking at me weird.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    he starts resting his hand on his holster and looking at me weird.

    FYI, in many states that action is very explicitly defined as Assault.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, but if I pulled my gun out and blasted his pig ass I am not going to get off on self defense.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Prosecutors would definitely take that to trial, for sure. But it also depends on your jury. Being acquitted is definitely more likely as the days go by now. A lot of people no longer give law enforcement any sort of benefit of the doubt, often the exact opposite now.

    You just need 1 member of that jury to decide that way and refuse to change their position to hang the jury, and then the prosecutors have to decide whether to bother with a retrial and do it all over again. Any time the first jury is unable to decide, that weighs heavily over any subsequent trial, whether it's supposed to or not.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Authorities are claiming they were unable to know who he was at the time, and treated him as a potential threat.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You are going to get to hear that kind of verbiage a lot over the next few years

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fucking hate cop talk. The language they use in their reports is disgusting. They probably have a template that they just slightly modify. Template is already full of lies.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    When 99% of the police is weaker fatter and more out of shape than the "criminal" this is how they have to do it or everyone would just escape. Handcuff fat ass has the arm rotation of a dollar store action figure and is already out of breath from having to bend down. You can see it in the video.

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