▲ 1371 ▼ America is the land of the free (slrpnk.net) submitted 1 year ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] Rin@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago What state? Nothing shows up in a quick search. That could be considered 'brandishing' in my state which is a crime but certainly not assault. permalink fedilink source parent [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago* Do you recognize the genocide in Gaza? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Rin@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago What state? Nothing shows up in a quick search. That could be considered 'brandishing' in my state which is a crime but certainly not assault. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago What state? Nothing shows up in a quick search. That could be considered 'brandishing' in my state which is a crime but certainly not assault. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago What state? Nothing shows up in a quick search. That could be considered 'brandishing' in my state which is a crime but certainly not assault. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago well it was in 2010 and I was living in a rural backwater so... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] confusedbytheBasics@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago What state? Nothing shows up in a quick search. That could be considered 'brandishing' in my state which is a crime but certainly not assault. permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago* Do you recognize the genocide in Gaza? permalink fedilink source parent