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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Unarmed black care worker Charles Kinsey shot by US police while calming autistic patient | Americas | News | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 48216.htmlIncredibly there are people where I work who would still seek to defend American cops after all the recent incidents across multiple states. Still not accepting that there is something seriously wrong with American policing when restrained/unarmed/vulnerable people are being assaulted/shot/killed on a daily basis, often in broad daylight.
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Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:21 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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'Why did you shoot me?" 'I don't know!'
What the absolute wailing [LIFTED]? How in any reasoning society are people like this handed authority and a firearm?
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Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:40 am |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Black woman shot dead by police during alleged standoff while holding son | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... on-injuredShe sounds like a genius. Though shooting her while she's holding her son is obviously 'troubling'.
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Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:18 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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TBH, this is one case where I can't really see any way to make a big issue of what the police did, given the fact that police in the US are routinely armed. if you point a shotgun at a policeman in the US you can't really expect them not to respond with force. The fact is if you pointed a shotgun at a policeman in the UK in a standoff situation there'd be ARU officers there pretty damn quickly and you'd be very lucky to come out of it alive.
Sounds like the woman may have had psychological issues from the backstory. It's incredibly sad that she lost her life.
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Police will be required to report officer-involved deaths under new US system | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... of-justiceA good sign at least, especially in combination with the fact they bother to send the officers to trial these days. But it'll take years before the courts have the balls to start convicting the fcukers, almost setting a precedent.
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Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:11 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Florida officer who killed woman during demonstration has checkered record | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... oel-recordEven by US standards Florida is going some in pointless gun deaths these last two months.
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Thu Aug 11, 2016 6:27 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38080181Actually, maybe they should try and make America great again...
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Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:27 am |
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
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Less idiots in the gene pool. That's all I'm saying lol
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Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:48 am |
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jonlumb
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:44 pm Posts: 4141 Location: Exeter
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Normally, I'd be on your side, but experience suggests the world contains an innumerable amount of idiots.
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Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:14 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Five dead in USA airport shooting. NEWS CLICKY
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 5041 Location: London
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38586215Florida householder fatally shoots woman searching for dog
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Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:55 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:06 pm |
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
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And doesn't Canada have as many guns but not much gun crime?
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