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Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:47 pm
by Chris_H_2
Bi_3 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:we're not far from the armed, vigilante militias having their own union representation


I initially read this as vegetarian militias.
all that hunter's orange saving lives in the backyard garden

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:47 pm
by VinylGuy
just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:53 pm
by macphisto
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Really gross.
Agreed. When mods edit someone's post, they should sign their name, otherwise they're like an occupying force here to victimize the citizenry of RM.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:55 pm
by B
macphisto wrote:
Mickey wrote:
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Agreed. When mods edit someone's post, they should sign their name, otherwise they're like an occupying force here to victimize the citizenry of RM.
Relax. No content was changed and our tampering was noted.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:56 pm
by Bi_3
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:56 pm
by macphisto
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
Does it matter if he was holding a knife or reaching for a gun? Can we wait for the facts to come out before we burn down another city?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:56 pm
by Chris_H_2
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
but until then . . .

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:57 pm
by Bi_3
Chris_H_2 wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:we're not far from the armed, vigilante militias having their own union representation


I initially read this as vegetarian militias.
all that hunter's orange saving lives in the backyard garden
Maybe their rallying cry can be "Do you want the carrot... or the stick?"

#DadJokeKing

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 2:58 pm
by epilogue
I can't imagine any new facts that could justify what happened. It was a defenseless act.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:00 pm
by Strat
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
Seven bullets. What more facts do you need? I dont mean to be snarky but seriously. How is that justified? Seven Bullets to the back. Seven

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:00 pm
by B
durdencommatyler wrote:I can't imagine any new facts that could justify what happened. It was a defenseless act.
What if Blake was one of the santanic baby-eaters secretly running our government?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:05 pm
by Bi_3
Strat wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
Seven bullets. What more facts do you need? I dont mean to be snarky but seriously. How is that justified? Seven Bullets to the back. Seven
I was pointing out there is a distinction between defending and not condemning until after an investigation is conducted. At least there used to be.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:06 pm
by epilogue
B wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I can't imagine any new facts that could justify what happened. It was a defenseless act.
What if Blake was one of the santanic baby-eaters secretly running our government?
In that case the cop still shouldn't have shot him in that car.

He should have done it in a pizza parlor.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:06 pm
by VinylGuy
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
what other facts do you need? Reaching a knife? so those cops cant hold him down? they needed to shoot him 7 times in the back?

Its super weird to read people defending this type of police brutality. Really weird and confusing.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:15 pm
by macphisto
Strat wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
Seven bullets. What more facts do you need? I dont mean to be snarky but seriously. How is that justified? Seven Bullets to the back. Seven
Police are trained to shoot until the threat ceases. If Blake was reaching for a gun in the car, maybe seven shots is what it took for him to stop reaching for it. I agree that it looks bad, and I'm not saying the shooting was justified, but can we let the justice system work and resist the urge to immediately convict based on thirty seconds of vertical video?

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:16 pm
by digster
You're not a jury. You don't have the power to convict anybody. That doesn't mean you have to ignore common sense and twist yourself into a pretzel to always give the police officer the benefit of the doubt over the person who's been shot.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:21 pm
by macphisto
VinylGuy wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
what other facts do you need? Reaching a knife? so those cops cant hold him down? they needed to shoot him 7 times in the back?

Its super weird to read people defending this type of police brutality. Really weird and confusing.
He had already fought with the police. They attempted to use a taser and it failed to subdue him. This is a guy who had an active warrant for sexual assault and domestic abuse. The police were only there in the first place because he was somewhere he wasn't supposed to be acting like an asshole. It's super weird to read people defending these types of criminals.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:23 pm
by digster
Yeah, he sure had it coming.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:24 pm
by macphisto
digster wrote:You're not a jury. You don't have the power to convict anybody. That doesn't mean you have to ignore common sense and twist yourself into a pretzel to always give the police officer the benefit of the doubt over the person who's been shot.
Common sense dictates remaining calm and letting the process work, but looting and burning is just so much fun.

Re: The Protest Thread

Posted: Thu August 27, 2020 3:32 pm
by VinylGuy
macphisto wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:just saw the video of the shooting of Blake.

There are people defending this?
I think there are people waiting to pass judgement until more facts are available.
what other facts do you need? Reaching a knife? so those cops cant hold him down? they needed to shoot him 7 times in the back?

Its super weird to read people defending this type of police brutality. Really weird and confusing.
He had already fought with the police. They attempted to use a taser and it failed to subdue him. This is a guy who had an active warrant for sexual assault and domestic abuse. The police were only there in the first place because he was somewhere he wasn't supposed to be acting like an asshole. It's super weird to read people defending these types of criminals.
Im not defending him.
He was causing trouble? fine, arrest him. They shot him. seven times. On his fucking back. There is absolutely no excuse for that.