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Post by Optimus on Jun 13, 2020 12:54:26 GMT -5
Not super anonymous given that there are only 3 black faculty in Berkely's history department (that's assuming that those details in the letter are even true. Could have been thrown in to mislead people from identifying the true author). I'm sure the witch hunt will now ensue.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 15, 2020 7:58:33 GMT -5
Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the PoliceThis has been a rolling problem with the "Defund the Police" crowd, and it's not getting any better. There's absolutely no meeting of the minds on the messaging. Articles "explaining" what "defund the police" actually means are useless, because again it clearly means different things to different people. And articles like the above one only serve--imo--to galvanize opposition.
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Post by Optimus on Jun 15, 2020 16:00:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I got into an argument with one of my more lefty friends the other day about this after he posted an ignorantly chastizing post for people to "do better" if they think that people saying "defund/abolish" the police literally mean that.
I tried to explain to him that it wasn't some "right wing conspiracy" and that some of these people literally do mean it (e.g., the morons yelling at the Minneapolis mayor last week, booing him and saying they were gonna vote him out of office b/c he said he doesn't support abolishing the police department). I think the cooler heads on the left have seen what a disaster that kind of slogan (and idea) is, so they're trying their hand at revisionist history in claiming that, "no, when we say 'defund/abolish the police, was we REALLY mean is...."
For all the times the far left has misused the term "gaslighting," it's a bit ironic that they're the ones literally engaging in it now with this "what we really mean..." spin.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 19, 2020 8:32:25 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Jun 19, 2020 13:12:17 GMT -5
Second strong one he's had in the past week or so. He's on a roll.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 19, 2020 14:41:14 GMT -5
He is. And he's getting slammed from both directions: he'e either a shill for the right, or for the left, depending on the hour of the day.
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Post by robeiae on Aug 6, 2020 11:52:10 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Aug 6, 2020 14:03:28 GMT -5
I hope they are made an example of. Even if they don't get 45 (which they likely won't, if convicted), I hope whatever the verdict is (it damn well better be guilty) that the punishment is severe enough to send a message to the other antifa and antifa-like jackasses out there.
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Post by robeiae on Sept 16, 2020 13:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Sept 16, 2020 15:06:23 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Nov 15, 2020 7:54:27 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Jan 5, 2021 10:10:55 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Apr 12, 2021 8:41:44 GMT -5
Here we go again: www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting/index.htmlWhat happened? Well...Yeah, okay. Supposedly, there's dashboard and bodycam footage, so I guess we'll know more, soon enough. Still, how stupid must these cops be if they shot someone for no real reason (which is possible)? Conversely, how stupid must the dead guy have been to give the cops a reason to shoot, to--after being pulled over-- defy the cops and attempt to get back in his car (which is also possible)? And how many more millions will Minneapolis taxpayers be out, since regardless of specifics here, the governor of the State has just about publicly admitted culpability for law enforcement?
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Post by robeiae on Apr 12, 2021 14:12:21 GMT -5
Well there ya go: www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986458941/police-say-accidental-discharge-of-gun-led-to-daunte-wrights-deathI don't know how someone can fire a gun and mistakenly believe it's a taser, especially someone who is supposedly a trained professional,* but at least the chief is saying straight up that it was police error. Cold comfort to his family, I know. But then, this was a really stupid decision on the part of the victim: You're about to be cuffed by a cop, you don't pull away and run, especially not into a car where a weapon might be hidden. * I would be interested to know how long the officer has been on the force, actually. Given all of the cutbacks, I can't help but wonder if there has been a drop off in actual experience levels of officers in cities like Minneapolis. ETA: Damn, I need to read the whole article: She even yelled "taser" before she fired her gun. Again, I don't see how that can happen. Maybe the tasers cops use need to made of bright orange plastic or something?
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Post by michaelw on Apr 12, 2021 18:34:33 GMT -5
I don't know how someone can fire a gun and mistakenly believe it's a taser, especially someone who is supposedly a trained professional Reminds me of the Oscar Grant shooting. And maybe that's important here. Johannes Mehserle got essentially a slap on the wrist (IMO), so perhaps copying his defense could be seen as a smart move. But that said, I agree with you. A taser normally weighs a lot less than a handgun. Shouldn't be too difficult to tell the difference, even if one is not really looking.
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