"This isn't forgiveness or christianity. This is conditioning.That black cop who shot that white woman from Australia got 40 years.No hugs. The judge didn't give him his personal Bible. This "forgiveness" only cost an innocent black man his life while eating ice cream in his house. Check her texting history. A Mother Theresa she is not. She'll be paroled in 5 years, prolly less. POC are always expected to forgive the heinous actions of racists, as if we're all Bagger Vance. I'm not that big of a person. Not sorry."
I've gone through so many emotions about this and I've arrived at the same conclusion. Black people have got to stop apologizing for being murdered by cops.
Chief Renee Hall has launched an official investigation into the Dallas Police Association for interfering in the investigation. Now they're after her, which they have been since she, as an African American woman, doesn't represent their redneck "values".
The only reason this ever came to trial is because our DA and Jean's family wouldn't let it go away. Good for them.
Brandt Jean probably had to forgive her to let go of his own pain and anger in order to move on. But everything SER said about the situation is valid. These GOPers being so moved by black forgiveness when they are so quick to believe in black villainy is fucking disgusting.
He lost his brother. If forgiveness helps him heal, I support that. I do not understand it, but I cannot imagine his loss and support him dealing with grief.
The people turning it into some cosmic symbol that makes it more OK to shoot the next person are the ones who are fucked up. I do not blame him for bad faith takes of racist assholes.
I was unaware I am still upset about it all these years later until I read that incoherent statement. It sucks. He was unarmed. He was shot multiple times on suspicion of vandalism.
This makes my heart hurt. There were no winners in this situation. Sad all around but once again grace prevailed. An amazing example of faith, love, and forgiveness. Lifting up both families in prayer during this time
These same mouth breathers could not wait to find something with which to vilify Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and others.
So, when the white person is held accountable this is suddenly a sad tragedy? What tears did they shed for Philando Castile?
Especially since, giving her full benefit of the doubt (in which we accept that she thought she was coming upon an intruder in her home), police procedure would have been to radio for back up (She had her radio), stay outside, and not enter the apartment with guns-blazing.
Like, what are the qualifications to be a Dallas police officer? A pulse?
"She also seemed like the type of cop who held a reductive view of the world: There were "good guys" and "bad guys." She's now one of the bad guys."
I disagree. I think she is that reductive, but as is common for people that are her case is different. She is still "a good guy" because in her case, and her case alone, there were mitigating circumstances- ice cream, horniness, it being her that's in the wrong etc. You wrote in a piece on this earlier about how she said she wished that she'd been shot instead of Jean. She said that not because she meant it but because she was turning this into a performance of her self pity. That's what's going to keep her in her category of "a good person" because she feels that she feels bad about this- she believes she feels guilty because she feels self pity. Not remorse, not sorry for Jean and his family, but sorry for herself. Bad guys don't do that.
But I thought the current thinking is, if everyone were armed, we would all be safe and nobody would ever need to fire a gun? Yeah, that's the dumbest solution to the epidemic of gun violence I've ever heard. Teachers carrying guns? Around children? Living in a police state where the vice principal of any rural middle school is packing heat? And these people are our elected representatives who come up with these idiotic ideas? People are fallible, they make poor judgment and rash judgments. Add a lethal weapon into the mix, and you get gun injuries and deaths. I bet Amber Guyger wishes she never reached for that stupid gun. I hope she does, anyway. I can't imagine she will be well-received in prison, except by the aryan brotherhood, who may welcome her and offer to protect her. If she is afraid, or begins to resent her punishment for shooting a black man, she could see the aryan protection as a good choice. Sad.
A friend of mine had this reaction:
"This isn't forgiveness or christianity. This is conditioning.That black cop who shot that white woman from Australia got 40 years.No hugs. The judge didn't give him his personal Bible. This "forgiveness" only cost an innocent black man his life while eating ice cream in his house. Check her texting history. A Mother Theresa she is not. She'll be paroled in 5 years, prolly less. POC are always expected to forgive the heinous actions of racists, as if we're all Bagger Vance. I'm not that big of a person. Not sorry."
I've gone through so many emotions about this and I've arrived at the same conclusion. Black people have got to stop apologizing for being murdered by cops.
Chief Renee Hall has launched an official investigation into the Dallas Police Association for interfering in the investigation. Now they're after her, which they have been since she, as an African American woman, doesn't represent their redneck "values".
The only reason this ever came to trial is because our DA and Jean's family wouldn't let it go away. Good for them.
I watched this live, and I was flummoxed.
And then what the judge did? Out of bounds in a court room.
Brandt Jean probably had to forgive her to let go of his own pain and anger in order to move on. But everything SER said about the situation is valid. These GOPers being so moved by black forgiveness when they are so quick to believe in black villainy is fucking disgusting.
degree from Trump Univ.
There's always stripping. She could make a career out of being the big bad cop stripper lady.
She most certainly will, but she'll never be a peace officer again.
Arlington used to want all their officer to have bachelor's degrees. I don't know if that's the case any longer.
He lost his brother. If forgiveness helps him heal, I support that. I do not understand it, but I cannot imagine his loss and support him dealing with grief.
The people turning it into some cosmic symbol that makes it more OK to shoot the next person are the ones who are fucked up. I do not blame him for bad faith takes of racist assholes.
I was unaware I am still upset about it all these years later until I read that incoherent statement. It sucks. He was unarmed. He was shot multiple times on suspicion of vandalism.
This makes my heart hurt. There were no winners in this situation. Sad all around but once again grace prevailed. An amazing example of faith, love, and forgiveness. Lifting up both families in prayer during this time
These same mouth breathers could not wait to find something with which to vilify Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and others.
So, when the white person is held accountable this is suddenly a sad tragedy? What tears did they shed for Philando Castile?
Such action is incredibly unorthodox and inappropriate for a judge, it seems to me.
Especially since, giving her full benefit of the doubt (in which we accept that she thought she was coming upon an intruder in her home), police procedure would have been to radio for back up (She had her radio), stay outside, and not enter the apartment with guns-blazing.
Like, what are the qualifications to be a Dallas police officer? A pulse?
"She also seemed like the type of cop who held a reductive view of the world: There were "good guys" and "bad guys." She's now one of the bad guys."
I disagree. I think she is that reductive, but as is common for people that are her case is different. She is still "a good guy" because in her case, and her case alone, there were mitigating circumstances- ice cream, horniness, it being her that's in the wrong etc. You wrote in a piece on this earlier about how she said she wished that she'd been shot instead of Jean. She said that not because she meant it but because she was turning this into a performance of her self pity. That's what's going to keep her in her category of "a good person" because she feels that she feels bad about this- she believes she feels guilty because she feels self pity. Not remorse, not sorry for Jean and his family, but sorry for herself. Bad guys don't do that.
But I thought the current thinking is, if everyone were armed, we would all be safe and nobody would ever need to fire a gun? Yeah, that's the dumbest solution to the epidemic of gun violence I've ever heard. Teachers carrying guns? Around children? Living in a police state where the vice principal of any rural middle school is packing heat? And these people are our elected representatives who come up with these idiotic ideas? People are fallible, they make poor judgment and rash judgments. Add a lethal weapon into the mix, and you get gun injuries and deaths. I bet Amber Guyger wishes she never reached for that stupid gun. I hope she does, anyway. I can't imagine she will be well-received in prison, except by the aryan brotherhood, who may welcome her and offer to protect her. If she is afraid, or begins to resent her punishment for shooting a black man, she could see the aryan protection as a good choice. Sad.
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Whoa. Good grand jury.