True. This comes back to your original point about how cops are trained. Chauvin’s actions were grotesque, but it’s important to recognize that cops are trained to do what he did ... up to a point, and Chauvin crossed the line. But even so-called “good” cops don’t see the Floyd murder video and say “oh, he shouldn’t have done any of that.” At best, they say he should’ve have gone as far as he did.
So, sure, that form of law enforcement should be abolished outright. I don’t see how that you can reform a system that would train people to abuse citizens to the point of death. And Chauvin wasn’t like a crazy pedophile priest where we (hope) that priests aren’t overtly trained to be pedophiles.
But if you say “abolish the police,” that obviously sounds like you’re talking about letting criminals run rampant. I’ve seen people propose ending qualified immunity, which I support. But we’ve also seen that when there are even the mildest efforts at holding police accountable they quit in protest or suddenly resign and claim they have no support.
We need a way of promoting reform that doesn’t let the police argue that reform weakens law enforcement, especially since the GOP is fully on the “let the cops do whatever they want” bandwagon.
He doesn't have to be racist for him to kneel on the back of the neck of a prone man's neck, and not getting up while the man is begging for his life, just a piece of shit. The racism just makes it easier to justify not getting up.
The tax stuff came out right after the murder, but with other cops acting like they were in a shooting gallery the lack of blood let this part of the story fade away.
Technically dealing with counterfeiting is the Secret Service's job (for longer than they've protected VIPs).So should Floyd's dubious double sawbuck have been referred to them without police involvement?
An appeal I assume. You can't apologize for what you did and then appeal the decision by claiming you never did it. Or something.
Really? I hadn't heard that angle before.
yes. I was surprised to see that she is being charged with something.
me neither. need to fire up the googlez and check out what's going on.
Derek Chauvin makes first court appearance on tax fraud charges https://www.fox9.com/news/d...
and it looks like there's so much more...
I worry that she will be targeted for the rest of her life like Mary Ann Vecchio(Kent State Massacre photo)
Agreed :(
True. This comes back to your original point about how cops are trained. Chauvin’s actions were grotesque, but it’s important to recognize that cops are trained to do what he did ... up to a point, and Chauvin crossed the line. But even so-called “good” cops don’t see the Floyd murder video and say “oh, he shouldn’t have done any of that.” At best, they say he should’ve have gone as far as he did.
So, sure, that form of law enforcement should be abolished outright. I don’t see how that you can reform a system that would train people to abuse citizens to the point of death. And Chauvin wasn’t like a crazy pedophile priest where we (hope) that priests aren’t overtly trained to be pedophiles.
But if you say “abolish the police,” that obviously sounds like you’re talking about letting criminals run rampant. I’ve seen people propose ending qualified immunity, which I support. But we’ve also seen that when there are even the mildest efforts at holding police accountable they quit in protest or suddenly resign and claim they have no support.
We need a way of promoting reform that doesn’t let the police argue that reform weakens law enforcement, especially since the GOP is fully on the “let the cops do whatever they want” bandwagon.
He doesn't have to be racist for him to kneel on the back of the neck of a prone man's neck, and not getting up while the man is begging for his life, just a piece of shit. The racism just makes it easier to justify not getting up.
Her husband(Chauvin's stepdad) is Tim's cousin.
The tax stuff came out right after the murder, but with other cops acting like they were in a shooting gallery the lack of blood let this part of the story fade away.
Same.
I think I heard about it at the time, but it got lost in the maelstrom of news overload.
Would his civil rights sentence be consecutive or concurrent with his murder sentence?
Technically dealing with counterfeiting is the Secret Service's job (for longer than they've protected VIPs).So should Floyd's dubious double sawbuck have been referred to them without police involvement?
I was thinking the same thing, Chauvin's friends are going to try to ruin her young life.