I kinda agree with Barr. What I disagree with is the cause. The police has worked hard to earn that distrust. And if they want trust they need to work even harder to earn it.
They also got the state wrong — the stolen motorcycle plate was a Montana plate, while they (obviously) had a Colorado one.
You have to be pretty fucking incompetent to not only mistake a SUV for a motorcycle, but to also not be able to recognize Colorado plates when you are police officer... in Colorado.
I've been playing this video for lots of idiots on Facebook, explaining to them, "this ... does ... not ... happen ... to ... white ... families. Do you get it now? Why people are kneeling and protesting?"
That means they get a visit from "Officer Friendly" next week who will tell them how to cross the street properly, give them a "Junior Patrolman" badge, and have them write an essay, "What my parents talk about at home."
(Don't laugh about the last assignment: During the Nazi era, German schoolteachers regularly gave that out to their students, as a means to check on loyalty.)
I'm sure the kids will be impressed.
They'll feel a lot better when they get that vast settlement check from Aurora, which will pay for their college educations.
Okay, I came back and this time I watched the video, because I can't give myself a pass to look away. That teeny-tiny little girl. Oh my fucking word. See, we are hard-wired to respond to that kind of a distress call. It's older than the species. Heck, if there had been a dog or a cat around, they would have come running to find out who's hurting the baby. People who have so conditioned themselves as to not respond by putting their arms around her and protecting her are probably beyond salvage. Notice how they shoo away the bystanders and then start looking around as if they became aware that someone was standing there with a camera (I assume that was the source of the muttered `this is some fucking bullshit'), and only after the presence of the camera is noted do they assist the girls to a sitting position. Side note: one would think they'd consider their future appearances on viral videos when they're scarfing up all the doughnuts. They are packing some serious coppage there and are big enough to build an entire spare cop out of all the excess.
What about age-fucking appropriate intelligence? Are all white cops overweight in Aurora? In America? These people need help getting out of their vehicles.
Senator Cruz proves that intelligence and money are not inextricably linked. Oh, for you Trumpers out there, that means he is a dumb fuck who somehow gave enough blow jobs to get elected.
And then, we turn around and pass on that same training all over Central and South America through WHINSEC (formerly called the "School of the Americas" (SOA).
If the Aurora PD cannot differentiate between a motorcycle and an SUV there is no amount of retraining that can help them. Fire the lot and get new LEO with higher IQs.
I kinda agree with Barr. What I disagree with is the cause. The police has worked hard to earn that distrust. And if they want trust they need to work even harder to earn it.
They also got the state wrong — the stolen motorcycle plate was a Montana plate, while they (obviously) had a Colorado one.
You have to be pretty fucking incompetent to not only mistake a SUV for a motorcycle, but to also not be able to recognize Colorado plates when you are police officer... in Colorado.
oh dammit, Dicksus is disappearing my upvotes again.
This made me sick. Ta, Stephen.
I've been playing this video for lots of idiots on Facebook, explaining to them, "this ... does ... not ... happen ... to ... white ... families. Do you get it now? Why people are kneeling and protesting?"
Just think....these kids will get "therapy."
That means they get a visit from "Officer Friendly" next week who will tell them how to cross the street properly, give them a "Junior Patrolman" badge, and have them write an essay, "What my parents talk about at home."
(Don't laugh about the last assignment: During the Nazi era, German schoolteachers regularly gave that out to their students, as a means to check on loyalty.)
I'm sure the kids will be impressed.
They'll feel a lot better when they get that vast settlement check from Aurora, which will pay for their college educations.
Yeah, me too.
Okay, I came back and this time I watched the video, because I can't give myself a pass to look away. That teeny-tiny little girl. Oh my fucking word. See, we are hard-wired to respond to that kind of a distress call. It's older than the species. Heck, if there had been a dog or a cat around, they would have come running to find out who's hurting the baby. People who have so conditioned themselves as to not respond by putting their arms around her and protecting her are probably beyond salvage. Notice how they shoo away the bystanders and then start looking around as if they became aware that someone was standing there with a camera (I assume that was the source of the muttered `this is some fucking bullshit'), and only after the presence of the camera is noted do they assist the girls to a sitting position. Side note: one would think they'd consider their future appearances on viral videos when they're scarfing up all the doughnuts. They are packing some serious coppage there and are big enough to build an entire spare cop out of all the excess.
It's the little plastic crown that really gets me. Jesus fucking Christ.
What about age-fucking appropriate intelligence? Are all white cops overweight in Aurora? In America? These people need help getting out of their vehicles.
Senator Cruz proves that intelligence and money are not inextricably linked. Oh, for you Trumpers out there, that means he is a dumb fuck who somehow gave enough blow jobs to get elected.
Police officer convictions are extremely rare.
And then, we turn around and pass on that same training all over Central and South America through WHINSEC (formerly called the "School of the Americas" (SOA).
If the Aurora PD cannot differentiate between a motorcycle and an SUV there is no amount of retraining that can help them. Fire the lot and get new LEO with higher IQs.
And I thought American police academy trainers all graduated from the School of the Americas.
Which means that "Officer Friendly" will go to their house, give them a "Junior Patrolman" badge, and teach them how to cross the street properly.