SubJeff on 1/6/2020 at 23:12
Quote Posted by lowenz
You know the story of Adolf Schicklgruber son of Alois?
:joke:
I'll be surprised if Trump doesn't win. It is the way.
This BLM issue is so toxic now that one can't even talk about it. The murder 3 charge instead of murder 1 for example - one cannot even (badly) explain the difference without being accused of being an apologist or something.
The videos coming out of these protests/riots are unreal. The police are being dicks. The looters and rioters are being dicks. It's one big dick fest.
jus like at yo mums
Renzatic on 2/6/2020 at 00:12
Quote Posted by SubJeff
The police are being dicks. The looters and rioters are being dicks. It's one big dick fest.
WELCOME TO AMERICA! :D
Starker on 2/6/2020 at 00:34
So, first the official report said George Floyd resisted arrest and the police barely managed to restrain and handcuff him, then a video emerged showing that nothing like that happened and that he let the police handcuff him without any issues.
Then they said he died of an unrelated medical condition with the police violence at most only contributing to his death...
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885964)
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private post-mortem examination found.
He died due to compression on his neck and back by Minneapolis police officers, medical examiners hired by the Floyd family said.
The findings differ from an official preliminary examination carried out by the county medical examiner.
It did not find evidence of "traumatic asphyxia or strangulation".
The official examination also said underlying health conditions played a role in Mr Floyd's death.
But the two doctors hired by the Floyd family found the death was a homicide, a statement from its legal team said.
"The cause of death in my opinion is asphyxia, due to compression to the neck - which can interfere with oxygen going to the brain - and compression to the back, which interferes with breathing," Dr Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner and one of the pair, said at a news conference.
[...]
Dr Baden said there was "no other health issue that could cause or contribute to the death".
The findings contradict those of a preliminary post-mortem examination that was included in the criminal complaint against Mr Chauvin, who has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
The medical examiner noted in that report that Mr Floyd had underlying heart conditions and said the combination of these, "potential intoxicants in his system" and being restrained by the officers "likely contributed to his death".
The full official death examination is yet to be released by the office of the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. It says it is awaiting more results from laboratory studies.
The Floyd family and their lawyers say the charge against Mr Chauvin should be increased to first-degree murder. They say the private post-mortem examination proves two other officers filmed kneeling on his back also contributed to his death.
[...]
The case has reignited deep-seated anger over police killings of black Americans and racism. It follows the high-profile cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Eric Garner in New York and others that have driven the Black Lives Matter movement.
On Sunday, mostly peaceful demonstrations once again gave way to violence in many cities, with clashes erupting between police and protesters.
Police cars were burned, buildings were torched and shops looted in several places. Dozens of cities imposed curfews but they were defied.
On Monday, President Trump told state governors they had been "weak" and had to get "much tougher", and utilise troops from the National Guard, thousands of whom have already been activated in two dozen states.
"You've got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you'll never see this stuff again," Mr Trump said in a video conference call, according to US media.
There have been scenes of violence in Washington DC in recent nights, including near the White House.
Demonstrators lit fire to buildings including a historic church known as the church of the presidents overnight on Sunday.
Many videos shared on social media from across the US appeared to show riot police responding disproportionately to demonstrators. (
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52880970) Dozens of attacks targeting journalists have been reported.
[...]
Renzatic on 2/6/2020 at 02:03
I guess this is it, yall. This is the bugaloo so many clamored for. Enjoy the ride.
catbarf on 2/6/2020 at 02:30
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I guess this is it, yall. This is the bugaloo so many clamored for. Enjoy the ride.
A majority of the boogaloo preppers are ready to go arm-in-arm with the Guard to suppress rioters. If there's one thing this is showing, it's that- as usual- the folks who claim to be armed to prevent government overreach are all too happy to support the government.
Now, if we start seeing people returning fire against trigger-happy cops,
then it's full-on boogaloo time.
Renzatic on 2/6/2020 at 03:47
Right now, I'm giving it a 10% chance that we'll see that come to pass. It all depends on whether Trump makes good on his threats to deploy the military in response to the rioters, and how extreme the military response is if he does.
Really, what I'm more worried about are the boogaloo preppers taking matters into their own hands. Unlike the military, if they get in on the action, they'll probably be far less discriminate in who they decide to fire upon, likely not differentiating between peaceful protestors, and actual rioters. The situation would then escalate, and we'll end up with even more of a total clusterfuck than what we already have.
I'm thinking that if we can manage to get to Friday without anyone on any side shooting an actual gun into a crowd, we're probably good.
Renzatic on 2/6/2020 at 04:04
Seems a lot of people on Facebook think that Antifa are this massive, organized insurgency serving as the personal army of the Democrats, and includes a number of politicians among their numbers. I saw someone compare them as being the much the same as the IRA is to the Senn Fein.
With this much outright lunacy going on, and our leadership stoking it every chance they get, does anyone really think that things are going to end peacefully here? I expect we'll see someone do something incredibly stupid over the next few days, and it will serve as the catalyst for all other kinds of stupidity from that point on. I don't know who will do it, the rioters, the protestors, the bugaloo bunch, the police, the national guard, the army (if they get involved), but with tensions so high, and so many variables in play, it's almost certain someone will.
We're sitting on a powder keg of hurt feelings, paranoia, and fear, and I have a feeling it's about to explode.
catbarf on 2/6/2020 at 04:05
Upon further review I'm seeing a lot more anti-police sentiment in gun owner circles than I thought existed. Veterans in particular seem very displeased at the use of force against non-violent protesters. I've been seeing clips of armed vets showing up to protests.
Powder keg seems the right term.
Renzatic on 2/6/2020 at 04:22
I've seen plenty of clips of police officers bowing down in solidarity with the protestors. This isn't an issue with cleanly defined lines, existing as a perfect dichotomy between those on the left, and those on the right. We're host to a fluid, moderate core we never pay attention to because it's always overshadowed by the spectacles of the extremes.
We're all victims of politics for the sake of politics.
