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Morrigu 
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What a mess!
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NY Times Editorial Board:
How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder
The courts protected police abuses for years before George Floyd’s death. It’s time to rethink “qualified immunity.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/Minneapolis-police-George-Floyd.html
"A Minneapolis police officer, who was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes until the life left his body, has been fired, arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. That is a step toward justice. Those who take a life should face a jury of their peers. But the rarity of the arrest, the fact that police officers who brutalize or even kill other people while wearing a badge so seldom end up facing any consequences is an ugly reminder of how unjust America’s legal system can be." |
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Tannin
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| David wrote: | | Guess he must have died of natural causes. |
Correct.
In the USA, being murdered by a policeman counts as a "natural cause". Especially if you are black.
(Especially but not only - let's not forget the murder of Justine Diamond.)
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| Well, a few years ago, Republican politicians were trying to convince everyone that gun massacres like Sandy Hook should be accepted as natural disasters, like floods or hurricanes. |
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Tannin
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^Strewth!
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think positive 
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brilliant
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stui magpie 
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These protests are seriously $%$ed up.
Black guy killed by white cop, people do protests, others join in so there's looting, arson and hardcore destruction, ironically meaning the Police need to elevate their responses.
Protest against Police Brutality justifies Police Brutality.
According to someone I heard on the radio, left wing anarchists have taken over the protests.
Sorry, but setting fire to buildings and smashing widows so you can run in and steal shit isn't a protest, it's straight out criminal behaviour
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| stui magpie wrote: | These protests are seriously �$%$ed up.
Black guy killed by white cop, people do protests, others join in so there's looting, arson and hardcore destruction, ironically meaning the Police need to elevate their responses.
Protest against Police Brutality justifies Police Brutality.
According to someone I heard on the radio, left wing anarchists have taken over the protests.
Sorry, but setting fire to buildings and smashing widows so you can run in and steal shit isn't a protest, it's straight out criminal behaviour |
Not sure about blaming left wing anarchists for this? There are a huge number of straight out thugs and criminals taking advantage of the anger of the people!
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Tannin
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| stui magpie wrote: | | According to someone I heard on the radio, left wing anarchists have taken over the protests. |
Yer right. And Australia's bushfires were the result of arson. And Covid-19 is caused by 5G phone towers.
Give me a break
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stui magpie
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I'm not making the judgement, just commenting on what I've heard. You reckon WPT's favourite white supremacists are behind it?
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Jezza 
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| stui magpie wrote: | These protests are seriously �$%$ed up.
Black guy killed by white cop, people do protests, others join in so there's looting, arson and hardcore destruction, ironically meaning the Police need to elevate their responses.
Protest against Police Brutality justifies Police Brutality.
According to someone I heard on the radio, left wing anarchists have taken over the protests.
Sorry, but setting fire to buildings and smashing widows so you can run in and steal shit isn't a protest, it's straight out criminal behaviour |
Wouldn't surprise me if radicals have hijacked the protests.
This is very reminiscent of the LA Riots in 1992.
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Morrigu
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The violence and destruction is disgusting regardless of who is doing it! Saw this devastated not young black woman saying she wished she was where George was - her home, small family business and livelihood all destroyed - how the duck does that help to get the much needed reform or honour the memory of the murdered man FFS 
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stui magpie
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Yeah, I saw a piece on the news with "protesters" looting shops in Beverly Hills.
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Good to see Donald Turnip at the NASA / SpaceX launch during this crisis.
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