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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
And from the American point of view, at least in terms of how public school history frames it, the French Revolution ultimately failed because the first republic failed and they went back to an absolute monarch. They got to a republic eventually but the revolution isn't given credit for it. Wrong? Maybe.
Anyway, the debate came about because we were arguing about the definition of terrorism. I don't think there's anything left there though.
Yes. I thought it was all executions by guillotine, not Torches and Pitchforks. Although that does make a lot of sense.
Back on topic: Another shooting, this time the video comes from a police body cam.
When will it stop?
@Handle Charming.
Politically a lot of change for police has to come from a much lower-than-federal level. City/Municipality has to increase funding for it, which requires a change in the body politic to provide for motivation to stop shooting what the News Media determines to either be the next Saint or a Thug.
The issue is more complex than "ending" it.
Not to start up anymore arguments with anyone, but on the whole "white males are really the persecuted ones" thing, I think this video from a pretty popular You Tuber, for better or worse, illustrates the thinking perfectly:
It's pretty toxic.
edited 15th Jul '16 2:59:48 PM by LSBK
@Elle
It certainly couldn't hurt, I agree. I wish the first part was present though. The US Congress is so entrenched though, which is why I went the lower-end route. A lot of people could be elected on a platform of "Funding and training our first responders", I think. Enough local politicians make it their "token issue" and you'd end up with the same thing, just locally. Good ideas could spread upwards from there, making it more palatable for the brawling idiots in the Rotunda to stop quarreling long enough to listen to the masses.
Either way works, not sure which would be more likely to succeed.
And in global news, apparently the Turkish military has attempted a coup
- the Turkish National Intelligence Unit claims it's already settled, but we all know how that song and dance can go (lookin' at you, Baghdad Bob).
Erdogan is a threat to NATO, the Kurds, and has proven himself to be completely untrustworthy. He's been sending oil, weapons, and even direct air support to ISIS during this entire conflict.
Even ignoring the moral obligation that I think we have to dispose of him backing the coup and putting in a friendly government would be a huge boon for our efforts in the area.
Oh really when?Dylan North was shot on June 25th. It's in the news right now because we just got the body cam footage, which does a pretty good job of exonerating the officers involved. It's a pretty clear case of Suicide by Cop.
Which may not be apparent in the heavily edited and captioned form that link provides. Try this one, it has the complete video
.
edited 15th Jul '16 5:21:49 PM by TobiasDrake
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For the initial two shots, I'd be inclined to agree.
However, the last two shots were both delivered when he was laying prone on his back, the officers not really making any moves to get closer, and simply shouting out warnings to get his hands up... right after he'd been shot and was quite obviously holding his newly-acquired wound when the shotgun was fired, and likely was when the third pistol was fired.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Once you've started shooting at someone you generally don't stop until they're very dead. Although I'm reminded of the sammy yatim case where a cop was found not guilty of murder for shooting sam dead but was found guilty of attempted murder for unleashing a second volley at this recently deceased body. It was a weird case.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?

The Brits and Americans see themselves as the inventors and propagators of freedom, equality and democracy. When it was the Revolution who laid the groundwork for that in Europe.
edited 15th Jul '16 2:33:52 PM by Antiteilchen