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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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The way he repeats himself makes him sound like a cocaine addict...
I wouldn't say that's impossible. It's also been noted that Trump may be some form of Narcissist
, or has some sort of Narcissistic personality disorder
.
edited 10th Aug '16 11:29:24 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling OnEvery time I think "maybe Trump isn't as bad as I think he is" he goes ahead and says or does something that makes me realize that he's much worse than I think he is.
As for Trump repeating himself: I strongly suspect he has a wire loose. Do narcissists repeat themselves a lot? Personally, I'm inclined to believe he's a pathological liar.
Leviticus 19:34Here's a run down of how Stein isn't as progressive as she claims to be
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/210549/friends-dont-let-friends-vote-for-jill-stein
The head of the American Nazi Party now thinks Trump is "a real opportunity"
edited 11th Aug '16 3:57:11 AM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Stein seems like a classic example of a fringe candidate who's been captured by the base that they're trying to appeal to. Functionally, most mainstream left-wing views are already swept up in the Democratic Party, so the Green leaders have to pander to the ones who are left out, and those tend to be the ones who believe in the stupid conspiratorial memes and/or hold racist or otherwise extreme views. Stein can't piss them off too much by trying to hold reasonable positions, lest she lose her entire base of support.
edited 11th Aug '16 5:30:25 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Department of Justice completely trashes the Baltimore Police Department
, the BPD regularly violates constitutional rights
, officers engage in sexual misconduct with criminals in exchange for protection from being arrested
, and engages in both personal and systemic racist (personal being shouting n#gger at black people a lot, systemic being arrest forms that are formatted to always describe suspects as black males and supervisors telling officers to "make up a reason" to arrest groups of black men) practices
A few choice excerpts:
"This conduct is not only criminal," the report said, "it is an abuse of power."
The report found that even though one officer had internal records with documented evidence of such conduct, no one — from BPD to the State’s Attorney’s Office — pursued criminal charges. Instead, he was allowed to resign.
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The disparities applied to actual searches. According to the report, police were much more likely to search black Americans, even though they were much less likely to find any contraband on black suspects compared to their white counterparts:
BPD disproportionately searches African Americans during stops. BPD searched African Americans more frequently during pedestrian and vehicle stops, even though searches of African Americans were less likely to discover contraband. Indeed, BPD officers found contraband twice as often when searching white individuals compared to African Americans during vehicle stops and 50 percent more often during pedestrian stops.
BPD lacks meaningful accountability systems to deter misconduct. The Department does not consistently classify, investigate, adjudicate, and document complaints of misconduct according to its own policies and accepted law enforcement standards. Instead, we found that BPD personnel discourage complaints from being filed, misclassify complaints to minimize their apparent severity, and conduct little or no investigation. As a result, a resistance to accountability persists throughout much of BPD, and many officers are reluctant to report misconduct for fear that doing so is fruitless and may provoke retaliation. The Department also lacks adequate civilian oversight — its Civilian Review Board is hampered by inadequate resources, and the agency’s internal affairs and disciplinary process lacks transparency.
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I remember during the primary that Martin O'Malley was working to shake off the negative stigma of his time as mayor of Baltimore by claiming that he worked hard to reform the BPD. Clearly, there is a lot more work to be done there. /sigh
If the BPD is anything like Dan Simmons describes, it's going to be a damned long shot, and require sustained and extensive public and political attention. We, as an audience, cannot allow ourselves to be fickle on this.
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Including attempted Suicide by Cop and all incidents where an Officer or a member of the public dies during Police work, including Traffic Incidents?
edited 11th Aug '16 8:42:49 AM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling OnJust for nostalgia, this old Colbert congressional hearing:
Sheesh. Tough Room. Poor Colbert got one laugh. One.
I know, right?
edited 11th Aug '16 8:50:52 AM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.@134950
: ... WHY THE HELL IS THERE A NAZI PARTY IN THE USA THAT'S ALLOWED TO USE "NAZI" IN ITS NAME?!
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Yes. Then the federal investigators determine there was no foul play, and that's the end of it.
