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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#2001: Jun 11th 2020 at 3:27:54 AM

https://wfpl.org/investigation-shows-national-guard-bullet-killed-david-mcatee/amp/

Update on the David Mc Atee case. Official word is coming that a NG soldier was responsible for firing the fatal shot and not police.

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#2002: Jun 11th 2020 at 3:48:09 AM

Video from the onion which is sadly still relevant two years on.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#2004: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:00:40 AM

[up] The tweet for those who don't wish to click the link:

Don't worry about those Confederate statues being torn down. They're getting what they always wanted: out of America.

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
Nuup-Kangerlua Defender of the Fleet from Up your ass - Second door to the left Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Defender of the Fleet
#2005: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:13:00 AM

Thousands of Police officers across France have expressed tonight their outrage about the new ban on hands based strangleholds and Hornet's Nest models of grenades which of course are unavoidable for effective crowd control or safe arrests !

https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/on-veut-nous-empecher-de-travailler-contre-les-mesures-de-castaner-des-policiers-deposent-leurs-menottes-devant-les-commissariats-1931546.html#page/contribution/index

Edited by Nuup-Kangerlua on Jun 11th 2020 at 7:16:12 PM

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eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Shop all day, greed is free
#2006: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:22:09 AM

Let us take a moment of silence for all the officers who are no longer allowed to safely arrest people with grenades.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#2007: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:26:22 AM

They are devastated

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#2009: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:27:05 AM

[up]"However, as many employees noted to Buzz Feed News, Starbucks not only exempts buttons and attire celebrating LGBTQ rights and marriage equality, but hands them out."

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#2010: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:27:21 AM

[up][up]I was always more of a Philz guy anyway.

Edited by M84 on Jun 12th 2020 at 1:28:19 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#2011: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:27:38 AM

@ Nuup

The hornet’s nest grenade seems to use chemical gases along with rubber bullets, which, considering people are already going to be screwed over by the COVID-19, is probably going to further punch in their respiratory systems.

I fail to see how crowd control would require something beyond shields if the manifestations are not outright riots, besides, disarming the police right now could be argued to be a way to protect them from the public given that the current image of them is as trigger happy bullies and not reasonable figures of order.

Edited by raziel365 on Jun 11th 2020 at 10:29:30 AM

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#2012: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:36:24 AM

Officer who knelt with George Floyd protesters accused of insubordination a day later

And FOP: Chicago officers who kneel with protesters could be kicked out of police union

I guess the system is now getting rid of the last few good apples. Would make the rest look bad/s.

Edited by miraculous on Jun 11th 2020 at 10:38:57 AM

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#2013: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:38:56 AM

Rubber bullet frag grenades are one of those exciting innovations in 'less lethal' technology that basically mean 'eyeballs are no longer a human right'.

What's precedent ever done for us?
ShirowShirow Dinosaur Hunter from Land of Maple Syrup (Old as dirt)
Dinosaur Hunter
#2014: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:40:37 AM

[up][up] The list of police officers punished and/or fired for revealing corruption or systemic abuses is... Long.

You are not alone.
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#2015: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:43:40 AM

The worst thing is they'll bend over backwards for actual rule breaking and assaulting scumbags but if anyone dares report on them for abuse. Well their gone.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#2016: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:46:18 AM

2020 is truly an interesting year, it's the first time I actually hear about officers being threatened for agreeing that police brutality should not stand.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
Nuup-Kangerlua Defender of the Fleet from Up your ass - Second door to the left Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Defender of the Fleet
#2017: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:55:39 AM

The problem which is denounced here by those Police officers is that across the last ten years there has been a slow cancellation of all the useful tools for control by the authorities :

The OF-F1 Grenade ? Banned in 2017, to be replaced by the GLI-F4 model ...

The GLI-F4 Grenade ? Banned in 2020, to be replaced by the GM 2 L model ...

The GM 2 L Grenade ? The model is already denounced though it has no TNT now ...

So overall there is resentment that all the material is taken away to the point someone will ask them to dive into what I call the "caïdats" without their weapons and for me the recent example of officers in London who have been surrounded and were threatened by the mob around them shows what can happen when peacekeepers are sent defensively butt naked to a hot zone !

Edited by Nuup-Kangerlua on Jun 11th 2020 at 7:58:20 PM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#2018: Jun 11th 2020 at 10:58:13 AM

Am I the only one noticing the selling point of the latest weapon mentioned [up] is "It's better because it doesn't have TNT?"

raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#2019: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:01:23 AM

Being too armed by itself is going to incite people to attack the officers because they are already under the -in many cases correct- asumption that the police will use their weapons regardless of whether the manifestation was violent or not, sending cops with less weapons is a way to calm tensions.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#2020: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:01:41 AM

[up][up]That's how depressing the low standards are, I guess.

Edited by Altris on Jun 11th 2020 at 11:01:57 AM

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
ShirowShirow Dinosaur Hunter from Land of Maple Syrup (Old as dirt)
Dinosaur Hunter
#2021: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:03:30 AM

You give the police a shiny toy and they'll look for any excuse to use it.

You are not alone.
Nuup-Kangerlua Defender of the Fleet from Up your ass - Second door to the left Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Defender of the Fleet
#2022: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:04:44 AM

The model is seen as far worse by the Police forces : The TNT was precisely what made them useful for riot control because of the blast effect which forces several meters back a violent crowd so how can you push rioters back when you have no tool which has an effect of physical recoil ?

Edited by Nuup-Kangerlua on Jun 11th 2020 at 8:05:31 PM

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ShirowShirow Dinosaur Hunter from Land of Maple Syrup (Old as dirt)
Dinosaur Hunter
#2023: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:07:03 AM

Maybe don't drop bombs on crowds of people in general.

You are not alone.
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#2024: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:09:09 AM

Yes let's do that.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#2025: Jun 11th 2020 at 11:10:34 AM

For starters, why the hell would you want something like that?! What if someone is impaled or breaks a bone because of the blast? Or if the grenade detonates close to someone's head? Are we going to say it was manslaughter at worst?

I can't stress enough that the police shouldn't be under the impression that they are going to a warzone when they deal with a riot because the people involved are civilians, some unarmed, others with children probably and who are part of your people in the first place.

Edited by raziel365 on Jun 11th 2020 at 11:11:45 AM

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.

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