US Anti-Police Protests and Riots Thread II

[Necroghastia]

This does not mean I condone police brutality and abuse of power under any circumstances.

Liberal Trump supporter. Four more years

[The Emerald Legion]

This does not mean I condone police brutality and abuse of power under any circumstances.

Liberal Trump supporter. Four more years

It's almost like 90% of these cases of Police Brutality happened under Democratic leadership.

You are aware how our government works right?

[Ifreann]

It's almost like 90% of these cases of Police Brutality happened under Democratic leadership.

You are aware how our government works right?

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

[United States of Devonta]

It's almost like 90% of these cases of Police Brutality happened under Democratic leadership.

You are aware how our government works right?

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

Most police forces most likely vote Republican, especially in todays environment. Always been a mute point too me.

[The Emerald Legion]

It's almost like 90% of these cases of Police Brutality happened under Democratic leadership.

You are aware how our government works right?

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

[The Huskar Social Union]

This does not mean I condone police brutality and abuse of power under any circumstances.

Liberal Trump supporter. Four more years

lmao that fucking gif


its the holy grail of smilies

[Ifreann]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

That's three high-profile incidents, not 90% of police brutality. Unless you'd have me believe that those three incidents are 90% of police brutality...

[The Greater Ohio Valley]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

You realize that this isn’t the gotcha you think it is, right? Police unions and their leadership have a huge amount of power and resist most pushes for change and reform, regardless of the city and the political party in charge of said city.

[Northern Davincia]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

Most police forces most likely vote Republican, especially in todays environment. Always been a mute point too me.

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

[Cordel One]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

Cities are usually Democrat-controlled? Neoliberalism is useless? Cops are a backward institution regardless of the party in charge?

[The Greater Ohio Valley]

Most police forces most likely vote Republican, especially in todays environment. Always been a mute point too me.

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

The police tend to resist oversight pretty fiercely, so the point is still a bit moot.

[Ifreann]

Most police forces most likely vote Republican, especially in todays environment. Always been a mute point too me.

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

Which is relevant if and only if the oversight people have any power.

[United States of Devonta]

Most police forces most likely vote Republican, especially in todays environment. Always been a mute point too me.

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

Democrats shouldn't have to babyset Republican cops. Jk but in all seriousness, kinda hard when any attempt of change is met with calls that you hate police and are soft on crime.

Not to mention, the culture in some departments make any sort of whistle blowing or push back from within hard.

[United States of Devonta]

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

The police tend to resist oversight pretty fiercely, so the point is still a bit moot.

Very much so.

[The Emerald Legion]

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

You realize that this isn’t the gotcha you think it is, right? Police unions and their leadership have a huge amount of power and resist most pushes for change and reform, regardless of the city and the political party in charge of said city.

You're incorrect. Conflict between Police Unions and the city leadership is largely for show.

[Cordel One]

You realize that this isn’t the gotcha you think it is, right? Police unions and their leadership have a huge amount of power and resist most pushes for change and reform, regardless of the city and the political party in charge of said city.

You're incorrect. Conflict between Police Unions and the city leadership is largely for show.

That's not entirely true, but the Democrats don't care enough to do anything beyond symbolic gestures.

[Northern Davincia]

As far as I know, this is true. However, the same cannot be said of the officials in charge of oversight.

Democrats shouldn't have to babyset Republican cops. Jk but in all seriousness, kinda hard when any attempt of change is met with calls that you hate police and are soft on crime.

Not to mention, the culture in some departments make any sort of whistle blowing or push back from within hard.

Reform is undoubtedly a difficult task, but Democrats have no chance at losing in big cities. They'll retain power despite "hating police" or "being soft on crime."

[United States of Devonta]

Democrats shouldn't have to babyset Republican cops. Jk but in all seriousness, kinda hard when any attempt of change is met with calls that you hate police and are soft on crime.

Not to mention, the culture in some departments make any sort of whistle blowing or push back from within hard.

Reform is undoubtedly a difficult task, but Democrats have no chance at losing in big cities. They'll retain power despite "hating police" or "being soft on crime."

A different Democrat will then. But not the current office holder. It's extremely hard to navigate. Guys, like Stephen Clark are Dems in name only, and that gives them votes. I think it's already be noted by other posters too, why your just plain wrong.

[Organized States]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

Nice politicization of long standing racial issues by both parties to the conversation here.

Racism doesn't have political affiliations.

Stop with this shit.

[San Lumen]

I find your claims to be extremely suspicious.

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

And cities with republican mayors have no issues right?

[Cordel One]

How so?

George Floyd, Minneapolis, run by Democrats.
Breonna Taylor, Louisville, run by Democrats.
Jacob Blake, Kenosha, run by Democrats.

Sensing a pattern here?

Nice politicization of long standing racial issues by both parties to the conversation here.

Racism doesn't have political affiliations.

Stop with this shit.

Racism does have political affiliations, and you're gonna find it in both big parties because they have more in common than you might think.

The Democrats are a right-wing party.

[Valrifell]

Nice politicization of long standing racial issues by both parties to the conversation here.

Racism doesn't have political affiliations.

Stop with this shit.

Racism does have political affiliations, and you're gonna find it in both parties.

Putting the police issue into a partisan framework does nothing except reveal that the person presenting it only cares about scoring imaginary political points and not actually solving the issue.

That police shootings are "happening in Democratic cities" is secondary to the fact that they're happening at all. It's not a Democratic or Republican issue singularly, but for some reason the GOP is intent on blaming it square on the Democrats.

[Cordel One]

Racism does have political affiliations, and you're gonna find it in both parties.

Putting the police issue into a partisan framework does nothing except reveal that the person presenting it only cares about scoring imaginary political points and not actually solving the issue.

What? Only a proletarian movement can solve the issue, but calling the big parties racist says nothing about me beyond my dissatisfaction with them.

[The Emerald Legion]

No, it makes the point intended. That the Democrats are not some kind of benevolent force for Minorities. They're Europhile Autocrats who want to rob us all of our rights.

[Valrifell]

Putting the police issue into a partisan framework does nothing except reveal that the person presenting it only cares about scoring imaginary political points and not actually solving the issue.

What? Only a proletarian movement can solve the issue, but calling the big parties racist says nothing about me beyond my dissatisfaction with them.

That's not a partisan framework, though. What Emerald was presenting, implicitly saying "this wouldn't happen under Republican leadership" was partisan framing, that's what I was attacking.

You're fine for saying that racists are in both parties, we kind of agree with each other, actually.