Carl Barks writing stories about a billionaire duck going broke because he allegedly didn't fulfill some decades (or centuries) old marginal transactional agreement. Now I know.
This is the kind of article I read and think she has the right to sue the city/police pension for 20years worth of damages . It blows my mind that some brain dead bureaucrat actually filed these charges. (or that there are even laws like this on the books)
What should boggle your mind are the number of people in this country that feel the conviction is messed up. The number who literally worship police. The number of people who say...loudly "FLOYD DIED OF DRUG OVERDOSE/HEARTATTACK/OTHERTHING".
The fact he possibly might not have been punished isn't mind boggling; the number of people who DEMAND he not be punished is mind boggling.
Not surprised considering people have spent their entire lives being conditioned by a myriad of police "entertainment", really police propaganda programming. Combine that with news media propaganda and the conditioning goes so far they subconsciously believe and behave like they are on the same team. Anything counter to that narrative of their team they feel is a threat to them so they defend it regardless that they are defying all logic in doing so.
They think they are actually making a difference for the
Not surprised considering people have spent their entire lives being conditioned by a myriad of police "entertainment", really police propaganda programming. Combine that with news media propaganda and the conditioning goes so far they subconsciously believe and behave like they are on the same team. Anything counter to that narrative of their team they feel is a threat to them so they defend it regardless that they are defying all logic in doing so.
Yeah and that's how we end up in a case where a cop supposedly chokes a suspect to death using his knee in full view of a crowd because he is such a racist bastard, but the coroner doesn't even find a single mark there. Waves of strangulation experts suddenly chime in: "It's possible to strangle someone without making a bruise!"
What we are dealing with in this country isn't a problem with people who think "innocent until proven guilty, even if they are a cop". We're dealing with a situation where a viral v
It makes perfect sense to me why people would be defending the officer.
The original autopsy report said that Floyd had covid-19 and large amounts of drugs in his system, and this is what killed him. Floyd was also complaining about not being able to breath before the officer had Floyd under his knee. From this point of view, everyone demanding that Chauvin not be punished makes perfect sense. The evidence pushes people to believe that this was yet another case of crying wolf. We've seen a ton of crying-wolf over the last 7 or 8 years, so I think people's mindsets are to automatically dismiss what may be a legitimate claim.
Then the autopsy commissioned by Floyd had called it a "homicide". That sounds like an accusation and not a cause of death. The report had more, but the news reporting on that phrase. Does an accusation sound like a proper medical examination and cause of death, or does it sound like an exaggeration from one that was paid for?
I absolutely think the officer should be punished for involuntary manslaughter, and I agree with the conviction. However, this doesn't change the fact that there are conflicting "facts" and people will still choose to believe the one that makes more sense to them. I can definitely see the original autopsy being chosen by those tired of hearing cases about the wolf that was never there.
You're missing two key points that the not guilty crowd like myself honed in on the moment they came out: The original medical examiner stated publicly that if he hadn't already been told by officials about the officer's involvement, specifically that if Floyd had been found in his home so that the evidence of his body was the only thing available, his expert opinion would have been a 100% certainty that he died from an overdose as that is where 100% of the evidence pointed. Later he said that the types and
It's literally impossible to cause asphyxiation by putting pressure on the back or side of the neck by a human being.. Not even close. The cervical vertebrae would have to become sperated and guess what wasn't in the autopsy? Even if Chauvin was 300 lbs, was floating in the air so all of his weight of pressed down it still wouldn't asphyxiate Floyd until the spine completely severed and the rest of throat collapsed. Or did you see Chauvin s knee touching Floyd's ear and just assume there was an invisible par
The US does not have a justice system. It has a criminal system, or a legal system if you prefer. It may call is a "justice" system but it doesn't make it one.
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I always wondered what society inspired (Score:5, Informative)
Carl Barks writing stories about a billionaire duck going broke because he allegedly didn't fulfill some decades (or centuries) old marginal transactional agreement. Now I know.
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The US justice system is messed up. This story isn't even bad in the context of the repulsive shit that goes on.
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I assure you you do not want to live somewhere where there are guaranteed convictions.
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What should boggle your mind are the number of people in this country that feel the conviction is messed up. The number who literally worship police. The number of people who say...loudly "FLOYD DIED OF DRUG OVERDOSE/HEARTATTACK/OTHERTHING".
The fact he possibly might not have been punished isn't mind boggling; the number of people who DEMAND he not be punished is mind boggling.
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Not surprised considering people have spent their entire lives being conditioned by a myriad of police "entertainment", really police propaganda programming. Combine that with news media propaganda and the conditioning goes so far they subconsciously believe and behave like they are on the same team. Anything counter to that narrative of their team they feel is a threat to them so they defend it regardless that they are defying all logic in doing so.
They think they are actually making a difference for the
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Not surprised considering people have spent their entire lives being conditioned by a myriad of police "entertainment", really police propaganda programming. Combine that with news media propaganda and the conditioning goes so far they subconsciously believe and behave like they are on the same team. Anything counter to that narrative of their team they feel is a threat to them so they defend it regardless that they are defying all logic in doing so.
Yeah and that's how we end up in a case where a cop supposedly chokes a suspect to death using his knee in full view of a crowd because he is such a racist bastard, but the coroner doesn't even find a single mark there. Waves of strangulation experts suddenly chime in: "It's possible to strangle someone without making a bruise!"
What we are dealing with in this country isn't a problem with people who think "innocent until proven guilty, even if they are a cop". We're dealing with a situation where a viral v
Re: I always wondered what society inspired (Score:5, Interesting)
It makes perfect sense to me why people would be defending the officer.
The original autopsy report said that Floyd had covid-19 and large amounts of drugs in his system, and this is what killed him. Floyd was also complaining about not being able to breath before the officer had Floyd under his knee. From this point of view, everyone demanding that Chauvin not be punished makes perfect sense. The evidence pushes people to believe that this was yet another case of crying wolf. We've seen a ton of crying-wolf over the last 7 or 8 years, so I think people's mindsets are to automatically dismiss what may be a legitimate claim.
Then the autopsy commissioned by Floyd had called it a "homicide". That sounds like an accusation and not a cause of death. The report had more, but the news reporting on that phrase. Does an accusation sound like a proper medical examination and cause of death, or does it sound like an exaggeration from one that was paid for?
I absolutely think the officer should be punished for involuntary manslaughter, and I agree with the conviction. However, this doesn't change the fact that there are conflicting "facts" and people will still choose to believe the one that makes more sense to them. I can definitely see the original autopsy being chosen by those tired of hearing cases about the wolf that was never there.
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You're missing two key points that the not guilty crowd like myself honed in on the moment they came out:
The original medical examiner stated publicly that if he hadn't already been told by officials about the officer's involvement, specifically that if Floyd had been found in his home so that the evidence of his body was the only thing available, his expert opinion would have been a 100% certainty that he died from an overdose as that is where 100% of the evidence pointed. Later he said that the types and
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It's literally impossible to cause asphyxiation by putting pressure on the back or side of the neck by a human being.. Not even close. The cervical vertebrae would have to become sperated and guess what wasn't in the autopsy? Even if Chauvin was 300 lbs, was floating in the air so all of his weight of pressed down it still wouldn't asphyxiate Floyd until the spine completely severed and the rest of throat collapsed.
Or did you see Chauvin s knee touching Floyd's ear and just assume there was an invisible par
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The US justice system is messed up.
The US does not have a justice system. It has a criminal system, or a legal system if you prefer.
It may call is a "justice" system but it doesn't make it one.