Ferguson

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All-white jury returns no convictions for officers who allegedly brutalized veteran Black detective

Cori Bush @CoriBush
St. Louis police beat a Black cop who was working undercover at a protest "like Rodney King" and not one officer was found guilty. If an undercover cop can't get justice, how will the rest of us who have been maced, shot, beaten, and brutalized ever get justice?
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The very concept of an "all white jury" in this day and age, in any part of the USA, is totally unjust.

Could you "please beam me up, Scotty"?... I can't take it anymore.

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[phonehome]

Quelle surprise!

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To be totally fair though

Most of the residents AKA "the potential jury pool" of Hennepin and Ramsey county the 2 counties that make up "the twin cites/MSP " look like Derek Chauvin too

 

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Darnella Frazier: Teen who shot George Floyd's death says 'cold' Derek Chauvin kneeled harder when asked to stop

Witness who tried to help George Floyd breaks down at Derek Chauvin trial
Teen Cup Foods Worker Testifies About 'Guilt' He Felt Over George Floyd's Death | HuffPost
Derek Chauvin's Supervisor Criticizes Prolonged Use Of Force Against George Floyd | HuffPost
Paramedic: 'No Reason' Police Couldn't Have Started Chest Compressions On George Floyd | HuffPost

AND:

The Myth of the Supernegro Comes to Derek Chauvin’s Defense – Mother Jones
George Floyd was the one with all the power, his killer’s attorney argues.
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Totally Unnecessary”: Veteran Police Officer Denounces Derek Chauvin’s Use of Force – Mother Jones

Derek Chauvin trial: Ex-cop kneeled on 14-year-old boy's back for 17 minutes but jury won't hear about it

‘You Got to be a Damn Fool If You Think' Derek Chauvin 'Is Not Guilty', Philando Castile’s Mother Says


MEANWHILE:

Don Lemon Breaks Down at Cornel West Commentary on George Floyd

Retired Philly police officers apologize for fund-raising effort blaming George Floyd for his own death | Associated Press | bozemandailychronicle.com


AND, to NO ONE'S SURPRISE:

FOX News is Refusing to Air the Chauvin Murder Trial and This Video Shows Why

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And in other "protecting and serving" news:

2 former Texas sheriff's deputies indicted over Javier Ambler's death

A Texas grand jury has indicted two former sheriff's deputies from Williamson County, Texas, on second-degree manslaughter charges over the death in custody of Javier Ambler, a 40-year-old Black man.

Two years and a day after Javier Ambler II’s death, a grand jury has indicted two former Williamson County deputies with manslaughter in a case that raised questions about reality TV in American policing.​

Ex-sheriff charged with destroying Live PD footage of the death of Javier Ambler​

also:

7 Texas Cops Fired After Black Man Dies While In Police Custody

in related news:

Romeo Miller Says He Was Pulled Over At Gunpoint By Cop Who Told Him 'I Thought You Were Just Some Random Black Dude' - Blavity News
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Chauvin's supervisor testifies that he wasn't immediately told of knee on George Floyd's neck, length of time

Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane's bodycam was NOT on when Sgt Jon Edwards arrived on the scene of George Floyd's arrest | MEAWW

VIEWPOINTS:

Editorial: Derek Chauvin's defense is proving there's no defending George Floyd's death
Op-Ed: Derek Chauvin is in the courtroom, but the character of Black people is on trial in Minneapolis
George Floyd: Black families say justice is not promised in Chauvin trial - CNN

MEANWHILE:

Federal lawsuit accuses officers of 'viciously' beating Black teen - NBCNEWS.COM

Chicago Police Rolled Out a Cover-Up After Killing a 13-Year-Old Latino Boy – Mother Jones

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Derek Chauvin ‘Absolutely’ Violated Policy, Minneapolis Police Chief Says

The city's top cop told jurors Monday that former officer Derek Chauvin's restraint of George Floyd "absolutely" violates department policy and goes against "our ethics and our values."

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified about police training and tactics, but he wasn't allowed to discuss the firing of Chauvin, who is charged in Floyd's death.

The doctor who provided emergency care to Floyd at Hennepin County Medical Center was the first person to testify Monday morning. He testified that at the time of the incident, he believed Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, rather than an overdose or heart attack, based on the information he had.

Chauvin trial live, George Floyd: Minneapolis police chief testifies
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MEANWHILE:

The Worst People Keep Stealing the Language of Black Struggle – Mother Jones

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Police training boss says Derek Chauvin used an ‘improvised’ neck hold: ‘That is not what we train’ | The Independent

MEANWHILE, the Chauvin defense? same o same o - blame the witnesses, the victim, everyone else but the PERP:

Blame the victim? That's nothing new: We've heard Derek Chauvin's defense for killing George Floyd too many times before

IN OTHER NEWS:

VIDEO: Black Lives Matter Activists Lead Protest For White Man Killed In Lansing Police Custody - Zenger News
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NEWSFLASH (NOT!):

George Floyd died because HE COULDN'T BREATH, second medical expert says

Chauvin defense TRIED to claim Floyd said 'I ate too many drugs.' Then, prosecution rolled the clip

Chauvin is on trial, not America. We already know what this country is guilty of | Opinion

meanwhile:

Pro-Cop PAC Tried to Fundraise by Blaming George Floyd for His Own Death
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AND in RELATED news, MORE PROTECTING AND SERVING:

Cops Arrested a Black Man Taking Out His Garbage While Looking for a White Suspect
Video emerges of LA police arresting Black man who smiled at them as they searched for white suspect
Florida court rules cops involved in shootings can remain anonymous if they're 'victims' of a crime
Black Officer Almost Shot Romeo Miller After TRAFFIC STOP Until He Recognized Him, Miller said
Family of Black man fatally shot by Northern California police officer files civil rights lawsuit
Ex-Dallas Cop Charged With Orchestrating Two Murders Walks Free Due to Lack of Evidence
TRIGGER WARNING: San Francisco Police Officer With Record Of Killing Black Men Caught On Camera

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Medical Examiner: Chauvin Restraint Was More Than George Floyd 'Could Take' | HuffPost

Another forensic pathologist testified that there was “no evidence to suggest” that Floyd would have died if former cop Derek Chauvin hadn’t kneeled on his neck.

The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy took the stand Friday for the tenth day of witness testimony in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial to explain how he determined Floyd’s cause of death.

“In my opinion, the law enforcement subdual or neck compression was just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of those heart conditions,” Baker said.

“Mr. Floyd’s use of fentanyl did not cause the subdual or neck restraint. His heart disease did not cause the subdual or neck restraint,” he added.​

Testimony by Dr. Tobin conclusively proves ex-Officer Chauvin murdered George Floyd​

Derek Chauvin Defense Attorney Likens Position George Floyd was Killed in to Getting a ‘Massage,’ ‘Laying By the Pool in Florida’

MEANWHILE:

Van Jones: Chauvin Defense Wants You to Disbelieve 'Your Lying Eyes'

George Floyd's Sister In Emotional Interview: 'My Brother Is Not On Trial, Derek Is On Trial'
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IN OTHER NEWS:

Shocking body cam footage shows Black suspect say 'I can't breathe' as officer shoves snow into his mouth
Cops Caught on Video Holding a Black Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Then Pepper-Spraying Him
Police officer with connection to Proud Boys fired
Ronnie Long: After spending 44 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, this man says his life is worth more than $750,000
In one Texas town, a dead Black man and a hockey team’s divisive ‘thin blue line’ jerseys
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More murderous bullshit:

Police fatally shoot Black man in traffic stop near Minneapolis, protests erupt

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Reuters) -Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday about 10 miles (16 km) from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May.

As angry crowds swelled into the hundreds outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department building on Sunday night, officers in riot gear fired rubber bullets and lobbed flash bangs at protesters and let off clouds of chemical irritants.

The man killed by police was identified by relatives and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Daunte Wright, 20. Walz said in a statement that he was monitoring the unrest in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, as "our state mourns another life of a Black man taken by law enforcement."

Wright's mother, Katie Wright, told reporters at the scene that she received a call from her son on Sunday afternoon telling her that police had pulled him over for having air fresheners dangling from his rear-view mirror, illegal in Minnesota. She could hear police tell her son to get out the vehicle, she said.

"I heard scuffling, and I heard police officers say, 'Daunte, don't run,'" she said through tears. The call ended, and she dialed his number again, and his girlfriend answered and said he was now dead in the driver's seat.
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AND:

Black Army Lt. pulled over, terrorized, and beaten even though police knew he'd done nothing wrong

meanwhile...

Boston Police kept secret that cop union chief was alleged sexual predator: Raw Story
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[ActionBuddy]

More murderous bullshit:
Police fatally shoot Black man in traffic stop near Minneapolis, protests erupt

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Reuters) -Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday about 10 miles (16 km) from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May.

As angry crowds swelled into the hundreds outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department building on Sunday night, officers in riot gear fired rubber bullets and lobbed flash bangs at protesters and let off clouds of chemical irritants.

The man killed by police was identified by relatives and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Daunte Wright, 20. Walz said in a statement that he was monitoring the unrest in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, as "our state mourns another life of a Black man taken by law enforcement."

Wright's mother, Katie Wright, told reporters at the scene that she received a call from her son on Sunday afternoon telling her that police had pulled him over for having air fresheners dangling from his rear-view mirror, illegal in Minnesota. She could hear police tell her son to get out the vehicle, she said.

"I heard scuffling, and I heard police officers say, 'Daunte, don't run,'" she said through tears. The call ended, and she dialed his number again, and his girlfriend answered and said he was now dead in the driver's seat.​

AND:
Black Army Lt. pulled over, terrorized, and beaten even though police knew he'd done nothing wrong
meanwhile...
Boston Police kept secret that cop union chief was alleged sexual predator: Raw Story
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^ - So, in 7 words, shot dead for "Possessing Air Fresheners While Driving While Black"... it is endless in this fucked up country!

Hear his mother cry:

Independent.co.uk/us:
Daunte Wright: Protesters demand justice over police shooting of 20-year-old Black man in Minneapolis suburbs
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Insider.com:
Protests flare in Minneapolis after 20-year-old Black man shot in traffic stop

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[Industrialsize]

If that were a dog under Derek Chauvin's knee, the entire country would be outraged.

 

[Industrialsize]

If an officer is going to confuse a gun for a taser in a stressful moment, I think it's fair to say that raises questions about whether they should have been issued a gun in the first place.

 

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^ - So, in 7 words, shot dead for "Possessing Air Fresheners While Driving While Black"... it is endless in this fucked up country!

Hear his mother cry:

Independent.co.uk/us:
Daunte Wright: Protesters demand justice over police shooting of 20-year-old Black man in Minneapolis suburbs
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Insider.com:
Protests flare in Minneapolis after 20-year-old Black man shot in traffic stop

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Well, A.B. the plain simple TRUTH of it is that there are too many people in "law enforcement" who have NO FKNG BUSINESS in law enforcement, including a certain percentage who are supremacists, racists, bigots and possibly even antisocial psychopaths and malcontents who are hell bent on disrespecting and disregarding the dignity, well being, and very LIVES of Black people and minorities in particular.

The EFFECT being (whether intended or not) that they also become DOMESTIC TERRORISTS

in the sense that, EVERY Black person and minority person of color (PARTICULARLY MALE) who tries to live and work and go about his/her business in this country, must do so under the FULL KNOWLEDGE that at any time WE can be victimized by an errant no-knock, door breaking, weapons pointed invasion of our homes under ANY error or pretense,

and that WE, no matter our status, our worth, our occupation, position, or even our UNIFORM, can be stopped, pulled over, accosted, insulted, threatened, pepper sprayed, tasered, assaulted, beaten and even SHOT DEAD for failing to signal, for a broken tail light, for something hanging from a mirror, for a temporary tag or and expired license plate - OR FOR NO FKNG REASON AT ALL.

Those "boogaloo boys" neo-Nazis, supremacists, and other right winged racists and bigots speak of wanting that "race war."

But in TRUTH, with regard to policing, housing, education, employment, wages, and the CURRENT RIGHT WINGED ASSAULT UPON VOTING RIGHTS, there are those among them who've BEEN WAGING WAR, upon the Black community and upon minorities for QUITE some time.

THE LATEST:

Daunte Wright shooting: Protester clash with police in Brooklyn Center; Harris calls for 'justice and healing'
Brooklyn Center manager canned after refusing to say Daunte Wright shooter should be fired
Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, police chief resign in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Biden Acknowledges Black Community's 'Pain And Trauma' After Daunte Wright's Killing
We Have Trainings to Stop Cops From Mistaking Their Guns for a Taser. Few Departments Use Them.

ALSO:

Internet Explodes After Cop, Pepper Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant, Finally Fired: 'He Should Be Indicted'
Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Called Out for Bashing US Army Lieutenant Pepper Sprayed by Cops
Virginia Cop who pulled over Caron Nazario fired — but police chief told mayor he 'obstructed justice'
Caron Nazario: US Army’s most senior enlisted soldier praises Black lieutenant pepper-sprayed by police in shock video


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MEANWHILE:

Accused Murderer Derek Chauvin Demands State's Witness Not Be Allowed To Testify In George Floyd Trial

Chauvin Trial: George Floyd's Brother Philonise Testifies
Doctor Says George Floyd Had 'Exceptionally Strong Heart,' Undercutting Defense | HuffPost

Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake won't face discipline, police chief says
FL Deputy Gets 8-Hr Suspension For Violent Arrest Of Black Teen: VIDEO - Comic Sands

AND:

Major League Sports Postpone Minnesota Games After Black Man Is Killed By Police | HuffPost
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If an officer is going to confuse a gun for a taser in a stressful moment, I think it's fair to say that raises questions about whether they should have been issued a gun in the first place.

What this does show is just how much of a "mistake" it was/is to make the taser used by LE "so much like a gun" with a grip like a semi auto pistol and that you "fire it" by using your "trigger finger"

Lets supposed that that taser they had was more like the "stun guns" available to the rest of us.

Maybe it would be different by in addition to having the two electrodes on the one end the other end would have the ability to shoot out with wires like the "pistol version" does , it could just have two buttons or maybe something like a rocker switch.

Maybe the baton they carry would/could have it built into that, like an old timey cattle prod , the end could fire off of it too

Bottom line what ever they carry it would be so different that there would be no way you could be holding a semi auto pistol and think for even one second that you are "holding your taser"

You might confuse it with your mag light or your radio or your pepper spray or your ---- but would never confuse it WITH YOUR GUN

 

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The latest in the murder of Daunte Wright:

Ex-officer Kim Potter charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright case

Daunte Wright's family, attorneys reject police explanation of fatal Taser 'mistake': 'Don't tell us it's an accident'

And in the Derek Chauvin trial, defense attorneys continue to try to pin the blame for George Floyd's murder on everything BUT the PERP:

Defense Medical Expert In Chauvin Trial: Car Exhaust Could Have Played A Role
Derek Chauvin’s defense begins, asks jurors not to believe their eyes.

MEANWHILE more "protecting and serving":

'I'm sick of you all': Angry residents shout down 'corrupt' cops at Minnesota press conference
Judge reinstates pension of Black police officer fired for stopping a white colleague's chokehold
Michigan Man Sues Detroit Police After Wrongful Arrest by Erroneous Facial Recognition Software
Undercover Black Cop Beaten 'Like Rodney King' Shines Light on Racism in St. Louis Police Force
Kenosha cop who shot Jacob Blake in the back returns to active duty without discipline or charges
North Carolina Cops Suspended After Viral Video Shows Brutal Punches to Black Man

AND:

Ohio Black Couple Win $450K Lawsuit After Being Attacked By a Police Officer
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