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General Discussion / Re: The Abusive Policing Thread: Beyond Brown, No Justice
« on: April 15, 2021, 10:10:09 am »
Quote from: Bumber on April 15, 2021, 10:02:22 am
Quote from: MorleyDev on April 15, 2021, 08:29:59 am
There aren't established levels of escalation and they don't try to de-escalate.

There are. It starts with asking for compliance, then usually goes to trying to physically restrain. If they can't restrain the suspect (reasons include fleeing and refusing to exit a vehicle,) then it goes to less lethal weapons (tasers, pepper spray, rubber bullets.) Firearms are for when somebody's life is at risk. Escalation can happen very quickly, however.

The officer shouted repeatedly to Daunte that he would be tased, which was an attempt to de-escalate back to compliance or restraint.
Pray tell me why exactly we have to restrain fleeing suspects? And why exactly would a 26 year veteran draw a gun when the taser is on the other hip?

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 15, 2021, 10:07:43 am »
Quote from: Bumber on April 15, 2021, 07:11:44 am
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/democrats-introduce-bill-expand-supreme-court-9-13-justices-n1264132

Do the Democrats want to lose control of Congress? Because that's how you lose control of Congress.

Quote from: dragdeler on April 15, 2021, 03:47:04 am
Tucker is getting worse by the day, the other day he was equating vote dillution with white replacement

I'm pretty sure he mentioned how it effected black people, too. Also the lack of Hispanic support for illegal immigration. Tucker has previously mentioned how Trump got ~28% of the Latino vote. How 2nd and 3rd gen immigrants are less reliably Democrat, so they need a constant stream with a pathway to citizenship. There's more there than just "white replacement".

Tucker's rhetoric is very clearly white supremacist, the KKK think so, and his disclaimers and attempts to cloak it don't change that.

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 14, 2021, 12:47:57 pm »
Hey, anewaname, I get the feeling you may want to take a minute to disengage from the argument and restate where you stand on things, because you're sending aggressively mixed signals and it's difficult to discern tone through text. Don't want to misconstrue your words.

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General Discussion / Re: The Abusive Policing Thread: Beyond Brown, No Justice
« on: April 14, 2021, 12:46:33 pm »
Quote from: MorleyDev on April 13, 2021, 12:46:34 pm
So the excuse is...they accidentally drew their pistol, disengaged the safety, and fired it? And that somehow isn't an admission of gross incompetence leading to at best a criminal charge of manslaughter?
As far as I am aware, most US police use Glock brand pistols, which don't have a safety in the traditional sense. You can just draw and shoot, one reason they're popular among cops.

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General Discussion / Re: The Abusive Policing Thread: Beyond Brown, No Justice
« on: April 12, 2021, 03:14:17 pm »
Well, time to reboot the thread.

Minneapolis police largely excluded local press from their press conference regarding the recent police killing of Duante Wright  - national and international outlets were allowed.

Src: https://twitter.com/AndrewMannix/status/1381651950828142593

The killing in question: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56714346

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 11, 2021, 04:44:00 pm »
I mean, they could just tell the contractors to go home with their pay, I'msure they wouldn't complain. :P

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Cabal of Villain's (Heroes VS Villains, Villains, Turn 3, Deployment phase.)
« on: April 10, 2021, 11:04:19 pm »
I support the current deployment.

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Life Advice / Re: What is the difference between RTD, FG&RP, Mafia and Einsteinian Roulette
« on: April 07, 2021, 05:28:45 pm »
As for file sharing, I recommend Google Drive, Dropbox, or Pastebin. Be aware that many file sharing services display your real name, so you will want to make sure it's not associated with their account.

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Life Advice / Re: coffee
« on: April 07, 2021, 05:24:42 pm »
French press doesn't need much, you just have to be careful not to break it. For a french press, you could spend more money for a burr grinder (~$50) for more even grounds, but a typical bladed spice grinder will be fine in my opinion. French press uses a coarser grind than espresso and drip coffee because it uses a wire mesh filter as opposed to filter paper.

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 05, 2021, 08:34:04 am »
I will note that we have trouble with providing address of residency for homeless people here - barely any systems in place for them at all, at least compared to countries that fucking care about humanity.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Cabal of Villain's (Heroes VS Villains, Villains, Turn 2, Deployment phase.)
« on: April 04, 2021, 04:36:29 pm »
Quote from: votebad
Emergence: (0)
The Demonumentinator: (1) A_Curious_Cat
Sneaking Suits: (4) m1895, ZBridges, A_Curious_Cat, Doomblade

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 03, 2021, 07:01:25 pm »
Quote from: Bumber on April 03, 2021, 07:00:24 pm
Surely everybody can get 1 day off of a week?
No.

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 03, 2021, 06:57:07 pm »
People don't like Charter Schools being super prevalent because implementation is rife with embezzlement, for profit schools, and abuse (of students and teachers alike). Instead of spending money on vouchers, why not just improve the schools?

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General Discussion / Re: AmeriPol thread
« on: April 02, 2021, 08:47:48 pm »
Bumber: Don't post pictures of dead people recently allegedly involved in violent incidents.

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Roll To Dodge / Re: MOOK: Clouds Like Raw Meat
« on: April 01, 2021, 11:11:21 pm »
Evacuate the bar just in case.

Spoiler: Janet Janet (click to show/hide)

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