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Buckeyeblue

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2. The police will continue to double down and double down

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 06:02 PM

Jun 2020

I think the biggest difference this time is that corporate America responded to them with disgust. Once the corporations take a stand, we can start to see progress.

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Georgia police are circling the wagons: Training Director says shooting "justified" [View all] PTWB Jun 2020 OP

The taser had already been fired twice so Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #1

The cops lawyer says he thought it was a gun shooting at him so he returned fire PTWB Jun 2020 #3

My understanding is the taser was fired Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #8

The taser belonged to the cop who didn't shoot PTWB Jun 2020 #13

The police will continue to double down and double down Buckeyeblue Jun 2020 #2

Let's try changing the cops first. Better trainers. Better training. Better cops. Iggo Jun 2020 #4

Well, we can see why these cops were so bad-- dawg day Jun 2020 #5

This! It looks like they have a monopoly on Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #9

Actually, Sir, The First Step Is To Fire This Idiot Trainer The Magistrate Jun 2020 #6

+1 crickets Jun 2020 #10

Cops look for any excuse to kill black men who resist during every encounter. sop Jun 2020 #7

The second step is to change the cops SallyHemmings Jun 2020 #11

This is a standard defense. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #12

Why are they talking about an ongoing investigation? FreeState Jun 2020 #14