I saw Big Al Sharpton there on the ground already... We have the whole shake down gang there now.What, Louis Farrakhan wasn't available? Ben Crump isn't going to like sharing the spotlight with Jesse.
I saw Big Al Sharpton there on the ground already... We have the whole shake down gang there now.What, Louis Farrakhan wasn't available? Ben Crump isn't going to like sharing the spotlight with Jesse.
Everyone can calm down. I just heard on the official press conference that AG Ellison (you all remember him don't you?) has called in The Reverend Jesse Jackson to come and assist the Community. So Peace is coming fellas.
I saw Big Al Sharpton there on the ground already... We have the whole shake down gang there now.
Ba hahaha!He’s like the final boss you have to defeat in a video game.
Looks like the MN governor has activated the National Guard. I haven't seen whether it's to quell the violence or protect the looters yet though.
I can't remember the last time the NG was called out in this country to restore order, but I do remember 1968.
Things like this make me glad I live in the woods.
Live St. Paul PD feed. Unbelievable sh*t going on.........https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/13544
So all this is taking place in St. Paul (Minneapolis' twin city)?
I often wonder if we have strayed too far away from law enforcement as peace officers and too far towards glorifying them some sort of military personnel in the middle of a hot war zone.
Here's another perspective...
I come from a family of law enforcement officers, my father, uncle, brother and two cousins have or are still working. I've been around police officers since I was a kid and I heard conversations I probably wasn't supposed to hear (I was sneaky). Here's my take:
Police officers haven't changed. The vast majority become officers because they want to serve in a noble profession which allows them to do good things while avoiding the monotony of a factory job or sitting in an office. There have always been criminals, some of which have always been willing attack the police but here's what has changed. Those police officers of days gone by that no one remembers doing some of the distasteful things we see regularly today, they were heavier handed than any officers today. Back then there weren't cameras in everyone's hands and a lot of people who were heading down the wrong path were brought back on course by a good ass whooping from their local peace officers. The result was a level of respect from the parasites of society who knew there were consequences to their actions. Now they grow up being taught to taunt, run from, lie, attack and harass police officers and the "consequences" are little if any. In fact, if they can do these things well enough and get under the skin of an officer and get them to "cross the line" they get a big fat payday.
Officers haven't changed, society has. I'm not saying a police officer beating someone's ass when they get caught breaking into cars is the way things are supposed to work but there was a time when it was an effective means of discouraging people from continuing a life of crime. The vast majority of officers can't and won't do this now so that deterrent is gone and it has not been replaced. If anything the additional deterrents which used to be there (like prison sucking) are near gone as well.
That said, I haven't watched any of the videos of this incident nor have I watched the news but from what I've heard things were not done correctly and someone rightfully will pay for their actions. I simply no longer care about any of it as there is no solution. We make excuses for criminals, coddle them when they're caught, let them out early and act surprised when they go right back to their old ways. I gave it just shy of 20 years and not a single aspect of police work got better or more effective. All of the new technologies, new approaches, new policies have accomplished nothing but distancing officers from the public they serve.
Flame suit on if needed, the truth isn't always what we want to hear.
...some sort of military personnel in the middle of a hot war zone.
Here's another perspective...
I come from a family of law enforcement officers, my father, uncle, brother and two cousins have or are still working. I've been around police officers since I was a kid and I heard conversations I probably wasn't supposed to hear (I was sneaky). Here's my take:
Police officers haven't changed. The vast majority become officers because they want to serve in a noble profession which allows them to do good things while avoiding the monotony of a factory job or sitting in an office. There have always been criminals, some of which have always been willing attack the police but here's what has changed. Those police officers of days gone by that no one remembers doing some of the distasteful things we see regularly today, they were heavier handed than any officers today. Back then there weren't cameras in everyone's hands and a lot of people who were heading down the wrong path were brought back on course by a good ass whooping from their local peace officers. The result was a level of respect from the parasites of society who knew there were consequences to their actions. Now they grow up being taught to taunt, run from, lie, attack and harass police officers and the "consequences" are little if any. In fact, if they can do these things well enough and get under the skin of an officer and get them to "cross the line" they get a big fat payday.
Officers haven't changed, society has. I'm not saying a police officer beating someone's ass when they get caught breaking into cars is the way things are supposed to work but there was a time when it was an effective means of discouraging people from continuing a life of crime. The vast majority of officers can't and won't do this now so that deterrent is gone and it has not been replaced. If anything the additional deterrents which used to be there (like prison sucking) are near gone as well.
That said, I haven't watched any of the videos of this incident nor have I watched the news but from what I've heard things were not done correctly and someone rightfully will pay for their actions. I simply no longer care about any of it as there is no solution. We make excuses for criminals, coddle them when they're caught, let them out early and act surprised when they go right back to their old ways. I gave it just shy of 20 years and not a single aspect of police work got better or more effective. All of the new technologies, new approaches, new policies have accomplished nothing but distancing officers from the public they serve.
Flame suit on if needed, the truth isn't always what we want to hear.