Nobody was shot, hurt, or killed?
Depends on where you focus.
One man was killed in the south (can't recall off the top of my head; well known restaurant guy though, good man)
A photographer lost vision in an eye from a non-lethal bullet, IIRC.
Other reports of other people being hit in the face with the non lethal stuff.
And the gas.
Lots of video of people being hurt.
Lots of video of cops directly shooting people, ESPECIALLY the press. And while sure some press are sensationalist pricks, gotta say looks bad on your country when crew from another country get beat on for doing their jobs.
Oh and the people in DC? They had AN HOUR until curfew still, when the cops shoved and pushed their way into the crowd to get rid of them for Trump's fake photo op, and that included a couple people in the church itself who weren't even PART of the protests.
It's sad when people don't pay attention to what they say. You said,Nobody was shot, hurt, or killed?
Depends on where you focus.
Right, who didn't kill, hurt or shoot anyone.Should just fire them all and hire the guys who stormed Michigan, THOSE were manly men!
Damnit, it's back...
It's sad when people don't pay attention to what they say. You said, Right, who didn't kill, hurt or shoot anyone.
Meanwhile, I guess the threat of dying from Covid-19 is all over. Well, only if you're a protester/rioter apparently. The rest of us clearly need to stay home, stay out of parks, stay off of beaches and for god sake,stay AWAY from your cottages lest you spread da virus.
That's it, I'll just take the family to the park today to relax and enjoy the weather and when some authoritarian govt flunky, ie: a cop, tries to ticket me, I'll tell him/her that we are peacefully protesting George Floyd's death and because we're not yelling, Dr. Tam said it was just fine and dandy to protest something that happened in a foreign country, in a state that is controlled by Democrats who did NOTHING about the multiple complaints against Chauvin.
To put it bluntly, whoever let that f*cker continue being a cop should also be charged with gross negligence of duty causing death. But of course the Democrats in Minnesota are entirely blameless and it's clearly all Trumps' fault.
Well good for you having come to the realization that the public sector unions protect their membership to the detriment of the citizens that pay for them .I'm not going to argue the sarcasm of the post with you.
The repercussions of the marches and riots even will be seen in a couple of weeks, for good or bad.
Who hired Chauvin?
That's the first person who should be held accountable, regardless.
Second, the Union for that area? Their head guy is a rotten SOB from what I've read and he's pro violence against anyone and everyone it seems like.
Third, I do agree that more should have been done BEFORE this happened, but it's not just a "Dem" issue. It's also Republicans too.
Trump has nothing to do with the immediate crime. What he DOES have to do with is his total LACK of leadership, compassion, empathy and every other damned thing a normal human should act like in a situation like this and who has his position. What IS Trump's fault is his failure to DO his damned job, to push for national reforms of policing or, hell, even to just LISTEN to the people of his country like he cares.
I normally am iffy on Bill Maher, but I agree with something I saw he said tonight in a clip of his show: Psych testing should be the FIRST thing that happens to anyone looking to join any police force - or military or any other organization like it, really - not something done at the end. Actually, first AND last.
And no more unlimited strikes of doing wrong; no one else who fuk's up is allowed to remain on the job, fuking up on the job as a cop should be doubly overseen and regulated to keep the cops in line. Considering what we're seeing now, it's obviously needed.
Trump seems to be showing lots of compassion and concern for the people that lost their homes and businesses do to rioting. Criminals not so much.I'm not going to argue the sarcasm of the post with you.
The repercussions of the marches and riots even will be seen in a couple of weeks, for good or bad.
Who hired Chauvin?
That's the first person who should be held accountable, regardless.
Second, the Union for that area? Their head guy is a rotten SOB from what I've read and he's pro violence against anyone and everyone it seems like.
Third, I do agree that more should have been done BEFORE this happened, but it's not just a "Dem" issue. It's also Republicans too.
Trump has nothing to do with the immediate crime. What he DOES have to do with is his total LACK of leadership, compassion, empathy and every other damned thing a normal human should act like in a situation like this and who has his position. What IS Trump's fault is his failure to DO his damned job, to push for national reforms of policing or, hell, even to just LISTEN to the people of his country like he cares.
I normally am iffy on Bill Maher, but I agree with something I saw he said tonight in a clip of his show: Psych testing should be the FIRST thing that happens to anyone looking to join any police force - or military or any other organization like it, really - not something done at the end. Actually, first AND last.
And no more unlimited strikes of doing wrong; no one else who fuk's up is allowed to remain on the job, fuking up on the job as a cop should be doubly overseen and regulated to keep the cops in line. Considering what we're seeing now, it's obviously needed.
Trump seems to be showing lots of compassion and concern for the people that lost their homes and businesses do to rioting. Criminals not so much.
I agree with part of what you're saying here. The fact that some police officers and police chiefs are speaking out against the actions of the four that executed George Floyd as opposed to silence on the issue is a sign of independent thought and courage as opposed to the Blue Wall of Silence "Us against Them" bullshit we've come to see as normal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silenceThe police expressing solidarity with the protesters might be the single hopeful thing about this entire mess.
Trump seems to be showing lots of compassion and concern for the people that lost their homes and businesses do to rioting. Criminals not so much.
Of course he did because businesses lost means the economy gets a hit and his numbers go up again.
Otherwise yeah, Trump has no shred of true compassion in him what so ever.
He's giving compassion to where it's needed - the victims, not the criminals.
What's wrong with you.
He's giving compassion to where it's needed - the victims, not the criminals.
What's wrong with you.
Actually it's not but you keep believing that.