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Americanme

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11. I believe police serve a vital function, we depend on them,
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:30 AM
Yesterday

they are underpaid, they have a very stressful job. But, they seem to be trained, or coached, to do some bad things. They always say " he drove toward me, he tried to hit me", even when video shows otherwise. I've seen videos where several police officers are rapidly, simultaneously, yelling "stop resisting, stop resisting, stop resisting", while the defendant is trying to shield himself from blows, and in court the jury is told, the defendant was told 20 times to stop resisting. And firing their service weapon should be a last resort. Can't help but wonder if some are feeling emboldened by ICE's brutal tactics.

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Why aren't we talking about this? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Yesterday OP
There were threads about this earlier in the week malaise Yesterday #1
Recommended. H2O Man 13 hrs ago #24
This one stunned me. I have been watching as the news comes in. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #2
Unfortunately SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #3
Thank you Kohen Kartier Wiley for helping me with my yardwork this day wyn borkins Yesterday #4
He was adorable 🥰 MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #19
What a beautiful bdamomma 13 hrs ago #25
The name of the officer who shot him radical noodle Yesterday #5
Shoplifting? WmChris Yesterday #6
Exactly PatSeg Yesterday #8
Any decent cop, or any decent human being would have paid for the damn diapers! nt Trueblue Texan 15 hrs ago #20
Their sole justification is they claim the driver tried to strike them with the car as they left the parking lot, sop 12 hrs ago #28
Not a legitimate excuse. Against Law Enforcement Policy Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #29
Yep, that has become their catchall excuse it seems PatSeg 12 hrs ago #30
Manslaughter - he's so afraid of a desperate mom that TBF 23 hrs ago #16
Our bdamomma 13 hrs ago #26
. dalton99a Yesterday #7
My goyd mountain grammy Yesterday #9
Did you ever watch the movie "Chinatown?" AverageOldGuy Yesterday #10
I believe police serve a vital function, we depend on them, Americanme Yesterday #11
The "stop resisting" pisses me off to no end. There is resisting arrest and then there is resisting pain - the body will chowder66 23 hrs ago #17
A book i recently read breaks this down. druidity33 14 hrs ago #21
Lynch law is alive in Mississippi struggle4progress Yesterday #12
Attorney for Kohen Wiley's family wants video of shooting released struggle4progress Yesterday #13
How sad. And how fucking stupid. 1WorldHope Yesterday #14
Incompetence with horrific results. Joinfortmill Yesterday #15
I would never shop at Walmart. Zackzzzz 17 hrs ago #18
For alleged shoplifting, a 1-year old loses his life, a mother loses her son, a family loses their beloved... debsy 14 hrs ago #22
petty crimes are not death penalty crimes. copsusing deadly force WAY WAY toooooo much. pansypoo53219 14 hrs ago #23
In no particular order: RockRaven 13 hrs ago #27
This Lemon Lyman 4 hrs ago #31
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