Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:12:50 -0500
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On 6/21/24 12:18 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <v52ok6$2vac8$1@dont-email.me>,
>   "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> 
>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Ah, California... the stupidity never stops. <sigh>
>>
>>>>> This is the target we used for requals. We always questioned why it is that
>>>>> we were only shooting white guys.
>>
>>>>> --------------------
>>>>> https://americancop.com/banning-targets/
>>
>>>>> Since at least 2013, a tremendous number of agencies have suffered from
>>>>> "Good Idea Fairy" visits. I'm specifically addressing those "good ideas"
>>>>> that will reportedly fix society's ills but have little to no factual
>>>>> foundation. Generally, these stem from politicians "doing something" to fix
>>>>> a problem.
>>
>>>>> Some of these include-- claiming there is no national standard for using
>>>>> force while trying to throw out Graham v Connor, ignoring SCOTUS rulings
>>>>> like United States v Whren to attack pro-active policing, or protesting the
>>>>> release of positive body-worn camera footage.
>>
>>>> Wait. What? I thought the whole point of footage from body-worn cameras
>>>> was to produce needed evidence and to make it publicly available.
>>
>>> No, it was to jam up cops and put them in jail. When the body cam
>>> footage started exonerating cops and exposing the lies, false complaints
>>> and general assholery of the criminals far more often than it ever shows
>>> police misbehavior, the grievance groups did a complete 180 and now
>>> routinely oppose the release of body cam footage.
>>
>> Speaking as a taxpayer, I'd prefer that cops have evidence that they
>> didn't commit an $18 million tort, and that the bad guys were lying.
> 
> Well, you're not a leftist 'progressive' with an Agenda to push.


Do you use "human garbage" as your pronoun now?