Michael Brown was no gentle giant. AG Holder accepted the police version of the killing of Miichael Brown and that is all well and good (the Law And Order crowd likes that part of Holder's report, the other part outlining the systemic racism of the Ferguson police department not so much). That said anyone who saw Freddie Gray loaded into a police wagon with his legs dangling like a puppet knows he was murdered by thugs in uniform. Anyone who saw Eric Garner an obese asthmatic man who could not get out of his own way being manhandled by 5 (count 'em) thugs in uniform knows likewise. Anyone who saw Loehmann jump out of the police car in point blank range of supposed active shooter knows damn well that there is no way he would have done that if he was not 100% sure Tamir Rice did not have a real gun. The list goes on. In all these cases the thugs in uniform were held blameless. And these were the ones captured on video. No doubt there are countless others not captured on video. Percentagewise the overwhelming number of police are dedicated public servants. We couldn't function as a society if that were not the case. Unfortunately like so many things in life the damage done by that minuscule number outweighs the good. Defund The Police is a foolish overreaction unless we want to be individually responsible for our own security. That being said we cannot lose sight that a criminal element will inevitably gravitate to the perception that by definition you cannot break the law because you are the law.
Conservatives operate by soundbite. Any attempt as police reform is labeled “Defund the Police”. Tim Scott was never going to agree to a deal with Cory Booker. When police abuse is shown, the Conservative response will be that it does not happen very often. In the current political climate, there will not be a bipartisan approach to addressing police abuse. Biden expressly rejected defunding the police.
Yeah they like to dismiss it as low frequency but ignore the consequences. Throw some dirt on them and move on. Unfortunately there were some on the left who at some point have embraced defunding and that was poor judgment on their part.
I think of it as the Michael Moore maneuver. Moore will make a suggestion. Democrats in power invite him to inaugurations. Behind closed doors, they say “We ain’t doing that crap” and move on. Defund was not a part of the Biden/Harris or Booker plan.
When some Conservatives suggested that Glenn interview Ice Cube I, was laughing. Cube took his plan for Black America to Biden/Harris and was offered a Zoom meeting with Kamala Harris and people with a national rep for community activism. Offended, Cube took his 13-point plan to Trump’s campaign. He never met Trump but was told his plan would be used. NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis followed. Next came Kanye and Nick Fuentes (who called Chutkan a Jamaican female dog). Cube is now driving around with Tucker Carlson.
Democrats keep the finge on the edge. Republican opened the door for the Tea Party, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Boys, Moms for Liberty, etc.
Yeah but it was more than just Michael Moore. Minneapolis City Council members publicly embraced it and then Omar, Tlaib, and Ocasio-Cortez picked up on it. I get their motivation following the George Floyd murder but they should have known better that the Law And Order crowd would capitalize on it.
Michael Brown was no gentle giant. AG Holder accepted the police version of the killing of Miichael Brown and that is all well and good (the Law And Order crowd likes that part of Holder's report, the other part outlining the systemic racism of the Ferguson police department not so much). That said anyone who saw Freddie Gray loaded into a police wagon with his legs dangling like a puppet knows he was murdered by thugs in uniform. Anyone who saw Eric Garner an obese asthmatic man who could not get out of his own way being manhandled by 5 (count 'em) thugs in uniform knows likewise. Anyone who saw Loehmann jump out of the police car in point blank range of supposed active shooter knows damn well that there is no way he would have done that if he was not 100% sure Tamir Rice did not have a real gun. The list goes on. In all these cases the thugs in uniform were held blameless. And these were the ones captured on video. No doubt there are countless others not captured on video. Percentagewise the overwhelming number of police are dedicated public servants. We couldn't function as a society if that were not the case. Unfortunately like so many things in life the damage done by that minuscule number outweighs the good. Defund The Police is a foolish overreaction unless we want to be individually responsible for our own security. That being said we cannot lose sight that a criminal element will inevitably gravitate to the perception that by definition you cannot break the law because you are the law.
Conservatives operate by soundbite. Any attempt as police reform is labeled “Defund the Police”. Tim Scott was never going to agree to a deal with Cory Booker. When police abuse is shown, the Conservative response will be that it does not happen very often. In the current political climate, there will not be a bipartisan approach to addressing police abuse. Biden expressly rejected defunding the police.
https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_3c1cfaf5-b7ab-4712-a346-4f591e721b92
Because Conservatives will obstruct any progress, we have to repeatedly reject the Conservative “defund” slander. They are happy with the status quo.
Yeah they like to dismiss it as low frequency but ignore the consequences. Throw some dirt on them and move on. Unfortunately there were some on the left who at some point have embraced defunding and that was poor judgment on their part.
I think of it as the Michael Moore maneuver. Moore will make a suggestion. Democrats in power invite him to inaugurations. Behind closed doors, they say “We ain’t doing that crap” and move on. Defund was not a part of the Biden/Harris or Booker plan.
When some Conservatives suggested that Glenn interview Ice Cube I, was laughing. Cube took his plan for Black America to Biden/Harris and was offered a Zoom meeting with Kamala Harris and people with a national rep for community activism. Offended, Cube took his 13-point plan to Trump’s campaign. He never met Trump but was told his plan would be used. NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis followed. Next came Kanye and Nick Fuentes (who called Chutkan a Jamaican female dog). Cube is now driving around with Tucker Carlson.
Democrats keep the finge on the edge. Republican opened the door for the Tea Party, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Boys, Moms for Liberty, etc.
Yeah but it was more than just Michael Moore. Minneapolis City Council members publicly embraced it and then Omar, Tlaib, and Ocasio-Cortez picked up on it. I get their motivation following the George Floyd murder but they should have known better that the Law And Order crowd would capitalize on it.
Very true