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Torchlight

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19. That poor guy.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2023, 04:09 PM

Jan 2023

I could stomach only a few seconds of the video, and CBS Evening News had a graphic of him in critical care last night.

These consistent self-inflicted stains by law enforcement are hard to watch. If nothing else, cops have to know by now that this stuff can't be swept under the rug anymore, and that cell phones can record through blue walls.

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Memphis police chief calls treatment of Tyre Nichols a 'failing of basic humanity' [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 OP

If those people had been... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #1

You don't think they should have been fired? BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #4

Calm down. :eyes: 2naSalit Jan 2023 #8

You are correct ismnotwasm Jan 2023 #11

Funny how so many... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #18

I'll ignore your obvious (and unwarranted) condescension toward me, and I'll ask again... BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #12

Perhaps it was your demanding tone, 2naSalit Jan 2023 #16

Mmkay! Totally agree! BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #21

... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #25

If they had been white, some people would say more Black cops should be hired, in a department WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #14

Thank you WG. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #22

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2023 #2

Why is there not outrage over this case? BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #3

I think part of it is that there has been swift action in firing and charging the cops, which some WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #5

I can't imagine the video. I guess you're right, though I don't need to see that. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #6

IIRC, someone who has seen the video compared it to the Rodney King video. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #7

You know, whenever I see one of these incidents, I can't help but wonder how those cops act to their BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #9

There aren't a lot of hard numbers for a variety of reasons, but according to one study, 40% of cops WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #10

I would bet that's higher, but I've nothing with which to back that up. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #13

It's generally understood that it probably is higher, because it's a self-reported number. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #15

Yes, very sad. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #17

That poor guy. Torchlight Jan 2023 #19

I didn't know the video was out Arazi Jan 2023 #24

News is reporting it hasn't been released. Torchlight Jan 2023 #26

I don't think I will watch the video Catherine Vincent Jan 2023 #20

I'm still wondering why your OP doesn't have more recs. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #23