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57 members of Buffalo police riot response team resign from assignment in support of fellow cops suspended for critically injuring elderly man
- Thread starter KingM
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While also claiming they don't have to follow orders and still get paid. Don't forget that part.
I've never seen anything quite like this, the sheer degree of doubling down from an entire unit on any sort of basic accountability or the smallest requirement for decency. *At least* tend to the elderly man bleeding out from head trauma, regardless of how he got there. But no, not even that degree of responsibility can be countenanced.
It's worth observing how most Police "unions" refuse to use the word union.
They don't stand with workers' rights, but want the social stigma that surrounds dismantling labor unions to protect them.
Disgusting.
Nah, not reform, abolish.
And not in the "anarchy reigns!" type of way.
I say this because the system needs a HARD reboot. More training just means a higher budget, which means more money flowing into these organizations (which we're not allowed any oversight on), which will result in more training videos these officers will just sleep through and ignore. We need direct accountability.
The whole system needs a reboot. It's why you have a significant portion of Minneapolis City Council (including the Council President) calling for the disbandment of the Minneapolis Police Department, in favor of alternative safety community-driven proposals.
Like seriously, just read his account of the mafia tactics and roadblocking the department engages in for even MINOR redistribution of funds. Whole thing's gotta go.
The post comparing this public shows of "solidarity" by the police to the abusive boyfriend treating you nice after treating you like shit is accurate afLets do another fun before and after shall we, because I cannot stress it enough:
They're both strong-arming you into forgiving them, you knowing full well that they're going to do it again.
Lets do another fun before and after shall we, because I cannot stress it enough:
Just saw this on FB
quoting myself.
Criminals supporting other criminals. Makes sense. But yeah, totally not all cops. Just the majority of them.
I think these guys think the city is literally so dependent on them to keep mass crime from breaking out that they'll have to concede to basically whatever brutality they want to commit. It's the normal christian, "If there's no hell, what's to stop me from being an awful human being?" "If there are no Cops watching, why would anyone pay for anything at Walmart?"
This is the EXACT type of mentality that is at the core root of the problem with our police system - well after racism and systemic oppression. Cops care more about sticking up for each other than they do legitimately being good police offices and being accountable. If we can't somehow break that mentality we will only see improvements in baby steps.
Holy shit, they SUPPORT the officers almost killed that poor man?!
And they used the fucking Nuremburg defense? "We were just following orders"
Seems to me we really need to abolish the entire force, it's rotten to the core.
Leaders that give brutal orders, officers act on those orders, and other officers that support and protect their own.
And they used the fucking Nuremburg defense? "We were just following orders"
Seems to me we really need to abolish the entire force, it's rotten to the core.
Leaders that give brutal orders, officers act on those orders, and other officers that support and protect their own.
Make them a minor accessory....show them that taking solidarity with arsehole actions like this is cowardice rather than bravery.
I hope that man sues the hell out of that department. Imagine how heartless you have to be to participate in this "protest" defending 2 officers that threw an innofensive old man to the ground seriously injuring him. It's f'ed up
Think you read that incorrectly. They're saying FU for how the suspended officers were treated no?
I thought I read it as basically if you do something stupid and get sued by a citizen you will not have the legal backing of the union. So they all basically said F this I no longer want to be a part of the response team then/be a responsible officer.
Unless I did read that wrong
The Admin (local govt and DA) said they won't back the police if they do something bad like what was witnessed.
So the Police Union president is angry the local govt doesn't have their backs so he's taken the PBA funds off the table for any legal defense as it would bankrupt them. Basically telling his members to quit that assignment. He 100% supports the 2 suspended (now charged) officers.
It's insane that their response is, don't do anything wrong because we can't afford to support you... instead of, don't do anything wrong because it's the bare minimum people should expect from a police officer.