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whereisjustice

(2,941 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:11 PM Apr 2015

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This murderous cop is just fucking evil, we need to call cops what they are - death squads

Mearkle shot Kassick as he laid face down on the ground in the snow, unarmed, during a routine traffic stop gone awryMearkle had attempted to pull Kassick over for an expired inspection sticker, but the situation escalated when Kassick attempted to flee from the officer.

Eventually Mearkle caught up to the motorist close to his sister’s home where he was staying, but Kassick got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. As he was attempting to run away, he was incapacitated by the officer’s taser which she held in her left hand. With her right hand, she unnecessarily pulled out her service gun and shot the unarmed man twice in the back as he lay face-down on the ground.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pa-officer-charged-criminal-homicide-shooting-unarmed-man/#fWE2gHH4eDgK5Uj6.99

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pa-officer-charged-criminal-homicide-shooting-unarmed-man/

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This murderous cop is just fucking evil, we need to call cops what they are - death squads (Original Post) whereisjustice Apr 2015 OP

Well... That was... hyperbolic... Oktober Apr 2015 #1

Only if you are not black, not poor, not disadvantaged or unfortunate in life - paramilitary police whereisjustice Apr 2015 #5

Agreed - American Totalitarianism And Police Brutality Must End Now cantbeserious Apr 2015 #2

She is charged with criminal homicide Action_Patrol Apr 2015 #3

What more? There are thousands of police shootings per year, and a thousand deaths many whereisjustice Apr 2015 #8

"Where is justice" Action_Patrol Apr 2015 #11

I thought she was arrested? Isn't that what we want in these cases? RealityAdvocate Apr 2015 #4

People think these events are exceptions. They are not. They are happening in every state whereisjustice Apr 2015 #6

I've been saying it many times romanic Apr 2015 #7

It is a culture of violence, from the skin heads and wrap around mirrored glasses, to the assualt whereisjustice Apr 2015 #10

Looking at this now, these uniformed thugs are not whores for power, Dawson Leery Apr 2015 #9

Is this because it is a she? Whore...slut...is not useful, IMHO. Murderer might be a libdem4life Apr 2015 #13

It has nothing to do with gender. You know that. Dawson Leery Apr 2015 #14

Actually, with all due respect, I don't know that. It should not be said about anyone libdem4life Apr 2015 #15

All of them? in every jurisdiction? brooklynite Apr 2015 #12

Oktober

(1,488 posts)

1. Well... That was... hyperbolic...

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:12 PM

Apr 2015

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)

5. Only if you are not black, not poor, not disadvantaged or unfortunate in life - paramilitary police

Reply to Oktober (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:26 PM

Apr 2015

are killing in unprecedented numbers. No need to apologize for them. They are a killing force. They can look after themselves.

Police killed more than twice as many people as reported by US government

As Obama calls for better data and Justice Department exposes Ferguson, trusted FBI count of ‘justifiable homicides’ omits 545 people per year in study
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/04/police-killed-people-fbi-data-justifiable-homicides

The Slaughter Continues: 176 Civilians Killed by Police so Far in 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-fleetwood/civilians-killed-by-police_b_6801510.html

Killed By Police 2015
Corporate news reports of people killed by nonmilitary law enforcement officers, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method.
Inclusion implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The post merely documents the occurrence of a death.
http://killedbypolice.net/

Police in Germany only fired 85 times at or in the vicinity of criminal suspects during the course of 2011, according to a government-commissioned report.

Statistics compiled by the German Police University show that German police officers fired a total of 49 warning shots and 36 shots aimed at individuals while pursuing suspects last year. From those incidents, 15 people were injured, and six were killed.

Those numbers are actually down from the previous year, when police expended 96 bullets in the line of duty, resulting in the death of seven suspects.

Germany, the EU's most populous member state, is home to over 80 million inhabitants.

It is worth noting that an additional 8812 bullets were employed in the handling of "dangerous, sick, or injured animals" (down 5% from 2010's 9336), but most of those situations involved "freeing animals from their suffering" following a traffic accident.

http://gawker.com/5909283/german-police-really-dont-like-shooting-at-people-used-only-85-bullets-last-year

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

2. Agreed - American Totalitarianism And Police Brutality Must End Now

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:15 PM

Apr 2015

eom

Action_Patrol

(845 posts)

3. She is charged with criminal homicide

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:16 PM

Apr 2015

And was fired. What more would you like?
She's a murderer.

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)

8. What more? There are thousands of police shootings per year, and a thousand deaths many

Reply to Action_Patrol (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:32 PM

Apr 2015

victims have no chance for justice, the problem is an epidemic.

One or two convictions for murder is just the beginning, not the end. Every one of these cases needs to be brought to the surface.

I'd like every single one of these corrupt cops brought to justice. One or two a year doesn't mean shit.

Action_Patrol

(845 posts)

11. "Where is justice"

Reply to whereisjustice (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:37 PM

Apr 2015

It's right in the link.
Every police shooting isn't a bad shoot.
This one was and is being treated appropriately.
I hope the family of this poor guy can find some solace and relief from their pain. It's horrible.

RealityAdvocate

(106 posts)

4. I thought she was arrested? Isn't that what we want in these cases?

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:18 PM

Apr 2015

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)

6. People think these events are exceptions. They are not. They are happening in every state

Reply to RealityAdvocate (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:29 PM

Apr 2015

and in every community. The deaths are under-reported, and often buried with the victim.

The one or two convictions doesn't make up for the thousands of unlawful use of force by a police force out of control.

The violence needs to be front and center and it IS ABSOLUTELY as Democratic Party concern.

romanic

(2,841 posts)

7. I've been saying it many times

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:31 PM

Apr 2015

We need psych tests to test current and future police officers so were not letting crazies run patrols.

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)

10. It is a culture of violence, from the skin heads and wrap around mirrored glasses, to the assualt

Reply to romanic (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:35 PM

Apr 2015

weapons. We have created a paramilitary force with no oversight or accountability.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

9. Looking at this now, these uniformed thugs are not whores for power,

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:33 PM

Apr 2015

they are sluts for power. This means they receive great pleasure in harming innocent people, unlike a whore who just does it purely for monetary purposes.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

13. Is this because it is a she? Whore...slut...is not useful, IMHO. Murderer might be a

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:40 PM

Apr 2015

better choice of words. Even if they are "equal opportunity" slurs, they are offensive.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

14. It has nothing to do with gender. You know that.

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:47 PM

Apr 2015

The same is said about Michael Slager and Panteleo.

There are people in this world who are mentally unstable/ill and take joy in the act of murder. Those kinds of people tend to be attracted to positions of authority.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

15. Actually, with all due respect, I don't know that. It should not be said about anyone

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:54 PM

Apr 2015

because it is sexist, just as the N word is racist in meaning but is used for other races as well. Neither have a place in our language, again, IMHO. We've learned not to use the word "retarded" as well and we all know that a Bitch is a female dog, but it's not OK to use it to refer to a person.

There are other pejoratives that can be used that don't reflect sex or gender.

We're all learning here...Peace.

brooklynite

(94,792 posts)

12. All of them? in every jurisdiction?

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:38 PM

Apr 2015

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