Message from @RyeNorth

Discord ID: 432242059064115205


2018-04-07 18:06:28 UTC  

I joined the march, thinking the goals were to march against police immunity

2018-04-07 18:07:07 UTC  

Which I do think is a problem in the US - It's very difficult to give a police officer a fair trial by jury, even if their actions are heinous

2018-04-07 18:07:14 UTC  

and police departments shouldn't be able to investigate themselves.

2018-04-07 18:07:39 UTC  

police -immunity- would be a problem, yes

2018-04-07 18:08:10 UTC  

and yes, investigation one self is... absurd...

2018-04-07 18:08:14 UTC  

Well, I mean, think about it, a community at large is expected to be able to trust a police officer to make the correct decision

2018-04-07 18:08:46 UTC  

to vote to convict a police officer, you have to de-elevate the police force to do so.

2018-04-07 18:09:38 UTC  

There's also the fact that actions in the line of duty may not be -criminal-, but may be irresponsible

2018-04-07 18:09:43 UTC  

i trust the police to act in... fuck... how to say it in inglish... in good faith...? but i only have to deal with german police so... yeah...

2018-04-07 18:10:03 UTC  

Ahh, well, I'm talking about American problems, largely.

2018-04-07 18:10:38 UTC  

i know... and i'm fully aware that you have to take societal differences into account

2018-04-07 18:11:24 UTC  

But yeah, one instance is Philando Castile. He was shot because the police officer couldn't tell the difference between a gun and a wallet, after Philando announced that he was a licensed concealed carry.

2018-04-07 18:11:57 UTC  

He got off with a not guilty verdict, and I understand why

2018-04-07 18:12:27 UTC  

But he very clearly should not be operating in the capacity of a police officer as a result of his actions

2018-04-07 18:13:06 UTC  

yeah... i actually agree with that verdict as tragic as the event was, and yes the officer not being "in the street" is also something i would agree with

2018-04-07 18:13:26 UTC  

But with the court system, there's no way of assuring that.

2018-04-07 18:14:03 UTC  

You either send a cop to jail - which generally doesn't end well

2018-04-07 18:14:13 UTC  

or you let them go free - and they're free to join a different police force

2018-04-07 18:14:44 UTC  

from an outsiders perspective... i'm happy that i don't live in the US because while there are a lot of great things about the country there is so much f'ed up shit, i rather pass.

2018-04-07 18:15:28 UTC  

in germany the cop would probably be doing office work until he retires

2018-04-07 18:15:37 UTC  

Incidents like these are rare, though.

2018-04-07 18:15:39 UTC  

somewhat.

2018-04-07 18:16:40 UTC  

i'm sure they are... but i really prefer to chit chat with a police officer during a traffic stop 😄

2018-04-07 18:18:11 UTC  

But, I mean, most people do.

2018-04-07 20:54:20 UTC  

News only reports bad things.

2018-04-07 22:30:14 UTC  

Also, it's really one of those situations where it's easy to *say* "oh I can see that he's just bringing out a wallet", and actually being there in-person.

2018-04-07 22:30:47 UTC  

There's a reason you're instructed to not do anything such as make quick movements for your pockets in front of police officers.

2018-04-07 22:32:57 UTC  

When you're pulled over, don't move around a lot and just keep your hands on the steering wheel, etc.

2018-04-07 22:35:17 UTC  

And yeah, when you actually see the video that was taken, you'll see that he was clearly freaked out. He was clearly not ready to be out on active duty yet.

2018-04-07 22:38:25 UTC  

He was not. He said for the guy to get his wallet then freaked out when he did as asked.

2018-04-07 22:39:01 UTC  

I don't know how to respond to that other than to say that no, he was?

2018-04-07 22:39:06 UTC  

He clearly was if you saw that video.

2018-04-07 22:39:38 UTC  

Unless you're trying to say he was putting on some kind of act?

2018-04-07 22:45:36 UTC  

When in doubt, say specifically what you're going to do, then do so, slowly. If that isn't good enough, get out of the car.

2018-04-07 22:46:40 UTC  

Ask before you do anything.

2018-04-07 22:47:05 UTC  

I agree it shouldn't be this way, but this is more a matter of police training than it is anything else.

2018-04-07 22:47:44 UTC  

Indeed, the fact that officers in the US only get half a year's worth of training before they hit the streets is absolutely incomprehensible to me.

2018-04-07 22:47:58 UTC  

Becoming an officer over here is literally getting a Bachelor's degree, and takes at least three years.

2018-04-07 22:52:23 UTC  

same here... and one of the hardest jobs to get.