Message from @RyeNorth

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2018-04-07 18:00:25 UTC  

I can admit that I've done things in my past that I could've gotten in serious trouble for, but didn't.

2018-04-07 18:00:26 UTC  

i stole lego when i was like... 7?

2018-04-07 18:01:08 UTC  

And the reason I didn't get in trouble wasn't because I was white

2018-04-07 18:01:18 UTC  

trespassing on military property (with the boyscouts...)

2018-04-07 18:01:38 UTC  

other than that... i don't remember ever doing anything illegal, no.

2018-04-07 18:01:39 UTC  

The reason was because the police in my area are accustomed to low crime

2018-04-07 18:02:37 UTC  

Teenage years, let me tell you...

2018-04-07 18:02:38 UTC  

heck... i managed to not do anything illegal while wearing all black at a protest...

2018-04-07 18:03:09 UTC  

You marched black bloc once?

2018-04-07 18:03:53 UTC  

Don't worry, I'm not going to go Aussie Aryan and say you're hopeless or anything, lol.

2018-04-07 18:04:00 UTC  

Clearly you're here. 😛

2018-04-07 18:04:13 UTC  

i did not cover my face and marching is too... well... i was at a protest with black bloc and was wearing all black...

2018-04-07 18:04:36 UTC  

I was actually involved in an early Black Lives Matter march.

2018-04-07 18:05:04 UTC  

before or after they turned full on racist?

2018-04-07 18:05:09 UTC  

I was coming home from a comic book shop I hung out at sometimes, and there was a march going down the street

2018-04-07 18:05:21 UTC  

Mmmmm

2018-04-07 18:05:27 UTC  

They were founded in racism.

2018-04-07 18:05:39 UTC  

in my opinion, it was always there

2018-04-07 18:05:46 UTC  

it just became more well documented with time

2018-04-07 18:06:02 UTC  

yeah... might be...

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.