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King Something [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 7:22:58 PM  
Hey, remember when people were saying that the Black cops who murdered Tyre Nichols would not have gotten so much as a stern talking-to if they were white?

Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.
 
Bootleg [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 8:03:25 PM  

King Something: Hey, remember when people were saying that the Black cops who murdered Tyre Nichols would not have gotten so much as a stern talking-to if they were white?

Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.


Nah, man, this is clearly an isolated incident. Like all the others. Completely ignore the other isolated incidents, as they have nothing to do with this isolated incident.

/Definitely do not connect the isolated incidents with a line, because it totally won't make the shape of an officer beating a minority to death if you connect them all.
 
DON.MAC [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 8:52:13 PM  

King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.


Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.
 
King Something [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 9:51:53 PM  

DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.


It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.


/the exes are definitely too scared to talk
//if they testify against the cops, and their testimony results in a conviction, either they or a family member will die within a week of sentencing
///the guy who testified against Botham Jean's murderer was shot (twice in the center of mass, and once specifically in the mouth); and the uncle of the girl who recorded the George Floyd lynching was fatally t-boned by a police car in a traffic "accident"
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:02:15 PM  

DON.MAC: So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?


I don't think we really know that.

Someone on Twitter thinks it originated on Telegram. It's plausible this is right-wing disinformation to make this look like an isolated incident involving only black cops, so there's no systemic issue with policing.

And also, it is proof that the media is lying by not telling you about the relationship. Or maybe that it's a left-wing plot to discredit the police.

My prediction is it's a trial balloon that disappears in a day or two. If not, we should hear something official by then.
 
TorpedoOrca
2023-01-30 10:07:10 PM  
It's so strange that these firings are happing just now...after the video was made publicly available...

They should get some detectives to look into that. Federal, not local
 
TwowheelinTim [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:12:11 PM  
Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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austerity101
2023-01-30 10:12:34 PM  
You're not done until the entire department gets a high colonic.
 
olorin604
2023-01-30 10:12:44 PM  
If enough peons are blamed the brass and policy are off the hook.
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:15:37 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?


Bigger waistline means you can carry more magazines on your belt, and are therefore a more safe and effective officer.

Don't they cover that in the academy?
 
Weatherkiss [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:16:39 PM  
How Memphis' police chief will fare: While some have praised Chief Davis' swift action in the case, she also created the controversial SCORPION unit that the charged officers were linked to. "There is a reckoning coming for the police department and for the leadership," Colvett said. "She's going to have to answer not just to the council but to the citizens - and really the world."

Prediction: Chief Davis will sleep soundly at night while the police commissioners hem and haw over whether or not enough theatrics is being performed, and she will eventually resign from her job and enjoy the rest of her life with a comfortable pension.

What happens to sheriff's personnel: Two deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office were put on leave last week pending an investigation, after the sheriff viewed.

Prediction: Paid administrative leave until the outrage blows over, or early retirement.

If Nichols' death spurs national-level police reform: The Congressional Black Caucus has asked for a meeting with President Joe Biden this week to push for negotiations on police reform.

Prediction: Ain't Nothin' Gonn' Happen.
 
Telephone Sanitizer Second Class
2023-01-30 10:18:15 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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It's Tennessee. They have fatness standards.
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:19:12 PM  
BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?
 
Comic Book Guy [BareFark]
2023-01-30 10:19:29 PM  

TorpedoOrca: It's so strange that these firings are happing just now...after the video was made publicly available...

They should get some detectives to look into that. Federal, not local


That's exactly what I don't understand.  The brass have had this video for a week or so now.  Nothing new has been added, the only change is that there are tens of millions of eyeballs looking at every frame.
 
Someone Else's Alt [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:20:41 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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Yes they do, the ability to eat full rack of Memphis ribs and a whole bucket ot chicken for lunch.

Washed down with donuts of course.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:21:51 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]


They're about fittin' 'is buttermilk fried chicken and macaroni and cheese in their gobs.
 
buzzcut73 [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:21:54 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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The award is for being the most fit guy on the force, probably.
 
thealgorerhythm
2023-01-30 10:23:04 PM  

fnordfocus: DON.MAC: So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?

I don't think we really know that.

Someone on Twitter thinks it originated on Telegram. It's plausible this is right-wing disinformation to make this look like an isolated incident involving only black cops, so there's no systemic issue with policing.

And also, it is proof that the media is lying by not telling you about the relationship. Or maybe that it's a left-wing plot to discredit the police.

My prediction is it's a trial balloon that disappears in a day or two. If not, we should hear something official by then.


Because cops beating their exes and terrorizing the new beaus of their exes is totally an isolated thing.

I remember a cop who was nailing a chick I went to high school with. He had his buddies harass the car of any guy who hit on her. Classy.
 
Begoggle
2023-01-30 10:23:24 PM  
I remember when I worked as a bartender a few years ago.
Things got out of control, and I ended up beating some people to death.
Needless to say, I was suspended with pay.
But then it happened a couple more times, and they fired me.
I guess I deserved it.
 
BuckTurgidson
2023-01-30 10:23:39 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?


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Yes.

He vanquished all competitors at the rib-eating competition.

/"I hope they stomp his ass."
 
thealgorerhythm
2023-01-30 10:23:44 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]


To be fair, have you ever eaten in Memphis?
 
thealgorerhythm
2023-01-30 10:24:32 PM  

Begoggle: I remember when I worked as a bartender a few years ago.
Things got out of control, and I ended up beating some people to death.
Needless to say, I was suspended with pay.
But then it happened a couple more times, and they fired me.
I guess I deserved it.


I never knew you weren't white.
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-30 10:25:07 PM  

austerity101: You're not done until the entire department gets a high colonic.


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Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:27:05 PM  
It's like they're trying win the prize for most obvious example of double standards.
 
austerity101
2023-01-30 10:27:20 PM  

fnordfocus: BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?


It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.
 
lysdexic [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:27:39 PM  

Someone Else's Alt: TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]

Yes they do, the ability to eat full rack of Memphis ribs and a whole bucket ot chicken for lunch.

Washed down with donuts of course.


So, basically, will it fitness belly.
 
BuckTurgidson
2023-01-30 10:28:15 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: You're not done until the entire department gets a high colonic.


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Any P.D. that runs a Jump Out Boys unit is nothing but a street gang who don't have to pay for their own gear.
 
TWX
2023-01-30 10:29:01 PM  
To the attorney of the officer who tried to claim that his client was a victim of the system he worked within, then he worked for a gang.

Gang members who were there committing crimes where one or more of the members kill someone are eligible for felony murder charges.
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:29:11 PM  

austerity101: fnordfocus: BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?

It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.


If we knew their names, it might be a little harder for them to make everything go away by resigning and getting a new job in the next county over.
 
mistahtom
2023-01-30 10:31:05 PM  
Police reform during a presidential election year will result in a GOP controlled Congress in 2025.

Source: Ferguson.
 
silverjets
2023-01-30 10:31:12 PM  

King Something: DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.

It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.



So the fact that the white cop wasn't even at the scene of the beating nor participated in the beating is irrelevant?
 
Fano
2023-01-30 10:31:24 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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What with Tops BBQ and Gus's Fried Chicken, Memphis is not a fit town to be fit in
 
gunther_bumpass
2023-01-30 10:31:38 PM  

fnordfocus: BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?


1 non-violent black guy dead.
 
khatores
2023-01-30 10:32:28 PM  
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gunther_bumpass
2023-01-30 10:33:10 PM  

austerity101: fnordfocus: BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?

It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.


I'm ok with that. Why taint a potential jurist?
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:34:42 PM  

silverjets: King Something: DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.

It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.


So the fact that the white cop wasn't even at the scene of the beating nor participated in the beating is irrelevant?


He was at the first scene and TASERed Tyre there. If that was illegal, then it's enough participation in the overall act for him to get charged with murder.

Certainly he did nothing to stop his buddies or let anyone else in the department know what was going on, or the police PR machine would be blasting that everywhere right now.

If I weren't charitable, I'd say he probably just got winded in the chase & couldn't make it to the second scene.
 
Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2023-01-30 10:36:11 PM  

TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

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I mean, it's Memphis. That guy's svelte.
 
TwowheelinTim [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:36:30 PM  

Fano: TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]

What with Tops BBQ and Gus's Fried Chicken, Memphis is not a fit town to be fit in


Sure I get it but cops should be held to a higher stan... never mind.
 
Fano
2023-01-30 10:37:07 PM  

Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]

I mean, it's Memphis. That guy's svelte.


Looks fresh out of the academy!
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:38:06 PM  

gunther_bumpass: austerity101: It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.

I'm ok with that. Why taint a potential jurist?


Ok, but civilian photos and perp walks are totally ok, right?
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:43:48 PM  

gunther_bumpass: fnordfocus: BTW, if you're keeping score at home:

5 black cops fired and charged
1 white cop suspended
1 anonymous cop suspended
2 anonymous deputies suspended
1 white FD EMT fired
1 black FD EMT fired
1 black FD Lieutenant fired

Is that up-to-date?

1 non-violent black guy dead.


And they could send all of MPD to jail and the scales still wouldn't be balanced for that.
 
gunther_bumpass
2023-01-30 10:48:04 PM  

fnordfocus: gunther_bumpass: austerity101: It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.

I'm ok with that. Why taint a potential jurist?

Ok, but civilian photos and perp walks are totally ok, right?


No. I don't think so. 
What else ya got?
 
silverjets
2023-01-30 10:52:10 PM  

fnordfocus: silverjets: King Something: DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.

It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.


So the fact that the white cop wasn't even at the scene of the beating nor participated in the beating is irrelevant?

He was at the first scene and TASERed Tyre there. If that was illegal, then it's enough participation in the overall act for him to get charged with murder.

Certainly he did nothing to stop his buddies or let anyone else in the department know what was going on, or the police PR machine would be blasting that everywhere right now.

If I weren't charitable, I'd say he probably just got winded in the chase & couldn't make it to the second scene.



Yeah I get it.  You have a hate boner for cops.

Luckily the law works a little differently.
 
Fano
2023-01-30 10:53:52 PM  
Say, what kind of department are they running?
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:54:36 PM  

gunther_bumpass: fnordfocus: gunther_bumpass: austerity101: It is completely insane that they're allowed to be unnamed.

I'm ok with that. Why taint a potential jurist?

Ok, but civilian photos and perp walks are totally ok, right?

No. I don't think so. 
What else ya got?


Well, when cops information isn't released in the first few weeks after they're arrested or suspended, it pretty much never is. Once it's out of the newspapers, the charges mysteriously go away & nobody faces any consequences.

And on the other side, anonymous arrests would be a great way to just disappear inconvenient civilians. No risk of habeas corpus writs if nobody knows you're in jail.
 
Priapetic [BareFark]
2023-01-30 10:54:57 PM  

BuckTurgidson: TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]

Yes.

He vanquished all competitors at the rib-eating competition.

/"I hope they stomp his ass."


And the irony: "Preston Hemphill poses for a photo after completing "Crisis Intervention Team Training" in July 2022.

media0.giphy.comView Full Size


What the fark are they teaching in that class??
 
Herr Flick's Revenge
2023-01-30 10:55:28 PM  

silverjets: King Something: DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.

It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.


So the fact that the white cop wasn't even at the scene of the beating nor participated in the beating is irrelevant?


To some people, yes.
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:56:01 PM  
silverjets:

Yeah I get it.  You have a hate boner for cops.

Luckily the law works a little differently.

This officer is involved in the timeline of this story. Why would his involvement have been minimized, or outright buried, until now?

It doesn't make sense.

But it also does.

And that's the point here.
 
fnordfocus [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:56:21 PM  

silverjets: fnordfocus: silverjets: King Something: DON.MAC: King Something: Because here we are, a few days later, and here's a story about a white cop who got a paid vacation for literally the same incident where Black cops are being charged with first degree murder.

Wasn't it 2nd degree murder?

So the report seems to have left out the little detail that the guy who was killed was dating the ex of one of one of the police?  So why isn't it 1st degree?

I think it would be very interesting for a reporter to interview the exes of everyone involved with this.  I bet they will tell some interesting stories assuming they aren't too scared to talk.

It was. My mistake.

The rest of my point still stands, though. Black cops are facing felony charges while a white cop is on paid vacation until the public outcry dies down a little.


So the fact that the white cop wasn't even at the scene of the beating nor participated in the beating is irrelevant?

He was at the first scene and TASERed Tyre there. If that was illegal, then it's enough participation in the overall act for him to get charged with murder.

Certainly he did nothing to stop his buddies or let anyone else in the department know what was going on, or the police PR machine would be blasting that everywhere right now.

If I weren't charitable, I'd say he probably just got winded in the chase & couldn't make it to the second scene.


Yeah I get it.  You have a hate boner for cops.

Luckily the law works a little differently.


Funny that the law doesn't work differently for civilian scum, though?

Your buddy's actions completely fit the requirements for felony murder charges.

But as long as you're a rich white cop, the law doesn't apply?
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-30 10:56:28 PM  

Priapetic: BuckTurgidson: TwowheelinTim: Holy sh*t. Do they not have fitness standards in Memphis PD?

[Fark user image image 850x762]

Yes.

He vanquished all competitors at the rib-eating competition.

/"I hope they stomp his ass."

And the irony: "Preston Hemphill poses for a photo after completing "Crisis Intervention Team Training" in July 2022.

[media0.giphy.com image 200x159] [View Full Size image _x_]

What the fark are they teaching in that class??


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