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Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 8:39:51 AM  
"See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."
 
Pointy Tail of Satan
2023-02-04 9:04:45 AM  
They should just fire everybody, and rehire the good guys. Would save a lot of work.
 
Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion
2023-02-04 9:09:49 AM  

Pointy Tail of Satan: They should just fire everybody, and rehire the good guys. Would save a lot of work.


There are no good guys. We haven't had the conversation yet about how this culture within the Memphis police festered to the point where five cops felt empowered to lynch an innocent man. That's a systemic problem that starts with the force's leadership. You think if you reach into a bag of jelly beans and pull out five vomit-flavored ones that you just coincidentally happened to grab the only five vomit-flavored ones in the whole bag?
 
CaptSS [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:10:13 AM  
False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195
 
Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:12:01 AM  

CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195


You linked to an article published on Feb. 1 to debunk events that happened on Feb. 3?

That's interesting.
 
NM Volunteer [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 9:12:12 AM  

CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195


Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.
 
Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:16:42 AM  
If that guy has one lick of sense, he will change his name and move far far away. But I really hope he doesn't.
 
Fano
2023-02-04 9:22:28 AM  
One day a real rain will come and wash the streets of Memphis clean.
Prince Mongo! Hear our pleas!
 
CaptSS [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:25:18 AM  

NM Volunteer: CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195

Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.


Not really. I had just read the link I posted thru my Google News Feed, that was obviously not updated, which is not normal.

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma. Posting this Newsweek link? Nawwww.....
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-04 9:29:40 AM  
So far, everyone under the bus has been a front-line schlub. When do the Field Sargents and Patrol Commanders get hit?
 
Squid_for_Brains [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 9:35:54 AM  

CaptSS: NM Volunteer: CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195

Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.

Not really. I had just read the link I posted thru my Google News Feed, that was obviously not updated, which is not normal.

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma. Posting this Newsweek link? Nawwww.....


You're not good at this.

Or anything, most likely.
 
Mouser
2023-02-04 9:35:57 AM  

Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."


Old and Busted: All Cops Are Bad.

New Hotness: All Cops Are White.
 
SecondaryControl [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 9:43:49 AM  

Another Government Employee: So far, everyone under the bus has been a front-line schlub. When do the Field Sargents and Patrol Commanders get hit?


Having worked with redhats, racists, and bullies - I'd wager that there's not a single person in that chain of command - including the HR and training departments - who wasn't aware of the type of people these assholes were.
 
Miss_Dorothy_Kilgallen [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 9:44:06 AM  

CaptSS: NM Volunteer: CaptSS: ...

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma....


I feel no shame whatsoever about that and I would happily do it again!

/I'd also thank you not to post personal, family business on Fark.
 
Moroning [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 9:45:21 AM  

Another Government Employee: So far, everyone under the bus has been a front-line schlub. When do the Field Sargents and Patrol Commanders get hit?


What!?!  This is America!  Only the plebs get punished.
 
FarkingSmurf
2023-02-04 9:50:40 AM  
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A relative perhaps?

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hobnail
2023-02-04 9:52:51 AM  

CaptSS: NM Volunteer: CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195

Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.

Not really. I had just read the link I posted thru my Google News Feed, that was obviously not updated, which is not normal.

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma. Posting this Newsweek link? Nawwww.....


Posting *any* Newsweek link should be more embarrassing than the fact that it's outdated.
 
Dissident Sheep [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 9:52:57 AM  
Within the next year we'll have an article about how the union won in court and he has to be hired back and compensated.

It seems like cops are only fired temporarily in the US.
 
Jeebus Saves
2023-02-04 9:58:23 AM  

Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."


Farking race baiter.
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-04 10:00:27 AM  

hobnail: CaptSS: NM Volunteer: CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195

Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.

Not really. I had just read the link I posted thru my Google News Feed, that was obviously not updated, which is not normal.

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma. Posting this Newsweek link? Nawwww.....

Posting *any* Newsweek link should be more embarrassing than the fact that it's outdated.


I'm not going to pile on - I've posted obsolete articles before, too - but I can get behind this sentiment. Newsweek is a hell-hole of biased reporting these days, and their content should be definitely verified with someone reputable before it's posted.
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-04 10:02:17 AM  

Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."


I came here for this, leaving happily.

The thing that pisses me off is that this wasn't an evolving investigation, where they didn't find out about Hemphill's participation days afterwards - they knew. Worse, they knew that he lied, and still kept him on (and initially out of the clutches of the press.)
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-04 10:03:19 AM  

Dissident Sheep: Within the next year we'll have an article about how the union won in court and he has to be hired back and compensated.

It seems like cops are only fired temporarily in the US.


Or Hemphill (and only Hemphill, mind you) will get hired in a different state or county, as though all of this never happened.
 
dsmith42 [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 10:06:20 AM  

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Pointy Tail of Satan: They should just fire everybody, and rehire the good guys. Would save a lot of work.

There are no good guys. We haven't had the conversation yet about how this culture within the Memphis police festered to the point where five cops felt empowered to lynch an innocent man. That's a systemic problem that starts with the force's leadership. You think if you reach into a bag of jelly beans and pull out five vomit-flavored ones that you just coincidentally happened to grab the only five vomit-flavored ones in the whole bag?


The point is the lynching, not the innocence or guilt of the person. Cops are not judge, jury, and executioner. I don't care if the guy was a murder suspect. They beat a man to death while not worrying about any consequences. That is the problem.
 
The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 10:08:08 AM  

FarkingSmurf: [Fark user image image 474x266]

A relative perhaps?

[Fark user image image 474x474]


That stache

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vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 10:08:55 AM  
Wow. Fired.

Part of a gang that murdered someone and fired. Harsh.

I guess his gang can back him up.
In prison.
 
Autoerotic Defenestration
2023-02-04 10:09:24 AM  
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deadsanta
2023-02-04 10:11:47 AM  

CaptSS: NM Volunteer: CaptSS: False according to a Newsweek fact check.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-memphis-cop-preston-hemphill-fired-over-tyre-nichols-death-1778195

Oh how embarrassing for you.  Your article was posted on Wednesday.  The guy was fired on Friday.

Not really. I had just read the link I posted thru my Google News Feed, that was obviously not updated, which is not normal.

Embarrassing is your ball sack falling out of your shorts when you go to hug your Gandma. Posting this Newsweek link? Nawwww.....


Take the L, we all have, you just look a tool now in addition to being wrong.
 
thornhill
2023-02-04 10:17:47 AM  
Just a few dozen bad apples, am I right?
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 10:20:49 AM  

Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.



Is this cop not white?
Did it not take a week longer to fire him?
Is there no longer racism in America?

What exactly is your claim?

Please, enlighten us all.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 10:21:32 AM  

Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.


Farking racism-denying bootlicker
 
bigdanc
2023-02-04 10:24:57 AM  

FormlessOne: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

I came here for this, leaving happily.

The thing that pisses me off is that this wasn't an evolving investigation, where they didn't find out about Hemphill's participation days afterwards - they knew. Worse, they knew that he lied, and still kept him on (and initially out of the clutches of the press.)


5 cops beat that kid to death after he ran from an initial dog pile

This guy was a late arriver to the initial dog pile (not one of the five) and the only one of the original instigators who was white and the only one who was fired.  I think that's right?

He deserved to be fired, for the lying, for sure, but I'm not sure this proves anything about the system, I'm not sure it doesn't, either - other than cops do lie for each other

/shrug
 
Badafuco [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 10:31:09 AM  
Tell me this pig didn't get all Cs in high school.

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ACAB.
 
thealgorerhythm
2023-02-04 10:38:57 AM  
Next Week: starts a new job as a West Memphis, Arkansas police officer.

/yeah that place
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-04 10:40:14 AM  

thealgorerhythm: Next Week: starts a new job as a West Memphis, Arkansas police officer.

/yeah that place


He won't be that close. Probably some podunk town in North Mississippi.
 
squidloe
2023-02-04 10:40:38 AM  

Badafuco: Tell me this pig didn't get all Cs in high school.

[Fark user image 425x233]

ACAB.


Ds
 
Froman
2023-02-04 10:42:40 AM  

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Pointy Tail of Satan: They should just fire everybody, and rehire the good guys. Would save a lot of work.

There are no good guys. We haven't had the conversation yet about how this culture within the Memphis police festered to the point where five cops felt empowered to lynch an innocent man. That's a systemic problem that starts with the force's leadership. You think if you reach into a bag of jelly beans and pull out five vomit-flavored ones that you just coincidentally happened to grab the only five vomit-flavored ones in the whole bag?


A sane, professional police force that protects the public from harm, helps victims find justice and puts the bad guys away is one of those elements of modern civilization we 'muricans just aren't allowed to have, like health care and education.
 
Caelistis
2023-02-04 10:46:32 AM  

FarkingSmurf: [Fark user image 474x266]



There's a lot to unpack in that photo. The pubestache that every 13 year old tries, unsuccessfully, to grow. The attempt at a thousand yard stare that just comes across as looking inebriated. The double chin where the secondary chin is far more pronounced than his actual chin. The "my mom cuts my hair" haircut. The mouth that screams "I was made for being a prison biatch".

If we dug deep, I would wager that we would find he has been a loser his entire life. That he was picked on and mocked as a child. That he became a cop for the power and "authoriteh".
 
NM Volunteer [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 10:49:34 AM  

Caelistis: FarkingSmurf: [Fark user image 474x266]


There's a lot to unpack in that photo. The pubestache that every 13 year old tries, unsuccessfully, to grow. The attempt at a thousand yard stare that just comes across as looking inebriated. The double chin where the secondary chin is far more pronounced than his actual chin. The "my mom cuts my hair" haircut. The mouth that screams "I was made for being a prison biatch".

If we dug deep, I would wager that we would find he has been a loser his entire life. That he was picked on and mocked as a child. That he became a cop for the power and "authoriteh".


The Dahmer-style birth control glasses, those really caught my attention.  More than the weak attempt at a mustache.
 
Spaced Lion
2023-02-04 10:55:07 AM  

Fano: One day a real rain will come and wash the streets of Memphis clean.
Prince Mongo! Hear our pleas!


Nevermind that shiat!
 
Farkonaut
2023-02-04 10:56:42 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: FarkingSmurf: [Fark user image image 474x266]

A relative perhaps?

[Fark user image image 474x474]

That stache

[i.pinimg.com image 760x1448]


Well, good to know I have the most trustworthy beard hair configuration.

Also LoL'ed at : "The Sidney Crosby"
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-04 11:02:49 AM  

bigdanc: This guy was a late arriver to the initial dog pile (not one of the five) and the only one of the original instigators who was white and the only one who was fired.  I think that's right?


Hemphill Tased the guy before the beating. There were two "confrontations." During the first "confrontation," Hemphill fired a stun gun at Nichols as he fled. He caught up with the other cops who were beating Nichols to death in the second "confrontation." The body camera footage released that showed the beating was Hemphill's.

The five officers identified during the beating were all fired. Hemphill was placed on leave, and wasn't mentioned at all initially even though it was his body camera footage that was released.
 
Fark_Guy_Rob
2023-02-04 11:03:10 AM  

SpectroBoy: Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.


Is this cop not white?
Did it not take a week longer to fire him?
Is there no longer racism in America?

What exactly is your claim?

Please, enlighten us all.


Correlations with race existing aren't inherently racist. It could be evidence of racism, but it also could be a million other things.

The first five people charged were all black. And the press release at the time alluded to additional charges they might come:

In addition to the five officers charged Thursday, Davis said in the statement that other officers also are under investigation.

Two Memphis Fire Department personnel also have been relieved of duty pending an investigation.

Is it possible that the delay is 100% racism. But assuming that it is could reasonably called race-baiting.

The Memphis Police Department announced last week it had concluded its administrative investigation into Nichols' death

It's also worth nothing that the MPD is prominently black and the highest ranking member of the administration is also Black. That certainly doesn't preclude racism as a motivating factor, but it seems to reduce the likelihood somewhat.
 
Someone Else's Alt [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 11:05:02 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: FarkingSmurf: [Fark user image image 474x266]

A relative perhaps?

[Fark user image image 474x474]

That stache

[i.pinimg.com image 760x1448]


Ha!

The goatee and mustache is #3 for being trustworthy? I thought this was the middle aged white guy red flag for Redhat?
 
pounddawg
2023-02-04 11:09:20 AM  
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/this guy?
//This is a guy that was bullied as a kid and want payback
///3
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-04 11:09:58 AM  

FormlessOne: bigdanc: This guy was a late arriver to the initial dog pile (not one of the five) and the only one of the original instigators who was white and the only one who was fired.  I think that's right?

Hemphill Tased the guy before the beating. There were two "confrontations." During the first "confrontation," Hemphill fired a stun gun at Nichols as he fled. He caught up with the other cops who were beating Nichols to death in the second "confrontation." The body camera footage released that showed the beating was Hemphill's.

The five officers identified during the beating were all fired. Hemphill was placed on leave, and wasn't mentioned at all initially even though it was his body camera footage that was released.


Feh - I could be wrong about the body camera footage. Hemphill's lawyer indicated that the white cop seen in the body camera footage was Hemphill, but that may have been from the first "confrontation," not the second.

Hemphill was a participant - the fact that he didn't personally beat Tyre Nichols to death doesn't somehow absolve him of his participation, and he's being fired for a bit more than just lying about it.
 
Begoggle
2023-02-04 11:13:24 AM  
Fired!!!
YEAH, WE GOT EM!!!
Imagine how INCONVENIENT it will be when they have to get a job at some other police department! They will have to move maybe an hour away which let me tell you is a real hassle.
HAHAHAHA take THAT dirty cops!
 
Jeebus Saves
2023-02-04 11:18:21 AM  

SpectroBoy: Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.

Farking racism-denying bootlicker


His race has absolutely nothing to do with it.
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-04 11:18:59 AM  

FormlessOne: FormlessOne: bigdanc: This guy was a late arriver to the initial dog pile (not one of the five) and the only one of the original instigators who was white and the only one who was fired.  I think that's right?

Hemphill Tased the guy before the beating. There were two "confrontations." During the first "confrontation," Hemphill fired a stun gun at Nichols as he fled. He caught up with the other cops who were beating Nichols to death in the second "confrontation." The body camera footage released that showed the beating was Hemphill's.

The five officers identified during the beating were all fired. Hemphill was placed on leave, and wasn't mentioned at all initially even though it was his body camera footage that was released.

Feh - I could be wrong about the body camera footage. Hemphill's lawyer indicated that the white cop seen in the body camera footage was Hemphill, but that may have been from the first "confrontation," not the second.

Hemphill was a participant - the fact that he didn't personally beat Tyre Nichols to death doesn't somehow absolve him of his participation, and he's being fired for a bit more than just lying about it.


It will be interesting to see if he draws Excessive Force and Violation of Oath charges. I wouldn't be surprised if he does.
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-04 11:20:15 AM  

Jeebus Saves: SpectroBoy: Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.

Farking racism-denying bootlicker

His race has absolutely nothing to do with it.


It was more "order of importance" than anything else. The curb stomping had to be dealt with first.
 
Jeebus Saves
2023-02-04 11:24:44 AM  

Another Government Employee: Jeebus Saves: SpectroBoy: Jeebus Saves: Pocket Ninja: "See? It only took us an extra week to fire the white guy, too. REFORM COMPLETE."

Farking race baiter.

Farking racism-denying bootlicker

His race has absolutely nothing to do with it.

It was more "order of importance" than anything else. The curb stomping had to be dealt with first.


And on top of that, what he did wasn't as obvious.  It's kind of important to do a pretty thorough investigation into things like this and make sure everything is 100% by the book.  If they fark it up, he gets his job back.  But people cant help stoking their racial bullshiat agenda.
 
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