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smackeddog
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6/5/2020 4:03 PM
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Uptown
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6/5/2020 4:38 PM LAST EDITED: 6/5/2020 4:40 PM
Police officers, Teachers, Firemen, etc are all considered essential workers....I am a teacher. And as a teacher I am a mandatory reporter. In other words, if I know of or witnessed a fellow teacher verbally and or physically abusing a student, I am mandated to report this to Administration. If I don't, its a good chance I will lose my job along with the abusive teacher. There is no such thing as a blue wall of silence among teachers...
In order to become a teacher, I am required to earn a 4 yr degree. In my case, I earned my bachelors degree in Journalism, so I had to get my Masters in Education (6 yrs all together) in order to teach kids. Not only that, but the classes that I was mandated to take, involved classes that taught me how to work with a diverse group of kids, ranging from various disabilities and different ethnicity's. With that said, Police officers should be mandated to to take courses in deescalation, coping etc. Might be a good idea to make them have to earn a 4 yr degree in criminal justice in order to become a police officer. Something has to give! |
smackeddog
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6/5/2020 4:46 PM
Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL: Good riddance- they won’t resign in protest at colleagues pushing a 75 year old guy over, but will resign over their colleagues being held accountable for it. What warped morality. |
BigDaddyG
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6/5/2020 5:11 PM
Uptown wrote:Police officers, Teachers, Firemen, etc are all considered essential workers....I am a teacher. And as a teacher I am a mandatory reporter. In other words, if I know of or witnessed a fellow teacher verbally and or physically abusing a student, I am mandated to report this to Administration. If I don't, its a good chance I will lose my job along with the abusive teacher. There is no such thing as a blue wall of silence among teachers... Yeah, you would think it would mandated for departments across the country. The sad thing is there are even small town judges who don't need to meet that requirement. https://www.whec.com/news/want-to-be-a-village-or-town-judge-theres-no-experience-needed/5254627/ If you find yourself in a local courtroom, you might be surprised to learn the judge deciding your fate likely only had one week of legal training before taking the bench. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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BigDaddyG
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6/5/2020 5:14 PM LAST EDITED: 6/5/2020 5:15 PM
smackeddog wrote:Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL: "Solidarity! Nobody, not even our bosses, have the right to infringe upon our rights to be scumbags!" Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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BigDaddyG
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6/5/2020 6:44 PM
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Pentagon-disarms-guardsmen-in-D-C-in-signal-of-15320290.php
"The whole purpose behind that was a purposeful show of de-escalation," said one U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an order that hasn't been made public yet. "We're here, but we're walking things down." Still...notice the words chosen. Similar to the same rhetoric used to dismiss MLK Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Huntsville’s police chief and the Madison County sheriff defended the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters in downtown Huntsville Wednesday evening, claiming the demonstrators “came here for the fight, not us.” Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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GustavBahler
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6/5/2020 7:06 PM
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BigDaddyG
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6/6/2020 12:03 AM
This video haunts me as much as all the others. Years ago, but it was another case where the officer in question was acquitted and let back on the force. The victim in question was white, but it was still swept under the rug. From what I've read and hear from SWAT trainers the goal is to de-eascalate the situation. We're seeing that's not being practiced.
Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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smackeddog
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6/6/2020 3:18 AM LAST EDITED: 6/6/2020 3:19 AM
BigDaddyG wrote:This video haunts me as much as all the others. Years ago, but it was another case where the officer in question was acquitted and let back on the force. The victim in question was white, but it was still swept under the rug. From what I've read and hear from SWAT trainers the goal is to de-eascalate the situation. We're seeing that's not being practiced. That video has disturbed me ever since I saw a couple of years ago- it was the poor man's terror and pleading |
smackeddog
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6/6/2020 12:33 PM
Every time you think we've hit rock bottom Fox news digs another ditch
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BRIGGS
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6/6/2020 12:50 PM
Laws for police need to change.
Racism is a whole different level of monster that will take generational time to fix. Growing up I don’t remember anything like this in Brooklyn. I just had friends and they came in every race and denomination. BUT the prevailing theme to me here is the ABUSE by police and while African Americans take the brunt on a % basis - the POLICE can abd will be equal opportunity abusers. It’s simply giving power to individuals who at random times abuse because THEY can. I do not believe it’s a thing of a few bad apples BUT rather a serious institutional Issue. My take is that police engagement has to change the force needs to be reset And news bylaws implemented. I’d call for mass firings for those who have more than a 1/2 dozen complains of abuse against them incorporate new laws of engagement with a new standard in policies concerning police power. RIP Crushalot😞
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smackeddog
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6/6/2020 12:56 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Laws for police need to change. BRIGGS and smackeddog agreeing on a political issue for a change! There was a very interesting Bill Simmons podcast with someone who's compiled a lot of data on police brutality and reform, some of it quite surprising- (eg education programmes increase awareness among them but doesn't alter fatality rates), they suggests some steps to take: |
newyorknewyork
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6/7/2020 12:27 AM
https://vote.nba.com/en Vote for your Knicks.
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Allanfan20
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6/7/2020 12:53 AM
GustavBahler wrote:Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL: Just an all around slime-ball crook. I’d say it’s unbelievable but I sadly believe it. “Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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newyorknewyork
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6/7/2020 8:12 AM LAST EDITED: 6/7/2020 8:12 AM
This is an absolute must read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/police-unions-minneapolis-kroll.html Over the past five years, as demands for reform have mounted in the aftermath of police violence in cities like Ferguson, Mo., Baltimore and now Minneapolis, police unions have emerged as one of the most significant roadblocks to change. The greater the political pressure for reform, the more defiant the unions often are in resisting it — with few city officials, including liberal leaders, able to overcome their opposition. https://vote.nba.com/en Vote for your Knicks.
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GustavBahler
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6/7/2020 11:24 AM
"Making America Great Again."
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