Random thoughts/comments

[Zinjanthropos]

Tried to find a statistic that might indicate how many lives are saved on average by one cop in a career just by enforcing the law. No luck but did come across these stats which in no means excuses any law officer although they might make one a little over cautious when performing their duty...they’re just some facts someone put together.

https://nleomf.org/facts-figures/law-enforcement-facts

[C C]

Tried to find a statistic that might indicate how many lives are saved on average by one cop in a career just by enforcing the law. No luck but did come across these stats which in no means excuses any law officer although they might make one a little over cautious when performing their duty...they’re just some facts someone put together.

https://nleomf.org/facts-figures/law-enforcement-facts

Well, it's certainly not a social services job, as much as the eventual residents of some Oz or Wentworth might want them replaced by a secular welfare ministry and its bureaucratic version of apostolic workers.

That "murderous look of indifference" on Chauvin's face from video footage that the media ceaselessly highlights might optionally be the matter-of-fact monotony that any employee's countenance settles into after months/years of the daily grind of dealing with the behavior of endless substance abusers, those afflicted with mental illness, domestic quarrelers, gangbangers, "clear-headed" lawbreakers, etc.

It's not like a dangerous career should require them to be as pretentiously non-stop radiant as help-desk and sales people, apart from policymakers and "shaped by fear of litigation" talking suits who spend too much time plugging their heads into the excretive cavity of Karl's latest intellectual descendant or tactics borrower, to huff vapors of ideological irreality and self-serving altruistic posturing.

As to how far negligence in not being speedily receptive to a medical situation should be construed up the spectrum of homicide... That's up to a jury feeling the acrid breath of a vigilante community slash ready-to-burn it down mob and the Establishment{1} blowing at the back of their necks. That's seeing flaming red through the cognitive filters of their preconditioned "everything is the result of systemic bigotry" conspiracy mindset along with legions of white people opportunistically leaping on yet another choice occasion to reap virtue points for themselves via hysterically wailing in the sackcloth and ashes of their sniveling white guilt "hope to exorcise the evil someday" routine.

In terms of culpability and responsibility -- of either having one's identity subsumed by a collective group label or narrowing it down to the atomism of one's own life and conduct: What ever happened to the "Who are you?" outlook directed at the individual, in contrast to the old caste system of "Who was your father?" Bigotry was founded on the latter. Now both are exploited -- it's suddenly a general classification we festively belong to when there are benefits to be had (which includes the irony of getting a pat on the back for being publicly remorseful about belonging to a category of sphincters) and an abrupt switchback to being an individual when there are benefits to be had for that.

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{1} The combined, influential spheres of government positions, journalism, entertainment industry, tech big-business and academia -- when politically allied.

[Zinjanthropos]

Tried to find a statistic that might indicate how many lives are saved on average by one cop in a career just by enforcing the law. No luck but did come across these stats which in no means excuses any law officer although they might make one a little over cautious when performing their duty...they’re just some facts someone put together.

https://nleomf.org/facts-figures/law-enforcement-facts

As to how far negligence in not being speedily receptive to a medical situation should be construed up the spectrum of homicide... That's up to a jury feeling the acrid breath of a vigilante community slash ready-to-burn it down mob and the Establishment{1} blowing at the back of their necks. That's seeing flaming red through the cognitive filters of their preconditioned "everything is the result of systemic bigotry" conspiracy mindset along with legions of white people opportunistically leaping on yet another choice occasion to reap virtue points for themselves via hysterically wailing in the sackcloth and ashes of their sniveling white guilt "hope to exorcise the evil someday" routine.

I figure there will be riots with an acquittal. Almost guaranteed, in more than one city. But once the fires & looting stops there will a positive shot in the arm to the GDP with all the work required post disaster. Police interference will exacerbate the problem so its going to be a free for all as law enforcement stays away. But I didn't sign up to be a cop or for one of those jobs where the worst that can happen is putting your life on the line every day or maybe crossing the line drawn by the court of public opinion, so shit like this is to be expected. Deal with it.

[C C]

I figure there will be riots with an acquittal. Almost guaranteed, in more than one city. But once the fires & looting stops there will a positive shot in the arm to the GDP with all the work required post disaster. Police interference will exacerbate the problem so its going to be a free for all as law enforcement stays away. But I didn't sign up to be a cop or for one of those jobs where the worst that can happen is putting your life on the line every day or maybe crossing the line drawn by the court of public opinion, so shit like this is to be expected. Deal with it.

I expect only a hung jury should it go anywhere in Chauvin's favor. "Acquittal" seems almost science fiction -- the jury is a mixed bag of political and emotional sensitivity orientations, a few probably flying under the radar of the selection filter.

[Zinjanthropos]

I figure there will be riots with an acquittal. Almost guaranteed, in more than one city. But once the fires & looting stops there will a positive shot in the arm to the GDP with all the work required post disaster. Police interference will exacerbate the problem so its going to be a free for all as law enforcement stays away. But I didn't sign up to be a cop or for one of those jobs where the worst that can happen is putting your life on the line every day or maybe crossing the line drawn by the court of public opinion, so shit like this is to be expected. Deal with it.

I expect only a hung jury should it go anywhere in Chauvin's favor. "Acquittal" seems almost science fiction -- the jury is a mixed bag of political and emotional sensitivity orientations, a few probably flying under the radar of the selection filter.

You know, a hung jury is probably good for the jury members. Should diminish the amount of death threats they get post trial. If I was on that jury I'd definitely be in favour of a mistrial. Story was aired, public heard the evidence, 'nuff said. My life more important than playing political BS game. They'll still riot somewhere.

[Syne]

They'll still riot, even if he's found guilty. He either won't be found guilty of the highest charge or they will just insist it should have been murder one the whole time.
You cannot appease a mob.

[Zinjanthropos]

They'll still riot, even if he's found guilty. He either won't be found guilty of the highest charge or they will just insist it should have been murder one the whole time.
You cannot appease a mob.

It’s a lock then....riot inevitable. Set your phone to video. Need a new TV? Get your order in. Mask optional.

[C C]

They'll still riot, even if he's found guilty. He either won't be found guilty of the highest charge or they will just insist it should have been murder one the whole time.
You cannot appease a mob.

It’s a lock then....riot inevitable. Set your phone to video. Need a new TV? Get your order in. Mask optional.

Meh. Not to sound heartless, but it will largely be monolithic cities with long Democrat reigns burning again. They're usually sea, lake, or large river port cities who can recover no matter what their policy errors and the destruction they invite. Due to the constant flux of goods as well as the continual rise and fall cycle of industry and business feeding from that nutrient source.

[Syne]

It’s a lock then....riot inevitable. Set your phone to video. Need a new TV? Get your order in. Mask optional.

Meh. Not to sound heartless, but it will largely be the cities with long Democrat reigns burning again. They're usually sea, lake, or large river port cities who can recover no matter what their policy errors and the destruction they invite. Due to the constant flux of goods as well as the continual rise and fall cycle of industry and business feeding from that nutrient source.

Yep, looter's gonna loot, and Democrats are the only ones who will let them.
Apparently new Levi's really comfort those whose people are getting executed by cops in broad daylight.

[C C]

Well, the Brooklyn Center furor seems to guarantee more of the same for Minnesota, regardless of the Chauvin trial outcome. Maybe they really do need to eliminate law-enforcement in that state if even a left-wing DFL governor can't keep his promises for a comrade paradise.

The Terence Crutcher shooting involved a policewoman. The protests were modestly peaceful both before and after the trial -- there was anger, but Tulsa didn't turn into a blazing war-zone after she was acquitted. And it's not like that city doesn't have opportunistic gangs, though perhaps they could be a little short on the number of anarchist and communist cliques needed to rally together (Antifa) for generating mayhem. I mean, the place where the 1921 race riot/massacre transpired handles this type of thing better.

Killing of Daunte Wright
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Daunte_Wright

Volunteers Help Pick Up After More Damage, Looting in Brooklyn Center
https://ccxmedia.org/news/despite-curfew...day-night/

Video coverage of protests
https://youtu.be/X2xVIRCXlbE

(edit) UPDATE: No loyalty between revolutionaries and the propaganda machine
https://www.scivillage.com/thread-10162-...l#pid43281