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Seattle police officer pepper sprays non-threatening protesters
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Delta Assault
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Next time... say it, don't spray it.
OricWindstar
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No worries! I was legitimately curious about the comment, not trying to turn anyone on you.
Literally 2 reasons: she feared for her own safety because a tall black man was on a cell phone, or she's a psychopath.
Either way, she should be fucked, but you know how the US police system works. She's probably on a beach right now.
What the fuck, dude.
Foxy Fox 39
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Lol. Not only looks like but acts like.
It feels like all these problems end up coming back to Police Unions (or that is where solutions are being stopped by). Police doing corrupt and illegal things, is in itself a disturbing trend. But one has to think, apart of that is a result of them knowing the Union/courts will back them up and they won't be held accountable for their actions (or there is no consequences for their actions). Which I have to think, emboldens them to do shit. Or maybe that is a wrong assumption to make.
Even if that's not true, every time we bring up police corruption, it eventually ends up being the Unions that are stopping any kind of justice or change. So what the fuck is the solution?
I assume most people on here are progressive/liberals (if I'm wrong, oops my apologies. And for the record, I'm not saying that as a bad thing). More along the lines of, I assume most people here are pro-union (given that, workers getting exploited without unions is awful). But I don't get how you solve this issue of some Unions becoming these terrible things that seem to protect people in their unions (no questions asked) even when they shouldn't be protected.
Or am I looking at this wrong? I guess I'm just not sure how does a city/people overhaul a Union? And how is there not like, clauses/regulations on Unions, to prevent them from protecting anyone that violates the law? Shouldn't there be like, stipulations to protections? Like if you do something illegal, then the Union can't protect you?
Even if that's not true, every time we bring up police corruption, it eventually ends up being the Unions that are stopping any kind of justice or change. So what the fuck is the solution?
I assume most people on here are progressive/liberals (if I'm wrong, oops my apologies. And for the record, I'm not saying that as a bad thing). More along the lines of, I assume most people here are pro-union (given that, workers getting exploited without unions is awful). But I don't get how you solve this issue of some Unions becoming these terrible things that seem to protect people in their unions (no questions asked) even when they shouldn't be protected.
Or am I looking at this wrong? I guess I'm just not sure how does a city/people overhaul a Union? And how is there not like, clauses/regulations on Unions, to prevent them from protecting anyone that violates the law? Shouldn't there be like, stipulations to protections? Like if you do something illegal, then the Union can't protect you?
Fuckin pigs.
HiredN00bs
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She ought to be charged with assault.
All I know is that people who have never been part of a union hate them, and people that have tasted union life love them.
The correct answer is probably somewhere in the middle.
Jag
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"STOP TRIGGERING ME!" *sprays*
Jesus Christ, right in his face! So threatening talking on his cell phone!
My god, what the fuck?! This is even worse than the OP! That's disgusting
Here's the current front page of the Seattle Times website. The other SPD incident is there, but I don't see this.
peteykirch
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I see where the Cop got her training from.
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
American cops are some panicky muthas
You can't charge cops with assault.
OricWindstar
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Out of curiosity, how intense is the pepper spray cops have on a job like this? I imagine pretty heavy duty?
To be clear I wasn't talking about all Unions or being anti-Union. I assume these ones are anomalies? Either way, more so I was just asking how you reform or overhaul a union that has gotten out of control. Or what are the regulations to prevent them from doing these things...
This issue with police is a major problem and yet that Union is one of the major things standing in the way of reform and justice.
Deified Data
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Don't feed gremlins after midnight people.
This. She no doubt has a sidearm too. I like how the spray drifted back into her face - hope it stung.
This. She no doubt has a sidearm too. I like how the spray drifted back into her face - hope it stung.
GTP_Daverytimes
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Holy fucking shit, this is beyond disgusting.
Training?
You can see the incident from the first post at 34 seconds at the very top of the video.
King Gilga
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What is wrong with her? Everyone dispersed and shit fired it anyways, hope she get's sacked and maybe jailtime. Hope the teacher gets his money.
Jesus christ wtf, that cop needs to be put down.
Jesus christ wtf, that cop needs to be put down.
Brian Griffin
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They protected and served the shit outta that guy! I bet they just kept spraying his face as a means to orient him after they realized he was blinded.
Oh yeah, you're right.
Holy shit, fuck those cops. The guy was clearly in pain and struggling to find his away across the road. To not only keep spraying him, but pull him back to the line of bikes and throw his ass to the ground? That shit's despicable.
Trojita
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That woman is unhinged and panics. She should not be a police officer.
WHAT THE FUCK
Also don't read the comments section. I warned you!
WHAT THE FUCK
Also don't read the comments section. I warned you!
AbsolutBro
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In the video it doesn't look to me like she's targeting him specifically as much as she's just laying down a blanket spray on everyone around, including herself.
Either way she's a fucking idiot who needs to find a new line of work.
Either way she's a fucking idiot who needs to find a new line of work.
I'm far from a police defender, but it looks like there's an officer on the ground at the start of this video. If they had legitimate safety concerns for him and verbally told people to get away first, I could see possible justifications for this.
The officer in the OP is also at the top of this video, and likely reacting to what's happening behind her. I don't see any reason to excuse her actions though, the people up there clearly have no idea what's going on further back, the police have a solid line up there and she seems far too jumpy for this responsibility.
wait what happen to the guy that was downed on the right?
cheststrongwell
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What led up to this? What happened to that cop on the ground right before the spraying began?
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025568876_peppersprayedxml.html
"The officer had been knocked off his bike by someone while a splinter group from the rally, which wouldnt disperse, was apparently moving from Aurora Avenue North to Interstate 5 as part of a traffic-blocking effort, Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, the departments chief spokesman, said Wednesday. The officer, who was injured, was treated at Harborview Medical Center and released."
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