Exclusive: Newly obtained bodycam footage shows moment DC police officer attacked by pro-Trump rioters
Newly obtained body camera footage obtained by CNN shows the moment Washington DC police officer
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Maddening.
IKR? Why didn't he (or she) say to the entire crowd that what they're doing is wrong (Insurrection, etc.) in the first place?
IKR? Why didn't he (or she) say to the entire crowd that what they're doing is wrong (Insurrection, etc.) in the first place?
A lot of them are still in the process of being caught, but pretty sure a lot of them will get prison time.
It is super weird seeing a post on this forum expressing empathy towards a police officer. It seems like since this can be used against the right wing nut jobs, people suddenly like cops all of a sudden (well, at least this one for right now). I get the distinct impression there are a ton of people on this forum who fucking hate cops. How do all the ACAB posters feel about this?
I have a friend who is a cop in NYC and is gay. He always loves how right wingers that hate gays also have an innate respect for cops and they were absolutely torn when they met him as the two sides they believed in fought with one another. The story above would seem to have a similar internal struggle for people who hate cops but admire the ones that stood up to defend the Capitol from rioters. I would like to hear how people are dealing with that mental dichotomy.
I apologize for talking about the elephant in the room but this forum makes my head spin sometimes and I cannot help but feel like there is a more interesting discussion to be had here.
I have a friend who is a cop in NYC and is gay. He always loves how right wingers that hate gays also have an innate respect for cops and they were absolutely torn when they met him as the two sides they believed in fought with one another. The story above would seem to have a similar internal struggle for people who hate cops but admire the ones that stood up to defend the Capitol from rioters. I would like to hear how people are dealing with that mental dichotomy.
I apologize for talking about the elephant in the room but this forum makes my head spin sometimes and I cannot help but feel like there is a more interesting discussion to be had here.
You can not be a fan of cops while simultaneously pointing out the hypocrisy of the right when their lunatics nearly kill one.
One can believe in ACAB and also believe that a cop shouldn't be physically attacked, especially by a bloodthirsty mob. They're not mutually exclusive positions.
It's possible to think ACAB while not hating individual people or being happy when an individual is harmed.
ACAB has always been about the institution, not the individuals, for me at least.
Though who knows, that specific cop could be a POS and I'd have no way of knowing without more info. The default isn't going to be that I assume he IS a POS.
I'm firmly ACAB, but not pro violence. Simple as that, fuck those lunatics.
This is a reasonable approach. Despite knowing a handful of friends and acquaintances who are police officers all around the country, I have always had an innate distrust of police. I do not hate people by default or wish ill upon them just because they are cops. I just do not trust the institution.
You genuinely believe that people on this forum would be celebrating white supremacists attacking/killing police..? Like, honestly...?
Cops that do their job, are fine. Like my father. He is an ex police officer. The problem is the entire institution that makes that an optional task to do. As there is 0% accountability for not doing your job/executing minorities all the time.
This is something also echoed by My father, and most LEO that has sense outside of binary emotions. And well, most people with sense.
Have you considered that people who don't support police institutions due to the senseless violence those organisations often perpetrate might also be against another act of senseless violence?
Thinking people who are anti-police (especially anti-American police) would celebrate some random cop almost getting beaten to death is a fucked up, myopic take. Jesus.
You can still believe in ACAB and still not want a cop to be brutally attacked by right-wing terrorists.
Anyone who saw the live streams of the attack on the capital saw violence, just amazing to see just how violent it actually was when you see even more detailed footage. When will this country start dealing with the current GOP and right wing propaganda as the terrorist threat it has actually manifested itself as? Fox News and Rupert Murdoch is out to destroy the English speaking world. Why can't we acknowledge that as well?
Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes taking videos and pictures. You know, if you didn't know the TV footage was a video from January the 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.
- Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) GA
- Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) GA
One on hand: it's infuriating to see this happen to someone who is suppose to be "the good guy" in these people's eyes. Really shows that they don't see them as allies, only pawns.
On the other hand: Given that he's a cop, I'm waiting for his inevitable milkshake ducking to remind us all that indeed ACAB.
On the other hand: Given that he's a cop, I'm waiting for his inevitable milkshake ducking to remind us all that indeed ACAB.
