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I have seen a cop order a medic to give sedative to a human that was being choked by said cops for more than 10 minutes (he was basically already dead when they

I have seen a cop order a medic to give sedative to a human that was being choked by said cops for more than 10 minutes (he was basically already dead when they injected him). Search for Tony Timpa on Youtube if you want to see the video. And they were joking while killing him. And last but not least, they all kept their jobs. All humans can be bastards.

ponsin 6y ago
source https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0 . The video is just as horrifying as the George Floyd video
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dmix 6y ago
> And last but not least, they all kept their jobs Police unions are some of the most powerful organizations. Not being able to fire bad actors is one of the worst parts of unions. I've never understood why there hasn't been a movement to reform them. Their coworkers get stuck with them too and bringing the whole unit down. Instead we're always sold some nostalgic narrative of past golden eras of unions. Glossing over all the warts and cruft built up over time. We're long overdue for modernized unions.
- CryptoPunk 6y ago
  Even the nostalgic narrative of the past golden era of unions is, from what I've seen, mostly a creation of propaganda. The gains unions won for their members were worse than zero-sum, because they merely redistributed from profit (shareholder income) to worker income, while resulting in collective bargaining agreements that reduced the flexibility of the labor market. The violence they were involved in was almost universally started by them, as illegal action that violated the employer's right to their property, and replacement worker's right to work at their site, was their main source of leverage.
- watwut 6y ago
  It is more that their definition of bad actor is different. Cops that break rank and complain and testify are fired or demoted. Cops that do that stuff are promoted.
gowld 6y ago
And that's not a freak one-time event www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elijah-mcclain-was-injected-ketamine-while-handcuffed-some-medical-experts-n1232697

ponsin 6y ago

source https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0 . The video is just as horrifying as the George Floyd video

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dmix 6y ago

> And last but not least, they all kept their jobs Police unions are some of the most powerful organizations. Not being able to fire bad actors is one of the worst parts of unions. I've never understood why there hasn't been a movement to reform them. Their coworkers get stuck with them too and bringing the whole unit down. Instead we're always sold some nostalgic narrative of past golden eras of unions. Glossing over all the warts and cruft built up over time. We're long overdue for modernized unions.

CryptoPunk 6y ago
Even the nostalgic narrative of the past golden era of unions is, from what I've seen, mostly a creation of propaganda. The gains unions won for their members were worse than zero-sum, because they merely redistributed from profit (shareholder income) to worker income, while resulting in collective bargaining agreements that reduced the flexibility of the labor market. The violence they were involved in was almost universally started by them, as illegal action that violated the employer's right to their property, and replacement worker's right to work at their site, was their main source of leverage.
watwut 6y ago
It is more that their definition of bad actor is different. Cops that break rank and complain and testify are fired or demoted. Cops that do that stuff are promoted.

gowld 6y ago

And that's not a freak one-time event www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elijah-mcclain-was-injected-ketamine-while-handcuffed-some-medical-experts-n1232697