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The cops involved went back to where they killed Elijah McCain and posed for a group photo, reportedly re-enacting his death. This is the behavior I’d expect f
by ashtonkem 6y ago
The cops involved went back to where they killed Elijah McCain and posed for a group photo, reportedly re-enacting his death.
This is the behavior I’d expect from a serial killer.
Edit: they then distributed or showed this photo to the rest of the precinct. We know because a whistleblower notified the media. To my eye, this means that they expected the rest of the precinct to approve of this behavior, which is extremely alarming.
- minitoar 6y agoThis shouldn’t be alarming. This is consistent with the behavior we’ve been seeing all year. This is status quo.
- antioink 6y agoIt should be alarming - it's important not to get used to such abhorrent behavior, just because it's the status quo.
- minitoar 6y agoI cannot maintain a state of alarm for years on end.
- ashtonkem 6y agoThe difference between our points is the subtle difference between alarm and surprise. I’d contend that one can be alarmed even if they’re not surprised; although even I am inclined to admit that this is pretty low value pedantry on my part.
- obiye6657 6y agoDaily reminder: THERE ARE NO GOOD COPS. Do not cooperate and do not trust them.
- puranjay 6y ago> The cops involved went back to where they killed Elijah McCain and posed for a group photo, reportedly re-enacting his death What compels someone to do that?
- timmytokyo 6y agoNothing compels them. It is who they are. And they are not alone in being like this. The better question is, why are so many people in positions of authority like this?
- non-entity 6y agoI believe the positions naturally draws people who are bullies. Not that all of them are, but the power over, and respect from the general population is probably very attractive to people who get a kick out of being asshole. Also, while I can't confirm the prevalence, there's a ton of anecdotes you here about shady hiring practices. There's the now popular story about a department refusing to hire people who had too high an IQ, and a friend told me how a department in a large city was attempting to recruit his cousin, despite him being diagnosed bipolar.
- rorykoehler 6y agoThat is way beyond what I would consider bullying or asshole behaviour.
- tribby 6y ago> Also, while I can't confirm the prevalence, there's a ton of anecdotes you here about shady hiring practices. There's the now popular story about a department refusing to hire people who had too high an IQ this is not just anecdotal, and has even been tested in court[0]. 0. https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836 https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st...
- ashtonkem 6y agoAnother police department got caught bending down the notches on their police badges as a way of signifying how many kills a given officer had, and even had a ceremony for officers first kill. Reports say at least 25% of the precinct participated, probably most knew. American police live in what we call a “siege” mentality; they believe that they’re the only thing protecting society from chaos and crime. This results in a belief that their actions are inherently just, and that any criticism risks exposure of society to the chaos they’re barely holding back. It’s not a convincing pitch when viewed in the light of blatant police brutality, but it appears to be what they believe.
- M2Ys4U 6y ago>This is the behavior I’d expect from a serial killer. Yes, they're police in the United States...
- mateus1 6y agoMinor correction: the victim's name is Elijah McClain.
- mortehu 6y agoMinor correction: it was not the same police officers, although from the same police department.