Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/12/23/mom-reports-assault-on-her-son.html
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Was the child who was choked 7 years old, or 15? Your copy says one thing, the block quote says another?
(eta: It’s not particularly relevant, choking any age of child is wrong, just wondering)
How many accommodations / medals will he get for this amazing act of heroism?
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Gee, I wonder who he voted for…
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Police apologist to show up and blame them for not respecting the fine officer’s authoritay in 3… 2… 1…
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The 7 year old son was choked. The 15 year old daughter was also arrested (after being assaulted by the cop).
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Yes. The neighbor was accused of choking the 7-year old son.
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At what point do enough bystanders just perform some mob justice? That cop deserves to be beat to the point where he can no longer serve as a police officer.
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“Just comply and you won’t get hurt.”
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Let me guess the neighbor is the white guy?
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Of course they were arrested, in Texas “breathing while black” is an arrestable offense.
Da fuq, Texas?!?
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The charge - resisting arrest. Whenever you see that as a primary charge, you know the arrest was a bad one.
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If she didn’t do anything wrong, why did she resist arrest? It’s a good thing he took her down before she had a chance to use the bag of Skittles hidden in her hoodie, or the cop could have been seriously hurt! #BlueLivesMatter!
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[quote=“Tavie, post:2, topic:91718, full:true”](eta: It’s not particularly relevant, choking any age of child is wrong, just wondering)
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Fort Worth cop: “Why not?”
The logic*, it burns.
*And apparent ignorance of the laws he’s sworn to uphold.
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Right you are – thanks, Tavie!
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“There is an investigation”
“By who?”
“Top people”
“What top people?”
“Top. People.”
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community self defense needs to be a real thing.
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Do you suppose the neighbor who choked a 7-year old imagined he was defending his community, with violence? I do.
Do you suppose the officer who punished a grown woman for sassing him imagined he was defending his community, with violence? There also I do.
So, pardon me if I wonder what good defending a community with violence is likely to achieve in this or most situations. And you seem to imply that, and I say no thanks.
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i wholeheartedly agree. violence begets violence.
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