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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 11 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 1.305s | source | bottom
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darepublic ◴[29 May 20 17:11 UTC] No.23352614[source]▶
As someone of mixed ethnicity who, if I was there could easily be victimized by a senseless mob to whom I owe nothing and have committed no crime against.. yea I am not happy with how the mainstream media promotes and covers this story, downplaying the victims of the chaos and sympathizing with outpourings of anger even if illegal. To clarify, looters should not be shot, law should prevail, and the policeman involved in the original incident should be investigated.. but the mainstream media is to my mind basically behind the looters, and I know if by chance I or someone like me were to be caught in the crossfire and killed, the mainstream media, posturing as champions of justice, would just implicitly shrug. So yea I can't help but feel disaffected by this coverage, no matter how vile the originating incident.
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miguelmota ◴[29 May 20 17:38 UTC] No.23352998[source]▶
It could have all been ended before the rioting started if the police officer was charged for his actions. Obviously looting is wrong but peaceful protests obviously aren't working either.
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1. annexrichmond ◴[29 May 20 17:45 UTC] No.23353100[source]▶
He and his colleagues were immediately fired and he has since been charged for his actions. It hasn't even been a week, what more do you want?

edit: s/charged/arrested

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2. sfkdjf9j3j ◴[29 May 20 17:48 UTC] No.23353147[source]▶
That's not correct, none of the four officers involved have been charged yet.
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3. weston ◴[29 May 20 17:48 UTC] No.23353150[source]▶
It should be noted that the police arrested a journalist from CNN faster than they arrested the guilty officer.
4. baby ◴[29 May 20 17:49 UTC] No.23353153[source]▶
This is a nation wide issue and has been for centuries
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5. anigbrowl ◴[29 May 20 17:55 UTC] No.23353242[source]▶
He's been arrested after 3 days of rioting. I'd like to see the other 3 arrested as well, since they're accessories.

Oh, and I want a perp walk. All the usual stuff that happens to other people. And then it's time to talk about the doctrine of qualified immunity and a whole lot of other things.

6. annexrichmond ◴[29 May 20 17:56 UTC] No.23353262[source]▶
Isn't the racial intent a bit presumptuous at this point?
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7. LordDragonfang ◴[29 May 20 18:09 UTC] No.23353466{3}[source]▶
I'm perfectly fine with measures holding cops more accountable for killing unarmed men and women of any race, sure.
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8. annexrichmond ◴[29 May 20 18:39 UTC] No.23353845{4}[source]▶
And in what way do you believe the cop hasn't been held accountable?
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9. annexrichmond ◴[29 May 20 18:40 UTC] No.23353860[source]▶
He has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
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10. wnoise ◴[29 May 20 18:58 UTC] No.23354082{3}[source]▶
He hadn't been an hour ago, when he wrote that comment.
11. baby ◴[30 May 20 00:41 UTC] No.23357362{5}[source]▶
It's not just one cop, it's a systemic issue.