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1061 points danso | 7 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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. eloff ◴[29 May 20 17:56 UTC] No.23353258[source]▶
They were fired and will face the justice system, which while it normally moves slowly, will move a little faster in this case thanks to top down pressure.

I don't see how in a country with independent judiciary anything more can be done.

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2. troyvit ◴[29 May 20 18:03 UTC] No.23353372[source]▶
How fast would the justice system have moved if it was a black person killing a cop as opposed to a cop killing a black person?
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3. UncleMeat ◴[29 May 20 18:09 UTC] No.23353465[source]▶
How are you so sure?

They were already evading justice before the video came out (the internal police analysis was obviously false). Pantaleo was never charged for Garner's death. In other cases we have seen video evidence excluded from trial and officers walk.

I'm not remotely confident that this will lead to convictions.

4. joshuamorton ◴[29 May 20 18:13 UTC] No.23353513[source]▶
> They were fired and will face the justice system

If I shot someone on video[0], I would be charged with a crime, likely homicide, that day and in jail until a bail hearing. At which point I might have the option to leave jail until my trial.

In this case the officer was arrested 3 days later (about an hour ago at time of writing), and only due to pressure from both citizens and politicians. Without that, it may have taken longer to charge him, or he may not have been charged at all, just like the other multiple times this officer killed someone.

That's a double standard. The police should serve the people, not be above them or immune to oversight.

[0]: A white person, if I shot a black person, the DA's office might try to cover it up and I'd only get arrested a month later after protests: https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georg...

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5. eloff ◴[29 May 20 19:51 UTC] No.23354700[source]▶
I agree, they should have reacted immediately. It is a double standard.
6. techntoke ◴[29 May 20 20:17 UTC] No.23354997[source]▶
Conservatives are too busy playing victim on social media to be worried about how African Americans are unfairly targeted and killed by police. They're mad that the President isn't allowed to encourage it.
7. eloff ◴[29 May 20 20:43 UTC] No.23355279[source]▶
Update, the cop was just charged with third degree murder and manslaughter. They could have acted faster, but at least they're acting. I hope they make an example of the guy, but I have my doubts seeing how other similar situations went at trial.