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Veedem, to news in St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash
@Veedem@lemmy.world avatar

What kind of insane bullshit is that? How is he being held without bond?! Bro…where the fuck is the accountability for the police?

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

They don’t want him talking while it’s still hot. They need time to find some dirt on him they can use to discredit or blackmail him with. Let’s hope he’s squeaky clean and puts up a fight!

originalucifer, to news in St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

hahah ahh yes the old "how dare you catch us in the act of something embarrassing or outright illegal; youre under arrest!"

fucking scum. thhese guys actually go home at night thinking they are the good guys.

BertramDitore, to news in St. Louis Police Crash Into LGBTQ Bar, Arrest Its Owner
@BertramDitore@lemmy.world avatar

This incident actually does a great job of illustrating one of the many problems with policing in America. The cops do something that on its face, to literally anyone watching, is incredibly embarrassing, and that any reasonable person would say was obviously the fault of the police. Instead of profusely apologizing and immediately determining how to make restitution, they turn it around and dehumanize and arrest the victim. They’re so suspicious, afraid, and spiteful of the people they are sworn to protect, that taking the least bit of personal responsibility and showing genuine respect for anyone but themselves is seen as weakness, when in fact it would be the ultimate show of strength to admit when they’ve done something wrong and to immediately try to make it right.

And they wonder why no one trusts them. Respect breeds respect. Show me genuine respect, and I’ll show it right back to you. That’s how human relationships work. But crash into my business with your patrol car, shoot my dog during a no-knock raid on the wrong address, detain me without trial in inhumane and tortuous conditions, pull over every single one of my black friends for literally nothing, all without due process or cause, and you don’t deserve my respect. You deserve my unfiltered rage, and that’s what you’ll continue to get until you show us some goddamn decency. Or quit. Just fucking quit. No one is forcing you to be a cop.

theodewere,
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they crashed into it on purpose.. it was a terrorist attack..

cybervseas,

the people they are sworn to protect

Do they swear to protect still? I know the court ruled they have no obligation to protect.

prospect.org/…/police-have-no-duty-to-protect-the…

BertramDitore,
@BertramDitore@lemmy.world avatar

Damn that was hard to read, thanks for sharing. I knew Scalia was a POS, but wow.

the Court ruled that that the state did not have a special obligation to protect a citizen against harms it did not create.

What a ridiculous way of thinking.

lolcatnip,

Right? Like what even is the point of the state in his twisted opinion?

evidences, to thepoliceproblem in Attorney: Videos taken at St Louis bar contradict cops' story

Yesterday the cop swerved to avoid a dog in the street now the cop was avoiding a parked car. Can’t wait for this cop to get a paid vacation and then to carry on as normal.

jonne,

I’m sure he somehow escaped having to do a sobriety test.

Clent, (edited )

If they could, they would arrest the building for assaulting an officer.

Remember kids, if you’re on a jury. Cops are liars. It’s your civic duty to serve and acquit when the word of a cop is the only evidence. Assume all evidence has been planted. Their profession is a con.

ColeSloth,

I hate it when offices aren’t assaulted. They’re always confining people and making them do work.

SpeedLimit55, to thepoliceproblem in SWAT Team Raids Innocent Family Over Stolen AirPods Dropped on Their Street

Stolen airpods? The cops around here would not even look for a stolen car.

pearsaltchocolatebar,

Swat must have gotten new military hardware they wanted to play with.

whostosay,

Likely someone locally influential’s business got hit. They’re not here to protect your car, theyre here to keep the status quo for the rich.

A_Random_Idiot,

Cops have, from their very foundation, been about protecting the money and the people who have it.

just_change_it, (edited )

The article implies the swat team was sent due to an armed carjacking that morning. Someone got a warrant for search and seizure based on geolocation results from the airpods and they assumed the carjackers would be hanging out at this address.

It’s a rental home. Nothing is mentioned about the identity of the owner of the home. After looking up the house on zillow though it’s about 113k. It’s a dead end street surrounded by homes that are valued under 100k. I didn’t realize that federal minimum wage would be enough to pay a mortgage in 2024, but apparently it is possible. This isn’t super relevant other than the fact i’m looking at buying a house near Boston and I did a double take that a home exists in this price range and isn’t in a trailer park. 113k here won’t even buy you a parking spot.

After looking up the address it looks like a group of juveniles were involved with the carjacking so names are impossible to find. The most bizzare thing though is that a couple hours after the carjacking the car was picked up 3.5 miles / an 8 minute drive from the house in wylin court with the suspects bailing from the car and the cops arresting them… I wonder when the swatting happened at 630pm who they thought they would find?

Fun fact, the murder rate in St Louis per capita is the 7th highest in the world, after six cities in Mexico. #1 in the US. 87.83 per 100k. statista.com/…/ranking-of-the-most-dangerous-citi…

I’m not justifying anything. I learned a lot that I never knew about St Louis MO and holy fuck is it rough.

MB420GFY,

downtown st louis is actually pretty nice. i wouldn’t recommend too many places in the south, but st louis seemed kinda nice.

SpeedLimit55,

I didn’t know that about St Louis, I went there for a conference a few years ago and mostly stayed downtown but I drove around a bit one day and it just seemed like an old Southern city. I never felt unsafe but I also lived in an old Southern city with lots of crime for a while so things outside of downtown didn’t seem much different.

There are still many places in the US where you can get a decent house in the lower 100s but they are mostly all rural.

elbucho, to politics in Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids' Pronouns
@elbucho@lemmy.world avatar

I really can’t comprehend the level of hate that these motherfuckers must possess to write or support such a bill. I mean, let’s say you’re an incredible asshole who doesn’t think that trans people exist, like you think that you know who they are much better than they actually know themselves. Even with that as a baseline, isn’t it still just the polite thing to treat them with basic respect?

If I found out that someone I just met preferred to use their middle name instead of their first name, I would 100% use that person’s middle name when addressing them. It’s just common courtesy. The same thing goes with a person who’s transitioning - I will use their preferred name, because I’m not a completely deplorable piece of shit.

But this guy is way worse than someone who intentionally antagonizes people by using their disliked name when addressing them. This guy wants to actively punish anybody who has the rock bottom bare minimum of civility by destroying their lives and livelihoods.

I just can’t grasp that level of hatred. How is it that this piece of shit shares enough genes with everybody else that he’s recognized as human?

whostosay,

I think your 3rd paragraph is off, just a heads up

elbucho,
@elbucho@lemmy.world avatar

How so?

whostosay,

You know what, it took me having to quote your words to read them correctly, my bad and well said.

elbucho, (edited )
@elbucho@lemmy.world avatar

In the immortal words of Romeo: “It’s all gravy”, baby.

Viking_Hippie,

Was that directed at Juliet or Mercutio? I can never remember…

Albbi,

It was just before he drank the poison.

subignition,
@subignition@fedia.io avatar

That must have been some really awful gravy, 😞

Viking_Hippie,

Well the play WAS written by an English man so…

BolexForSoup, to missouri in Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member
BolexForSoup avatar

Posing for a photo doing a nazi salute in front of a burning cross next to someone in full klan robes has to be the single most damning image I've ever seen in my life. Imagine believing this is so normal and you're so safe that you think, "sure, go ahead and snap one!"

he has affiliated with various white supremacist and Christian identity groups.

yeah no kidding lmao

Cagi, to missouri in Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member

Isn’t that worse? So racist he didn’t even have to sign up?

Eldritch,

He was outstanding in his field, burning crosses.

EdibleFriend, to missouri in Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member
@EdibleFriend@lemmy.world avatar

I mean saying he’s only honorary is going to hurt him in the polls but he’ll still end up winning by a landslide.

Catoblepas, to lgbtq_plus in City Threatens to Condemn Bar:PM Building Over Damage Caused by Cops

Bar:PM co-owner Chad Morris was charged with assault after the SUV struck his business. Police say that he struck an officer “hard in the chest with an open hand,” though the bystander video of the incident shows no such shove. Police have thus far not made body cam footage public.

I bet more funding will fix this!

BaronVonBort,

Definitely if we increase the amount of training officers have. That will solve the problem.

FakeGreekGirl,

It’s just a few bad apples. Certainly the whole bunch isn’t spoiled.

rigatti, to lgbtq_plus in City Threatens to Condemn Bar:PM Building Over Damage Caused by Cops
@rigatti@lemmy.world avatar

Was the officer drunk? How the fuck do you crash into a building like that?

wildcardology,

If I remember correctly the officer was speeding ran a stop light(?) And swerved to avoid something then crashed into the building.

interrobang,

It really looked like impaired driving.

My immediate thought was nodded off looking down at phone thru the light, then hand slid off the wheel and he hits the bar.

Tbf, i am super biased against cops

littlebluespark, to thepoliceproblem in St Louis cops' story of crash into gay bar and arrest of owner keeps changing, and the cops ran a red light the block before
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

Can’t read signals or signs. Everyone knows the entry is around back.

thefartographer, to thepoliceproblem in Attorney: Videos taken at St Louis bar contradict cops' story

Person whose salary depends on lying found to be lying. More at 11.

inclementimmigrant, to thepoliceproblem in Attorney: Videos taken at St Louis bar contradict cops' story

A cop that lied? Noooo…

BobbyNevada, to nottheonion in YouTubers Test St. Louis Anal Beads Cheating Theory With Butt Plug

It’s all fun and games, until you have to explain to a person you are playing chess with, that you just orgasmed because of the vibrating butt plug, you are using to cheat at said chess match.

Zehzin,
@Zehzin@lemmy.world avatar

“If you don’t nut during the match you aren’t fit to be a grandmaster.” (Anatoly Karpov)

PoastRotato,
@PoastRotato@lemmy.world avatar

Is that better or worse than explaining that you just orgasmed because you just love playing chess?

Plopp,

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