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  12. America unleashed

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    20 minutes ago, Brad said:

    It’s the mindset. 

    Exactly, and it's a mindset that seems to be rewarded with promotions and climbing the ladder. It just seems, in my opinion, that the police are relying too much on military tactics of person and crowd control in situations that don't need that kind of approach. Would it have really made the situation out-of-control if Chauvin would have stood up two minutes into the arrest? Derek Chauvin also has a military background (I'm not surprised)

  13. America unleashed

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    23 minutes ago, Larry Kart said:

    Yes, "there are also bad people in the world who don't wear police uniforms." But what also must be taken into account here is that if they do wear police uniforms, they carry deadly weapons and may, depending on their and only their estimate of the circumstances,  have and/or feel they have the right to injure or kill you. Further, they may well feel sure that whatever those circumstances actually were, their account of things will be backed up their colleagues in uniform. That "complicates" the "provide the necessary protection" issue, no?  espacially if one falls into a group that the police tend to hassle or worse. I should add that almost the interactions I've had with police in my own suburban community and in the city of Chicago have been pleasant and helpful, often very helpful. Guess, I've been lucky and/or bear the signs of privilege.

    This leads to something I've been wondering about a lot. Whether the abundance of ex-military on police forces is a major issue. I have a lot of relatives with military training, and the thing about that training is that it is designed to get a person to be able to kill someone -- and that is hard to do. There have been studies to suggest that police officers with this background are more inclined to use force, or shot someone in the course of their duties. ( A article about this ) There's a number of things that can be done to properly train police in deescalating situations, and that definitely is one area that needs improvement.

  14. America unleashed

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    15 minutes ago, felser said:

    Fact is, there are also bad people in the world who don't wear police uniforms.  Easy to say something doesn't work and we shouldn't have it, harder to say here's a better way to provide the necessary protection.   Has anyone seen any feasible alternatives proposed?  I'm not a fan of vigilante mobs or of everyone having their own gun and protecting their own turf, you know?

    Camden, NJ police seems to be what's on everyone's mind. They reorganized their police department and things seem to have improved.

    Here's a link to an article about it.

  20. Return Of The Film Corner Thread

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    14 hours ago, medjuck said:

    Interesting: neither James M Cain or Raymond Chandler get their name on the poster. 

    I've always thought that Curtiz was under appreciated especially considering he directed Casablanca. 

    I agree, I find Curtiz's films always fascinating to watch. Think the problem might be that Curtiz's filmography is so vast and varied, it's hard to get a handle on.

  21. MLB Season 2020

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    15 minutes ago, Brad said:

    Here’s an article in yesterday’s Times about the squabbling.

    As Baseball Squabbles Over Money, It Risks a ‘Disastrous’ Outcome

    It's not just this ridiculous back-and-forth that's killing baseball, it's that its players have become invisible and inconsequential in today's world. Not getting into the politics of it, but it's NFL and NBA players who are out in front, making a positive contributions in the present situation. MLB? No where to be found. Now, there are those who feel that is a plus (James Dolan anyone?), but for this younger generation, I'm afraid MLB is lost to them.

  22. America unleashed

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    6 minutes ago, medjuck said:

    For some reason of  all the shit going down this got to me the most:

    https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/868933655/the-louisville-community-who-loved-david-mcatee-has-questions-about-his-death?fbclid=IwAR1Lwtey-G3mLcvvKFovuD3Tb0lge1dh_G_T85j_IEEcDDQSeQ4yhaaf8I0

    Yeah, this was a depressing story from the start. Police want trust, and I'm a big police supporter, but how in the world can trust be built when officers in this situation do not turn on body cameras? It seems way too often when bad stuff happens, the body camera is off.

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