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Get strapped, the law isn’t going to protect us and seems to be used to harass us
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
Organized armed minorities make governments afraid.
Make no mistake, this is yet another message, "we do not care about you or your struggles". Listen when they tell you they won't protect you.
Sounds like we need the Pink Panthers
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has been a rolling human rights disaster for years. It needs to be torn the fuck down.
Frankly sheriff's offices in general need to be abolished. It's a relic of the frontier colonial era and, surprise, they never gave up their power willingly. They often have the lowest training standards in the profession, and are the face of partisan politics in law enforcement, to the benefit of conservatives 99% of the time. A lot of the time I hear about some flagrant abuse of power from cops it's from a sheriff's deputy.
EDIT: doesn't seem like the sheriffs were involved here, just the county prosecutor and Phoenix police. What you get from scrolling at work and not reading articles.
Doesn't mean you're wrong though. Your comment is still very relevant.
They often have the lowest training standards in the profession
Law enforcement isn't a "profession." Practitioners of real "professions," such as medicine, law, and engineering, have "professed an oath" (that's where the word comes from) to act in the public interest (i.e. to protect the public) and abide by a code of ethics. That includes things like acting against their own interests and refusing orders from people with power over them, if necessary. In contrast, the courts have ruled in Warren v. District of Columbia that law enforcement officers explicitly have no such obligation.
On one hand I like how the sheriff's office decentralizes police power and gives the community a direct say. In the other hand that's been a disaster
just in case anyone thinks this is just about it being designated as a hate crime. No they did not charge anything despite this guy having massive injuries and the other guy having nothing to show for it. If you luigi, do it in arizona with no cameras:
But the county attorney’s office ultimately viewed the case as a “he said, he said” scenario, with Lawton claiming he acted in self-defense. According to the police report, Lawton told investigators that while slowing down the vehicle, he was “punched in the back of the head and on the side of his body so many times that he saw stars.”
No witnesses corroborated Lawton’s account, and it's unclear how much the county attorney's office leaned on his story. But without video footage of the attack—Uber allows drivers to install them but does not require it—the evidence collected would appear to focus heavily only on eye witnesses.
“I don’t understand how it could be deemed self-defense or why it was turned down,” Almaraz said. “I was unarmed, he had multiple weapons in the car—it just didn’t make any sense. It was heartbreaking. I was completely assaulted and violated. I could have lost my life.”
with Lawton claiming he acted in self-defense.
Ah, the gay panic defense.
Now not just for cops!
Wait wait wait, you said it was a gay man that was stabbed? Sorry, my hands are tied. Playbook says gay guys can't get stabbed.
So we are allowed to stab people if there’s no cameras?
Billionaires don't like this simple trick.
Neither do judges
Because there is no law in Arizona.
The Rule of Law is dead in America.
i'm so glad i left that shithole
it is mostly a desert, where cities shouldnt EXIST anyways.
the phoenix metro area is; not so much the rest of arizona
I used to drive thru Arizona several times a year. It was tradition for me and my dog, once we were in Arizona, to pull over and take the biggest, greasiest shit we could, on Arizona. Like it deserved.
You know, you could have just called your toilet “Arizona” But I’m guessing it wouldn’t have been as clever of a story to tell.
Presumably you also take big greasy shits in your home state, so this is real dumb. People gotta poop. Arizona has a lot of beautiful areas and good people.
I use a toilet. Except for on Arizona. And occasionally Texas.
Absolutely gorgeous landscapes and the native tribes are very kind to tourists, all things considered.
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait...
The title made me think the attacker couldn't be charged with a HATE crime... Which is dumb and shitty and makes me want to revolt.
But they aren't charging him with ANY CRIME.
What in the actual fuck
Times are going to get very hard for gay people soon. If history keeps rhyming the way it is, gay people have a tough road coming up and we need to be prepared for it.
Maricopa County Attorney rules there is enough evidence to lay charges on the victim. However the victim had not show up to their scheduled court date, allegedly detained by ICE in the lobby of the court, on the day of the hearing. /s
Was... Knifed?
Dude... he was fucking stabbed? That is assault with a deadly weapon and/or attempted murder/manslaughter at least.
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