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Here is another example of

rmrd0000 — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:02:39 +0000

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Here is another example of police abuse that Sessions wants to ignore. North Miami police shot an unarmed behavioral therapist trying to protect a patient from being shot. The black behavioral therapist was prone on the ground with his hand in the air. Tape shows that the police knew the therapist was unarmed. He was still shot. No charges have been filed against the police officers. The police union supports the officers.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/charles-kinsey-was-shot-after-a-north-...

Sadly, stories like these routinely show up in emails from news sites. You have to expend virtually no energy to hear about police abuse. Sessions doesn't care. Like most Republicans, he cares more about order and lack of disruption by protest than he cares about law or justice.

Where is the legal code or

NCD — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:05:18 +0000

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Where is the legal code or precedent that sanctions the abrogation of civil rights to soothe the "morale" of law enforcement officers?

And what rights violations (injury, sexual assault,loss of life...rape?) would Sessions DOJ allow for officer morale boosting?

Here is how black people

rmrd0000 — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:08:47 +0000

In reply to Trump: Cop Morale Supersedes Civil Rights

Here is how black people learn to hate police. Two NYPD officers confront two black teens for standing around. One officer touches one teen and threatens to use a Taser. Just seeing the video sends chills down the spines on many black people. The police put our children at risk.

http://gothamist.com/2017/04/01/you_wanna_ride_the_lightning_taser-.php

Trump and his minions believe

rmrd0000 — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:25:02 +0000

In reply to Trump: Cop Morale Supersedes Civil Rights

Trump and Sessions believe in order more than they believe in justice. They are comfortable with police abuse as long as it controls the "rabble". Today is the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's speech criticizing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church in NYC

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/opinion/when-martin-luther-king-came-...

King pointed out that he could not criticize the riots occurring in cities because of societal and police abuse without first criticizing the violence perpetrated by the military. King is dead and beloved now. During his life, King was a hated radical Negro Communist. Sessions tried to jail people who followed King's lead on civil rights. His action caused Coretta Scott King to writing a letter objecting to Session's nomination as a federal judge.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/10/read-the-let...

Sessions wanted order and did not care that much about civil rights. Sessions has not changed. We have come full circle. Trump wants to gear up the military for multiple wars.

Yes, not to jumpstart a

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 04:30:10 +0000

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Yes, not to jumpstart a previous thread, this is the kind of response I eas hoping to see in last year's debate/dialogue/evolution on police overreach, race (and poverty). At least someone got the message. Hope many more.

Why am I convinced Trump,

NCD — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 04:07:50 +0000

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Why am I convinced Trump, Pence and Sessions #2 favorite dream would be sole authority over a national police force with all the legal and judicial oversight of the Gestapo? From the link, the Camden cops seem too soft to make the Trump team.

#1 dream being putting all news organizations out of business, except for Fox, there for the one and only reason, to broadcast Spicer news conferences.

news to Trump:

artappraiser — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 02:56:39 +0000

In reply to Trump: Cop Morale Supersedes Civil Rights

news to Trump:

Morale never better at the new Camden, NJ's PD and in the affected community too, with this *new* strategy: Minimize harm, and try to save lives.

Cops can actually enjoy being seen as heroes by those they work for, go figure! Who knew?

But of course, you'd have to accept that the NYT is not "fake news" in order to know that.

On that, here's a good tweet:

Imagine being president, with access to classified info, and deciding instead to watch Fox's morning show. https://t.co/GZ1zDqYpnj
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 1, 2017