Summer of 2020---The Civil Unrest Thread--Read OP Before Posting (in memory of George Floyd)

[Larry]

 

 

31 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

OHHHHH MY GOOOODDDD CAN PEOPLE STOP WITH THE “FLOYD DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE” CONSPIRACIES

 

Jesus ****ing Christ, it’s insufferable, it’s wrong and let the man rest peacefully. 

 

 

In a world where people are getting rich off of claiming that the Sandy Hook kids didn't die at all?  

 

Edited December 10, 2023 by Larry

[Spaceman Spiff]

1 hour ago, Larry said:

 

 

 

 

In a world where people are getting rich off of claiming that the Sandy Hook kids didn't die at all?  

 

Always a good day when Larry busts out the italics. 

[Cooked Crack]

 

[Cooked Crack]

Absolutely ****ing disgusting

[Jumbo]

1 hour ago, Cooked Crack said:

Absolutely ****ing disgusting

 I won't say what this makes me wish.

[Cooked Crack]

 

[skinsmarydu]

Woah. 

[Jabbyrwock]

10 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

[TheGreatBuzz]

18 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

 

Not worth it. And mine aren't even hooked up anymore. 

[skinsmarydu]

3 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

 

Not worth it. And mine aren't even hooked up anymore. 

I don't know if I want to know what that means. 

[PokerPacker]

1 minute ago, skinsmarydu said:

I don't know if I want to know what that means. 

I assure you it's unrelated to his 100% disability and entirely about lifestyle choices.

[dfitzo53]

3 hours ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

"I'd give my left nut for 1.5 million dollars," the victim was heard to say. 

[FootballZombie]

I'd almost pay 1.5 Milly for there not to be news that my testicle exploded for everyone to gawk at.

 

 

Goodness is there a separate payout for emotional distress?

[Cooked Crack]

 

[Cooked Crack]

 

[China]

$150m paid in police misconduct claims shows violent response to 2020 protests, experts say

 

In the four years since mass protests broke out over the killing of George Floyd, cities across the US have settled more than 130 lawsuits involving police misconduct with payouts totaling nearly $150m to protesters, journalists, legal observers and bystanders, according to an analysis of the lawsuits published this week.

 

The settlements, which include some of the largest payouts over protest-related police actions to date, also forced a slew of reforms on to departments, including restrictions on the use of so-called “less lethal” weapons. Taken together, the report notes, the lawsuits’ outcomes fundamentally refute the narrative that the protests were violent and underscore how it was the police response to them that broke laws and violated rights.

 

“After reviewing so many lawsuits, a consistent story emerges: cops had zero interest in honoring the first amendment rights of protesters,” said Sue Udry, executive director of the free speech group Defending Rights & Dissent and author of the report. “The most successful lawsuits won restitution for individuals and significant new restrictions on police. But they are piecemeal, and no substitute for systemic change.”

 

Floyd’s killing, on 25 May 2020, was captured in a viral video and prompted millions of people to take to the street across the country in protests that led to about 17,000 arrests in the first two weeks alone. 

 

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