Alabama cop who tasered band leader says he's worried that it might make kids mistrust police
Alabama cop who tasered band leader says he's worried that it might make kids mistrust police
New body camera video shows a conversation between Minor high School band director Johnny Mims and a Birmingham Police Department (BPD) officer who shocked him.
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The officer, who is Black, said he is concerned this incident will fuel the children's mistrust of police, and told Mims they need to "fix this" and find a way to "bridge the gap" between police and the children.
"We gotta fix this. You know, I don’t like this. We gotta fix this. We gotta come up with something," the officer said as he walked Mims to the police car. "Right now, I care about them babies on that bus that just got left. I care about them babies that aren’t going to be able to trust the police just because of these situations."
"I know, but If you put me in the car … it’s just making it worse," Mims said. ...
Maybe if he didn't do the thing that traumatized the kids into mistrusting the police?
Worried kids will have accurately assessed the situation?
No worries; I'm teaching my kids to distrust the police, just in case stuff like this doesn't do it
Same. Step one was no Paw Patrol in the house
Paw patrol is neoliberal propaganda that is advertising government to be dysfinctional and private police force as a solution.
Can't trust anyone that can legally destroy my life on a whim of emotional bullshit.
ACAB, no one should have any power.
And the kids distrust of Police would be fully justified.
The most out of touch statement ever. That has to be an onion quote.
*shoots self in foot*
I'm worried there might be a hole in my foot!
If only we had a not the onion community... this would be perfect.
We have 2 that I know of:
Good to know, thank you.
Gee, you think? You tasered a bandleader! What was he going to do, whack you to death with his thin conductor baton?
The thought of his mighty blows from his workout of waving a conductor baton EVERY. SINGLE. WORKDAY.
The shock wave alone would have killed.... millions.....
/satire
You could poke an eye out with one of those things!
Good, perhaps with enough properly placed mistrust, the pigs will start getting out in their place.
Remember folks, the people always out number those in power.
Cops be like: "We need people to trust us more" "Well then why don't you stop shooting-" BANG BANG BANG BANG "STOP RESISTING!"
Then he followed this statement with a moment of silence before busting out in tears laughing and saying just kidding fuck them kids lmao.
what a shocking, profound idea.
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Cry me a fucking river, pig. ACAB.