There are ways in which this country is going backwards. No, you're not supposed to call the police on someone and the police get to come and simply decide to kill that person. That is not the way it works in a free society... #PoliceReformNow theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

Shock and anger after fired worker killed by police at Oklahoma pork plant

Chiewelthap Mariar, 26-year-old Sudanese refugee, shot dead after police called to escort him from Seaboard Foods factory in Guymon

theguardian.com

Jan 21, 2023 · 12:37 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Actually, that’s exactly what they think their solution is. Look at the IL gun laws and the sheriffs. Police are trained to deescalate through escalation and violence.
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And we have to demand that that change.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You're cute. Where is this alleged "free society" you are describing?
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It's an ideal. It isn't "cute" that so many people throughout our history have sacrificed their lives to expand the ideal. You sound as though nothing has ever gotten better; like abolition, women's suffrage, desegregation never made a difference in people's lives. But they did
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Replying to @marwilliamson
That shouldn’t be the way period
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You could've done more to get Andrew Yang elected Mayor of #NYC instead of Officer Adams...
Replying to @marwilliamson
I thought you were only supposed to use LETHAL FORCE when someone Had a Weapon ... and ... was about to Kill Someone ... But NOT for protesting!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
It's also not even kind of the norm. Are you suggesting it is anything other than an incredibly rare event?
Replying to @marwilliamson
You need to understand that police are afraid when they go on calls. There are bad cops, that's a fact. They're human. They still feel fear. I'd love to see how you and their critiques = respond in their first hand perspective. The judgements often come with ignorance.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Those pork processing facilities are horrible places to work even under the best circumstances. Feel bad for this guy and the other workers
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