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Title: Police State Worshiping Cop Apologists Celebrate Death of Daniel Shaver on Facebook (And Liberty's Flame)
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/po ... ering-cops-acquittal-facebook/
Published: Dec 10, 2017
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2017-12-11 09:54:20 by Deckard
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Views: 4147
Comments: 32
Phoenix, AZ — In March of 2016, Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder for gunning down Daniel Shaver, an innocent husband, and father of two. The shooting was captured on body cam footage, part of which was released the following May. On Thursday, a jury, apparently blinded by the badge delivered a verdict of not guilty and the rest of the body camera footage was released—showing a cold-blooded murder. Immediately after Brailsford was acquitted, police apologists took to Facebook to praise this killer cop and gloat in the death of an innocent father and husband. How, exactly, people can claim Brailsford was justified in killing Daniel Shaver is a mystery to anyone who watched the video and is not entirely blinded by the thin blue line. The only possible explanation is a complete lack of empathy and ability to view Daniel Shaver as a human being. When the victim is dehumanized—as in the case of Shaver—people can logically view their life as disposable. To see proof of this logic, one need only look at the utter lack of concern and care for the millions of children currently being starved to death in Yemen or the hundreds of thousands of murdered civilians in Iraq and Afganistan. These people have been constantly dehumanized by the mainstream media and their lives are seen as worthless to Americans. They are being systematically eliminated by the military-industrial complex and Joe Sixpack couldn’t care less. This same tactic is used domestically to sell the idea that police are all “heroes” and they can do no wrong. This ideology is beaten into the consciousness of Americans ad nauseam: If a cop kills someone, then that person must have deserved it. To see proof of this mindset, one need only look at the Facebook page “blue lives matter” and the comments on posts praising killer cops. “Omg with All the Police shootings, ambushes, etc etc . Some of You have the Audacity to Criticize this Officer….They thought this guy had a gun tucked in his shorts, as he reached behind his waist you morons!!! If you haven’t walked in an Officer’s Shoes, Shut The Hell Up,” wrote Mary in response to Brailsford’s verdict. To illustrate just how dehumanized some of the public’s view of Daniel Shaver was, one person called him a ‘perp’ to justify his murder. “Officer was right to fire on subject. Perp reached behind his back as though reaching for a weapon. Officer was in the right,” wrote William. Shaver had committed no crime. He had perpetrated nothing. Not only did the fans of Blue Lives Matter fail to see Shaver, an innocent father—who had done absolutely nothing illegal that night—as the victim but they actually thought Brailsford was the victim because he was fired. “Now give his damn job back with back pay!!! Another victim to Obama bs blaming the police for everything,” Clay wrote. “Action always beats reaction. Why is it only cops understand this? If he wasn’t obeying the lawful orders and was stupid enough to reach to his waste then he got what he deserved. Also sounds like the PD threw this officer under a bus to save face. Sucks when your agency doesn’t stand behind a good shoot. Seems to happen way to much these days,” another person wrote. To the person above, sending a SWAT team to an innocent man’s hotel room and murdering him in cold blood as he begged for his life is “good.” Notice how Daniel Shaver’s name is not mentioned in any of the comments, only the fact that he was a “perp” or a “suspect.” This is no accident. If Daniel Shaver is seen as an innocent father who had committed no crime and was killed for no reason, the facade crumbles. To illustrate just how strong this blind support of police actually is, we can look at another post on the page Blue Lives Matter in which fans expressed their remorse for Michael Slager being sentenced to 20 years in prison. “Completely innocent,” wrote Steven. “The video doesn’t show the fight where the suspect shot the officer with taser gun leads that stick in his leg as suspect runs. If suspect held the taser gun he could have still tased officer at any point while running. Absolute travesty of justice.” Not only is Steven fabricating fiction to justify Walter Scott’s murder but, to highlight the sheer lack of thought in the above statement, we need only point out the first two words, “Completely innocent.” How is Michael Slager completely innocent if he actually pleaded guilty? Now, for the good news. Despite the Blue Lives Matter page celebrating the death of innocent fathers at the hands of killers with badges, a large portion of American society refuses to buy into the propaganda. As the following post on Reddit shows, which subsequently went uber-viral with 72,000 upvotes, not everyone thinks Brailsford is a hero. Bitch Cop. Upvote this so the world can see what a bitch ass cop pussy cunt fucker cocksucking murderer looks like. from Bad_Cop_No_Donut There are undoubtedly brave men and women who put on that uniform every day and do good. However, blindly worshiping the police state and believing that all of these men and women are heroes and can do no wrong can have detrimental effects on society. The not guilty verdict for Mesa Police Officer Philip Brailsford and the subsequent celebration of Daniel Shaver’s death are two glaring examples of those effects. How else could police kill over a thousand people every year while most of society never even bat an eye?
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Bullshit !!!
Despite the Blue Lives Matter page celebrating the death of innocent fathers at the hands of killers with badges, a large portion of American society refuses to buy into the propaganda.
The commentary on MSN sites I've seen very much show public sentiment feels this was an unjust killing and a terrible verdict. As I said, this event was a PR disaster for the police. When ordinary people see the video, they don't see a criminal getting killed. They see someone who is struggling in fear of the police. They see themselves with all the stress of getting stopped for speeding, but is stress on steroids. Instead of a monetary fine for not hurting anyone, they see one of their own, in terrible fear, getting killed by stupid, gun happy police in spite of doing his very best to comply to angry shouted orders threatening him with death. And the "your fucked" logo on the perp's M-16 doesn't do the police any favors either. It would have been better for police PR if he had gotten a conviction. As is, this acquittal cost them public sentiment. That's always the case with verdicts which the public sees as unjust. At least when it's perceived to be habitual and routine. The next legal phase is the wrongful death suit which I expect will be settled out of court, as the police should reasonably be concerned about a civil jury watching that video and being asked not "was the cop guilty of murder" but instead "did Shaver deserve to die?"
But on the other hand, the situation you reflect on is not happening in places like in Philadelphia where it shows there is a whopping 72 percent of respondents who said the had either “a great deal” or “a good amount” of respect for police officers. Shamefully, many people who really have no reason to harbor ill feelings towards the police stand silent while the police profession is disparaged or they join in the chorus to sing the narrative being pushed by anti-cop extremists….that every incident is a “pattern.” Irreparable damage now appears to being done to policing as a honorable profession since many a city now faces an exodus of experienced officers. A poll shows that public safety has emerged at the top of concerns of city residents….with an astounding 44 percent saying it is their biggest worry. There is a small number but loudly oriented group who actually believe we should abolish all police departments. This group of people have captured an incredible amount of public attention as they relentlessly strive to undermine one of the nation’s most revered and extremely vital institutions. The rule of law can only exist if we join together to counter an entire group of people that has sprung up to criticize every action of the police. Naturally, no cop ever gets asked anything about the realities of the work they do….but we can speak for them. Many activists strive to get people to hate the police as much as they do….to show that cops have a conflictive and adversarial job. Unfortunately bad apple cop haters are attempting to make it become politically incorrect to argue that the bad actions of a few cops are not representative of all cops. And Heavens forbid, to show that some highly referenced cases of abuse are in fact justifiable . Many folks are sitting silently by and let this malicious cabal completely silence the good and decent majority of citizens. Be it recognized that a huge amount of perhaps irreversible destruction has already been done to undermine our police departments. But we can still join together to stop the hemorrhaging caused by the cop haters during this time that is becoming known as the most trying times in the history of all American police workings.
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#2. To: Gatlin (#1)
#3. To: Deckard (#2)
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#6. To: Pinguinite (#3)
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The commentary on MSN sites I've seen very much show public sentiment feels this was an unjust killing and a terrible verdict.
This is quite easily understandable, following in the sustained onslaught of bad publicity some individuals and groups continually try to give to cops….trying to make some people begin to think that Americans had completely lost all faith in our LEOs.
#7. To: Gatlin, , Pinguinite, Vicomte13 (#6)
As a candid opinion, you are becoming a stupid, phucin' long-winded gas bag akin to Vicomte13 when it comes to posting on LF. Please hold your chatter down and become that exuberant, to the point ... and sharp poster that we still expect from you.
#8. To: buckeroo (#7)
a stupid, phucin' long-winded gas bag akin to Vicomte13
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