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Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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We should never become jaded to these horrifying stories. Cops assaulting and injuring a woman for no reason at all, and then lying about it. This would not have happened if she were white, but apparently Solano County sheriffs have declared open season on Black people.

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We should never become jaded to these horrifying stories. Cops assaulting and injuring a woman for no reason at all, and then lying about it. This would not have happened if she were white, but apparently Solano County sheriffs have declared open season on Black people.

Or these two people did. It’s troubling for sure, but saying Solano County sheriffs have declared open season is a giant leap.

Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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> The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento asks a judge to order a jury trial for the arresting deputies

This is the heart of the issue.

Most police don't believe there is any accountability, even if they are good police who always do the right thing.

Most, of course, will always try to do the right thing, but those who don't try are rarely weeded out of the system. This, of course, is enabled by the otherwise good people who are part of the criminal justice system: the police, prosecutors, and even, someitmes, judges who allow criminal behavior to go unpunished, and regularly object to attempts at accountaility.

This explains the impulse to tear it all down, in my opinion. The overwhelming support for the very few criminals who abuse their power puts the entire system into question.

Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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post #2

We should never become jaded to these horrifying stories. Cops assaulting and injuring a woman for no reason at all, and then lying about it. This would not have happened if she were white, but apparently Solano County sheriffs have declared open season on Black people.

Or these two people did. It’s troubling for sure, but saying Solano County sheriffs have declared open season is a giant leap.

These two and the third one who signed the report. And everyone who’s already not taking actions (for eg their superiors). If law enforcement’a job is not uphold the law then what is it? Why haven’t they already arrested the two and filed a complaint themselves (the County Sheriffs) what’s stopping them?

Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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"Porter was jailed overnight on suspicion of resisting arrest, but never charged." How is this legal? You get pulled over and held for no reason other than asking why you were pulled over?

Combine that with the fact that the officer thinks it okay to knock a woman unconscious for no reason, blatantly lie about it and face essentially no repercussions besides maybe going to a new department a town over. How can policing in America actually get improved during our generation?

Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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We should never become jaded to these horrifying stories. Cops assaulting and injuring a woman for no reason at all, and then lying about it. This would not have happened if she were white, but apparently Solano County sheriffs have declared open season on Black people.

Or these two people did. It’s troubling for sure, but saying Solano County sheriffs have declared open season is a giant leap.

If you think it's just these two people (especially when a superior officer signed off on it), you have a lot to learn about the way policing works in this country.

Re: Black women who is a Software Engineer knocked out by Cops

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We should never become jaded to these horrifying stories. Cops assaulting and injuring a woman for no reason at all, and then lying about it. This would not have happened if she were white, but apparently Solano County sheriffs have declared open season on Black people.

Or these two people did. It’s troubling for sure, but saying Solano County sheriffs have declared open season is a giant leap.

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