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We are aware of all internet traditions.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

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“More of this”, i said to the dog.

Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

The willow is too close to the house.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

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Grand Jury Indicts Former Policeman Michael Slager In Walter Scott Killing

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There have been more than 400 police killings of civilians this year and only three have resulted in charges. Thankfully, this week a grand jury indicted South Carolina former police officer Michael Slager on the murder charge of killing Walter Scott, a man who was stopped for a routine traffic stop. The incident escalated when Scott took off running and Slager than took off after him, shooting at him eight times and hitting him multiple times in the back. All this was caught on film by a passerby who made the video public.

Mr. Scott’s death became a rallying point for critics of police conduct after months of protests about the deaths of black men at the hands of officers in Ferguson, Mo., and on Staten Island. People staged peaceful demonstrations in North Charleston, a city of about 104,000 people, after Mr. Scott’s death. Mr. Slager, a former member of the Coast Guard, joined the North Charleston force in 2010. Before Mr. Scott’s death, Mr. Slager had been the subject of two formal complaints, including one for excessive force after he used his Taser while he pursued a burglary suspect.

If convicted, Slager could serve 30 years to life in prison with no chance of parole.

Team Blackness also discussed the drop US abortion rates, the sad case of Kalief Browder, and the pool party in McKinney, Texas, that went horribly wrong.

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  1. 1.

    Bill

    I give very low odds that Officer Slager gets convicted in a South Carolina court.

    But getting an indictment is better than Ferguson, so that’s something.

    A depressingly small something.

  3. 3.

    Hal

    It’s sad that I’m shocked he was even indicted. Shot in the back five times, and a conviction is far from a sure thing. A friend’s response to the shooting was to post one of those captioned meme photos that said something like “if you don’t want the police to bother you, don’t break the law.”

    Not shoot and kill, not arrest but “bother” you. Shooting a fleeing person in the back only counts as bothering someone, and that attitude seems pretty common.

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    I had to click the link to be sure I was remembering the correct murder. I was, but there are so many of these murders that it’s hard to keep them all straight. God/Dog help us all.

    Edit: If only there was a way that our government could keep track of these for us. Oh, wait, participation in that program is optional.

  6. 6.

    Shakezula

    Mr. Scott’s death became a rallying point for critics of police conduct after months of protests about the deaths of black men at the hands of officers in Ferguson, Mo., and on Staten Island.

    And about a dozen other places before Scott was killed.

    That piece also contains mention of Slager’s service in the CG, but not Scott’s (Hmmm). It also leaves out the fact Slager tried to plant evidence on Scott. But that’s why I think there’s a good chance he’ll be convicted. He’ll probably get something like house arrest, though.

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