It’s official: the Trump administration will “pull back” from investigating police abuses
Obama’s Justice Department uncovered horrible abuses at police departments. Trump’s attorney general said they’ll “pull back” from such investigations.
The news isn’t unexpected. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump consistently decried what he characterized as the Obama administration’s aggressive attitude toward the police. Trump argued that the administration’s policies have fostered a broader anti-police sentiment, enabling more crime and violence against cops. And he suggested that he would allow police to be even more aggressive than they are today.
Sessions expressed a similar view. “There is a perception, not altogether unjustified, that this department, the Civil Rights Division, goes beyond fair and balanced treatment but has an agenda that’s been a troubling issue for a number of years,” Sessions said during a November 2015 Senate hearing called “The War on Police.”
When you put it all together, it always looked like the Trump administration would be less likely to launch investigations into local police departments. But it’s still a huge shame. These investigations, although limited in their scope and outcomes, offered crucial insight into just how destructive American policing can be — particularly for communities of color.
4. "White people better hope to everything they stay winning. " In response to Reply # 0 Tue Feb-28-17 05:54 PM by MEAT
Because if we come back from/survive this, it's a wrap for white supremacy benefits. They've been living off black people "getting over" slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the 90s Japan "getting over" the atom bombs Iraq dealing with invasion Afghanistan dealing with invasion Pakinstan dealing with invasion Various coups and coup attempts in South America
White americas only friend in this world is non producing ass Russia.
Like I don't even see what their end game is from all of this.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
9. "I'm not sure if I follow you" In response to Reply # 5
I was just listing some of the atrocities that white America has perpetuated on the world. And it's one thing to do that when white and male was still the dominant global force. But the world is moving to be more diverse and gender friendly and there's little they can do to stop that.
So I'm not saying these items are the catalysts, I'm saying they're items that the world and people have overlooked to a large degree because of necessity, and I don't see how people that have experienced relative freedom from white male dominance can easily go back to that.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
6. "They want war." In response to Reply # 4 Tue Feb-28-17 06:15 PM by SoWhat
Bannon's ppl want war - Xtians vs Muslims and USA vs China. I'm sure they also want a race war with whites vs any of blacks and browns who wan fi test.
7. "RE: White people better hope to everything they stay winning. " In response to Reply # 4
>Like I don't even see what their end game is from all of this.
it's to solidify their position and power when 2040 comes around and with it a non-white majority america. this administration is most likely about fucking over anyone that isn't white, male, rich, and christian
8. "A thing that annoys me is that folks didn't appreciate the Obama" In response to Reply # 0
DOJ.
We had a civil rights division of the DOJ that was actively investigating police corruption, LBGT rights issues and other progressive causes and no one seemed to see how radical and progressive that was.
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
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20. "Are you still confused about where you live?" In response to Reply # 18
Negroes have been singing "Didn't We Almost Have It All" since 1866 with the FIRST civil rights act. It's time for us to understand when talking is just a bunch of talking.
22. "You disrespecting our ancestors who lived in that time period " In response to Reply # 20
and the many black people who have fought to improve our lives to try and compare how we living now to how we lived then.
Get out of here with that bullshit.
I mean you can be miserable if you want but
>Negroes have been singing "Didn't We Almost >Have It All" since 1866 with the FIRST >civil rights act. It's time for us to >understand when talking is just a bunch of talking.
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
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