I've noticed that Bluesky libs are making a big distinction between the cops versus the national guard/military. Many libs are agreeing (or pretending to agree) that LA cops are appalling. And they are reposting leftist livestreaming posts of cops using tear gas, etc. But now that the national guard (and military) are in the news - the libs are standing up for those groups.
NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie seems to have taken posting attacks on the national guard/military personally. And he's snarky about it too.
i sincerely think a lot of you believe that the people who join the service are robotic psychopaths who will mindlessly listen to whoever is in charge, and there is nothing i can say to disabuse you of that frankly delusional belief
https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3lr3tjgqzg22y
I'd bet money he has very good friends (if not family members) in the military.
In other news - I just finished looking at a Bluesky account where he called LA cops "racist thugs" but he had good things to say about the national guard. He went on to say he was in the NY national guard plus the army too.
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LAPD is an armed gang and ICE is made of real true believer racist thugs but the national guard is 95% shockingly normal people. The other 5% are weird. This ratio may vary slightly by state
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Photo caption
Maryland National Guardsmen patrol near downtown office buildings, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, a day following unrest that occurred after Freddie Gray's funeral. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. His death has become the latest flashpoint in the nations debate over the police use of force against black men.
More photos of Maryland National Guard on the streets at the article - https://www.militarytimes.com/2017/07/20/maryland-national-guard-troops-deploy-to-baltimore/
not for nothin, but the democrat governor-controlled ky national guard shot and killed a locally famous/friend of the city council type of guy at his own restaurant during the george floyd/breonna taylor moment in louisville.
though it seems like the police and the national guard were in a race to murder him... especially since there wasn't much protesting going on there, and the people at the restaurant being fired upon were customers. of course the killers all had their body cams off, which apparently pissed off the mayor enough to shitcan the police chief. but nobody was prosecuted by the state AG, because of course they weren't. it might send the wrong message to the rabid dogs and make them think twice about murdering citizens during the next civil unrest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_David_McAtee
anyway, 2020 should have taught everybody that this shit is a distinction without a difference.
Oh, completely unacceptable. That really dropped the hammer on them! Seriously though - I wonder if any state punishes their cops in any way for shutting off or "not using" their cams. My wild hunch is no. Also it's classic American cop stuff if the thing that's supposed to keep them accountable is actually their "decision to not use".
An officer turning their body camera off during a shooting should result in an automatic conviction for first-degree murder. Legally, if the camera is off, we should just assume the police murder the victim in cold blood.
a significant ways away from where protestors were i might add