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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: 3304
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.
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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. 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?"
There is no celebrating death going on and if it’s blood from a turnip you cop hating assholes want….then I’ll give you some of that. I’ll do that by showing where one other Arizona officer has previously been charged with murder, Former Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman was sentenced in 2013 to seven years in prison for fatally shooting 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez in 2010. He shot and killed 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez following a brief altercation with Chrisman. The trial pitted Chrisman’s version of events against that of his partner on the call, Officer Sergio Virgillo, whose report on what took place inside the south Phoenix trailer on Oct. 5, 2010, led to Chrisman’s arrest hours later. Virgillo’s version of events had Chrisman barging into the trailer after Rodriguez asked for a warrant, putting his weapon to Rodriguez’s head and responding that the gun served as his warrant. Virgillo told jurors he successfully de-escalated the situation toward the end of the call and was encouraging Rodriguez to leave on his bicycle when Chrisman shot Rodriguez twice in the chest. The situation with Mitch Brailsford was entirely different….it was a tragedy, not a murder, and the exaggerated statement and claim made in the headline of this thread along with your hyperbole added for the sake of emphasis by you cop haters will not change that. The reportedly inebriated Shaver was following Langley’s commands as he began to crawl on his hands and knees toward the officers. But Shaver stopped crawling and raised his right hand near his waistband, prompting Brailsford to fire. Mitch Brailsford acted in a split-second exactly as he was trained. The footage of shooting as it was captured on two police on-body cameras was used to form the foundation of the prosecution's case. The judge did not allow jurors to hear about an etching on the dust cover of the rifle Brailsford used to shoot Shaver, which said "You're f--ked," because he felt it was prejudicial. It is unknown if the judge let the jury hear that Shaver had fired the rifle in his room at least once. Or that a dead sparrow was found in Shaver’s gun case. No, cop haters, Brailsford didn’t get a pass because he was wearing a cop uniform that night. Brailsford religiously followed the tactics of a well-trained officer. He did exactly what he was trained to do. If you cop haters believe the training is wrong then that’s not something the justice system and Brailsford should be accountable for….go after departmental training and get it changed. Brailsford shot Shaver because he believed he was protecting himself, along with the five other officers and a woman police had taken into custody. The jury decided that and your attempt at a retrial by public opinion on the Internet will do nothing to change that. Oh, it will allow you frustrated and angry individuals to vent and venting is good….sometimes. There ...
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Chrisman said he entered the home after Rodriguez resisted contact and pulled out his duty weapon to encourage Rodriguez to calm his dog.
The system worked back then and the system worked again last week when the eight-member jury deliberated for less than six hours over two days. The jury also found Brailsford not guilty of the lesser charge of reckless manslaughter.
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