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@BBCWorld Shame on you. “Protests”… The individuals were sentenced for a terrorist attack involving explosives and the attempted murder of a police officer, not a protest. Following their convictions, their ties to the group are no longer alleged.

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@FOX10Phoenix Off duty incident

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@NBCNews “police tried to stop the vehicle, “but the driver drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one.” An officer then discharged their weapon, firing at the vehicle, according to the MBI.”

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@nicksortor @mirandadevine MK-9

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@QuantumGuard17 This is OLD news.

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Cop arrested, fired for allegedly pointing gun at fellow officer who microwaved fish at police station https://t.co/DkE9a4Vx4h

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@Breaking911 Slim lead? 8 points

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@TMZ Weak move, TMZ. Weak.

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@phoenixnewtimes While other officers were contacting the victim on scene, the suspect returned and pulled in directly behind a patrol vehicle. The suspect failed to obey commands and continued reaching behind him for an object inside the vehicle. https://t.co/YMBfGqbG2L

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@FOX10Phoenix Gell-Mann Amnesia: you catch the media lying about something you know, then trust them on something you know nothing about.

[John D. Macari Jr. 🇺🇸🗽 @JohnDMacari]

🚨NYPD USE OF FORCE 🚨

2020 to Present Day:

Basic control principles have been outlawed for the NYPD to deploy as a result of NYC’s diaphragm law.

Wrestling moves that are trained, practiced, and competed in every day across New York City high schools along with Jiu Jitsu fundamentals are misdemeanors for an NYPD cop who deploys them on the street.

There is no way to train around the diaphragm law !

The NYPD knows this so they don’t even try.

Officers are now left with fewer or higher level force options.

Takedowns involve either contact with the torso (diaphragm), or upper body, head control that will be interpreted as a prohibited chokehold.

So what’s left?

Closed fist strikes.

Officers who actually know how to defend themselves are now more likely to punch, not because they want to, but because it’s one of the only tools that doesn’t risk criminal liability.

Like I always say “Police work is a contact sport, when a suspect resists arrest, it does not look pretty on camera” and punching looks even worse.

Officers who don’t know how to defend themselves look incompetent and untrained because they are.

That’s the result of lowering physical competency standards and watering down training.

This isn’t a one off video, this is a “trained” response, the incompetence is systemic.

The NYPD you’re seeing today is exactly politicians legislated it to be. They restricted basic control tactics, which blurred the line between justifiable use of force and a crime.

They Lower standards in the name of “diversity” & “equity” and now everyone is shocked at the results.

Dont worry it’s not stopping here, City Council continues to push further, under the CURB Act, they seek to restrict NYPD from being able to deploy pepper spray at mass gatherings.

It used to take 2 cops to restrain one resisting perpetrator, it now takes 6–10.

This isn’t “reform” or “progress”, it’s regress .

The next step is obvious.

We are now one politically motivated incident away from criminalizing closed fist strikes for NYPD officers.

So when NYC’s elected along with grifting race hustlers, their ambulance chasing attorneys and their insufferable clout chasing talking heads (many of whom are clueless, ex NYPD cops) tell you they are “making communities safer”, understand they made the NYPD, weaker, slower, and more dangerous, for everyone.

NYC’s diaphragm law must be repealed and the NYPD’s tactical and physical training needs a complete overhaul.

I’m open to debating anyone in opposition to what I wrote on this topic.

I know like always I’ll be called a lot of names but I won’t hold my breath waiting for someone to civilly discuss this.

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Great commentary explaining the realities of Use of Force decisions.

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@Skriptkeeper17 NOT A POLICE OFFICER.

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@Rep_Grijalva @RepGregStanton @RepYassAnsari Evidence?

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@Rep_Grijalva This is how you lose credibility, Ma’am. “Absolutely Horrific”? Show us the evidence.

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@SenAnaliseOrtiz Specifically, what treatment? Are you saying they are being held in conditions similar to a pet shelter? This is how ur credibility gets eroded, Ma’am.

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@jlumfox10 False: they don’t take badges and “service weapons” for admin leave without criminal charges, “investigative reporter”.

[I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 @ImMeme0]

🚨BREAKING: NYPD officer who threw a cooler at a fleeing drug dealer has been sentenced to 3–9 years in prison.

In 2023, Sgt. Erik Duran was part of a drug sting in the Bronx when a suspect sped away on a scooter toward two officers making another arrest. Trying to protect them, Duran threw a cooler, knocking the suspect off the scooter and causing fatal head injuries. Despite an exemplary record, he was convicted of manslaughter.

At sentencing, Judge Guy Mitchell rejected the defense that Duran was safeguarding his team.
The judge stated that Duran should have simply let the suspect drive by, adding that "he could've been captured another day."

This verdict and sentence represent a profound miscarriage of justice. Activist judges are sending officers who risk their lives to serve and protect to prison, while career criminals continue to terrorize NYC streets with little consequence.

The conviction of Sgt. Duran sends a dangerous and unprecedented message: police officers can no longer risk prison for split-second decisions to protect their colleagues or the public. Instead, every suspect, no matter how dangerous or evasive, must be handled with kid gloves.

This indefensible outcome undermines law enforcement morale and public safety. It is a shameful day for justice in New York.

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@jlumfox10 FALSE: They don’t take badges and “service weapons” when they put someone on admin leave without charges. That’s a Hollywood thing.