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The Consequences of Upholding the Thin Blue Line

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Sr. Cpl. Larry Bankston

Dallas Officer Seeing Increased Hostility from Citizens in Wake of Botham Jean Shooting:
http://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-officer-seeing-increased-hostility-from-citizens-in-wake-of-botham-jean-shooting

A Dallas police officer said he’s seeing increased hostility from Dallas citizens in the wake of the shooting death of Botham Jean by an off-duty DPD officer.

Sr. Cpl. Larry Bankston has been with DPD for 15 years and said the fallout from Amber Guyger’s actions is affecting how people feel about police officers. He said he’s had two people confront him in the past week – one a white man and another a black woman.

“He was like, ‘I don’t like police.’ Once again, I was like, ‘Man you don’t even know me.’ And he was like, ‘It doesn’t matter, you know. I don’t like police,’” Bankston said.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary:  Probably not a good idea to take an oath, promising to protect “a few bad apples” from being removed from the bunch…

The Average Citizen Denies Complicity in Empowering and Financing State Death System, While Dutifully Paying Taxes

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The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of an acquaintance, after she shared graphic art from here…

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity) 

Jennifer H.:

The Routine: 1. Black person is killed by police 2. Social media outrage 3. Press conference by PD with excuses 4. Mayor takes side of police 5. Community has protests/rallies/uprises 6. Media degrades the victim 7. DOJ "investigates" 8. Case goes to a grand jury 9. No indictment 10. Family of victim asks for prayers and peace 11. More protests 12. Family gets settlement Next murder"

“The Routine:
1. Black person is killed by police
2. Social media outrage
3. Press conference by PD with excuses
4. Mayor takes side of police
5. Community has protests/rallies/uprises
6. Media degrades the victim
7. DOJ ‘investigates’
8. Case goes to a grand jury
9. No indictment
10. Family of victim asks for prayers and peace
11. More protests
12. Family gets settlement
Next murder”

Rayn: 13. Settlement comes from tax dollars
14. Average citizen denies any complicity in empowering and financing death system, while dutifully paying taxes, and negotiating with terrorist State by voting for “lesser of two evils”