this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2025
227 points (100.0% liked)

United States | News & Politics

8239 readers
323 users here now

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Guess what his skin color is. Go on, guess.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 3 points 14 hours ago

Orange! Oh, oh, is it orange! Ouggggh I bet he is orange

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

“They followed directions,” the statement read. “Jabari complied — and within seconds, he was taken to the ground and shot.”

Akin to so many other black men who are murdered by police, like Philando Castile.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 19 hours ago

Peoples was a 2024 graduate of Aliceville High School who worked as a security guard at DCH Regional Medical Center.

“He loved the idea of law enforcement and wanted to work in law enforcement at some point,” Maxwell said.

This tells me he was a [check Fox News] thug.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 13 hours ago

I'll wait for release of the footage. That quote is based on what the unnamed witness said and is very different from what police claim. The video, or the failure to release the video, will tell the true story.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 19 hours ago

*killed by colonial occupation troops

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 19 hours ago

Here we go again. Another races get put in cages, black people put in graves.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 18 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"He loved the idea of law enforcement and wanted to work in law enforcement at some point"

I really don't get that.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Because he was a child. Sadly he wasn't even given the chance to grow up and learn what the police really are.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

This, we had a bastard named 'Officer Friendly' who came by to my elementary school to indoctrinate us into believe cops weren't bastards.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 17 hours ago

They never want to release body cam video. 🧐