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In reply to the discussion: Court: Injured officer can sue Black Lives Matter organizer [View all]Nitram
(22,800 posts)8. If he can sue BLM, then BLM should be able to sue the police force for each murder of an unarmed
black person.
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this is the kind of event where limbaugh gives it time to attack mckesson and BLM. which
certainot
Apr 2019
#1
Good. Protest, yes. Protest in such a way or in such a location that puts people in danger,no.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#2
You're agreeing with Republican judges who are rewriting how protests are dealt with
KeepItReal
Apr 2019
#3
No, I'm not. That case has nothing to do with dangerous locations of protests.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#4
Um, okay, so should everyone who laid down in the streets in the Iraq War protest...
moriah
Apr 2019
#6
I disagree, Honeycombe. BLM should not be held responsible for a rogue individual's action.
Nitram
Apr 2019
#9
Maybe the trial court will find that. But the appeal is about whether he has rt to sue the organizr.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#10
Isn't that what people here on DU do every time there's an officer-involved shooting?
Jedi Guy
Apr 2019
#14
Police officer is an occupation, but more than that, they are an organization...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2019
#16
Races don't have organizations like police unions or departments that provide cover....
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2019
#21
You are the one who made the comparison, it breaks down due to the things I mentioned.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2019
#24
I don't agree with broad brush thinking at all. That's kind of the point I'm making here.
Jedi Guy
Apr 2019
#25
The police are a close-knit group with their own culture of unwritten rules. They have the support
Nitram
Apr 2019
#28
None of which is the least bit relevant to the point I'm making about broad-brush thinking. N/T
Jedi Guy
Apr 2019
#29
Jedi Guy, maybe it is relevant. If a pattern is strong enough to be perceived over the
Nitram
Apr 2019
#31
No they do not. There has been a clear pattern of abuse of power by individual cops and
Nitram
Apr 2019
#27
None of which is the least bit relevant to the point I'm making about broad-brush thinking. N/T
Jedi Guy
Apr 2019
#30
I'll give you points for repetition, tenacity, and consistency. But none for being open-minded to
Nitram
Apr 2019
#32
How are you to determine this? Main roads have long been a place for protest.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2019
#15
If he can sue BLM, then BLM should be able to sue the police force for each murder of an unarmed
Nitram
Apr 2019
#8
Well individual police officers should be sued for their own misconduct, thats only fair, right? Nt
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2019
#22