Several years ago, I read an article about the Finnish government’s complete overhaul of their services for children a few decades ago. The first step was the famous Finnish baby box - a cardboard box that doubles as a cradle - filled with essentials for a newborn child. Because it is Finland, it includes essentials…

Except for all our coastal towns and cities that will get inundated.

And the prairies that will have severe droughts.

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This is, in fact, the general way human beings behave in groups - cops or not. The majority of people go along with whatever the mob is doing. It’s a survival strategy which also has the potential to be hugely damaging (witness a huge amount of human history).

A little off topic, but it’s something I always find funny. The people who harp on the 2'nd amendment and the right to bear arms and how important it is that we hold the constitution sacred in this regard are NEVER the ones who speak out in situations like these when someone’s rights are violated.

You, and all your grey’d ilk complaining about my use of the word ‘mansplaining’ can kindly take a seat. This is a perfect example of the concept.

Not 50%. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/ Just about 39%. And white people are 63% of the population: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States#White_Americans. So, white people are grossly under-represented in the population of people shot by police…

There’s nearly three times as many white people in the US as non-white people, you absolute doofus. White people are underrepresented in police brutality and even police interactions.

Further into the video after she is in the car, another cop who I assume is a supervisor is explaining to the nurse how its no big deal if the cops break the law and take the blood illegally, that there are civil remedies for afterwards that will fix the situation, that if the cops broke the law anything that comes…

That was the most fucking condescending conversation I’ve ever heard.

The constitution just says we can have guns.

OK, so the reason for the blood test is that, in Utah, any semi-truck driver who survives an accident involving a fatality must submit to an alcohol test.

As a general rule, “the medical community” isn’t really known for being vindictive like that. If this officer was to come back to the exact same hospital in need of medical attention today, he would receive the utmost care. On a personal level, those involved might be upset, but it is very unlikely that anyone would…

“after refusing to violate hospital policy”

And that motherfucker who comes in and tries to explain why she was wrong. I just want to punch him in the face.

Jesus - when she sobs ‘why is he so angry’ is heartbreaking. His hands are actually on her and no one around her is able to stop him. She’s totally vulnerable, he’s unstable and everyone is helpless to prevent him from forcing her into his car. How absolutely terrifying.

The medical staff aside, he was trying to perform an unnecessary medical procedure on a burn victim for being the victim of a crime, and without even having a warrant, to boot!

My sister is a nurse practitioner. Her job is very difficult, stressful and at the same time she finds it rewarding because she saves children’s lives every day. I cannot express how angry this story makes me and I only wish his firing is the least of the repercussions he will face.

Sheesh. You’d think the police would have enough sense not to fuck with medical staff. What happens in that community gets around. Nurses gossip. Doctors gossip even more. (The people in the labs gossip more than the nurses and doctors put together.) You don’t want to turn the medical community against you.…

Abuse of power has always been an issue with police, but it now seems to take on a dangerous new glow under this Trump/Sessions police-can-do-no-wrong administration.