My first brush with strange Southern pride was in 1988 in Mississippi (surprise!).

I am so not interested in his motivation. If he killed her (and I can’t imagine any scenario in which he didn’t) then lock him up for life and forget about him. I’d rather hear about her achievements.

Of course not. They don’t see themselves as “working class” but as “temporarily embarrassed millionaires” who fully expect all that wealth to trickle down.

It can be both things.

Unfortunately, your first scenario is all too true. It happened to someone I know, may she rest in peace. Her killer was convicted and sentenced to prison, a small consolation for her life.

Bastard, but of course men get entitled and murder women when we don’t comply. Her poor family.

Also, I love your Kinja name. :)

And, of course, she being a 14 years old girl against two grown police men, where is the harm in that?

I’m massively disappointed that it wasn’t suggested.

I’m not sure what crisis intervention this officer was using. My organization provides crisis training to some of the local PDs and it is repeatedly emphasized to not engage in any physical contact unless harm is imminent.

I would also BCC a trusted friend.

Then don’t. Just because one is the lesser of two evils doesn’t make him worth sympathy. Both are evil, and both deserve every bit of scorn and resistance tossed their way.

But on a televised stage for the world to watch. WTF is happening to this country?

The whole thing was a tour de shit of fascism and doddering old fool insanity.

So even if we take the Police version of events that the “14 year old girl struck first” where in “de-escalation” does that call for a large man to then repeatedly punch her in response?

I just mentioned to someone literally minutes ago that there are thugs aplenty in that White House but they are short on brains.

It’s a pretty damn good analogy, to boot. Don’t text and drive.

Media is reading back the record of what he actually said, and comparing it to what he’s omitting from his statement.