I completely agree. Jon Stewart expressed something similar once when he said something along the lines of “Yeah, sometimes I do wish the death penalty existed because if it was up to me, I’d probably kill some of those monsters. But thank god it’s not up to me!”

I always think this on death penalty articles and I think it’s applicable here. Limits on the ways that we punish “bad” guys are not for the sake of the bad guys. They are for the sake of the people doling out the punishment.

It’s not even true! The media LOVE to cover the records of those killed by authorities, even though they absolutely don’t matter.

The code of hammurabi had a bit about builders being put to death if one of their buildings collapsed and killed someone and a bit about boat builders having to redo shoddy workmanship. The GOP would never stand for that kind of job killing regulation.

What I thought was interesting (horrifying) was that the sheriff was like “No one ever reports on the guys who shoot people up indiscriminately!” First of all, yes they do, and second of all, isn’t that like saying “man, no one ever talks about all the people Hitler DIDN’T kill!”

If the man was indeed mentally ill, it makes even more sense they thought they’d get away with this. They single out and torment the weak, just like any other predator does. They think no one will care about this man and now try to draw attention away from their crimes (top to bottom in this jail) by bringing in the…

Couldn’t agree more. We saw the same thing in Ferguson- yeah, a cop shot this kid multiple times without any real provocation, but he was a bad person beforehand and other such nonsense! Irrelevant. What someone did to get the police called on them, to get themselves put in jail, that shouldn’t matter. No one should…

What I want to know is if the guy who was shot in the casino, who the Sheriff so vociferously defends, ever committed any crimes. WHAT IS THE MEDIA HIDING FROM US?

Even those assholes think the Code of Hammurabi is too restricting.

The Sheriffs claim he doesn’t know who the victim is, is Bullshit. I can guarantee a report was done and because of the death that report made it to his desk.

The sheriff makes it sound like he (or his staff) forcibly dehydrated this guy because of his accused crimes.

Sheriff Clarke, like Sheriff Joe, is one of those “tough on crime” types who would happily tear up the Constitution if it meant he could dispense some real frontier justice on the “bad guys” he is so desperate to punish.

Fucking horrific. I don’t care what he did. No one should be tortured to death by dehydration. On top of that, he should have been getting treatment for his obvious mental illness. Anyone who doesn’t find this man’s death egregious, criminal, and horrific is a monster. That fucking Uncle Tom Trump-fellating sheriff…

The reason no one mentions the dead man’s crimes is that they are irrelevant to the way he was treated while in custody. 

Thomas was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder and his family claims the shooting was sparked by a mental breakdown, an allegation that could be backed up by his erratic behavior, as described by The Washington Post

I’m disappointed by the dismissal of Rep. Neave’s action in the comments. She has already done something major by seeking and winning public office. Now she’s doing what she can to bring more attention to this legislation. I’m glad she’s incorporating her religion, I hope it’ll shame others who share it into realizing…

I think we’re about to see a rash of petty thefts in broad daylight around that area committed by women, and a small-yet-significant percentage of men, shouting “I’M A NAUGHTY THIEF. COME STOP ME, TOM HARDY!!!!!”

Cool! Fuck the second largest Latino population in the country that’s being continuously fucked over by gerrymandering orchestrated by rich white folks. Leave them to the dogs. They’re not OUR problem, right?

Tam Hardy can neighborhood watch me any time he pleases.

TBH I’d totally steal a moped if it meant a pat down by Tom Hardy. Even telly-angry Tom Hardy.