No, I agree—It is both. But this article isn’t about police malfeasance. It’s about the how the rest of the system is continuing to fuck people over, even when the police aren’t actively playing a role. (And I’m not pro-police by any stretch of the imagination, but I think if I read correctly, they’ve so far arrested…

Don’t be fucking dense. My comment said that the police are sympathetic to the nazis’ message. I believe that to be true both by their indifference to apprehending the men that assaulted Harris and by the fact that they basically let the white supremacists march into town and do whatever the fuck they wanted. The…

The Charlottesville PD are also saying that — they refused to charge Harris. This makes THEM look bad, because people are accusing them of getting the warrant, and they didn’t.

lawyer here, where is the probable cause? if it was as easy as your scenario, all sorts of negroes would be getting warrants based on the word of ig’nant necks..

“... But I think the chief reacted to a lot of public pressure and scrutiny in making a decision that doesn’t fit the conduct.”

The nurse made a point in a statement early on that seems lost in the narrative now. The so-called good cops, the ones hired by the hospital to protect staff and patients, didn’t help her. They acquiesced to another officer, even though he was clearly in the wrong. Cops don’t question other cops. They don’t police…

Not good enough. If the problem is the chain of command, then fire the whole fucking chain of command. Let’s hope public pressure doesn’t ease us just because they fired the guy who was stupid/morally bankrupt enough to follow orders.

Always remember: the law is the tool of white supremacy, first and foremost. Everything else is ————————-> way in last place.

God, that’s really irritating, the lawyer saying that the chief “reacted to a lot of public pressure”, like it’s a bad thing.

Starting this with a “I am not a lawyer” statement, but this is my understanding. If I’m wrong, happy to hear from a lawyer in the commentariat.

Maybe a year ago. But we live in a country where the “president” is charging his own Secret Service security detail rent. Nothing means anything anymore.

The Magistrate needs to be fired for Abuse of Authority in even filing the charge in an attempt to be on the side of Domestix Terrorists in America.

Yep. That’s my question also. Could it be that the magistrate and Crews were acquaintances or even close friends? Makes sense.

I’m amazed at how some people who didn’t watch the clip are up in arms about what the clip showed. I’ve blocked so many people on twitter since Januray that I’m surprised Twitter hasn’t emailed me about it.

“Skordas thinks that Payne was fired largely due to public pressure, as the video of Wubbels crying as she was manhandled off hospital property sparked national outrage...”

For sure they are (as evidenced by their total lack of interest in tracking down Harris’ white attackers) but in this case at least it sounds like the Nazi tried to get the police to file charges and the police declined and he went over their heads to a judge. I’m guessing the Nazi and the Judge know each other from…

‘“What happened is something I’ve never seen happen before. This white supremacist went to a judge, directly, and left the office with a warrant without police involvement,” Merritt tells The Root.’

Isn’t it pretty clear at this point that the Charlottesville police are, at the very least, sympathetic to the nazis message? The police are tools of white supremacy.

So it’s pretty clear that Crews and Coates are friends or acquaintances of some sort, right? That has to be some sort of ethical or legal violation, isn’t it?

If that’s not him* hitting a dopey racist—cool.