Trump’s Deranged Response to the George Floyd Protests: A Closer Look

[@franciscoburgos787]

Derek Chauvin killing George Floyd was a bad apple. The county coroner attempting to cover it up makes it systemic. The fact that it took them 4 days to reluctantly arrest and charge him makes it systemic.

[@LittleMissHoop]

It was "the fastest any officer has been arrested", so there's that.

[@k.t.monteiro4233]

Excellent breakdown

[@kathykyeremateng3379]

Facts !! so on point

[@SaunterVaguelyDown]

@@LittleMissHoop That just makes it so much worse

[@h82fail]

​@@LittleMissHoop Except of course that is a lie. Plenty of officers have been arrested right after they committed a crime. I've seen video of a officer that had beat his white girlfriend/wife overnight and was arrested when he showed up in the morning for work. After cuffing him they cut the uniform off him.

[@merdufer]

"Put them in jail for 10 years and you'll never see this stuff again." He says that about people destroying cars, but not the cops killing unarmed black people.

[@julesl7679]

And 100 yrs for u dump.

[@alyteima4185]

You know who else advocated 10 years for political’ crimes? Stalin, in the gulag. Where will our gulag archipelago be? I’m guessing the Deep South, the new chain gangs

[@Moamanly]

Seems to me the ONLY way to get rich people to pay any attention is when it affects their wallets.

[@Crypt_AU]

Cops that kill unarmed black people without valid reasons do go to jail though. If some of these "unarmed" black men would stop carrying illegal firearms though it would help the situation.

[@danni1993]

@@Crypt_AU Please list the cops that have gone to jail for murdering black, unarmed men/women. I'm sure it wouldn't take more than one sentence. The cops that HAVEN'T went to jail for murdering unarmed black men/women...or even white unarmed men/women for that matter...someone could write a non-fiction novel.

[@vinnie123]

Boy you’d think a country that can equip every cop like a soldier could equip every doctor like a doctor

[@karolawatches]

Best thing I heard all day.

[@tommcfeely8707]

That tends to happen when you have conservatives more focused on the second amendment rather than the good of the people.

[@almostthere2884]

That reminds me of a poster from years ago which said "I want to live in a country in which the teachers have everything they need and the military has to have a bake sale."

[@krisdaschwab912]

Nope. SoCiALisM.

[@kommiebastards]

The doctors are working their asses off while soldiers are back at base.

[@dspondike]

I was married to a dispatcher. I hung out with cops. I found there were 3 kinds: 1. Those who truly wanted to be the good guys catching the bad guys. 2. Those who wanted a government paycheck and pension. 3. Authoritarian personalities who enjoy the domination of others. About 1/3 for each group.

[@houdini9739]

Yeah there’s definitely a problem with the way the whole law enforcement system is structured, but I feel TERRIBLE when I see people trashing all cops, saying that they’re all terrible. Because I’m sure there’s a huge portion of cops who truly want to help people or, at the very least, know enough to not hurt people. Even if they’re just in it for the benefits and the pension, they’re not unnecessarily cruel and they just do their job. But there are many, many cops who just like holding power and abusing it, and our current system just enables them, because there’s no real punishment or threat. And those cops are always the ones who make it on television. I’m not saying the bad cops are the minority, but I hate it when people generalize all police as being bad.

[@mjcamck]

DAVID SPONDIKE: I believe there is accuracy is your assessment. My future son-in-law is a police officer. He says MOST are very decent persons genuinely seeking to protect law abiding citizens; there ARE a few who get out of control. However, the current calls to DEFUND & DISBAND ALL Police Departments is a dangerous over-reaction. Thank you.

[@christophero6478]

SOMEBODY PUT IT IN WORDSSS "authoritarian personalities who enjoy the domination of others"

[@christophero6478]

granted you are absolutely right about the patriotic americans who become cops because they truly believe in helping their communities :)

[@christophero6478]

@@mjcamck You are very right, keep in mind that the defund and disband police departments movement isn't about suddenly removing all funding it's about gradual change to a system more focused on prevention of crime in community support. Police are a part of society and serve a purpose to inhibit organized crime. :)

[@FrankieJamesNews]

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military (and their tactics) becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people" - William Adama

[@LeahBouley]

Finally someone with a brain!

[@zxKAOS1]

_Base ships launching missiles. Forty… Correction… Fifty plus. Inbound. Half targeted on us… Half on the fleet._ -Felix Gaeta _Target the ones going after the fleet. We can take the hits. They can't_ -William Adama

[@dottydew3673]

Isn't that part of the reason why we have the second amendment?

[@prettyevil6662000]

@@dottydew3673 If you think privately owned guns will stand up against the largest military in the entire world...

[@chrisq3870]

Funny how that show was all about slavers on the run from their former slaves.

[@Spncr313]

You can tell Seth is Mad when he opens without a joke and goes straight to the story .

[@MagicTimeTravel]

Spncr313 is that the end of thorn birds

[@jimreily7538]

Definitely. He is angry. And he should be. That SUV video is incredibly disturbing. This is all so crazy and frightening. America is burning. The pandemic is spreading. And this isn't even ONE Trump term. I cannot imagine the horror show of a second Trump election win.

[@tdawgluxor1060]

Its like when the teacher comes into class and goes "So I finished grading your tests..." You all knew you fucked up

[@SOI-wl2lo]

He has also seriously *perfected* Trump’s voice lol

[@MetalNerdMedia]

Seriously, no segue or comment about The Thornbirds. Just the look on his face says he's pissed. He replaced his wasp writers with murder hornets.

[@emmahinchcliffe]

the amount of money we spend on law enforcement is absolutely disgusting. people live without healthcare, access to quality education, etc. and yet, your city's police department apparently needs a goddamn tank.

[@cisco8650]

it sorta seems like a racket. Poor education system, rampant inequality, poor healthcare system = more policing and prisons.

[@grmpEqweer]

I know, right? Couldn't they just rent a tank when they needed it? You know, from Hurtz, where I rent my tanks at. 😉

[@vonstraugg5963]

It’s because they serve at the behest of the rich, not at the behest of the everyday citizens. As the gap between rich and poor only widens they’re going to gear up their protectors.

[@13lochie]

Don't you think you'll probably have to spend more money on law enforcement though? Should probably train these blokes a bit more. Its not uncommon for cops to be trained for a year or more overseas. To be fair if they got rid of all the tanks and other dystopian bullshit that'd pay for a chunk of it but I doubt it would cover the whole thing.

[@TheUchi1991]

@@13lochie Here in Germany, every police officer is trained for at least 3 years

[@lenayasutake6824]

The expression isn't "don't worry it's just a few bad apples" it's "one bad apple can spoil the bunch".

[@malikoniousjoe]

They can't be bothered to remember the rest, and it's optimistic in the first place to imagine they'd double check the meaning of an adage before turning it into their new cultist rally chant.

[@Julie-wr8dj]

The expression is actually : one bad apple doesn’t spoil the whole bunch.

[@Idealdj1]

@Space Roamer Yes, knowing something about plant diseases, one apple with a bacterial infection could spread and turn a whole barrel of apples to stinky mush. Mr. Orange is actually the bad apple that has brought out the rot in so many others by basically giving them permission to do their worst.

[@Kappi__]

the Problem are not the Cops. just the ppl making the Laws

[@raistormrs]

“When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat.” ― George Carlin

[@yanshuoli69]

i was just about to type that lol

[@Dr.Steele]

RaiStorM RS miss that man... wish he was alive to talk about the bullshit going on today..

[@Sixstringman]

If only Trump supported the rioters the MSM would have to report the opposite and the riots would end.

[@mikemichaels4500]

"I recently took up ice sculpting. Last night I made an ice cube. This morning I made 12, I was prolific." - Mitch Hedberg

[@yvonnek9394]

@@Dr.Steele Hell yes, I miss him, too....best stand up ever !

[@williamswilliams8164]

I’m a white guy that had police break my arm over breaking a pool stick as a twenty eight year old man with no criminal history Never mind that I don’t play pool or never saw the stick I broke The 7 police cars that showed up including two off duty officers that were on their way home and diverted to the scene told me to come outside and get on the ground while grabbing me and piling on broke my arm I went to court and was found not guilty of breaking the stick But guilty of resisting arrest ???? My lawyers son was running for district attorney at the same time I was going through this and won the election after I was oblivious to how things worked because I’m a good person and listened to lie after lie from the officers and the manager with zero evidence And I never once veered from the truth The cops didn’t have the footage of the arrest and the place we were eating was managed by a former police officer I learned lots that night about justice

[@funkycowie]

@@timcountis9368It's more like 'Justice' for the rich and injustice for poor. Both are different types of Justice.

[@bokani79]

Wow! Thanks for sharing

[@Shuizid]

@bingo_fuel So what is your point? That we have to accept police to hurt and even kill less fortunate people as some kind of law of nature? Are you nuts?! There is a good reason why there aren't similar videos from other western nations.

[@annatomasiello2417]

I am so sorry you had to go though that, the system is rooted and needs fixing to many rich people make money on people in jail 😪

[@benjaminbergau3047]

Shuizid That’s certainly not what he’s saying. You make an assumption and run with it. Think again.

[@eddardstark5034]

"A few bad apples spoils the bunch." is the whole phrase.

[@sandrabast7080]

That’s right!

[@lorcannagle]

And it's literally because if you leave some bad apples in a barrel with good ones, they speed up the decay of the good ones. Which is a perfect metaphor for how the alleged good cops do nothing or actively protect the bad ones.

[@mjaylith5232]

@@lorcannagle I agree, it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch; take that bad apple out lock him up & throw away the key!

[@sterlingharris1812]

Beautifully said

[@ernestogarcia7513]

so... the cops saw leaf-blowers full of bleach and tear-gassed the crowd? How can you see at a distance that a leaf blower is full of liquid? How can you tell that the liquid is bleach?

[@nadiar.4638]

Didnt they want to be injected by bleach?

[@thatomosimane8902]

@@nadiar.4638 😂😂😂😂

[@garyc3233]

you can smell it stupid.... dont call the cops tonight when we fight...will you??

[@GholaTleilaxu]

@@nadiar.4638 Trump already is.

[@koopatroopa187]

@@garyc3233 Well, someone is gonna have to call 911 so the EMTs can peel your unconscious ass off the streets.

[@MarsM13]

The irony of the "few bad apples" thing is that it is constantly misused. It's a reference to the pre refrigeration days, when you had to find tricks to preserve things in the absence of cold. One trick was putting those things that lasted a while, such as onions, potatoes, and apples, somewhere cool and dry. They would last quite a while if you did that, but it was very important to routinely inspect them. If one rotted, and you tossed it out fast enough, the harvest as a whole might last quite a while. If you let the rotten apple/onion/potato stay in there too long, the rot would spread and the entire batch would be quickly ruined. In other words, "a few bad apples spoils the bunch" is actually about how if you don't root out corruption with vigorous inspections and actions, it will corrupt an entire system. Which is what has happened with the police. Corruption has spread and become entrenched and is now systemic. The irony is that many people use the "a few bad apples" proverb in a way that completely inverts its message. They say it to suggest that the presence of corrupt individuals is not indicative of systemic corruption. How's that for historical irony?

[@larazanz]

Thank you for this! 🙏🏼

[@bluto212]

O.K. Professor 🧐

[@anitahamel4576]

Great comment!

[@annalieff-saxby568]

The original English proverb is "One bad apple rots the whole barrel". You're welcome!

[@Sarah-said]

Good point, thank you for reminding me of that. 😊

[@GoErikTheRed]

"Why are the rest of us still playing?" - Tucker Carlson One could argue that's the exact reason the riots are happening. Black people don't see the rest of society holding up its side of the social contract, so why should they?

[@danni1993]

@markmac Exactly, peacefully protesting by taking a knee, lost him his job and he became a pariah. THIS is the last straw...so be it.

[@posarandposer]

ErikTheRed33 I watched Trever Noah too!

[@theBIGgee]

Trevor Noah said this

[@tobistein6639]

@@theBIGgee Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau said it first. This was an area of intense study during the imperialism of the 15th-18th centuries by contemporary economists, politicians, and social scientists. I'd highly recommend reading Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

[@mikeharrison1868]

USA doesn't have a contract with black people, it has a contract out on black people :-(

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

How messed up is it that we have a late night comedian giving better coverage of police militarization/murders/brutality than many news outlets can muster.

[@oldrichkosacka5522]

Seth Meyers is a race baiter, and part of the problem.

[@riheg]

The media are the elites mouthpieces

[@riheg]

Phazelight are you a nazi or something? Human lives have equal value.

[@demfukas]

Very!

[@blacklight4460]

Better for who? Deranged commies?

[@bernadetteroberts7120]

Growing up in the late 60s, I had no idea what “Racism” meant. I was 6yrs young & walking into my 1st grade classroom. The majority of children were blonde/blue eyes. The only 2 that had different shades were me & Lawana. The teacher sat us in the back of the classroom. Later that day I told my mom, I didn’t want to go back to that classroom. She ask why. I told her the teacher doesn’t like me. The next morning my mom walked me into to the classroom. Realized the issue & took the matter to the principle. The next day I was sitting in the second row with the other kids. That didn’t change anything. The teacher began to mentally abuse me. Eventually she resigned. My mom believed in equality for humanity. Our best leaders start at home. Parents, it’s our responsibility to protect our children from the ignorance of others. I became the same role model to my 3 sons. They respect every human being/ culture/religion. The only thing that will change is believing in yourself. Love all humanity. God makes no mistakes. We are all his chosen. We are all beautiful. Start loving yourself & others will follow that example.

[@arsonwars]

Amen teachers need the most compassion all are equal thanks Seth

[@patriot6901]

That is not racism. Racism means that you think one race is superior to another. What you expirienced was bullying. Many people get bullied like overweight, big nose, short, tall, scrawny, stuttering, and even making fun of someones skin tone is not racism. It may be colorism but not saying one race is superior to another.

[@dragonflysteampunk4266]

Your name is Bernadette, you listen to Sinatra & Streisand, are you Jewish, or Italian? 90% sure you're not black as your story lead me to think might be so. Was the story even true?

[@dragonflysteampunk4266]

@Gargee Basak It's "and, you, & your." What a putz

[@davemurphy1299]

I literally got goose bumps. I am so sorry that happened to u. I 100% agree. It is up to us as parents to be the teacher of a non hateful life. I don't have enough room in my heart for hate. Kids usually don't hate by nature. They r taught to hate. So we need to teach, that type of hate is so foolish is nd wrong, to either stay away from those ppl, or teach them to love everyone.

[@MrPapamaci88]

As an Eastern-European all I can say is: don't get used to it, or you guys will live in such poverty, corruption, and depression as we do. Be brave, even if it is dangerous, as long as you guys have the will for it, FIGHT IT! Whatever it takes. Good people suffer either way, people die either way, the difference is if you don't do anything, it'll be slower, far more torturous and you'll rarely hear of it. If you fight it, it might be bad for a while, really bad, but if you manage to win, your kids and grand-kids will thank you for it! You have my solidarity, good luck fellow humans of Earth! Show the rest of the world how things get done!

Where is that LIKE x3698 button?

[@katthefantastic]

Thank you Earth friend!

[@MrPapamaci88]

@Nicolas Broszky I wish more people were like you guys! Thank you for your bravery!

[@overlydramaticpanda]

So...a couple of years ago here in the UK, we had a spate of attacks where terrorists would deliberately ram vehicles into pedestrians and those responsible were rightfully condemned as terrorists and murderers. In other words, they did exactly what those police in NY did. Wearing a police uniform while you do it doesn't change what that action makes you, nor does it excuse you from the appropriate punishment - if anything, the punishment should arguably be more severe for a law official to be acting in such a way. And while yes, I could see how a group of very angry people surrounding your car could be scary in the moment, the natural instinct would surely be to back away from the danger, not ram towards it. As Seth said, they should have reversed. Honestly, if Trump wins this next election, I don't see how America can survive four more years without fundamentally ripping itself apart.

[@RusTsea196T]

I only hope November 3rd and January 21st are not too late.

[@si4632]

They were fake terrorist attacks though in the lead up to an election 🤣🤣🤣

[@si4632]

Even the in 90s the IRA were working for British special branch, facts🤣

[@si4632]

Mi5 have many jihadis on the payroll all known facts

[@drackestalentorgen166]

wow, brutal...I agree.

[@McAmberlee]

The actual saying: "A few bad apples spoil the bunch." Not "A few bad apples are ok as long as you eat around them." How was that ever a viable argument?!

[@brianarmstrong2482]

BOOM!!

[@McAmberlee]

@Neil Boerma actually .. it's not. The saying dates back to at least the Shakespearian era. Benjamin Franklin wrote it as "the rotten apple spoils his companion." Pretty cut and dry. But thanks for coming out to pontificate!

[@sujoyteslesl]

The comparison to people protesting the lockdown, walking around with the scariest of weaponry slung over their shoulders because apparently being denied the ability to get a haircut the usual way is a heinous infringement on freedom is very depressing.

[@rushballin4327]

ha yep, youve never a job.

[@Chunkboi]

@@rushballin4327 Apparently, neither have you. But at least the OP has a solid point. Protesting reasonable measures, which, if we HAD implemented properly instead of having an inept pile of Trump deny objective reality because it made him look bad...we would have had businesses re-open sooner with far less likelihood of resurgence. We're not giving up our freedoms with these measures...we are ensuring that we aren't infringing on the freedoms of our fellow American citizens. I do want things to go back to the way things were, when we had a US president instead of a proxy for a hostile foreign power, when we could go outside without playing Russian Roulette with our lives or the lives of our loved ones. We need to vote, and we need to vaccinate.

[@sujoyteslesl]

Full transparency, I'm a Canadian. I work 5 to 7 days a week. However, I fail to see how that is in any way relevance to the point that I made in the original post. An abundance of logical fallacies from everything from false equivalency to strawmanning and the unfortunate whataboutisms seem to all be the Hallmarks of what counts as intelligent argumentation from the current American Administration. I don't fault Americans for choosing this man, I really don't, as much as I'm loath to admit that. but his clearly divisive politicizing of this issue has been to the nation's detriment. It starts with him, and the reactions to rebuttals to him cannot be oh yeah well what about.... Cheers

[@rushballin4327]

​@@sujoyteslesl so yea, my previous response to this was deleted, wonder why. leftists burn down dozens of leftist cities and you still have the audacity to call it protesting. leftist governors through legislation are still killing off the elderly in nursing homes by putting covid patients in them which has caused nearly half of all covid related deaths and you still pretend its trumps fault. leftist mayors have now released thousands of felony offense prisoners back into the streets while arresting people for going to church. your dictators are mandating a mask that they admit doesnt do anything. youre so clueless that you still call trump racist for closing the border to china in january back when all your little globalist elites were saying there was no reason to. you dont even know that despite your sides complete incompetence and fear mongering that america has one of the lowest mortality rates and has such an excess of resources that we are now exporting ventilators and ppe to other countries. you ignore how big tech has removed thousands of videos by doctors for not going with their incompetent narrative on the matter. you ignore how none of the emergency hospital set ups even had to be utilized and ignore how hundreds of hospitals have now gone under from months of being empty. as per usual with a leftist, YOU ARE COMPLETELY INCAPABLE OF DOING ANY RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF. enjoy being a clueless sheep while your side continues crap on america as trump fixes it.

[@rushballin4327]

@@Chunkboi so yea, my previous response to this was deleted, wonder why. leftists burn down dozens of leftist cities and you still have the audacity to call it protesting. leftist governors through legislation are still killing off the elderly in nursing homes by putting covid patients in them which has caused nearly half of all covid related deaths and you still pretend its trumps fault. leftist mayors have now released thousands of felony offense prisoners back into the streets while arresting people for going to church. your dictators are mandating a mask that they admit doesnt do anything. youre so clueless that you still call trump racist for closing the border to china in january back when all your little globalist elites were saying there was no reason to. you dont even know that despite your sides complete incompetence and fear mongering that america has one of the lowest mortality rates and has such an excess of resources that we are now exporting ventilators and ppe to other countries. you ignore how big tech has removed thousands of videos by doctors for not going with their incompetent narrative on the matter. you ignore how none of the emergency hospital set ups even had to be utilized and ignore how hundreds of hospitals have now gone under from months of being empty. as per usual with a leftist, YOU ARE COMPLETELY INCAPABLE OF DOING ANY RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF. enjoy being a clueless sheep while your side continues crap on america as trump fixes it.

[@jdspencer60]

DeBlasio's daughter was arrested in these protests and you can be DAMN sure he'd be singing a different tune if those police were trying to run HER over.

[@joyphillips1821]

it figures.... democrats are always involved in riots.

[@teax25]

@@joyphillips1821 Where did it say she was in a "riots"? He say she was in a protest. You do know the difference? You know where thousands of others are protesting around the world. I guess they are all democrats, right. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@DeadMech1]

@@teax25 Idiots like this can't comprehend that the vast majority of people that have been arrested aren't even rioting or vandalizing. Rather most of them are arrested for being out after curfew. After the police shut down public transport and kettled them all so that going home wasn't even an option if they wanted to.

[@serious7179]

The blatant difference between the way the cops treated the stay-at-home protesters and the civil rights protesters says it all...

[@pureblooded7343]

That is because the Stay at Home protesters weren't rioting and looting

[@WooferMcWooferson]

@@pureblooded7343 www.npr.org/2020/05/14/855918852/heavily-armed-protesters-gather-again-at-michigans-capitol-denouncing-home-order

[@w0ttheh3ll]

and it shows that they know how to de-escalate. problem is, they only de-escalate when faced with people that have the power to hold them accountable.

[@theonerandomizer]

And how the media makes fun of the stay at home protesters for not socially distancing then completely ignores it for these.

[@qwertiepie]

8:31. Protesters wouldn't even get that close ... Look at her screaming in the cops face... Can u imagine the throw down a PoC would get for being so aggressive....racists see what they want to see ...

[@user07-awubt01]

Thank you for calling it a "murder". Not all have the integrity to term it so

[@kelownatechkid]

Yeah, that's a much stronger statement and shows some integrity

[@SillyNerfherder]

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[@murderoustendencies]

I know ! I was just doing an essay on how the words you choose when you speak make a huge difference the other day. I think media rightfully describing Floyd's death as murder is a great example of that. I'm happy they are.

[@toneluy8343]

Yes. Not «tragic event» or other sad words. It was cold blooded MURDER.

[@natashagoode501]

I'm a cop. In another country. It's murder. I'm also a prosecutor. At work today we were discussing our jurisdiction's equivalent to second-degree murder, which is I assume statutory murder in my country (common law murder here is killing with that precise intent, statutory murder includes intentionally causing serious harm that results in death, serious disregard for human life, etc). We all agreed that we would give statutory murder a run. He conducted an unlawful restraint and refused to remove his knee even when the person in custody was saying he couldn't breathe. And members of the public were begging the police to get off him. And they tried but were threatened with spray (or potentially get shot themselves). When Floyd stopped moving, became unresponsive, the murderer remained on his neck for nearly 3 minutes. He is held to a higher standard than an average person due to op safety and combat training, as well as duty of care. I only saw a short snippet of the footage, however, he did not appear to check on Floyd's welfare or show any concern for Floyd's distress, nor his colleague's repeated requested to get off Floyd's neck and turn him over. So, although I cannot see how first degree (common law) murder would stick (we can't prove that he actually intended to kill Floyd beyond reasonable doubt), however, second-degree should be a strong case. Especially with the CCTV footage from a neighbouring business, and the MoP phone footage of the incident. The BWV on all officers should also be quite telling. I feel somewhat reassured knowing that the murderer would be having a horrible time in custody and will not enjoy his sentence at all. He is a stinking pustule to my profession, the type that sinks into the fabric and you can never quite wash out the odour, no matter how many times you try. It also breaks my heart knowing (and seeing on the street today and yesterday at work) that people don't feel safe, especially around me, a white cop. That is wrong. My presence should be reassuring, help feel safe. I serve and protect, all humans (and actually animals too) within my jurisdiction. To borrow the ethos of our indigenous peoples....I cannot speak for others for that is their words, their knowledge; I can only speak for me. However, I am listening, I am watching, I want to help in any way that I can. Every waterfall begins with a single drop. Stay safe, be kind to each other. :)

[@ADifferentVibe]

I'll be honest - I never watched Seth's monologues...I just watch the interviews he gives to his guests. But man, am I impressed how he hits all the points in this time of civil unrest with an even keel and pretty funny analogies. Reminds me of Good Will Hunting when Will was refusing to take the job offers. Well done.

[@Leslie58]

The irony of Trump standing in front of a church where the sign said, “All are Welcome” blew me away.

[@josephguzman4737]

RepubliKKKans are the walking embodiment of irony

[@zarakikon6352]

It would fit him better if it said "All Whites are welcome". I'll bet that's what he was thinking when he saw the sign. But like many others he Just wants to use relegion to appease christians.

[@Churchill9050]

With a bible in his hand no less...I'm surprised he didn't burst into flames.

[@rfry200]

He held the bible upside down

[@marielovegrove5085]

@Rogales. He is irony impaired. No, it’s a thing.

[@czechpirc3212]

True story: Built a house for the police chief of Las Vegas 15 yrs ago, he tried to hire me cuz he said i was a rational non racist white kid, he said there was a systematic problem in the force, couldnt believe how honest he was but it was telling what the state of police state was

[@hiphopwhitey8345]

And the situation must be a lot better now. After all Obama was president for 8 years and if the problem was that large he obviously fixed it since he was president for 8 years.

[@chrishellize]

As a New Zealander watching from afar, my heart breaks for America. Im old enough (in my 40's) to remember America being the coolest place in the world, the one we all (rightly or wrongly) wanted to be like. Now we all watch the news every night and wonder how much further you can descend into the horror. You are honestly in my prayers.

[@deaddoll1361]

Have you ever been there though? The massive inequalities were my stark takeaway from visiting. A country of apparent great wealth where there were so many poor people. Disneyland and all its attractions right next to Anaheim, old houses with old, wheel-less cars up on blocks in the front yards. A minimum wage that hardly seems livable and no social safety net people in other countries take for granted.

[@silvia211171]

All of us from other countries we had this fantasized idea of USA from the Hollywood fairy tales... at this point the only people still thinking that it’s a great country are RICH WHITE people... and those uneducated that Trump loves so much. I’m from a small poor European country that from the last few years has seen an increase of Americans moving here because they were sick and tired of that “wonderful” country

[@garydoss6345]

Thanks, we need it.

[@Mr00dear]

F#$K YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MEMORY

[@Tsnore]

Trump has to go - the country is falling apart and can't take much more of this ineptitude.

[@angelg5240]

you still need to get free of that ball and chain round your feet - the one that costs you ten million dollars a day. www.telesurenglish.net/news/Human-Rights-Abuser-Israel-Trains-US-Police-Report-20200531-0005.html

[@user-eh2jk6mf9s]

Fix your healthcare system and how the country is run. From what I've seen the guy has too much influence. Several presidents and even people of the parliament have been forced to leave in my country. Well, might be different in America but there are at least 100 other potential dudes that can replace our president if needed,so...yeah.

[@alexrydin]

“If the game is rigged, why are we still playing” Oh man Tucker you are sooo close to understanding the point of this civil disobedience. If people think they could be murdered in the streets by the people who are supposed to protect them, why should they respect property laws?

[@x1v160]

Let's just hope racists don't decide to cancel their social contract with society as well and start murdering blacks too.

[@waking00one]

@@x1v160 you mean like they already do?

[@angeloucol8463]

@Scott Kendall I agree, destroy polices' property and not civilian properties.

[@shanonsugges2894]

Scott Kendall you don’t recognize the difference between the treatment of whites and blacks by law enforcement? Armed whites stormed the capitol and unarmed blacks are killed regularly by police.

[@DaDunge]

Because not doing so will get them, or evne worse other people killed when a crackdown finally shows up. Also it makes the movement look bad. You drive the moderates away by looting.

[@faussesecurite7915]

''Why do local police departments have tanks when doctors and nurses can't even get masks and gowns?'' God, so much truth in this question.

[@alwaysbored6560]

I asked that myself, need medical equipment? No, no we dont have the money. Need tanks hell yeah!

[@jeremysmith9694]

Except doctors and nurses can get masks and gowns so that's a really dumb argument. Also tanks are probably needed when morons start looting and burning down buildings, commiting crime. They have to use force when faced with violence.

[@lacountess]

There were so many quotable lines in this monologue I lost track. Great work Seth.

[@jayv9779]

@@jeremysmith9694 Tanks in fact are not needed. This comes down to the goal of the police. Police are there to deescalate a situation, a tank does the opposite. Military on the other hand is designed to show overwhelming firepower superiority. So a tank is suited to military use. If the police need a tank they can ask for the governor to bring in the National Guard. There is a system that is in place so that each level can do their job. Some police forces have decided to act like military units which will inevitably bring a militaristic response. It doesn't help that we have so many defense contractors that if they can't sell their gear to the military they sell it to the police. A tank means that you have given up on being police and want to be a military. If a force treats the people like an enemy they will act like one. This is all from the lack of true action by the leaders in the country now and in the past who have not taken proactive action to correct how some police interact with society. We need to learn from other countries who police more effectively than we do with far less firepower. They understand the dynamic and that tanks are not an intelligent solution.

[@jeremysmith9694]

@@jayv9779 and yet you'd probably defend the government using tanks to raid Waco right? Even though those people literally used zero force to cause any damage to anything. You're defending criminals. People burning down buildings, robbing stores blind, violently attacking Innocent store owners. You condone violence and expect the police to sit back and watch. You condone rioting and looting. Good job.

[@krazer9515]

If the problem was just a few police officers, they would have been arrested by all the other decent officers the instant they went too far. The issue is that these bully officers are being protected and defended by their fellows and the system they are part of. You cant sit there and claim that it is unusual for these issues to exist if the people in charge of stopping it are the ones defending it.

[@darlahouston4670]

Krazer Amen!

[@darlahouston4670]

Krazer these have been my exact concerns

[@matthewjunkin7423]

absolutely

[@Hesbonful]

Unfortunately ... they're not a few. Some of it comes from very very, very senior people/ committees. Its bigger than what you can fathom...

[@claireboxer6027]

The fact that the policemen felt safe enough to kill a man in the street, slowly, in front of everyone shows that its not just a few bad apples! the system needs to change.

[@peacemonger766]

And how many of the officers who have killed unarmed blacks has gone to prison? None. Oh, maybe one, but it was a black who killed a white. SAD!

[@ThanhMaiOFFICIAL]

This kind of disrespect for the people and injustice is exactly what’s wrong and stirring up so much anger. The people need to be heard and justice for all 🙌💯

[@AnnieWarbux]

Protestors are NOT the ones Rioting and Looting!! Citizens Peacefully Protest Racial Profiling and these Looters are Ensuring it!! Paid Looters? Paid Rioters?? How many are from outta Town ? Outta State? Google Knows!!

[@bookbwitched466]

🌺Thanh I hear you! It's like he has to do Show and Tell everytime he hits a new low. "Oh, yeah? Well, look at this!

[@aerodave1]

Exactly. The rioters are so disrespectful! They should be shot if they continue!

[@ZobethC]

Police are public servants. They are not above the law. This isn’t Friggin Hazard County.

[@johncronin9540]

aerodave1 Are you aware that Trump was encourage armed white protesters to storm into state capitol buildings just a few weeks ago? In the past, he has encouraged his own followers at his rallies to violently attack protesters, even silent protesters. And now, all of a sudden, he wants governors and mayors to “dominate” peaceful protesters and violent rioters alike, because these are unarmed black and brown people. Do you not see the blatant, racist, hypocrisy?

[@pop5678eye]

Systematic problem with our police starts with the fact that they literally spend 20 times more training at the range to learn shooting to kill than they do learning how to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations.

[@myriamickx7969]

pop5678eye : Plus, at the police academies, the main lesson they learn is that they are always in danger out there and should always be prepared to defend themselves against potential wrongdoers. Meaning they are trained to shoot first, think later, and go out on the terrain terrified that everyone is out to get them. I don’t call that training, I call it priming young cops to make a lethal assessment.

[@AdmoreMethod]

Both y’all are grotesquely uneducated when it comes to police training. You need to make friends with some police officers. Preferably, black ones... since that’s the issue.

[@stacycorcoran476]

Or the amount of money we spend on policing rather than building up our communities.

[@auntiepha8343]

@@AdmoreMethod You got a big mouth. Police training is garbage that is why our country is on fire. You are part of the problem champ.

[@penelopepigeon8505]

Myriam Ickx Police spend almost their entire shift in danger. Everytime they answer a call or pull someone over, they have no idea what they're going to face. I have friends who are security guards and are concerned about looking too "police-ish" and getting shot. The vast majority of police officers are decent people trying their best to serve and protect. And this is coming from a liberal California Democrat voting by mail for Biden. 🌊🌊🌊🌊💙🇺🇸💙🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@KingofHearts]

I gotta say I admire Seth. He gets it. He empathizes instead of antagonizing.

[@brokenman58]

...........XD yeah. sure. yeah. XD

[@KushDragon420]

Now also imagine that the farmer paints the bad apples to look pristine, whilst the good apples cover for it and hide its existence from you.

[@kentuckysmoose]

Are u talkin about antifa?

[@deviantaffinity1626]

When you have 4 cops on the scene, with one murdering someone, and three standing aside, watching and letting it happen, you have more than a few "bad apples".

[@jeremysmith9694]

You suck at math don't you? Can you compare 4 to 10000? That would equal a few in comparison.

[@mattbatson8890]

did the officer KNOW he was murdering the subject...who they had to pull out of the car with force...Most likely not. Cops have been kneeling on peoples backs for over a century. This was probably not what the officer expected to happen.

[@monicacreator3168]

@@mattbatson8890 in their back, not their neck. The man was crying, he couldn't breathe! "I can't breathe"

[@Eckendenker]

@@mattbatson8890 are you guys insane? Kneeling on someones neck is not something you might forget that it might probably maybe kill someone. Also 4 to 10k. Lucky that all the bad apples work the exact same shift. ;) You are already calling them Bad apples. Treat them like bad apples and quickly sort the whole barrel.

[@kenster8270]

Lack of accountability in a system without effective checks and balances breeds these types of lethal work environments. Whistleblowers are bullied into silence. Those exposed simply get transferred (so-called gypsy cops). Cops knowingly switch off their bodycams or allow the battery to run out in order to get away with crimes such as planting drugs on suspects or tamepering with evidence or even killing some black men every now and then - all because they KNOW that they can get away with it.

[@barrykaine6526]

"When the people fear the government, there is Tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is Liberty." John Basil Barnhill (often attributed to Thomas Jefferson)

[@GHustle4]

SAY IT LOUDER!!!!! Americans do not understand they are already divided in such a way they don’t want to acknowledge it! Whether it be politics, race, gender, blue lives matter, or black lives matter. THE PEOPLE are lost in propaganda 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@daveygladneversad7407]

nice

[@GHustle4]

omi god whelp that sums up majority of America 💆🏾‍♂️😂

[@YY4Me133]

@Barry Kaine FYI: That seems to be a spurious quotation. *Fact Check: Did Thomas Jefferson Say, ‘When the people fear the government, there is tyranny’?* checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-people-fear-government-tyranny-liberty/ SEE ALSO: *When government fears the people, there is liberty... (Spurious Quotation) * www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/when-government-fears-people-there-liberty-spurious-quotation

[@tobybartels8426]

@@omi_god : Yes, it's the first in a series of anti-socialist aphorisms published by John Basil Barnhill in a 1914 newspaper debate. (His socialist opponent agreed with it but drew a different conclusion.)

[@livereddiered4081]

Tupac Shakur: “They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.”

[@Fatcrazypanda]

Tupac the military strategist and economist?

[@raghavkaushal7561]

@@Fatcrazypanda no the Rapper. And Trump is not a military strategist or an Economist either. 😆😆 He ran all his casinos into the ground and never declared his taxes

[@raghavkaushal7561]

@@Fatcrazypanda and Trump is neither a bloody military strategist or an economist

[@Fatcrazypanda]

Raghav Kaushal But does the President/PM of a country not have domain experts? Did Tupac have them too?

[@kiki2508]

Not they, Donald J Trump, the clown that you guys in the US voted for.... Where does his following coming from....Bring Obama back please.

[@MartinPoulter]

Taken from Twitter: "How can the country afford to equip every cop like a soldier, when it can't equip every doctor like a doctor?"

[@malenor4148]

FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a quote from Caterina Conti and not from Twitter.

[@lesterarbusto3535]

@I used to be liberal I`m sorry Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left.

[@imaimeemiami7480]

10 seconds in, Seth looks pissed off. I don't blame him.

[@ferox965]

Totally agree...You can see it in his eyes.

[@RJ-hk1ni]

Yea, our cities are being trashed by morons. I am mad too!

[@johanneskepler7503]

@@RJ-hk1ni youre not upset about the unjustified murder of innocent people or the abhorrent systemic racism upheld by our criminal justice system?

[@ianmiller6040]

@@RJ-hk1ni So, I guess you're okay with what's happening, then? What is it about police beating black people that you like? Help me understand why you enjoy that?

[@SuperToughnut]

White supremecists are stoking the violence.

[@maxineyolanda85]

"It is not an apple problem - it is an orchard problem.".......Seth Meyers TRUTH Spoken. TRUTH Heard. NUFF SAID.

[@krejados1]

Absolute respect for him bringing up underfunded teachers and contrasting that with the paramilitary outfitting of local police departments. The reason for failure of American society, revealed!

[@EricaSwitzer]

Amen. America champions breaking minds, not building them.

[@way2kool89]

That’s why after this corona virus many educators won’t have a job because they have to cut the education budget but they have money to fund the police and buy them military grade weapons to serve and protect

[@wess4711]

The problem is always "why" someone becomes a police officer, a president, a teacher, etc. The selection process for police seems to choose people who have no business being in a position of power, or no business being in stressful situations, or no business dealing with people - or all three.

[@michaelreilly6148]

There are two kinds of crooks one wares a uniform.

[@pcjedi240]

I feel the "why" is that most cops are the equivalent to the army "jar heads" they become police to be in a position of power and force, as being proven now by them attacking PEACEFUL protestors. I know alot wont like this statement, but I dont think race was an issue it was just a power hungry out of control cop who had 18 other complaints, some with violence. Were all of them against minorites? (I dont know)

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

You're stereotyping about 700,000 people.

[@kenclarke4906]

So you still believe that Russia dossier don't you?

[@DC-kx1qj]

@Josh bite me bot

[@IllicitMediaproductions]

Remember Election Night when everyone was like what's the worst that can happen?

[@christopherb501]

How in the hell anyone could say "give him a chance" or "we survived eight years of Obama; you can survive at least _four_ years of [THE IDIOT]" with a straight face, I'll never know.

[@mrclueuin]

Confession: I once wondered how Trump was gonna survive the Strain of being the President of the United States. Now I Wonder how We are gonna Survive! Is anyone out there got a Time Machine? 'Cause I would like to go back to the year 2015!😩

[@brianarmstrong2482]

Hahahahahhahahahahahhahahaha

[@TheDuality0fMan]

I think some of us are surprised it took this long.

[@nightsgrow6575]

To be fair that was mostly white people saying that. People of color knew exactly how bad things could get

[@OlliHazard]

“Why do local police departments have tanks, when doctors and nurses can‘t get masks and gowns?“

[@stephenisom6089]

good call,

[@c4tl0verr50]

My mom works in a nursing home and my dad in the E.R. They still aren't getting proper material.

[@ronniehicks3258]

Isn't obvious? This violence, this neglegence with COVID 19. This man is trying to subdue this country. He's ruling by terrorism, not democracy. He's nothing but greedy and self serving.

[@ReadyMindsetGo]

A world that spends more to kill than to cure...

[@Poopoopeepee6969]

that's an obvious one, the cheetoh in chief paid the money for what he cared more about. he's millions will ensure he doesn't die from the disease.

[@Stukov961]

The saying is "a few bad apples spoil the bunch" Meaning you either get rid of the bad ones right away, or throw the whole bunch away. Using it to defend bad cops while that you protect from repercussions is a tacit admission that the entire system is rotten to the core, and that you're fine with it

[@jeremysymoungkhoune3044]

A a spoon

[@jeff-onedayatatime.2870]

Seth: Whoever wrote the "fractal" joke deserves a raise!

[@richiejohnson]

I don't think it was supposed to be a joke

[@mr_0n10n5]

*protesters show up with heavy artillery and guns and storm capitol building protesting stay at home orders setup for their own safety* Police officers: I didn't see anything. *Protesters peacefully protesting after the violent murder of an innocent man* Police officers: *Get Tank* 🤦

[@Andeetec]

No the President states take your freedom. But for a murder, we must dominate and be put down.

[@AndyM4a1]

Liberate America, revolution of our time!~

[@holywater8132]

@@AndyM4a1 wdum

[@ny_cruz]

💯 And the when the police officer was trying to explain to the congresswoman why they pepper sprayed her. Oops.

[@WHCOMEGAWEAPON]

Peaceful Protests are fine. Looting, burning and attacking people who had nothing to do with it is NOT peaceful. I do agree with the poster who wants a revolution, though. Let's have one and see how that works out for the left.

[@skunkrat01]

Kudos for saying “murder of George Floyd” not “alleged murder” or “killing” I know shows only do that because their legal teams make them, so you specifically stating murder, is highly admirable.

[@rovsea-3761]

Considering that the officer who killed him was arrested for murder, and there is video of him being murdered, I don't think there's any question at all at this point that that's exactly what happened.

[@bombasticbuster9340]

U ppl are so fing brainwashed.

[@EVLDED23]

Well, now that the body cam footage was leaked, it will be hard to get them on murder. Maybe assualt charges. Floyd was obviously high on drugs, very erratic and not compliant at all. He was saying I can't breath long before he was on the ground and literally asked to be put on the ground because he was cracked out and saying he was claustrophobic and refused to be put in the police car.

[@thelorde7530]

*DUDE IM SITTING HERE ASKING MYSELF CAN THIS PRESIDENT BE ANY MORE DISGRACEFUL?*

[@ashahasnain6546]

donald freaking duck would be a better president.

[@christianfox6937]

Lethal Wippin YES! He can just sit back and wait and watch

[@sharonolsen6579]

Lethal Wippin I am sure he will give it his best shot .. just wait 5 minutes ..

[@lancecarrauthers8454]

Lethal Wippin wait to see if he loses the election

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Wait a couple of months, when the election cycle starts. Trump now will seem like JFK compared to what he will become, trust me.

[@5675492]

You put a bad apple in with a bunch of apples and pretty soon they're all bad.

[@Redorgreenful]

The Assemblywoman is a BADASS. She can confidently yell and point at the police who pepper-sprayed her. That’s how you use your power 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Kjll3rUnjc0rn5]

Yaaas! That’s how we need to fight with proof, intelligence, and education. Hats off to her

[@Quran-yg4hr]

⚠️ Police Force of America is..attacking Reporters to put fear in them so that they Quit they Jobs. Because these reporters are letting the World see how innocent Protesters are being attacked.When these Reporters Quit their Job out of fear the Police Force will start ki||ing the innocent protesters----😡

[@greatdaneacdc]

Quran 14:42 They are already killing innocent protesters!

[@betty5064]

She also knows the law.

[@stasiaspade1169]

@@tgust31 Probably not in whatever country he is in.

[@callen9623]

His tone is remarkably different than his recent call to “Liberate States!” When it was his base protesting. Shocking

[@tinaloye2014]

Fact

[@bethsargent1336]

C Allen and by shocking, we mean not shocking at all.

[@garyclark8531]

surprised?

[@callen9623]

Yeah armed to serve a purpose I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️ Shoot the virus? (Actually, for fear and intimidation I know)

[@callen9623]

Eliana- glad to see you picked up the sarcasm. We are in this together. And I’m not talking about the corona virus - I’m talking about the virus that lives in the White House ✊🏻😉✊🏻

[@Mikey-gs6jl]

"Spoil the barrel." A few bad apples, spoil the barrel. I don't know why everyone keeps missing the part. We're in a spoiling barrel.

[@brianarmstrong2482]

@@Spearca Exactly, that dude on TV saying that is part of the problem he IS ONE OF THE BAD APPLES

[@AndTecks]

The problem is people are treating all of the apples as spoiled. It's not an orchard problem. Wtf.

[@shawn7377]

you can't have bad apples with a job like the police. Can you have bad apples with commercial airplane pilots? Oh sorry, most of them land okay, it's just a few bad apples that crash into a mountain.

[@jaqenhigar183]

Yeah your country is a mess

[@AndTecks]

@@jaqenhigar183 sorry you have to see it.

[@SirThinks2Much]

"They could've just reversed. They should know how to drive, they're cops"

[@gerirl4978]

If a normal person does that with a car it is assault with intent to harm when a cop does it just a bad day for the people in front of the car

[@myriamickx7969]

GER IRL : ... and Mayor De Blasio finds this « troubling » - verbatim.

[@renecastro6110]

Or straight up attempted murder. Its so messed up that if you asphyxiate someone with your knee for eight minutes and get filmed and released on the internet, you would get a first degree murder charge and be in jail in a heartbeat. Yet these assholes get third degree manslaughter and a bunch of bs charges. The unfairness is so strong its apalling.

[@babsbyrne1464]

Yea .. just ask Suge Knight

[@maryjones3178]

babs byrne karma

[@aaron-AJ92]

Yup

[@nwsportstilidie]

The police aren't holding each other accountable. Cause it's still happening. It's like a kid, who beats up his little brother, is told to stop, but five minutes later does it again because words didn't hold him accountable.

[@TP-rs5zl]

Seth, I'm sorry, but your "Vin Diesel" is just a hammered Sylvester Stallone doing a Diesel impression.

[@taherachoudhury1434]

That part came up while I was reading this comment. Fucking crazy coincidence or what 😁

[@thomasnewton5919]

​@@taherachoudhury1434 Plenty of conspiracy theories going around. Another just launched. Have Vin Diesel and Sly been seen together? Is Diesel just a fully loaded Sly?, Is Tupac really dead? Are McDonalds fries made of potato?

[@debichristopher-preston7918]

Vin Diesel?? What has IT got to do with anything? He is an annoying, ugly, no talent hack and even looking at him makes my skin crawl!!

[@JohnnyBlazeGR]

"A few bad apples" SPOIL THE WHOLE BUNCH. If you're going to use an idiom use the WHOLE idiom.

[@kloggmonkey]

it annoys the hell out of me when people use that half of the phrase. it means that all it takes are a few bad apples to spoil the whole thing, it literally means the opposite of what they're arguing for.

[@pug_frost7246]

@@kloggmonkey Like the "Blood is thicker than water" one. ugh, stupid people at their finest. They can't even prove their point without making ours, lol.

[@edwardgatey8301]

kloggmonkey No it doesn’t, and do you know what “literally” means? We all know what comes after one bad apple: you.

[@bluemoon6380]

If the police do not police their own what use are they..

[@garygaudreau210]

You mean, "One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, girl. Give it one more try before you give up on love." And that's just the CHORUS of that wonderful little ditty from the Jackson 5 back in the 70s.

[@rhondah6288]

COVID19 response: states are on there own. Protest response: mandated military.

[@dukeguerra4707]

States aren't doing anything to stop the violence and destruction of businesses and people getting assaulted. You seem to be cool with all of that happening.

[@frankforster706]

By people you mean white people huh? Welcome to the world of the black man for a day. Suddenly you're outraged when put into their shoes - yet still to blind to see why they are. Breathtakingly ignorant comment

[@Darkempress45]

Duke Guerra and you seem to be cool with black people being murdered by the police for no reason other than the color of their skin 😒

[@Suzi195]

@@dukeguerra4707 You aren't looking at the whole picture.

[@Sharonmplus]

@@dukeguerra4707 so that warrants denying people of due process, firing on unarmed protestors expressing the first amandement rights, and proposing having the military come to suppress the American people? When governors asked people to limit social gatherings to slow the spread of disease, many called it suppression. When people protest the cruel and excessive force that lead to the death of a human being by law enforcement, these same people want to use force to shut them up. You, sir, showed you are not for rights or decency. I am in no ways excusing the looting or violence, but I will not be naive enough to believe there are no opportunists taking advantage of this chaos to commit crimes. To automatically label protesters as criminals is you being deliberately ignorant in order to keep the situation politically convenient.

[@ojisankusai]

The difference in treatment between those "I need to go to my hair salon!" protestors - who also hung effigies of the governor of Michigan - and the way they treat the protestors who are fighting against police brutality towards the black community and several other injustices is staggering. It really feels like the police are escalating on purpose, probably under orders, in order to create an environment that will allow for severe draconian measures and implementation of cracking down reminiscent of fascist countries. If the people don't stand up even more _now,_ we are going to be in a _world_ of hurt. The police began the escalation, and while I don't agree with the looting et al, the protestors need to respond in kind in order to show that the _people_ control this country. Not the so-called "protectors" that, in general, have done nothing so far in decades in terms of what they've been sworn to do. I know there are good police out there, but the vast majority are bad apples; change needs to happen _immediately._

[@pixality7902]

The problem I have with the looting narrative is that I never see cops arresting the looters. They always seem to be having confrontations and trying to push the peaceful people back. If they really wanted to prevent the looting they could but they wont because it helps the story they want to tell.

[@abderrahimbenmoussa4359]

@@pixality7902 They are too busy looting black corpses to deal with that

[@sunrisemorninglory9109]

Well said. I think the looters and Vandals are paid thugs. Many mayors have stated that those arrested for Looting and Vandalism were not even from that city or even that state. I believe that these paid thugs are working for rhe Right. Let's face the facts, in Trump's perfect world, marshall law would be enacted. Hard to vote him out if we are all under the thumb of a mad dictator.

[@f_USAF-Lt.G]

Ask any former Federal Law Enforcement professional and they would bluntly explain that crimes are committed through temptation that leads to crime rings, and that temptation is used by law enforcement to catch criminals. Egging on reaction through abuse of power fills the "paddy wagons" and gets covered in the same fashion that lead to the protests. As long as there is the assumption of threat first and foremost when reffering to jurisprudence Grundum 2, there will always be boot to throte tactics oppressing and violating civil and human rights!

[@Jack-hq4yq]

Like a firefighter committing arson to secure more income these cops are making some good money during all of this.

[@michaelcunning]

Poor Seth doesn’t look like he’s enjoying it anymore. Donald has become too unhinged and it’s hard to find the humour anymore. Feel a bit the same myself and I’m not even from the USA

[@kaymiller5300]

Well when you're fed lies Michael by the LEFT, what does one expect. All the chaos, all the mayhem, and all the destruction that has been happening in our country are all caused by the LEFT. And the only unhinged idiots are all on the LEFT. Because they can't handle losing.

[@Dennzer1]

@@kaymiller5300 propaganda. If you think the entire right is blameless, you're no better than a trained dog, or a rank partisan hack propagandist. In fact, the right is statistically far more likely to commit violent acts in the name of their political ideology. Just ask the FBI crime stats. Not to mention all the video we have of police attacking peaceful protesters... And Trump breaking with the Constitution, over and over and over and over and over again.

[@normanelias2011]

@@kaymiller5300 you're implying that either Derek Chauvin is a LEFTist or that the video we've all seen doesn't exist. You're denying the incidence of tear gas launched against peaceful protestors outside the White House. You're lumping all non-conservatives together and spewing hatred against them by blaming all the trouble we're witnessing on them. Please stop! Use your head! You've been sold a pack of lies by predators who feed off of your anger. Please remember that American democracy derives its strength from a two party system under which opposing sides retain respect for each other. The LEFT did not lose because a Republican won the 2016 election! On the contrary, America lost because it elected a man with no respect for the Presidency, the Constitution or any of our most cherished institutions! Believe me. He'd spit on our flag if it had the ability to speak and share the truth about what it symbolizes - "One Nation, under G-d, with liberty and justice for ALL".

[@errgag3580]

To paraphrase Wanda Sykes: "A vote for Trump does not mean you ain't Black ...it just means you ain't smart."

[@toadjiang7626]

Only two types of people voted for Trump: those who were very rich and those who were very dumb. Check your bank account to see which type you are.

[@tjmctube]

@@toadjiang7626 Nice. Should be a screening test for voting.

[@Anime-Doof]

Toad Jiang Sadly, if you have to check your bank account...you’re probably the latter.

[@barryulrich2170]

@@Anime-Doof That's one way to see it.

[@BobMinelli]

BRILLIANT!

[@JAppJohnAndrewPatrickPeters]

Take the money from police brutality case settlements from their pensions and retirement funds instead of taxpayer money!....amerikkkan gestapo.

[@SGGCREATIVES]

This will instantly fix the problem! Instantly! But we aren't known for our practical solutions are we?

[@Sitania]

"It's only a few bad apples. But when they're exposed, we'll rally around them and protect them as much as possible, and do everything we can to bury it from the public so them bad apples can go out and do it again, hell, we'll even give them fully paid time off while we conduct a pre-determined investigation "

[@o.b.7217]

Bingo! Couldn't have written it better myself.

[@ghostnoodle9721]

MURICA

[@OhJustSomeRandomGuy]

As I've seen someone else put it: "If you have 10 bad cops, and the 1,000 other good cops know who they are, and don't do anything about it, you don't have 10 bad cops. You have 1,010 bad cops."

[@fealubryne]

Which makes sense. A bad apple left in the bag makes the others rot faster. Thus why you take the bad ones out as soon as you notice.

[@mostmelon]

Doesn’t the phrase go “A few bad apples spoil the bunch”? They aren’t even using their favorite saying correctly.

[@bryanho8836]

Who say some bad apples, in Floy’s case 4 officers, all 4 bad and rotten.

[@spammyhell6566]

+Bryan Ho ~ The absolutely terrifying thing here (aside from the obvious), is that two of those cops were total rookies, only days on the job, being trained by the stone-cold killer. Now, imagine there'd been no cameras, no witnesses, no outcry. Those two rookies would've based their outlook on the job on this "training," and likely eventually would have trained others.

[@kalastaja774]

No wonder the system is flawed: in Europe police training is about 2-4 years, in US it's like 15- 20 weeks. That's not nearly enough to learn everything you need to know about about your job: serving and protecting. From using force to peacefully engaging with citizens. US needs to put more money and focus on police training (and rooting out the "bad apples" in the process) and less money on arming them with freaking TANKS.

[@TheWinnipegredhead]

The Canadian policy are not immune from criticism but they are better paid and trained than their American counterparts. The benefits of being a police officer should be relatively high salary and decent benefits not the the power to lord it over those with less power than yourself.

[@Kalriostraz]

Police in the US are under no obligation to protect or serve the population. Supreme Court has ruled this way at least twice that I know of.

[@Dominikmj]

There is far more wrong than training. And it is not only the police. It is policy. It is the judiciary system, which is absolutely biased. It is the support of politicians to the police - even if they are doing very bad. It is the police administration, which won't even pick out officers which resigned in one county and apply in another with obvious filed misconducts.

[@greenandgold2185]

When the police start to act like the military, it's time to stop hiring vet's as police.

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

So, my parents have been telling me about their youth again, when they lived in Berlin and peaceful protests were met with similar brutality. And police now are held accountable. I would trust the police here. Because they are always held accountable. Every single time that an officer exerts physical force it can go to a tribunal. There are still things that are overlooked or are wrong of course, but germany has had a long and very thorough conversation on how to control the police force, how to educate them, how to make sure that they serve the people. This is needed in the US. Btw these news have been the first news article in the main news show in Germany for thee days now. It's a big deal here. You are being heard and seen. Don't give up.

[@Kain59242]

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face- forever. ” -George Orwell, 1984

[@Aristedes_Mr.Melody_TM]

Or Soros or #METHANTIFA or #DEMORATS.

[@TheRiggz666]

@@Aristedes_Mr.Melody_TM lol you're a flat earther...

[@garypatterson2857]

I was reminded of the rest of the phrase today, thanks to an educated person in an online forum I read. "A few bad apples spoil the barrel." Bad apples ruin the *entire* barrel. You can't pick them out and everything's okay, the whole barrel is ruined because of the rot they quickly spread. Corrupt people can't exist alongside honest people, because honest people threaten to expose and punish them. They must either corrupt the honest, or expel them. A few "bad apples" visible in the police force means the entire force is suspect and must be thoroughly investigated. Maybe they're not all corrupted, but until you know, you must fully investigate each and every one. Any found to be corrupt must be fully prosecuted and honesty must be restored, or the rot will seep back in.

[@stephaniev5898]

Also comparable to a garden. If there's a weed it must be picked out before it goes to seed and spreads throughout the entire garden. Indifference results in complete corruption.

[@njosborne6152]

Gary Patterson Good one‼️ Yes, stupidity always drives me crazy. Thanks, as a Ag guy, in most cases. The rotten apple analogy is not understood. It is used wrongly by ignorant people, Who brag about their ignorance! And that’s what they call, Commonsence🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@camih1715]

I can’t believe that coronavirus isn’t even the top story anymore.

[@DG-ju1mq]

Just shows how exaggerated the response is to black protesting, president is making it a civil war. White people protest during lockdown, spit and hit police all good

[@jmmacb03]

And every one has totally forgotten that the US president wanted to buy Greenland! America wake up!

[@sandyserrano9040]

Agree wholeheartedly! It is going to blossom anew.

[@Chunkboi]

@@jmmacb03 I haven't forgotten. Nor have I forgotten the publicly available evidence showing that the steaming pile of Trump has committed obstruction, extortion, fraud, emoluments, kidnapping, and gross incompetence. The Senate wrongfully acquitted him and they'll do it again unless we actually vote. Check with your voter registry, register to vote absentee, do not allow your vote to be suppressed. Don't be apathetic like we were in 2016. WE CAN DO THIS.

[@ricchapin723]

The Wartime President safe and snug in his bunker from the mean protesters he was elected to serve.

[@sandieseyller7872]

He doesn't even know the meaning of being a leader. He's not my president. Don't want him. Can't stand him. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A LEADER, TAKE A LOOK AT FDR. WW2 DEPRESSION.

[@trishs706]

The president truly believes he was only elected to 'serve' the 38% that make up his fanatic base.

[@brokenman58]

@@trishs706 yeah 38% thats why he won XD

[@trishs706]

@@brokenman58 Just started shift @ troll farm this a.m.? Weak reply, do you get better after 2nd coffee? 1. I said his fanatic (not voting) base. 38% is group that consistently supports him, as MANY polls show. 2, He lost popular vote by more than any pres in history. 3. ACTUALLY only 30% of US adults voted for him in 2016. (210mil adults in US; 63mil voted for him=30%)

[@Cyril_Squirrel]

It's not just about the young man who was murdered, or the last young man who was murdered, or the one before that and the one before that. It's about the powerlessness for the ordinary people to change anything. Wages have been steadily falling for 30 years while enormous wealth has been gleaned by the 1% at the top. Cut backs to health and education means delivery of services to the poor has been compromised. It's about power and the concentration of it in the hands of the rich to the detriment of ordinary joes.

[@prentissarmstrong8750]

Not to mention the biggest bs store I've ever heard of and had the pleasure of watching go completely sideways early with the covid 19. Which cost a lot of Americans their jobs, and soon to lose everything else.

[@michaelparylak5649]

Modern feminism wouldn't have it any other way

[@TDU2boi59]

Putin has to be giggling like a schoolgirl watching this, wondering how he got so damn lucky.

[@thebringer6216]

He already knew..hence the plan...

[@meemeepalmer4144]

Human penny loafer?!!! I’m dun!!!!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂💪🏽I needed this laugh!!!😂😂😂😂

[@abthedragon4921]

It's times like this when I remember back to 2016 after the election when I was talking to a few of my classmates I was talking about how Trump's election marks the beginning of the fall of America and they didn't believe me. If they don't see it now, they never will

[@gwenwier7187]

You cannot change the mind of a trumper. It seems they are under mass brainwashing. We are living through the beginning of the downfall of was a good country, with failures yes, but a better place than many others.

[@abthedragon4921]

@@gwenwier7187 Oh yeah, I frankly lost hope for them when they said Trump would be a good thing for America. After that I stopped talking to them.

[@cyndieK1]

I said the exact same thing to my family.

[@seriousone8030]

I cut ties with a few "friends" after they heard everything Trump said and still voted for him. It wasn't over politics; it was over morals.

[@Whistler-jx7pk]

Andrew, doncha just hate being smart? Causes prescience...and unrest.

[@justinehornberger3715]

Can we fund an organization that is an independent entity, that specializes in the investigation of police misconduct? A lot of these cases get dropped because the police literally investigate their own institutions.

[@cesarr.s.a.r.3963]

Yes you can, here in Mexico for example, after the 43 students that "disappeared" in Ayotzinapa and before that the ABC nursery fire, they created Civil Society organizations with aid from Human Rights organizations to look into it and demand accountability. It is still one hell of a fight against corruption and very powerful interests, progress in the cases is extremely slow and frustrating... I guess it depends on how many people are willing to keep on fighting despite all that.

[@detectivepikachu3161]

That already exists

[@jakes_on_a_plane]

Police oversight body

[@chrisbbw420]

ACLU is actively building cases against police brutality, especially those recorded during the protests. Donate to them here: action.aclu.org/give/now

[@tracim3080]

You do it’s call internal affairs it doesn’t seem to be doing much good.

[@wetbabyboat9502]

Seth Meyer’s coverage of these protests are better than any major media outlet. I credit the diverse writing staff.

[@MikeSuperJohnson]

Absolutely 💯

[@Ryanlexz]

Do you think Seth care about these protest? Dude probably making milion of these videos lmao😂😂😂😂

[@wetbabyboat9502]

Ryan lex that’s a good question. I think even if Seth is an out of touch millionaire comedian, which I am not at liberty to evaluate, he relies on his writers to keep him grounded.

[@adongdeveyra4857]

The americans erred in electing him. His comments in Floyds murder is unacceptable.

[@AnEmerald]

The Americans have erred in throwing GOD out of our nation. And GOD of heaven put Donald Trump in ,not man. Always in history GOD does these things. ...and yes yes I see you probably are not from America so you don't care..but you comment about our President (who is wonderful) and our nation. I know your laughing,so is GOD. -The Bible tells me so

[@fynkozari9271]

Im sure racism in America will one day die out along with the old people who approve racism, but I dont think I will still be alive to see it happen.

[@mikewaldschmidt5006]

@@AnEmerald who's god? Should be follow the muslim god.. jewish god... pagan gods...? There is a reason for seperation of church and state. People are given the choice to chose their religion or not. It shouldn't be forced on them.

[@AnEmerald]

@@mikewaldschmidt5006 The GOD OF HEAVEN THE GREAT I AM. He's creator of man,and ruler over all. (Not the fake phony imitation of Jesus Christ our nation has allowed in) The GOD who Him and Jesus are One made you in THEIR image. Genesis 1❤️🌫️ Believe on Jesus and thou shalt be Saved 🌫️❤️ Look,we are coming towards the end of grace here Amererica. GODS judgments are here now. The issuing in the Antichrist one world system is condition ing you. ..for all that is said in the Holy Bible GODS on point GODis perfect and He is almost here. Please turn your eyes Watch and seek Jesus He is the truth. And buy a King James Bible. Repent and seek Jesus while he may be found. The socialist system and next president are going to be socialist. There is an axiom,That people get the government they deserve."think it's bad now" Donald Trump was a piece of mercy from GOD. Because we have blessed GOD'S beautiful heritage Israel. Also,our President is for judeo -christian principles freedom prosperity and GOD is using an unsaved man-Trump says that he can build us a beauty nation,but it will not be happening because America threw GOD out.GODS mercy is can eventually run thin or out because America for the last 200 years has thrown GOD out. America is weighed in the balances and been found wanting. Get right,cleanse your ways, purify your ❤️. You been blessed today and have been given much now. Baptist Church preaching is thrown in the mix but is the most gospel pure wholesome doctrine. Look 🌷Jesus🌷says Ye Must Be Born Again

[@maryrhudy9250]

You and Colbert and Oliver aren't only humorists. You're more in the line of Mark Twain. You're also serious journalists. And these aren't just comic monologues. They are thoughtful essays that turn our eyes in to our souls. And the view is often pretty ugly.

[@SpSot]

And Noah.

[@carlh67]

I used to love 'The Colbert Report'. He helped me get through the W years...which were also insane. Also I miss Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show'.

[@jeffreywest3672]

Comedians are better journalists than the jokes in the MSM.

[@jaminwaite3867]

No one gonna mention Dave Chapelle???

[@Phelie315]

"Bad Apples" is a weird way to pronounce murderers.

[@Pastelpuppychow]

It must be ancient Latin or something

[@MrSamialbeik]

More like the whole harvest got infected

[@KesselRunner606]

This isn't a few bad apples, this is a few good apples in a giant, stinking barrel of bad ones.

[@Becvar80]

And for him to imply it's only 0.1% is ignorant. Even if the number of truly bad cops was that low, there are a whole lot more who have been quietly ignoring it and refusing to speak up about clear violations of the law by their fellow officers.

[@janhhh4852]

Matt Harrell yes if there where only do few “bad apples” those “bad apples” and their crimes would be properly investigated by the other “apples” and they also wouldn’t just stand by while their colleague kills a man but considering no one in the police seems to care to stop them or even investigate them when something did happen there are a lot more than just 0.1%

[@job5236]

National Security Advisor: "There's no systemic racism, just a few bad apples." Seth: "STOP saying it's just a few bad apples. It's not an apple problem, it's an orchard problem." So well said! :D

[@Jchathe]

Jo B Excellent!

[@jeremysmith9694]

To say it's an orchard problem is saying every tree in that orchard is bad. You're seriously arguing that all cops commit racist acts of violence? Not the smartest thing in the world.

[@ladybolski]

Jeremy Smith no not all commit racist acts of violence but when one does the rest turn away and therefor condone it

[@gogotshi]

@@jeremysmith9694 when the bad apples kill you then is a bad orchid is a well done answer.. if you sell apples and 99.9% of them are fine but 1% can literally kill you, belive me no one will buy any of your apples is a bad orchid.

[@jeremysmith9694]

@@ladybolski Exactly. You're saying every police officer ("the rest") condone it. Completely not true.

[@kenclarke4906]

I never thought in my lifetime I would see a government judge you by the color of your skin and not your character

[@rushballin4327]

the left and their media do it everyday. enjoy hating your imaginary boogeyman.

[@Chunkboi]

rushballin Stop projecting.

[@rushballin4327]

@@Chunkboi the left and their media do it everyday. enjoy hating your imaginary boogeyman.

[@Chunkboi]

@@rushballin4327 Then why do the right and its "media" do it everyday, and keep blaming the "left" for it? But just keep running your "MAGA Trump good" NPC script.

[@rushballin4327]

@@Chunkboi yea, give me one example of the right actually playing identity politics.

[@bluesquare23]

The lights have been off in the light house for the past four years.

[@chalo4792]

We had a protest yesterday in Bentonville, AR. And the whole time it was peaceful until a lot of cops in full riot gear and an APC came out just to antagonize the crowd. Before that people were embracing the regular cops around the demonstration, but as soon as the riot cops came out, so did the tear gas, rubber bullets and MAGAt bootlickers.

[@garydoss6345]

It's the price T-rump's presence has cost all of us.

[@PIXPromosMore]

Glad you're back, Seth...and not a moment too soon!

[@rebeccafoster8765]

Well texted👏 thank you ❣

[@2008hiragana]

Bunker boy Trump is scared... He know the end is near for him.. Trump resign now... Spread the word.

[@joinfranknow]

TRUMP RESIGN, WOW HOW ABOUT THE DEM GOVERNORS CALLING FOR POLICE TO BE BANNED SO VIOLENCE CAN WRECK YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR GOOD, YUP, GOOD PLAN

[@stiglagerfeld9151]

I’m surprised that the Bible he was holding on his little walk didn’t burst into flames as he held it.

[@FixNewsPlease]

Was it just me or does he look like he's never held a book before? A very odd two handed grip.

[@OriginalPiMan]

He probably had it coated in asbestos to fireproof it. Breath deep, Donald. Breath deep.

[@Sueloveschoc]

“The Devil doth quote Scripture” - Shakespeare

[@barryulrich2170]

I was hoping for that too...maybe next time.

[@lovelyskull3483]

Stig Lagerfeld , Absolutely🔥🔥

[@tzisorey]

"When you express an opinion our leaders don't like, they call it violence. When criminals commit actual acts of violence, they call it speech." So close - *_SO CLOSE_* to having an epiphany.

[@arniecalang4583]

halfway while he was saying that i was almost cheering him to make the right conclusion

[@jayclink4826]

So what do "they" call a knee on the neck of a cuffed man for close to mine (9) mins until death??? STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kennethwiggins9015]

If you are more concerned with the riots and looting than the reason for the riots and looting, then you are part of the problem! These current events were enabled, encouraged and empowered by people who choose profit and modern day slavery over basic humanity!

[@Nomamesguey666]

Exactly. Well put.

[@sammyi2505]

Really? Because I thought I was just a compassionate person who doesn't want to see anyone get seriously hurt, as may very well be the case considering the person currently in office. If it were any other rational president, I wouldn't be really be that worried, but I have a bad feeling things might escalate out of control...

[@darlahouston4670]

Kenneth Wiggins another truthful comment!

[@creativestoryteller2999]

Speaking as a black man you are full of it sir. Bottom line the message of the protest is lost in the riots and looting and anyone that supports the riots and looting or makes excuses for the same is the reason why there is still racism. Notice how on the main stream media they don't mention the fact that the riots and fires are mostly being committed by white people, not black people. Now the looting, oh yea that is us no excuses, still don't make it right and the idea of anyone advocating breaking the law is advocating giving police an excuse to kill more young blacks. So the real racist are you white people pretending like you understand my plight and speaking for my people when you have no clue what it means to be black in America.

[@blindvisionary415]

Here here!!! Well said. Stay safe everyone, but more importantly, STAY FREE! One Luv!

[@lizlalove6171]

I'm over 50, a die-hard rock fan, and I still don't get the "Billy Joel Joke".....

[@noeliajaime7656]

He's a bad driver.Crashes his car 3 times in less than a year.

[@rvandenburg8360]

Seth, You take a week off and America burns to the ground. Next time you take a week off....Don't leave Trump in Charge!!

[@tommyt1971]

“The police can’t even get thru protests against police brutality without committing more police brutality.”

[@jrpesky]

What are you six years old? The violence is not protesting.

[@daveriddlelin9327]

@@jrpesky there is violence on both sides.. the police should protect and serve. They have adopted dictate and dominate as their motto. Until that changes I hope we the people are more violent then the pigs causing this.

[@ahura746]

@@jrpesky Yeah it`s defending themselves too. Much like the physically oppressed Hong Kong protestors.

[@Apweng33]

I'm a Canuck living in Canada and the whole situation stresses me out. All of it! I feel badly for you Yanks!

[@benoitbeauchamp8584]

Hello fellow Canadian, I refused to watch news the last couple days until a few minutes ago and I am HORRIFIED by the police brutality! It's INSANE! B.B. Toronto. 🇨🇦

[@TEMUJINARTS]

@@benoitbeauchamp8584 hey RELAX . When ready the Toronto police and be quite brutal. This shouldn't have faded from your memory.

[@ferox965]

Canadian too. This stopped being funny a while ago. It's gross, sad and frightening now. They are heading to a heavy place.

[@FireGuy90]

Yah we have our own problems in Canada. Black people are affected but the one we seem to still not be talking about is racism towards aboriginals. Remember the Starlight Tours? And we’ve been slowly adopting the militarized police culture, which needs to stop right fracking now. That said, I don’t think we have problems on the same scale as the Americans. It’s really looking like a dictatorship

[@heatherremlin8607]

Thank you Andrew but he won't be here to much longer, he will be voted out!

[@juelz4444]

K I randomly came across this video and I must say This reality is delivered very well. I like the funny run offs but the honesty and what should be common sense for people(evidently not everyone) so thanks for the easy to watch dose of reality. Keep it up😁

[@jillmac2000]

If cities like New York spent more on Departments of Health, homelessness, housing, youth services, and community, they would find they wouldn't need to spend so much on policing. Invest in cities and you reduce crime.

[@RB-mk7ph]

Homelessness problem is a mental health issue, housing for them won’t fix it, need more mental health outreach, but yeah totally agree otherwise

[@jozippy8625]

Blame the democrats-Democrats completely control NY

[@penelopepigeon8505]

R B Homelessness is not strictly a mental health issue. It's natural to experience depression and anxiety when homeless, but sometimes that's temporary and resolves itself with employment, short-term counselling, and stable housing. That being said, yes many homeless do experience lasting mental illness or dual diagnosis, requiring long-term treatment and supervision in specialized housing. Some will even graduate to independence again. Yes, we do need more mental health outreach, but it's a mistake to put all homeless people into the same basket. Be well. ✌️🍀

[@sharongillesp]

You're talking common sense. Something sorely missing in the departments of justice and DC.

[@zephsmith3499]

When libertarians tell me how wonderful and rich society would be if only we let the free market rule, I ask them for examples of nations where that has happened, or failing that, good studies which show that nations closer to their ideal are outcompeting the rest of the world. They have never once responded to that challenge; they want to transform a society with no evidence that it would produce the benefits they hope for, except their intuitions and feelings. I have the same even-handed challenge for hypotheses like yours (which appeals to me much more than the libertarian vision, btw). I hope that you understand that you are advancing a hypothesis about society, not listing a proven fact of nature. What evidence support or calls into question that hypothesis? Have you seen a relatively objective study of cities which have substantially reduced their need for police as they ramped up the services you suggest? Or again, a study showing that those cities coming closest to your ideals are doing meaningfully better than those who do not? (Cherry picked anecdotal accounts and isolated examples don't work, we need broad statistics). As I say, it's an attractive hypothesis for me personally, but that doesn't make it true. If we can show objectively that it's very likely true, we can work to convince folks of it. But if it's just an intuition or feelings, we are going to remain stuck in a morass of subjectivity, because other people have different intuitions about what would happen. Do cities which spend more on social services actually reduce their need for police, statistically? I don't pretend to know, but I'm very open to balanced analysis and statistics.

[@cdarklock]

"If you don't like that, then call the cops, because chances are they're us" - The Mitchell Trio, "Friendly Liberal Neighborhood Ku Klux Klan," 1967 Oh, but racism in the police department has gotten BETTER since the sixties, right? I mean, we never actually did anything about it, but... it just sort of quietly disappeared. Like a miracle, when the weather got warmer.

[@xBINARYGODx]

Nothing says things are getting better than NYPD officers flashing white-power symbols!

[@Daddyvader7]

YES it has. But your gonna stay blind to the facts and statistics and throw out every conspiracy theory you can. It has gotten better because its gotten quieter we cant change if someone is already racist but we can can and continue to change systematic racism

[@daphinehanshaw3391]

This whole XYZ Lives Matter mantra needs to change. Souls have no color, race, religion or creed. Souls are pure light. What is light? All colors coming together and reflecting together to form the beautiful light that reveals our world to our eyes. All souls matter. Without color there is no rainbow. Just darkness.

[@daviderickson8699]

"A few bad apples" wouldn't cover the situation where 3 officers stand guard for the 4th while he commits slow ritual murder in broad daylight, in front of video cameras. Somehow, those three other officers considered their role to be the correct and supported policy of their department. In addition to charging them with accessory to murder, like any other citizen would be, start firing everyone up their chain of command until you get all the people that enabled that mentality. Then do an exhaustive performance review of every employee who worked for any of those people. You can't have one cold blooded murderer and three misguided accessories working the streets together, just by coincidence.

[@honey1376]

If you have 100 good cops and 10 bad cops and the 100 good cops dont stop the 10 bad cops.. You really just have 110 bad cops.

[@masteroogway8916]

David Erickson the police officers were 100% in the wrong, but ritual isn’t really the right word to describe George Floyd’s murder.

[@amandap9332]

Can't stop at that precinct. Cant stop with police.

[@daviderickson8699]

@@masteroogway8916 I live outside Minneapolis and that's the word that keeps coming to mind when I watch that video. He knelt on that man's neck and slowly applied pressure until the man died. He never looked down at George Floyd, and kept that freaking smug look on his face while staring at the crowd. Maybe there's an official definition of 'ritual murder' that doesn't apply here, but as I have been following this, that description seems apt to me.

[@vilfs]

the only good cops are ex-cops

[@bychen5011]

The police are not racist. Change my mind.

[@Oldglen]

Welcome back! Been waiting what feels like a month!

[@Chris-ex5ed]

A month in hell

[@ImEirithing]

@@Onikage55 I rather appreciate angry somber Seth.