'Hands up, don't shoot' ranked one of biggest 'Pinocchios' of 2015

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Campaign trail whoppers dominate The Washington Post's annual list of the biggest political "Pinocchios" of 2015, published Monday. But among a collection of dubious statements that earned four "Pinocchios" from Republican poll leader Donald Trump and other candidates is the phrase that launched countless protests and calls for police accountability and reform: "hands up, don't shoot."
Those words, which rose to the public consciousness following the August 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, rang hollow with federal investigators. As the Post first noted in its March 19 fact check, a St. Louis County jury could not confirm testimonies to the effect that Brown had been holding his hands above his head and telling Wilson not to shoot him. A Department of Justice investigation released earlier in March could not corroborate those details, either, after interviewing roughly 40 witnesses.
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The phrase took off more than a year ago, becoming a rallying cry for protesters and others trying to draw attention to the death of Brown and other African Americans at the hands of police officers. In November 2014, some members of the St. Louis Rams ran out on the field during pregame introductions with their hands raised above their heads, an action repeated by four members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the House floor in December 2014.

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[smilesammich 10,727]

the phrase that launched countless protests and calls for police accountability and reform: "hands up, don't shoot."

yeah, it's the phrase (not the excessive force by police) that launched the protests and calls for police accountability. right. smh.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

yeah, it's the phrase (not the excessive force by police) that launched the protests and calls for police accountability. right. smh.

Of course it was. Everyone knows there's no such thing as police brutality.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Of course it was. Everyone knows there's no such thing as police brutality.

funny how many times trump is on the list. not surprising.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

funny how many times trump is on the list. not surprising.

But you know that's okay, because, reasons.....

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Killing a robbery suspect who just tried to disarm you and kill you, who is coming in for round two is not excessive force

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Killing a robbery suspect who just tried to disarm you and kill you, who is coming in for round two is not excessive force

Shooting someone 16 times when they're walking AWAY from you with a 4-inch pocketknife

Shooting someone when you're forcibly trying to remove them from their car

Shooting someone running away then planting evidence

Slamming a man on the ground because he doesn't understand English

Kicking a person in the jaw and breaking it because you're not getting on the ground fast enough

THIS is excessive force. MB was just the catalyst.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Shooting someone 16 times when they're walking AWAY from you with a 4-inch pocketknife

Shooting someone when you're forcibly trying to remove them from their car

Shooting someone running away then planting evidence

Slamming a man on the ground because he doesn't understand English

Kicking a person in the jaw and breaking it because you're not getting on the ground fast enough

THIS is excessive force. MB was just the catalyst.

But none of this has anything to do with Brown.

So becuse a small number of police officers act badly , we should judge them all.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

But none of this has anything to do with Brown.

So becuse a small number of police officers act badly , we should judge them all.

Two things.

Brown's case has quite a few holes in it. We may never have the whole story, both sides told some untruths.

If you have a water faucet in your home and the water comes out sometimes clean and sometimes muddy, should you just accept this? Or should you get pipes cleaned?

[smilesammich 10,727]

If you have a water faucet in your home and the water comes out sometimes clean and sometimes muddy, should you just accept this? Or should you get pipes cleaned?

depends, do you own the home or acting slumlord?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

depends, do you own the home or acting slumlord?

Lol.

I saw a video on WSHH that made me think about how we tend to accept police brutality as a way of life if you're a black person.

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh991HxqLf4XSlIW03

Edited December 14, 2015 by Stay Woke

[smilesammich 10,727]

Lol.

I saw a video on WSHH that made me think about how we tend to accept police brutality as a way of life if you're a black person.

comes with the territory. same thing as the backpack/bomb thread going. people who look like terrorists are just going to have to accept the extra scrutiny. hey, that's what you get for not being born into christianity like a normal american.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

comes with the territory. same thing as the backpack/bomb thread going. people who look like terrorists are just going to have to accept the extra scrutiny. hey, that's what you get for not being born into christianity like a normal american.

Pretty much. It's our fault for the excess of Melanin just like it's theirs for the hijabs, turbans, and prayer rugs.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Pretty much. It's our fault for the excess of Melanin just like it's theirs for the hijabs, turbans, and prayer rugs.

oddly enough 'white privilege" didn't make the pinocchio list. you'd think if it wasn't real, it'd be on the list. pretty big deal this year..

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

oddly enough 'white privilege" didn't make the pinocchio list. you'd think if it wasn't real, it'd be on the list. pretty big deal this year..

Knocked it out of the park, that one.