• exohuman@programming.dev
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    One of those witnesses claimed that Brock punched the deputy, which camera footage does not show and the deputy did not allege.

    I fucking hate people.

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      The deputy also claimed that he was punching Brock because Brock was biting him on the hand. The EMTs noted no bite marks, and the only injuries the deputy sustained were fractured knuckles from repeatedly punching Brock in the head. The video also doesn’t show any biting, and the biting claims were quietly dropped when the deputy learned that the whole thing had been captured on security cameras.

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    The cop did this because he got flipped off. Even from a cynical point of view of this, this is a lot of effort for something so small.

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      Right, now imagine that you have an incredibly fragile ego, you peaked in highschool, and you perceive yourself as being above others because of your station in the police force.

      I’m not shocked it happened. Just disgusted. He’s the animal that should be behind bars, not enforcing the law.

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      Technically yes, in the same way window tint or requiring a front license plate is.

      The law is applied selectively to groups of people they don’t like and used as a justification to pull you over for doing nothing wrong.

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    The Sheriff’s Department has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks for two other use-of-force incidents caught on camera, including one in which a deputy punched a woman in the face while trying to take her child.

    This doesn’t sounds like a case of anti-trans hate, which I was actually expecting

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      While the incident of the violence itself could have happened with the deputy unaware of brutalising a trans man, with the article not showing indications of this being the primary motivation, his treatment while in custody clearly shows further relevant mistreatment.