Three Examples Of The American Police State
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- A mailman in Brooklyn. A reporter in Louisiana. A Muslim woman in a library. What do they have in common? They all shouldn’t have been arrested. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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Interfering with the US Mail service is a crime, unless you're a cop... I guess.
+tdrewman Even as a cop, its a federal offense.
The cops aren't here to protect and serve the community. They're here to protect and serve the institution that empowers them.
Then let's get rid of them. Then you'll be crying in a corner when you need help
'Lawsuit Man Lawsuit' should be added to the sound board
Agreed!
Hey man, get in line. "Please clap" is next.
+Drake Pertuit Ana doesn't seem to realize that the fact that people were shouting "Lawsuit!" will actually remind the cops to behave because everyone is now looking at them.
Haha! Cenk is going to run out of buttons on his switch board this election cycle
+Game Related Stuff totally agree,plus its a warning becuse soon it wont be 20 people shouting it will be 20 people curb stomping a fascist cop.The police in this country better stop resisting ,stop resisting ,stop resisting the constitution and bill of rights or soon they might find themselves facing a organized and well armed milita.
Hired socialpaths/murderers with badges. Keep filming these thugs in uniform.
Just fyi it is "sociopaths"
Psychopaths too.
I'm not sure, but it seems clear to me that the cops are violating all sorts of federal laws here regarding interference with delivery of the mail.
Yes! In my case it was federal undercover -Homeland Security probably. Four certified mail never arrived or were ever found. Local post offices were baffled.
working while black, i feel sorry for the mailman just like earl sampson the florida man arrested more than 62 Times For 'Trespassing' at his own workplace. this need to stop
Your comment prompted me to google Earl Sampson, and that's just… I have no words.
that's crazy
this is the biggest trick that cops use in a situation like this. One cop holds the "suspect" from behind and the other holds from the front. then both of them start yelling stop resisting when in fact the both officers are pulling the suspect in different directions.
This is merely symptomatic of the reason why we need a political revolution in this country. Bernie Sanders 2016
+Austin Zappas Love Bernie, but I think its an economic revolution that is necessary . A political revolution will still leave the 1% at the top, which means that any "New Deal" Bernie comes up with will be opposed violently. Any policy that gets through congress will be chipped away at almost immediately .An economic revolution might force change without violence. the real truth is probably in between somewhere.
i know what they did wrong
they looked at the cops
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+최재혁 Exactly. I vow to teach my children to question everything the police do.
+Jamey Summers Well yea! That has been the mantra of us baby boomers since 1960. ALWAYS QUESTION AUTHORITY!
I love It! Can us gen xers adopt that idea?
+Jamey Summers Be my guest. You have to understand that when Richard Nixon became president and sent the National Guard to Kent State, the height of the student protests was upon our country and more than anyone else in modern times, Richard Nixon proved that we were being lied to on a daily basis. That idea of questioning authority has been long ago lost on todays younger generation. When these under 30 types spend hours everyday on facebook but can't figure out how to fact check on wikipedia or other source, it makes me cringe. Don't ever believe what your government is telling you. Whether it's in Timbuktu or Seattle or Washington DC. Maybe you are being sarcastic. I am being serious. President Obama lies to us everyday. Does anybody question it?
Anyone read Animal Farm? Sounds like America is past chapter one now.
+Lord of Liberals i was thinking 1984
+Lord of Liberals They made a book of that cartoon?!? =-D
Lol, they made a cartoon of that book.
+Lord of Liberals written by the same author
I hope the police officers who arrested the mailman in Brooklyn get brought up on federal charges for tampering with the delivery of mail.
***** It is a federal crime to interfere with the mail as far as I know...
stuff like this happens when you have private prisons..
+Per Ringnes Gotta hit those quotas somehow.
Helt enig.
+Per Ringnes Exactly. Hardly anyone knows about private prisons. We have to spread the word as much as possible.
One of my favorite quotes:
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
TYT, I love this. Please do more videos spotlighting all acts of injustice. The violent ones of course but this is enlightening as well.
It's just few bad apples... that are getting supported and covered by all the other apples.
+Ounouh the whole tree is rotten now, time to cut it down.
+Ounouh And the mold spreads until you have a pile of spoiled apples.
We don't need more apples.
"For remaining after being forbidden" - Murica!
Q&A (Quizzical-ness & Askhole-ery) in broad daylight
the old trick where the cop yells stop resisting whole they push the person around to make it look like the person is actually resisting
Then they shoot you
+joshua maynard Then Fox news talk about how they were within their rights because you were resisting
Yep. They wrench your wrists when handcuffing and said i was resisting and wasn't. Left my wrists bruised for over a month.
Most police know that they can arrest anyone without any cause at all and suffer no consequences. It used to be called 'unlawful arrest.' In fact, if you pick up some dust old law books, a citizen used to have the right to resist arrest (with reasonable means, not lethal force) if they a) had a genuine belief that the arrest was unlawful, and b) the arrest was in fact unlawful. But the ruling class never liked the ability of citizens to resist arrest or sue police departments for this, so they changed the law. Now resisting arrest is a crime in itself, even if the arrest was unlawful. Because ultimately the capitalist state relies on terror to enforce capitalist property relations - especially in a period when capitalist economics create massive poverty and chaos.
So they can arrest you and charge you and than you have to wait it out in court no matter what.
It's all about generating revenue. The government matrix at every level of government down to municipal considers us all corporations. Why do you think that everyone's name is in all capital letters. It's called the strawman fallacy. We work to make money so we generate revenue. Aka a corporation. America is under maritime admirality law which is Roman law. Look up Lex Fori. Lawyers are foreign agents. They are part of the B.A.R. association. British Accreditation Registry. Lex Fori is a tyrannical form of government. Washington DC is not part of the US. It's owned by Rome. DC goes by their laws and constitution. The US constitution does not apply. America and all Americans lost their sovereignty and rights under the treasonous Organic act of 1871. We only have privileges that we have to buy through licenses and permits. This is why everyone is required to have birth certificates. We're all owned by the state. FDR in 1933 signed an executive order making every US citizen property of the Federal Reserve system. A US citizen does not mean that you live in the US, it actually means that everyone is employees of this system called the matrix. The legal system uses word deception called legalese. Why do you think anytime you have to go to court. You are always told ignorance of the law is no excuse. The prosecutors lawyers and judges have absolute immunity and the police have qualified immunity. We are not a free country being governed. We are all slaves to this system and being ruled. This is why we all have to pay taxes and own nothing. Making America a police state. Under Roman law.
you if tyt didn't exist we would no idea of half the shit going on at the moment, I know we don't say this enough but thanks tyt.
Want to really piss off a cop? Call them a public servant.
Well I'm French so I want to clarify things when it comes to the "Hijab law".
First of all, this is about the Burqa, not Hijab. Wearing the Hijab is perfectly legal in France, you can see it everywhere. The Burqa fully conceals the woman's face, you can only see her eyes.
Concealing your identity in public places with any sort of balaclava was illegal before that law was passed, but the Burqa was tolerated because it's a religious / sensitive issue. So technically, the Burqa WAS illegal even before the law passed.
Get your facts straight, please.
+Hugo Charbonnel You are not being honest. The hijab IS banned in some places such as public schools. And I guarantee I can find students wearing crosses.
+Hugo Charbonnel The law in France discriminates against Muslims, yet France claims to be a secular nation. Secularism is suppose to protect freedom of religious expression and practice.
+jaykay415 Did Glenn hate tell you that?
SlayerofFiction Who is "Glenn hate" and are you implying something?
Benjamin Rood I like the sound of your theory...but...if you're going to "insist on integration above religious preference" somehow it seems very unfair to also restrict access to the fruits of that society. I think this might have happened because France (Belgium, Germany, etc.) are so wed to their cultures - which is not a bad thing, except it makes it very hard to deal with immigration at all functionally.
In contrast, in the US we have the principle of "freedom of religion," which would allow anyone to freely wear or say anything religious, but the public institution itself - school - engages in no religious activity. Also, multiculturalism is an idea kind of built into our national identity. How it is experienced varies, and I am not denying racism here.
I just hope we are all honest about pros and cons of various places. Pitfalls have occurred unintentionally, and perhaps it is time to recalibrate and make some changes.
Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of “keeping us safe” or “promoting democracy” or “protecting their strategic interests.”
Imagine that they operated outside of US law, and that the Constitution did not apply to them. Imagine that every now and then they made mistakes or acted on bad information and accidentally killed or terrorized innocent Americans, including women and children, most of the time with little to no repercussions or consequences. Imagine that they set up check points on our soil and routinely searched and ransacked entire neighborhoods of homes. Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.
Imagine if some Americans were so angry about them being in Texas that they actually joined together to fight them off, in defense of our soil and sovereignty, because leadership in government refused or were unable to do so. Imagine that those Americans were labeled terrorists or insurgents for their defensive actions, and routinely killed, or captured and tortured by the foreign troops on our land. Imagine that the occupiers’ attitude was that if they just killed enough Americans, the resistance would stop, but instead, for every American killed, ten more would take up arms against them, resulting in perpetual bloodshed. Imagine if most of the citizens of the foreign land also wanted these troops to return home. Imagine if they elected a leader who promised to bring them home and put an end to this horror.
Imagine if that leader changed his mind once he took office.
The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would be if they were stationed in Texas. We would not stand for it here, but we have had a globe straddling empire and a very intrusive foreign policy for decades that incites a lot of hatred and resentment towards us.
According to our own CIA, our meddling in the Middle East was the prime motivation for the horrific attacks on 9/11. But instead of re-evaluating our foreign policy, we have simply escalated it. We had a right to go after those responsible for 9/11, to be sure, but why do so many Americans feel as if we have a right to a military presence in some 160 countries when we wouldn’t stand for even one foreign base on our soil, for any reason? These are not embassies, mind you, these are military installations. The new administration is not materially changing anything about this. Shuffling troops around and playing with semantics does not accomplish the goals of the American people, who simply want our men and women to come home. 50,000 troops left behind in Iraq is not conducive to peace any more than 50,000 Russian soldiers would be in the United States.
Shutting down military bases and ceasing to deal with other nations with threats and violence is not isolationism. It is the opposite. Opening ourselves up to friendship, honest trade and diplomacy is the foreign policy of peace and prosperity. It is the only foreign policy that will not bankrupt us in short order, as our current actions most definitely will. I share the disappointment of the American people in the foreign policy rhetoric coming from the administration. The sad thing is, our foreign policy WILL change eventually, as Rome’s did, when all budgetary and monetary tricks to fund it are exhausted.
+Joseph Saldana I thought you deserved more than a thumb, so have some hearts, too.
yeah buddy
+Joseph Saldana Well put.
land of the unfree and home of the tyrants
Land of the Thieves, Home of the Snakes
Has always happened, the only difference now is with all the instant cameras, police are at least on tape. Trouble is police are still treated with preference regardless.
I would leave this country in a heartbeat, I have been to a few countries, and even the dangerous ones have better cops than we have.
Hell I had a Visa expire in one of them, It was my fault, I thought I was going to jail, I threw myself at the mercy of their version of INS, here is what I got "Sir, when can you leave?"
"In four days on the next flight" Its ok sir, just be on that flight.
that easy.
"Of course I'm dangerous. I'm police. I can do terrible things to people with impunity. "
-Rust Cohle, True Detective
John bad elk... and the right to resist unlawful arrest... thats all I have to say about that...
the hijab is not forbidden in france, its the burka
+estebanrueda1 And niqab? No?
+estebanrueda1
Why does France have political correctness for dress? That's insane regardless.
It's funny because I've been in Paris a couple of times and there are some rich Saudi princesses and UAE socialites there that do walk with niqabs and burkas and nobody says or does shit about it. It's crazy that they banned clothing. Grow up France
+estebanrueda1 Hijab means modesty, for some niqab is the required modesty and they would consider that their hijab
Ana there is no law in France banning the Hijab it bans the burka and rightfully so. if you're in a public place show your face. say airport, bank,malls. ect. now banning a hijab yeah that's a problem
exactly
+Crimson King solid album
+Naruto Uzumaki its banned in schools, and for jobs in the public sector
+SCHIZOPHRENlC It depends on the situation. Of course no one's going to arrest you for wearing a balaclava if there's 15 inches of snow out there, but technically it is illegal to conceal your identity in public spaces.
SCHIZOPHRENlC no. it's illegal
The cops should be punished by being forced to do some unpaid labor as mailmen!
Yeah : on a diet of - corn and salt : 15 years - lost teeth - black gums - weak bones - see how cops like their no democracy
+Davpe357 i saw a Swedish fellow who thought people who make fun of mental illness should be stripped naked force fed LSD pushed into the woods in the middle of the night and have that person see their own mind turn on them. that sounded harsh but man i don't see anything wrong with that if the person deserves it, not very relevant to your post but i don't think cops assaulting and killing people is punishable by labor as mailmen they might get some leg muscle so they can catch me when i'm running away. i think we should bring back the medieval stocks with the fruit throwing if i'm being honest i don't know why we as humans ever stopped doing that, i guess we just always did it for unjust reasons or minuscule reasons and then it escalated to rocks and stoning and got a bit out of hand.
Isn't tampering with the mail or preventing it's delivery a crime?
+Matthew Mahler Actually it's a Federal Offence
+Matthew Mahler I think the guy said he works for UPS, NOT USPS. I think Cenk is misspeaking here.
+Matthew Mahler while on duty cops can not be prosecuted for crimes commited by them in the course of doing their job. for the most part .... there have been a few cases but not many
+Demuus Rex you got that backwards in the video it's said he's not ups, he's u.s. postal.
I'd never be able to live in the US again. I'm free to pass over a cop car whenever I want. I'm free to go over the speed limit to a certain degree, I may get a ticket in the mail from a radar but at least I'm not going to get pulled over by a cop unless I'm driving recklessly. Just a few weeks ago I rushed to make a left turn while a cop car was coming from the other way, he had to stop so that I could go through, I made a gesture of "sorry" from inside the car and he looked at me and made a gesture of "no worries". Seriously, I've never been pulled over by a cop in my country, and while there is a lot of racism still in my society and me being black, at least I don't have to worry about driving while black. For contrast I did live in the US (VA) for about three years, I can remember being pulled over by cops regularly...
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ha, far from heaven, I'm in Brazil, we do have a lot of problems but I'm much more comfortable driving here. From what I hear people say that in Europe it's similar as well though.
The mailman, according to the summons he was given at the police station, was actually arrested for resisting arrest! To resist arrest, doesn't there have to be a charge you are being arrested for? How can you resist arrest if you aren't being arrested for anything?
They have to have a reason for arresting or detaining you. All I'm asking is why the guy was arrested. I didn't see the guy resisting anything in this video. Unless you believe asking what the problem is is resisting. This is just stupid, and I hope that guy files a suit. Usually they do this to black guys hoping they'll find a warrant to justify their behavior. But the guy has a clean record. You have to be willing to call things stupid and illegal when they are clearly stupid and illegal.
+RepEvox If there was a reason, he would have been charged with it at the police station. But the only charge is resisting arrest, and I still want to know why they were arresting him in the first place. The guy is an outstanding citizen--he didn't have any police record; how much more outstanding do you have to be.
If I'm being arrested, I should be told what I'm being arrested for if I ask for that information. I believe that is the law.
"You have the right to be told why you are being arrested and the nature of the charges against you (the crime for which you are being arrested)."
+MajorKeys
You are correct. Resisting arrest is not a stand alone charge. However, it appears that many officers are doing this.
+RepEvox According to NY ACLU:
"Police may stop and briefly detain you only if there is reasonable suspicion that you committed, are committing or are about to commit a crime."
Fair enough. What crime was this mail man committing that caused his arrest?
To File A Police Misconduct Complaint:
CContact the Civilian Complaint Review Board by calling 311 or by visiting www.nyc.gov/html/ccrb.
Then see a lawyer and come up with a figure for damages.
+MajorKeys New York State is trying to make resisting arrest a Felony punishable by up to Life in prison! G0P jumped on this terrifying idea after the huge protests of police killings and brutality in NYC and subsequently the killing of the two cops. I wrote letters to my idiot Rep with no response. I wish TYT would follow up this story with the laws that are being slipped through to assist the total police state.
HE WAS SAYING 'LAWSUIT MAN LAWSUIT' TO PERSUADE THE COPS TO NOT BEAT HIM. He was also saying you're on camera, so it's obviously meant to remind the cops of the law.
I believe it's a federal crime to hinder a mailman from deliving the mail. Toss these a-holes into a federal prison and see how much power they have there.
Yep.. land of the free. Well done America.
Land of the Free, freedom for who?
+Gina Free time in prison
Y'know, interfering with the delivery of mail in the USPS system is a federal felony...
So, if things were fair, those officers would be in a federal prison, waiting for a federal trial?
*Steps I've learn about not getting shot by cops. Am Jamaican so I should know.*
1. When approached don't make any sudden movements and remain quiet
2. When asked questions, answer them politely
3. If the situation escalates to the point where you're being arrested, still remain calm and follow instructions.
4. Asked in the most polite way possible, why you're being arrested.
5. Don't challenge them, you are required a lawyer if you are fortunate enough to hire your own, remain calm and wait on their present. Let them do the battling.
*Things to note*
1. Make sure you know the law
2. Eye contact may lead some cops to think you're are belittling them, and no eye contact will make you look disingenuous so balance between the two
3. Just cooperate to your best without compromising yourself.
Might seem like you are giving in to them but you have to give in until something is don't about the whole justice system. They are the top of the food chain so avoid all confrontations.
+KeVo Do you know how many people are killed every year by the police in the United States?
+KeVo It's sad that people have to even consider this when approaching police. The justice system isn't going to change without the people though. We need to be the change we want to see.
Jared Cox I know. But this battle would need everyone to participate and that would be challenging because there's still a large portion of people that still feel they are not doing anything wrong.
KeVo I've been assaulted by the police and I am white, a woman, and unarmed. if I were black I would feel even more inclined to check that list. #justthewayitis
ummm interfearing with a mailman is a felony
Correction, the hijab isn't banned in France. The Niqab ( the full face one) on the other hand is.
This is going to get worse when Donald or Hillary become president.
Funny how race relations are much worse under Obama than our last Republican president.
You missed a couple of key points on the Brooklyn story. First, this illegal arrest was carried out by 5 cops, 1 was actually a Lieutenant. When they were transporting him to the 71st precinct, the driver turned around to taunt him and rear-ended the car in front of him. I guess the mailman was right about his driving. Second, there are protocols in place for when an officer has to arrest a federal employee. They not only disregarded them, but left the mail truck unattended, unsecured, and still double parked. The police are now under FEDERAL investigation for violating a number of crimes pertaining to the mail.
+Dan Silva So,
Mess with a black person .> no crime
Mess with white peoples mail > federal crime.
Well, technically they are under internal investigation for the wrongful arrest in the first place, but I wouldn't hold my breath. It's probably more likely that anything with real bite will come from the mail charges.
Some cops have no clue about the law, This is nothing but an easy check for some of them.
Biggest crime committed there was the person not turning their phone sideways when filming.
I remember back in the 1990's I had a friend who was arrested for "wearing gang-affiliated clothing." I've always wondered how something like that is even Constitutional. I know in some inner-city areas you can be arrested for wearing certain sports team hats because they're gang-affiliated, but what if you're an outsider who isn't aware of the law?
Doesn't matter, I know what you're talking about. Any authority sees you wearing anything but white to a inner city court room or most public area, you're boned.
wow that's freaking stupid. I can't believe that shit.
The most terrifying sound you can hear is a policeman saying, "Stop resisting!" It's like a rattlesnake's rattle.
Goodbye freedom! - We are forced to pay taxes and then will have to pay the lawsuits. FIX the police system.
" ♫ Lawsuit man, lawsuit ♫ " needs to go on the soundboard. Ana loves it
I'm sorry to have to say this, but...
A problem like this doesn't get fixed without violence.
Hate on me all you like, but I don't know of a single time in history when this type of authoritarianism has been fixed without violence.
When people in france drag some corrupt execs out of their building and rip their clothes up, and TYT condemns the French for violence, when nobody even got hurt, TYT is just adding to the problem. Because a bully who thinks that there is no chance his victims will ever stand up and punch him in the nose will never stop pushing people around.
I live in a very white town just south of Sacramento. Both my husband and I are mixed, but I am white and he is Mexican, as far as looks are concerned. We have one car, a recognizable one. The police force here is known to be racist, and are the type of cops that shoot first, ask questions later. I'm not just saying that, they've had multiple incidents. A few months ago, my husband was pulled over. The stop took a total of two and a half hours. When he came back he told me the cops were just hanging out, shooting the shit while he sat there and waited. Then they let him go. A few weeks later he got pulled over by the same car. The officer gave him a ticket. The next week he got a second ticket by the same officer. The following week they insisted they smelled Marijuana, and had him unload the entire car for them to look through. Then they let him go. Since then he's been hit another three times by the same cop, who has repeatedly asked if he has drugs on him. I wasn't believing his stories at first, and honestly thought he didn't want to admit he was driving recklessly. Then one day last month we all went out as a family. We were driving down the main road when "the cop" spotted him and immediately pulled around. We took some evasive measures and hid in a culdesac. He drove up and down the street looking for us. Then we brought our son to school one day and he was sitting there in front of the school, waiting. I got out of the car and looked him dead in the eyes and he drove away. I have seen him when I'm alone in the car and he has never once looked twice at me. But every time my husband leaves he has to hide and take evasive measures to avoid him. The last time he got pulled over, the pig asked him if he had any drugs, laughed with his buddy and again had to let him go. We're honestly terrified. This cop follows him, and knows where we live. He tried explaining to another officer what was happening, and was laughed at. We are at a point where we have to leave town, which means our son won't go to the same school next year. This cop is literally running us out of town because my husband doesn't look white enough. At first I was furious. Now I'm just at a loss. I have no choice, but to leave.
+Jasmine Marquez That's sad.
Is there a law for unlawful arrest? Arrest for no reason?
Why do they keep saying he's resisting if it looks like he's just trying to ask why he's being arrested?
Glad I'm British. Can have a casual chat and cigarette with our Police.
+Even.Ways Music Glad youre british? what about those muslim's taking over youre beloved britain
jemoeder islelijk Not too concerned really. We're not even in the Schengen.
I know. I've never seen or heard of anything like that in the UK. We're lucky our cops are so friendly.
are you absolutley sirous right now muslim's wave isis flags in london and you are telling me you never heard or seen it?
+jemoeder islelijk lol buddy. The media makes things look worse than they are
The common misconception here is that the cops have an obligation to serve and protect the citizenry. However, that is not the case. In Castle Rock v. Gonzalez the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the police had no obligation to protect citizens, but only to enforce the law. The ruling stated that neither the city of Castle Rock, Colorado, nor its police department could be sued for failing to protect a woman and her children from an estranged husband against whom a restraining order had been issued. The action that precipitated the lawsuit was the kidnapping of the couple's three daughters. Although the victim alerted the police several times that the assailant had taken the children without the mother's consent and in violation of the restraining order, the police failed to act in a timely manner, resulting in the murder of the three girls.
5:50 I'm SO glad they're finally explaining this. Yes racism comes into play in some police brutality cases but it's not the main problem.
+Jason ok In TENNESSEE birthplace of the KKK it's not being black it's being poor white or black that makes TENNESSEE police believe that you're a criminal or thug If you're a poor man black or white and you live in a poor neighborhood than TENNESSEE police will treat you as a criminal and punish you with beatings ,harassment and violate what little rights they let you have,Its been that way for generations across Tennessee and if you're born to poor parents go to school as poor and work as poor TENNESSEE police are there to remind you every day of your life that you're a second-class citizen and you had better stay in your part of town.
Every time a video of a cop wrongfully arresting someone (note, its more often than not, in LIBERAL states like New York or California, though admittedly, not always), it reminds me of a sequence towards the end of "V for Vendetta". It's the domino sequence in which citizens grow increasingly tired of living under a police state, and eventually respond to police with violence. The first video of the mailman reminded me of the beginning of said sequence when the citizens begin to surround a police officer. I think we as Americans are tired of having our rights wantonly violated by police who are rarely held accountable for their actions. I'm not talking about the high profile shootings (though those are certainly part of the problem), I'm speaking more specifically about the small violations pilling up day after day, month after month, year after year. Derry in Ireland is a great example. Between 1969 and 1972, the citizens of Derry grew tired of Brittan's disregard for the poor living conditions, preferential treatment of protestants, and over-bearing police force. They eventually violently overthrew the local police and used force to repel repeated attempts by said police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary) and the British military to retake the city. We seem to be creeping towards that now.
there are many many dysfunctional cops. But also I volunteer in cleveland public schools and there are many mean dysfunctional teachers abusing black kids. We need to stop making excuses for cops and teachers and hold them accountable
"Lawsuit man, lawsuit!" -LOL Both, Cenk and Ana, are right. Communication could have been different, but Cenk's right, it's catchy, (and apt) it should be one of his sound bytes.
Like any single one of those cop cares about lawsuits lol
+Gary Tsang sure they do, a lawsuit could mean the end of their careers. If NYC lost a big suit they would cut them lose and you can bet your A$$ that no one would want to hire them in law enforcement.
+Ardail Smith Most times they would just put them on paid administrative leave.
The mailman was black, the reporter was yellow and the woman was muslim.
Need more clues?
3:18 For a moment, I thought they arrested Keanu Reeves
He's cute 😜
You can't pick on the John wick
If 1% of us sued law enforcement in civil court each time our rights are violated, it would have a HUGE Impact on the choices law enforcement make. If they had to think, 'gee, if I do this, $5.00 of every hour of my pay for the next 15 years could end up going to this guy who's rights I am about to violate'... This crap would see a serious decline. But that would require us all to learn and teach what our rights are, and I don't think one semester in High School of 'American Government' is gonna do that, it certainly didn't do it for me!
Lawsuit man lawsuit!
When will you guys post vids about the primaries ?
+Prince Armstrong Oooh thanks for the info! Now I won't have to check their channel every few hours :p
You can wear a hijab in France.... Why did Ana say that?
+Wout V I thought you couldn't in a public place. Link please...
+chamboyette853 Well, I'm French and I second that
+Monroe McCambridge Untrue. The burkas are ( whole face covered, only eyes can be seen), not the hijabs (headscarves).
Prof M I am too.
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Quit exaggerating. You can't sue in a police state.
We need to start putting police officers who commit crimes in jail a clear message needs to be seen if your a police officer and you commit a crime you will be punished just like everyone else in fact there punishment should be stronger because they knew the law there supposed to be enforcing it and they chose to break the law if they knew their punishment would be more severe they would probably think twice about committing a crime just a thought
+SEPT LUXURE It's ironic that baring one's morality, the whole idea of having laws is to act as a deterrent so the average citizen will not engage in a criminal act. Yet, that deterrence does not apply to those who are tasked with enforcing said laws, because they know for a fact there's an excellent chance the application of the law will not apply to them should they choose to break it.
That will never happen to this country, police are here to suppress lower class. You like it or not, lower class's life isn't worth anything in the eyes of the higher class.
Hijabs are not banned in France. Get your facts right, TYT.
Cenk and Ana's last point was useful to getting to those who believe it doesn't matter that police are being excessive since they believe it's only happening to black people. When it starts affecting them in large numbers then something will be done about it, just like how heroin/drugs is an important issue now.
Let's hope that someone responsible and decent gets elected to high office, makes some decent changes, returning the cops to that which they should be doing, protecting people not harassing, victimising, brutalising and murdering. It's like the mafia didn't go away, they were just deputised and given free reign.
The worst part is that remaining after being forbidden is actually a crime that includes public buildings. So you have the constitution saying he has a right to be there and valid laws saying he must leave. It's a no win situation.
We have to elect the right leaders that will reign in the powers of these police.
the act of disrespecting a police officer is actually illegal
+Orlando Cervantes countercurrentnews.com/2015/06/supreme-court-says-you-can-legally-tell-cops-to-go-f-themselves/
+Orlando Cervantes No, disrespecting a police officer isn't illegal.
Those cops look like some kind of wannabe gangsters. Speaking of gangsters, how are those cops any different?
+Kaiser because they are paid by the state. And that's the only difference I can think of.
And people wonder why i hate leaving my house.
LJ D nope straight up white boyt. Just know the cops in my town.
That's called big government
Ironically Republican policies
Its called not enough government to put police under the same guidelines of any other citizen
small government means defunding people of color. It is just code..
+Bluespirit12345 It's funny, the people who always cry about government tyranny are the first ones to want to install a fascist regime.
Person: * standing still*
Cops: QUIT RESISTING! QUIT RESISTING!
Person: What? I'm not doing anyth-
Cop: *knocks him to the ground * QUIT RESISTING!
Very sad to see our country go to the dogs like this.
"Land of the free"
"and home of the slaves" the free being the 1% and the other 99 being the slaves
+kalesia A "You're free, to do what we tell you"
Land of the Fee
I thought preventing a mail man from delivering mail is a federal offence is it not?
Do any police ever get any kind of training? They never seem to have any idea about any laws or rights!! Do they just pick up anyone to be a cop and then give them a uniform and a gun?! smfh
The said truth is most people become cops because it's one of the higher pay jobs that doesn't require a degree. A lot of cops only have a GED.
cops do get training. its just that they can usually find some obscure law that allowes them to do what they want. most cases of what appears to be police abusing power is actually legal. doesn't make it right just means the cop won't get in trouble.
I got a "go ninja, go ninja, go" vibe from the "lawsuit man, lawsuit".
I like turtles.
Mighty fine eating - apparently : on ship expeditions to find big ones - by time they got back - sailors had munched 'em
I am not saying the mailman was right but cenk you're right can't be yelling at cops no matter how wrong they're but that mailman got arrested for is wrong in so many ways.
"Land of the free!"
Laughable...these guys live in fear than I ever imagined.... am soooooo freee than these pretender... so called "land of the free" america gabbage talk.... show me when someone comes to your house and kills you.....it's hillarious!
This country need a revolution.
+eddy1229 As a Bernie supporter I have realized that you can not deny that Trump supporters and Bernie Supporters want approximately the same thing. There is just a minority of Trump supporters (30-40%) with prejudice/racist tendencies. Trump has in the past supported a Canadian health care system and taxing the rich higher and bringing back jobs. The problem is that Trump's methods have never worked. It is a continuation of the Reagan type policies. There would be no welfare state if corporations and job creators were incentivized to pay their employees a living wage. The welfare state can be eliminated if we provide free tradeschool/college and and well funded public schools, medicare for all, and public housing. A reasonable path to success can be achieved if the poor are treated with respect.
+notatheist That's not enough and I don't want free speech to be hurt like Trump said he wants to do for people that talk bad about him. We need real revolution. The people coming together to take there country back.
+notatheist It was slander or libel what he was bitching about. It was truth and facts about his father and his bankruptcies and other stuff. He also didn't like when people talked about what he did in Scotland when trying to take an old mans land who wouldn't sell until Scotland decided to put wind farms out there then trump bitched a lot more.
So you think its ok when Trump slanders and insults women. But it is not ok when they do the same to him. facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/1088357791257274/ He defames himself when he says things that can be so easily misconstrued. Most people would never hire Donald trump if he came into their office because he is a human resource nightmare.
according to you it's defamation.
the right to due process has been perverted by the states... the separation of power between legislation and the judicial branch is broken. a bill of attainder is forbidden but yet there are clearly such laws written and enforced. the entire domestic violence laws are just that. if you receive damages from an accusation without a jury that has weighed the facts presented and found you guilty it is a bill of attainder, not lawful and forbidden by article 1 sec 9 and 12 of the US Constitution.
Observation:
1st victim African American.
2nd victim Asian American.
3rd victim Muslim American.
No White Euro-American. Notice a pattern?
yes and about 30 other cases of police abuse were against white people. but they don't make the list because tyt has an agenda.
Oh, okay.
I would like to point something out to everyone even the young turks because everyone seemed to miss it , but both the cops and the mailman were being robbed right in front of everybody and I'm just surprised the young turks or anybody commenting didn't recognize this. well maybe not to surprised. I Am a reformed criminal and I see this shit all the time. I don't mean people being robbed I mean criminal behavior that always goes unnoticed. what really sucks is i wish there was something I could do about it. But really I guess it's just the eyes of a criminal. I wish I didnt have them
Dude with the black jacket and black cap on backwards? Was the guy filming calling him out for that at the end of the video?
Bernard Steele YES he was calling him out and also the little guy in yellow was robbing them too
Could a professional speak to the viability of a lawsuit in either of these situations? How much would it cost? Would it be likely to win?
The empire is dying. Thank goodness!
We are laughing america, every day. And we have popcorn. Bring it on!
Is there updates to these stories?
This is the government you want to surrender your rifles too...
"Lawsuit man, lawsuit", should be on the soundboard.
Cops: "Stop resisting" mail man: "What are you taking about I'm not resisting?" SMH I've seen it way too many times cops yelling "Stop resisting" while the suspect is handcuffed on the ground and they are beating them.
love how i was thinking it was one story but ended up 3
Those cops were on a power trip.
Treason - against the people - electric chair : is a power trip
Plus, if the postal worker was on duty, the police committed a federal crime by disrupting the mail...right?
+Roger Wilson, Jr I was wondering that too.
+Roger Wilson, Jr nope, he's black. He was committing a war crime.
The people have not been vigilant. We brought it on our selves.
A mailman is a Federal Employee, driving a Federal vehicle - he's protected from such junk.
About the hajib, as long as you don't mind me walking around the public library with a ski mask...
+Sean Tripp A hijab doesn't cover the face
ian sundeen That's true
I wonder what that Louisiana law enforcement officer thinks about his oath and who he is most loyal to. Once he crossed the Constitutional red line will he ever go back?
***** I would say it is legal as long as they are forced to re-active the law every year or so. The subsequent actions are subject to being unconstitutional if there is no serious emergency but they re-active it anyway.
PS - Detaining a journalist for requesting records of a meeting that was open to the public shouldn't be covered by the Patriot Act. That sounds like plain old small town corruption.
If I understand what you are asking, I would say we live in a representative democracy and can't refuse to follow a law without the possibility of a fine and jail. To change it we can elect new politicians to change the law.
***** Public pressure does work on some people. If they are in agreement then there's not much the citizens can do except wait for the next election. Some say the military wouldn't follow unconstitutional orders but the police are a different story.
What are those people doing in the background?
+djfourx21 Just chillin'