So it turns out the nypd RPD held down and strangled a man in distress untill he died. This happened MONTHS before George Floyd, but it was apparently buried. Recently they released the bodycam footage, showing he pleaded for the police not to shoot as he was disabled, which prompted them to cover his head with an "anti spittle/bite" hood and knelt on him until he died.

From what i've read, no cops have been fired, let alone charged with anything.

No jokes this time.. i'm sad and knackered and i don't know if i have anything insightful to say about this.. but couldn't find this on the chat, i felt like we should know and not let the murder go unknown.

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Important to note: NOT NYPD, but RPD, who has their own colorful history of racist policing in the home of the abolitionist and suffragist movement.

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        no problem. Its easy to hate the NYPD but theres a whole lot more of NY.

        Rochester is a wonderful city that is taking de-industrializing very hard. Some of the most genuinely nice and good people I've ever met in the country were from Rochester/Western NY.

        Speaking to many people from Rochester is like if Southern Hospitality was genuine.

        • morbx [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Deindustrializing and with it, white flight and redlining. The difference in living standards between neighborhoods and between city and suburbs is drastic, along with quality of education, access to services, etc.

          • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            That too.

            When I first came to Rochester, I was told about "the letter Avenues", which from what I understand are the most impoverished and rough areas.

            I once was in the car with a friend with the windows down and a car pulled up to us and said "ay you need a plug?" to which my friend replied "nah i'm da plug" and they went "WORD" and turned up their music and started dancing in their seats till the light turned green. I love that city.

            I wish there was a solid solution to revive that city. There's so much beautiful late 19th/early 20th century architecture that is basically rotting due to flight in general. Imagine what it would be like if kodak didn't laugh off the digital camera.