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[–] 164 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Found an article from the Salt Lake Tribune.

Azalea was booked into the Utah County Jail, the statement said, charged with disrupting a meeting, a class A misdemeanor, and interference with a police officer and assault on a police officer, both class B misdemeanors. The two people who left the meeting with her were given citations, the statement said.

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After she was released, Azalea told The Tribune she got a CT scan because of “intense jaw pain.” While her jaw was not broken, she said she has a concussion and bruises on her jaw, shoulder and knee.

So they fucked her up and then charged her with assault.

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  • [–] 99 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)
  • [–] 85 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Phil Crawford - That’s the name of this 240lb sack of shit

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    [–] 53 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

    He could have killed her or hurt her much worse with this. That was a lot of force and a direct face slam.

    They are not playing fair. It is time to damage data centers.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    They need water, electricity, and data coming in. All can be damaged outside of the facility.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago*

    This might be the real answer. No one cares about our rights or safety, but when utilities get inconvenient for coporations, things get handled. Its the most American solution to this violence.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    It's time to start murding police officers.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 50 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    The government wants you to support datacenters. By force if necessary. The owners of the datacenters running AI on them are hemorrhaging money. The wealthy don't stand to make very much on them at all.

    Think about that.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    One day this cop will be dropped as part of mass layoffs, and will rage-protest until his Boston Dynamics replacement face-slams him into the floor.

    That's not a good thing.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 weeks ago

    This is a bit of a hot take, but I think security services are going to be the absolute last thing that will be replaced.

    Looking how much money was dumped into ICE and attempts at federalizing local PDs, I think they need the human element of brutality.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 weeks ago

    This shit needs to be shut down. This cop is the one that belongs in a cage. He's a fucking inhuman animal.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Police have the highest rates of unreported domestic violence.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Unreported? So who compiled the stats? General Armstrong pulling them out of his ass? Like I know what you're saying and I agree but I'm trying to figure out how to get "rates" from something that's unreported and therefore unobserved. If you mean self-reported in anonymous surveys as opposed to reported to the state, then no shit. Why would you report to your own abusers. "Hey yeah so my husband who is also your colleague beats me" "tough luck" "oh ok bye"

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Currently the records reflect 40% of all LEO’s have been reported for DV versus the 10% of other professions. So yeah that’s what’s reported/documented. I assume it’s much higher due to what you pointed out, they are probably not reporting it to their abusers and probably at a much lower rate than the average population does because of this.

    The actual reported numbers are from 911 calls about DV.

    220,000 last year involving LEOs.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Im surprised.. that shes alive? That was fucking brutal. That should be attempted murder at least. And people ask me why i go to the gym...

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    Utah is without a doubt one of the worst states in the US. It is absolutely rife with corruption and abuse, massively enabled by the Mormon cult

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  • [–] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)
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    This reminds me that I need to work out.

    A fascist worked out today, have you?

    I think that cop who can't walk is more deserving of a body slam than that woman actively fighting for human rights over capital interests

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  • [–] 39 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    He needs to be tried and hanged. He premeditated that. He took her to open space and away from witnesses to do that. Tried, convicted, hanged.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 weeks ago*

    I mean, a few years in prison being someones cum dumpster would be fine with me. I think hanging him is very slightly excessive and too short of a punishment as well. Why not go about it slowly and methodically? By the way, the terrorist's name is Utah County Sheriff's Deputy Phillip (Phil) Crawford.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago

    First against the wall.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

    For all the mass shooters the states have, can just one of them shoot up a police station? Please? Why do you dumb fuck yanks always choose schools, as a people you literally would rather kill kids than Nazis.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Conservatives are inherently violent and are biologically unable to experience empathy. This is why they support and celebrate this kind of violence on their victims.

    Conservatives do not see normal people as humans. They never will.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)
  • [–] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

    Even if she was breaking some sort of law, I doubt the consequences was being slammed head first on tile.

    Everything coming from a cop is basically their own personal punishment toward the person they don't like for exercising their rights.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Judge, jury, and executioner.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    and the good news is she can hire a lawyer and they can have the cop face a judge and jury on a lawsuit.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    I suppose that is better than nothing. If he had killed her, which based on the force was entirely possible, she would not be be able to sue. Also, lawsuits are time consuming and expensive. They are not the panacea people think they are.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Even if she was breaking some sort of law, I doubt the consequences was being slammed head first on tile.

    I bet the mindset was something like "I'm going to end this fight now and if you get injured I don't care (beyond calling for a paramedic)." That's pretty common among cops in my personal experience.

    We'll obviously never know what would've happened if she'd cooperated, but just from this clip I doubt it would've been a legal arrest and I hope she wins in court.

    Everything coming from a cop is basically their own personal punishment toward the person they don’t like for exercising their rights.

    Often times, yes; if people want to do something and they think they can get away with it, they will often do it. Cops are no more virtuous than anyone else in this regard, but the list of things they can get away with is longer and more dangerous.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Are you seriously insinuating that tiny ass woman was going to hurt that big fat ass cop? You telling me that he was scared for his life that he needed a face plant her?

    As long as she's not striking him or has a weapon, her voice should mean fuck all. Fuck that cop in his neck with a rusty pipe

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  • [–] 15 points 2 weeks ago

    Beating up a small girl...so muck bravery and courage. Semper fudge.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Are people still referring to the US as the land of the free? Been seeing a lot less of that lately. Edit: Stupid autocorrect

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Free of what? Free to what?

    It's certainly not the bastion of liberty and democracy it's purported to be on all the posters, no. At the best of times, it never was.

    Still, I'd rather that be the motto hanging over us and printed on our money rather than "Fuck it, all minorities go to prison," even if it's more hypocritical - it sets a goal in the sky for us to reach for.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET HIM DIE ON LIFE SUPPORT AFTER BEING A DUMB DRINK ASS AND WRAPPING HIS CAR AROUND A TREE

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    Fuck he looked way too excited to get her in the open so he could beat her up. Fucking pathetic piece of shit.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago

    Freedom of speech?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago

    That was aggravated battery at best, attempted murder at worst. That Ape belongs in a cage.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Dude has been hitting the gym for this exact moment.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    He trained for this exact moment to be a fucking pussy and assault someone 1/3 his size. There were 6 cops at least, a lot of faith he has in his team.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    I would argue he has complete faith in his team. He knows that regardless of how he treats her, they will have his back, testifying under other that she was combative, arguing against video evidence if they have to. With that faith he did what he wanted to.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago

    Until you start shooting back this is what you get.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    Holy shit man... I wanted to move to utah since it's so beautiful but then the people there make me not want to be anywhere close...ffs

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    It has some truly beautiful places to visit, but living there would be hard for reasons beyond it being a Mormon enclave. It's mostly desert/semi-arid. The great salt lake is stinky; I already have issues with sensitization and strong smells, and the handful of times I've visited that lake were hard to enjoy. The mountains are great though... I think I'd like to live there.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago

    What else would they do, not brutally assault someone? C'mon now.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Scum. Makes me sick to see these people misusing their power

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Then he groped her

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago

    Isn't it great that we get to experience what life was like in 1930s Germany? /s

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Just wait 'till the bubble bursts...

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    I'm not going to comment on the legality of this because I'm no lawyer and my SOP/statute knowledge is rusty, but here's my insider info I can state with certainty:

    1. Large cops doing quick takedowns like this are respected/valued by cops because they end (potential) fights quickly.

    2. The proper, ideal takedown for a resisting subject is called a "bent-wrist takedown," which looks a lot like an Aikido takedown known as "ikkyō ura."

    Generally speaking, an improper takedown like this is going to be decided with the following sequence:

    1. Was it legal? (If so, skip reviews of the technique or injury to the subject) (Believe it or not, other than big picture influence on legislators, unions have no effect here other than paying for a defense attorney)

    2. Was it within SOP/training? (This is where the technique gets picked apart and - if there's a union - the union rep steps in to defend the accused)

    The only hope of a negative outcome for this officer is Step 1, as Step 2 is almost certainly going to not result in adverse action for him.

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