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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2021-04-05

"It's obvious that Hansen is still haunted by what she feels she could've have done to save Floyd. It's a stark contrast from how cops respond to similar incidents. They always insist they did everything according to their training and there was nothing they could've done to prevent the lethal outcome. All blame is usually transferred to the victim. This is how psychopaths speak. Hansen broke down repeatedly during her testimony because her own training hadn't burned away her empathy. When an officer is on trial, it's rare that there's a victim who can make the jury feel for the victim. The jury only hears about the officer's individual fears. The victim exists only as a threat. Hansen saw a human being killed in front of her, and the jury felt her grief." -- Stephen Robinson, "Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Hansen’s Testimony All But Convicted Derek Chauvin", Wonkette, 2021-03-31

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posted by [personal profile] dewline at 01:18pm on 2021-04-05
This phrase is a thing that will remain in my memory.

Horrific.
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posted by [personal profile] extraarcha at 04:10pm on 2021-04-05
I've avoided thinking this through until now.
All blame is usually transferred to the victim.
This is how psychopaths speak.
Now is the time to put the focus exactly where it needs to be:
on the cops
      on their selection and
      on their training
This is no good reason that so many suffer violence at the hands of the cops.

Correction: It's long past time to put the focus on the cops.
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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 05:16pm on 2021-04-05
I hope someone is protecting her, especially considering how many activists from Ferguson died in the same way in the two years after the demonstrations there.
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posted by [personal profile] selki at 08:08pm on 2021-04-07
Yes, that's horrible.

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