A few thoughts about the Columbus shoot

[Singlestack]

Seeing the Columbus shoot video within hours of the incident (because Columbus PD smartly posted the officer's body cam footage right away), I remember thinking "well, even though the Chauvin case is right in front of us, at least nobody can really argue that Columbus was awesome policing". How completely wrong I was. Speaking only for myself, that appears to be one of the very "best" police shoots I have ever seen, and the best in recent memory. What the officer had to process in seconds and make exactly the right decision in lethal use of force still amazes me. On my best day, I could not have processed and reacted as quickly and correctly as he did.

One thought I now have is - well, if the left is hair on fire outraged at such an obviously correct use of force. there is probably no use of force (white on black, of course, for now) that the left would not consider a hair on fire outrage. They can be expected to push the racism, defund police, eliminate police, etc narratives every single time regardless of the circumstances - even where it is clear early-on the police acted correctly.

With this in mind, the left (Dems, administration, most media, academia, hollywood. big tech, deep state, etc) can be expected to push all forms of defund/eliminate/re-imagine police to drive public opinion to support local police replacement with a national police force that is controlled by the power centers of the left. Straight out of Rules for Radicals by Alinsky. I have NOT seen the coordinated left actually propose this yet, but if they do, to me the blueprint is laid bare.

I wouldn't be surprised if this integrates with the data gathering/spying capabilities of the alphabet agencies and big tech. The objective being to identify potential threats in the population and deal with them proactively. I think this was the "civilian police force" that Obama mentioned years ago about saying it would be (paraphrasing) "just as large and as well armed as the military" and has since been silent about. I also believe this is the likely answer to "who is going to try to confiscate the guns"? Imagine pre-dawn surprise raids to targeted individuals - similar to what we saw with Roger Stone. Not a neighborhood or city at the same time. A series of individual surprise raids.

To me, this seems like a logical connection of the dots based on what the left has said in the past and recently about gun control, demonization of most of the country, and hatred of police. Seems to work toward their control/centralization impulses. What say you? Makes sense, wacky conspiracy theory, or something else?

[FoxtArt]

Just wait until deepfake manipulation becomes widespread on both sides.

In any event, while it is difficult to predict the future with the accuracy of a crystal ball, I have long thought that heavily political ideals are unwise to publish online, when they literally accomplish nothing in practice, but potentially risk everything in certain future circumstances (even if none of that were to come to pass). That doesn't mean I predict that to happen, only that I've anticipated that risk for more than a decade. I recommend discussing harsher political views only in the personal company of others.

And it is not only for that reason.
We live in an era where our online speech is archived for all time. Imagine the ease for a prosecutor/investigator if they had a log of what someone had said over the course of their entire life. Do a quick search, pick out "incriminating" statements (which are admissible), and our judicial system denies any positive assertion as hearsay. One way or the other, a person will appear guilty of any crime when you have that level of access, and we are basically already there, even though they won't have any memory of uttering/writing/whatever 20 years ago.

Exhibit A: Imagine all the jokes a person has made about "boating accident" and similar inferences coming up in the course of a court trial where they allege the "suspect", despite turning over dozens of weapons after a "red flag order", clearly circumvented the law and is caching weapons somewhere.

[Singlestack]

Ok, but keep in mind that I'm only connecting together what the left has repeatedly said and done. And if you think this is something that many on the left have not already contemplated I have a bridge to sell ya.

[O2HeN2]

I have NOT seen the coordinated left actually propose this yet, but if they do, to me the blueprint is laid bare.

It was bare years ago but walked back when there was too much pushback*.

Obama?s National Police & Security Force Plan

O2

* At the time. The dems learned they needed to seed more unrest before it would be accepted.

[ray1970]

Maybe when they hire police officers they should just get them to sign an affidavit stating that they identify as black. Problem solved. There will never be another person of color killed by a white cop.

[Rooskibar03]

Monday morning QB this the cop had 4 choices.

Shoot Attacker - You're a racist for killing a black person
Let attacker stab victim - You're a racist for not protecting black lives
Taze attacker, who would likely have still got a stab or two in. Why didn't use more force, you're a racist.

4th option. Static on the radio, didn't hear call.

[exxonv]

Monday morning QB this the cop had 4 choices.

Shoot Attacker - You're a racist for killing a black person
Let attacker stab victim - You're a racist for not protecting black lives
Taze attacker, who would likely have still got a stab or two in. Why didn't use more force, you're a racist.

4th option. Static on the radio, didn't hear call.

Option 4 becomes the "safe" option for our embattled LEOs. What a freaking shit show this country is right now...

[00tec]

I'm amazed that the first girl attacked hasn't been reported having injuries.

[funkymonkey1111]

#4 will become the norm.

but, remember, you don't need guns because the defunded cops are coming to save you....no, wait

[FoxtArt]

What is amusing is the end result years from now may be a police force comprised of mall cops, e.g. people who should never have any authority and don't deserve even $13.00 an hour. But it won't be their fault, the police will "always have been that way" and they are just "catching all the bad stuff now"