Reply With QuoteUhhh are you hitting on me? Why do I need to know you’re a lady?Originally Posted by MidsMagpie
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Saw an article about a county council in Cornwall that was forced to take down Union flags and replace with EU flags, how do they get away with that seeing as the UK is now a sovereign country, am I missing something here ?
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Uhhh are you hitting on me? Why do I need to know you’re a lady?
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No thank you but because of this you posted, Let’s not get personal. Explain to him why you believe he’s wrong. He’ll learn nothing if you insult him.
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Ok
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Sadly that police officer has died from his injuries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/u...gtype=Homepage
Capitol Police Officer Dies From Injuries in Pro-Trump Rampage
The death of the officer, Brian D. Sicknick, appeared likely to lead to calls for profound changes to the Capitol Police, a centuries-old force.
A United States Capitol Police officer died on Thursday night from injuries sustained “while physically engaging” with pro-Trump rioters who descended on the U.S. Capitol the day before, the fifth fatality linked to the chaos that engulfed the nation’s capital on Wednesday, according to the authorities.
The officer, Brian D. Sicknick, was only the fourth member of the force to be killed in the line of duty since its founding two centuries ago. After the bedlam of Wednesday’s siege and the recriminations that filled the airwaves the next day, a silence descended over the Capitol grounds late Thursday as hundreds of law enforcement officers from scores of agencies lined the streets to pay tribute to their fallen comrade.
But the loss of life also underscored the failure of law enforcement agencies to prevent the siege of the Capitol. And with leaders of both political parties calling for investigations, it appeared likely to lead to calls for profound changes to the Capitol Police.
The circumstances surrounding Mr. Sicknick's death were not immediately clear, and the Capitol Police said only that he had “passed away due to injuries sustained while on duty.” At some point in the chaos — with the mob rampaging through the halls of Congress while lawmakers were forced to hide under their desks — he was struck with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials.
“He returned to his division office and collapsed,” the Capitol Police said in the statement. “He was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.”
Mr. Sicknick, who joined the force in 2008, died at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Capitol Police said in a statement. The Washington police department’s homicide branch is one of several law enforcement agencies involved in an investigation into his death and the overall circumstances of the violence at the Capitol.
The officer’s death brings the fatalities from Wednesday’s mayhem to five. One participant in the pro-Trump rampage, Ashli Babbitt, was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer inside the building as she climbed through a broken window leading to the Speaker’s Lobby. Three other people died after experiencing what were believed to be medical emergencies in the area around the Capitol, the police said.
It was unclear where Mr. Sicknick’s encounter with the rioters took place, but photos and a video posted by a local reporter during the night of chaos showed a man spraying a fire extinguisher outside the Senate chamber, with a small number of police officers overlooking the area on a nearby stairway.
Lawmakers in both chambers and from both parties vowed to find out how those responsible for Capitol security had allowed a violent mob to infiltrate the building. House Democrats announced a “robust” investigation into the law enforcement breakdown.
Three of Congress’s top security officials — Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund, House Sergeant at Arms Paul D. Irving and Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael C. Stenger — announced their resignations on Thursday.
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Russia, Iran, China and N Korea laughing their heads off at this and saying it shows why open democracy doesn’t work.
Until extremism is better controlled, they may have a point. If I lived in France now, I’d be worried.
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https://twitter.com/philipindc/statu...685800961?s=21
Literally assaulting Police Officers! I see that interaction ending very differently if the perpetrators were black/brown
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No doubt however Russia have likely engaged in some covert foreign intervention designed to foment unrest like we witnessed.
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Plenty of police officers injured in the peaceful protests in the summer
This narrative of if they were brown is thrown around its becoming pointless.
How many black people killed by police officers?
How many black people killed by black people?
Its like someone getting shot and the doctor wants to treat the scratch they got from the fall.
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I’m not denying officers were injured in the summer. However I don’t recall protestors having the luxury or even entitlement of literally taking swings at officers and tackling them to the ground.
2 wrongs don’t make a right or the point being made any less valid. Aye black on black crime statistically kills more black people than police do. It does not mean people should keep quiet about the injustice of what we are witnessing.
People are policed differently based on the colour of their skin. It is there for the whole world to see clear as day now after yesterday’s events.
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