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jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Biden Campaign Reminds How Badly Trump Failed George Floyd – And Black America

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jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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Exclusive: Biden Campaign Reminds How Badly Trump Failed George Floyd – And Black America
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Donald Trump not only failed George Floyd but also Black America with policing and criminal justice reform, the Biden Campaign said in an exclusive statement to NewsOne.
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    I’m not aware of any cop city receiving federal funds

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      What the fuck is a cop city

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        If you prefer your answer without disinformation:

        Cop City is the name of The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The center is planned to be used as a training campus for police and fire services and was expected to open at the end of 2023. Planned facilities include classrooms, a burn building, a mock city (including apartments, a bar/nightclub, and a school), and a shooting range.

        None of Biden’s $334M funding is going to Cop City.

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          cop cities are being built all across america. they train cops for urban combat. the cops hired will be trained in these military facilities.

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            If you’re referring to the map on isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-usa/ then I’d recommend using its interactive features to look at the “cop cities” they link as having been built. Most of them are deescalation training facilities or just new police departments, not cop playgrounds.

            The map on that website makes its way around to incite reaction, often without linking the website itself. Cop City in Atlanta, however, is real and very concerning.

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              I’m referring to Shapiro’s cop city in pa. I am so fucking do e with democrats.

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                I didn’t see that one until you pointed it out. You’re right. That’s just as concerning as the one in Atlanta.

                https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/12/pa-breaks-ground-on-300m-state-of-the-art-state-police-academy.html

                There’s no reason to throw a partisan wedge. I’m just interested in learning the truth, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there. Personally, I think police should focus on deescalation training and maximizing the use of less-lethal weapons over playing in shooting galleries.

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                  well i want the abolition of prisons and police and private property, and my opposition to these facilities has nothing to do with the fact that democrats are supporting them. my opposition to democrats comes, at least partially, from that fact.

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                    That’s fair. We can agree to disagree.

                    I thought you were implying my lack of recognition of the cop city in PA was related to being a Democrat. It was honest unawareness, and I appreciate you mentioning it.

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          How incredibly ill informed to assume Atlanta is the only one. There are nearly 100 going up around the country. All being trained by the IDF.

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            Do you have a source so I can read more about it? I’m not finding anything in my searches.

            Another commenter pointed out the one going up in PA, and I read an article on it. It’s just as concerning as the one in Atlanta, but there was no mention of the IDF in either facility.

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        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_City

        Basically a giant playground for cops, so the IDF can train cops in urban warfare so inner cities can be turned into Gaza.

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          The US military trained the IDF. Since the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. police officers, sheriffs, border patrol agents, ICE officers and FBI agents have trained with Israeli military and police forces in Israel, not Atlanta.

          The truth is bad enough. There’s no need for fabrication.

          https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/with-whom-are-many-u-s-police-departments-training-with-a-chronic-human-rights-violator-israel/

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        Maybe explain it, instead of being a smart ass for internet points

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          I think you got the wrong guy

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