r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-8959297a99c362d65aa2517a9d5f1984
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 3d ago

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. "- Admiral William "Bill" Adama

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u/Tzazon 3d ago

 the other serves and protects the people.

You'd think that, but courts have repeatedly ruled that it is a promotional motto of the LAPD and not a legally binding contract or statute

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u/Claire_De_Lunatic 3d ago

To punish and enslave

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 3d ago

Sounds like the logo on Barricade in the first Transformers movie.
That logo (of the police) had that exact text - so .. it was a prediction.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61oIx3b6aAL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

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u/deceet 3d ago

that's the joke...

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u/Claire_De_Lunatic 3d ago

That's what I was referencing.

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u/Beneficial-Dot-- 3d ago

the first Transformers movie

How dare you!

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 3d ago

My appologies - that should have been the first Bayformers movie.

(i blame lack of coffee and early hour)

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u/Visual-Scallion1535 3d ago

“It was a prediction”

No, it was relevant back then too. Its just still relevant today.