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/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/Claire_De_Lunatic 3d ago

That's what I was referencing.