Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after twice delaying the proceedings. Each faces the potential of decades behind bars.
Oof. This is bad even by cop standards. Can’t imagine what those 2 guys went through
Considering the history of policing in the US its really not
Wow. That sheriff should be out on his ass for hiring these psychos. Clearly no ability to judge character or approves of terrible people outright. Either is unacceptable.
I suspect this is institutional; they’re maybe the worst in the department, but they’re not abnormal either. There’s almost definitely at least some culture of this that goes beyond these 6.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. But, I don’t feel too much empathy for the way a group of cops will get treated in prison for a crime like this.
I’ll have empathy for any sentient being that is suffering anytime or place. So you might be imagining them “getting their ass beat” just like “they did to their victims”. Would you be willing to shatter a jaw breaking teeth or just okay when others do it? You quoted scripture than sound like a psycho. Suffer for suffer makes the world suffer.
Sure, I’d be glad to.
If the person they tortured was family/friend? And the perp held a badge while they did it?
Fucking happily, pal. Happily.
Mr. Holier than thou over here.
Honestly, agree. People need to pick. Do you want human rights violating prisons filled to the brim with people and violence? Or do you just want that for the cops? How many innocent and non violent people are being subjected to the same or similar treatment?
In my opinion, the quality of a society can be observed on how they treat their prisoners. If you’re okay with torturing people who have gone through the judicial system, then you’re just as much a barbarian as any other.
How can you make the world a better place if you are adding suffering? To be fair, I have similar sentiments toward animals especially anything factory farmed. I can’t even tacitly accept any worldview that is okay with the suffering of anyone or anything, let alone one that cheers it on.
Fuck these fucking pigs, but I hope they live lives free of torture, save that imposed by their own consciences (hopefully).
I mean, some of us look up to the sky gods and say “why o why aren’t you helping me” and to animals we are their sky gods and they are asking for a peaceful life and we are fucking them over hard. If I was a god and saw my subjects treating things they are gods to like shit I’d say they aren’t ready for my help yet. FUCK THE FUCKING PIGS!
