myrmepropagandist

Emmett Brock was attacked by an LASD officer after he gave the officer "the finger" when he saw the officer berating a woman.

Then, because they're transphobic they did an invasive body inspection & charged him w/ "resisting arrest" (there was no reason for the arrest) Put him in the women's section.

Emmett's having a hard time so here is his legal fund. No one deserves this kind of treatment.

[Image of attack in replies.]

https://www.gofundme.com/f/emmett-with-legal-assistance

Jul 30, 2023 at 3:56pmWeb
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 30, 2023
I changed "because he's trans" to "because they're transphobic" -- to keep the focus on what the real issue is here.
Show threadMichael PorterJul 30, 2023

@futurebird Not *just* transphobic, for sure, although I appreciate the focus for this particular story. I’m sure the officer has a *number* of unappealing personality traits.

Has anyone gone to the employee parking lot at an LAPD station to count the number of air fresheners? 🤔

Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 30, 2023
A still from surveillance video as shown on the news showing an LAPD officer lifting Emmett off the ground in the parking lot.
Show threadBoolean Boss 🧹 (Ari)Jul 30, 2023

@futurebird I read his story the other day during work and ended up crying. It's horrifying because California is supposed yo be safe. I keep trying to tell people it isn't even close to safe esp in LA (the sheriff's dept is almost entirely gang run).

Emmett didn't deserve this.

Show threadBadtux the Snarky PenguinAug 1, 2023
@raantuva @futurebird The L.A. County Sheriff's Department *is* a gang, no different from the Bloods and Crips except that they wear badges proclaiming they are "officers of the law" even though they're not, they're a bunch of brutal thugs who believe they are Judge Dredd and can just assault and execute people at whim.
Show threadBoolean Boss 🧹 (Ari)Aug 1, 2023

@badtux @futurebird that's weird, I don't recall being so broad strokes with my argument because I comprehend the notion of nuance and the reality that this is not that and that MAYBE despite all cops being bastards not ALL of them are gang members. Because that would just be an absurd hyperbole with no possible grounding in reality or ability to functionally be prosecuted in a court of law under our current system?

IT'S ALMOST LIKE MAYBE I AM NOT PLACING ALL OF MY ARGUMENTS ON THE TABLE OR BEING ABSOLUTIST BECAUSE MAYBE I KNOW THAT DOESN'T FUNCTION IN A RATIONAL DISCOURSE ON THE SUBJECT?

No that can't be. I'm a silly person, clearly i misspoke for the last two paragraphs. Surely I'm mistaken. 

Show threadBoolean Boss 🧹 (Ari)Aug 1, 2023
@badtux @futurebird Recommendation: log off and read some theory and check out the California law library. Whole thing is free online. Always has been. Have fun! 
Show threadBadtux the Snarky PenguinAug 1, 2023
@raantuva @futurebird Gang: a collection of individuals working together. The implication is that they are behaving collectively in a lawless manner, not that all are members of an organized crime gang. “Our Gang” was a series of short films produced in the 1930s starring a collection of children who often behaved mischievously. They were not members of an organized crime gang.
Show threadshared public horse .not biteyJul 30, 2023

h/t @futurebird Indirect boost for descriptions of misgendering, police brutality, invasion of bodily privacy. Also a CCTV image showing his assault during arrest downthread [no gore, thread has received edits since]

Post: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/110803851374863076

GFM directly: https://www.gofundme.com/f/emmett-with-legal-assistance

[edit: LASD, not LAPD. How'd I misread that. Thanks for the correction, @badtux!]

myrmepropagandist (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Emmett Brock was attacked by an LASD officer after he gave the officer "the finger" when he saw the officer berating a woman. Then, because they're transphobic they did an invasive body inspection & charged him w/ "resisting arrest" (there was no reason for the arrest) Put him in the women's section. Emmett's having a hard time so here is his legal fund. No one deserves this kind of treatment. [Image of attack in replies.] https://www.gofundme.com/f/emmett-with-legal-assistance

Sauropods.win
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 30, 2023

@thisismissem, @g1comics

OK this isn't working the way I expected. I can't seem to link to *just* this post without pulling up my original post & images. I also can't mark just 1 image sensitive. (I don't want to cw the first photo)

I'll move the second image to a reply so I can cw just it.

Show threadEmelia 👸🏻Jul 30, 2023
@futurebird @g1comics that seems like a good way to have both!
Show threadBadtux the Snarky PenguinAug 1, 2023
@g1comics @futurebird This crime was done by the LA County Sheriff's Department (LASD), not LAPD. LAPD has been significantly reformed over the past fifteen years since the Rampart scandals. LASD has gone the opposite direction, many of the police officers fired by LAPD due to their gang affiliations went to work for LASD.
Show threadPluto 🪐 Lab Kitty 🐈🧪Jul 30, 2023
@futurebird cops are such babies. I hope he gets justice, it’s getting so scary for trans folk these days.
Show threadNobodyJul 30, 2023
@futurebird This is LASD (which is worse than LAPD), fwiw...
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 30, 2023

@nobody1231234

Shoot. shows you where my mind goes NYPD or LAPD

Show threadBadtux the Snarky PenguinAug 1, 2023
@futurebird This is typical behavior by the L.A. Sheriff's Department. They are a bunch of brutal Okies who hate anybody who is different and bully and randomly assault people just because they can. They are a gang of thugs in blue and a disgrace to the entire law enforcement community and I am utterly unsurprised that one of their thugs beat up a school teacher using an idiotic pretext just because he could.