captainredFeb 10, 2024

Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana

https://lemmy.world/post/11795386

Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana - Lemmy.World

A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.

Show threadNegativeInfFeb 10, 2024
We don’t have police. Just corporate enforcers. Pinkertons in different uniforms. Oh, you are accused of a 17 cent theft and didn’t do it? Eat lead I guess. I’m just so tired.
Show threadCoasting0942

SCOTUS: processing, processing, processing……

Complete! If you don’t like it then just vote in a different police chief or mayor!

Feb 10, 2024 at 5:42pmWeb
Show threaduisFeb 11, 2024

then just vote in a different police chief

You can do this?

Show threadCoasting0942Feb 11, 2024
Some police chiefs are elected yes.
Show threaduisFeb 11, 2024
Wow. Who can run for police chief?
Show threadCoasting0942Feb 11, 2024

For elected positions technically anybody.

Practically it’s a police officer endorsed by the previous chief and/or police union.