We dont want that

On Thu Jul 16, 2015, 07:15 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Green? Green race? (I kid, I kid) Now to read the story
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6981189

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This is a hell of a thing to joke about. Insensitive and inappropriate.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Jul 16, 2015, 07:20 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh, please. A little irony and sarcasm, directed at the police, is entirely appropriate. The alerter needs to stop trying to be offended everywhere they look.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Christ, with the silly DU vendettas. I think I can safely say that this is the kind of post that wouldn't have been alerted on----- except for the fact that some people here perpetually have it in for the poster in question. The joke isn't a great one, maybe it's even slightly ill-timed.... but it's hardly hide-worthy. LEAVE.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Not remotely funny, and, as the aleter noted, extremely insensitive
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not the best possible response, but not bad enough for a hit. Clumsy sarcasm

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Grow up you serial alerters.

As you can see the system worked and that post was left, as it should have been. This isn't an example of a "broken" system.

If the story is factual, and I have no reason to doubt it, then a murder was committed here. The "officer" (for lack of a better description) broke off from the official act he was busy with in order to deal with what he perceived to be an uppity N_____. Mr Sanders commented on something that he was witness to, nothing more. Herrington started a chain of events that resulted in him applying deadly force until Mr Sanders' body was lifeless. He discouraged any efforts to revive Mr Sanders. If this wasn't a case of murder then I don't know what is.

My sympathies to Mr Sanders' family and friends and I hope they throw the book at his killer.

Witness 3 was saying ‘Let him up, let him up, he’s not breathing, let me do CPR’,” said Lumumba. “He is trained in CPR and had a mask in his home. But Herrington said ‘No, stand back’.”

The witnesses said that after being instructed by the officer, Herrington’s companion attempted to call for backup but could not operate his radio system, according to the attorneys. Witness 3 again stepped in to help, and officers were dispatched, but they travelled to the wrong location and had to be redirected.

“This time frame, according to Witness 3, is that Jonathan was in a chokehold for more than 20 minutes, close to 30 minutes,” said Lumumba, who said that when a support officer identified as “Officer Derek” arrived, Herrington told his colleague: “I think I put him to sleep.”