I usually side with the cops, but this time the cops are black so I’m siding with the criminals.

Nah, I mean, this was outrageous. They just totally killed that nigga.

They were like “this Tire thinks he’s rolling? we ain’t about that because we’re the Scorpions.”

RT:

The Memphis Police Department has disbanded a controversial street crime unit whose officers beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to death earlier this month. The alleged murder of Nichols set off a wave of protests in the crime-ridden city.

“It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit,” Police Director Cerelyn Davis said in a statement on Saturday. Davis added that the officers of the unit agreed “unreservedly” with her decision.

Davis’ announcement came a day after the city of Memphis released body camera footage showing the death of Nichols. Five officers can be seen punching and kicking the man, as well as pepper-spraying and striking him with batons. Nichols attempted to flee after he was dragged from his vehicle at a traffic stop. After his motionless body was handcuffed and propped against a squad car, the officers are seen congratulating each other and exchanging fist-bumps.

Nichols died in a hospital three days after the incident, and the officers involved have been fired and charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. All five officers and Nichols are black.

An internal investigation found that the officers “violated multiple department policies, including excessive use of force, duty to intervene, and duty to render aid,” Davis said in a statement last week.

The Scorpion unit, which stands for ‘Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods’, was formed in November 2021. Its 40 or so officers were tasked with patrolling “high crime hotspots” in the city, with a particular focus on gang- and drug-related crimes.

Jason Whitlock had a good segment on Tucker Carlson about this. He said they’re bringing back BLM to distract from the Ukraine war, which is something I had also mused about.

Full context of what I said on Tucker Carlson: Memphis police clearly wrong/criminal & will be convicted. Media intentionally hyping to distract from govt action in Ukraine. All a reflection of pathologies produced by the matriarchal culture that plagues black communities. pic.twitter.com/NOJULxV6JR

— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) January 28, 2023

If it’s a distraction, it could well be a distraction from a strategic deescalation.

I know I keep shilling it, but that RAND report saying the US is losing and should end the war is a very big deal.

Related: So RAND Says the US Lost the Ukraine War and Should Surrender. What Next?

The common wisdom was that after the US realized it couldn’t collapse the government of Russia, it would back-off. RAND can’t come up with a reason they wouldn’t back-off at this point, and I think that is a reality that is going to be setting in over at the Democrat Party.

“The Russians feel betrayed. They know that we built the army in Ukraine, cultivated hatred against them in Ukraine, and pushed the Ukrainians to attack them. We need to stay out of this. It could lead to a confrontation with Russia.” — Col. Douglas Macgregor pic.twitter.com/deEwVmDBci

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