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  Just a little pandering?
context: His name is Brandon Tsay. At least state the hero’s name. >
  
  At least Tsay it. >
  
  Tsay what?! >
  
  Tsay his name, Tsay his name.
  When gunman is around you,
  Tsay baby will save you >
  
  Republicans want people to forget about these tragedies as quickly as possible. Good on Biden for not letting that happen >
  
  
  Republicans want people to forget about these tragedies as quickly as possible. Good on Biden for not letting that happen
  
  Personally? I won't go for this reason. 
  This guy should be hailed as a hero but because he is being invited and that will be perceived as being a "political pawn", his life will be turned upside down even further than before. 
  It becomes a choice of "living a normal life after a extraordinary event" or "Lets see how far this rabbit hole goes" >
  
  A political pawn?  How about "mental health" being violently hurled around as a political get-out-of-jail-free card concerning gun violence?  We're happy to hand wave away the problem and the solution with a largely made up boogieman.  Highlighting the victims of gun violence seems like a completely reasonable thing to do since we're all too willing to throw out excuses (like mental health problems) for the perpetrators. >
  
  Mental health isn't an excuse. It takes both a gun and someone to pull the trigger for gun violent to occur. >
  
  Implying that the person pulling the trigger is mentally ill (as you just did) is making excuses for them. >
  
  It isn't an excuse. Being mentally ill doesn't excuse violence. It can explain it though.
  Someone who is emotional enough to pull a gun and shoot someone over any issue besides self defense is someone who is not mentally stable. That's mental illness. Having anger issues is still mental illness. >
  
  When someone does something you don't like, or even something that most people might find abhorrent, that doesn't make them mentally ill.  That's not at all how that works.
  
  Research shows that of all the violence that occurs in the United States, 96% is due to risk factors other than mental illness, said Alisa Gutman, M.D., Ph.D., the founder and medical director of the Philadelphia Human Rights Clinic. >
  
  Um, murder isn't something "I don't like". Are you telling me that someone who kills someone because of an argument doesn't have something wrong mentally? >
  
  "Something wrong mentally" is not synonymous with "mentally ill."  You're conflating two different things. >
  
  A lot of people just seem to think “Does something wrong morally” means “Mentally Ill” when there is actually a lot more to being mentally Ill. You need to actually have a condition. And you are far more likely to die by a gun for being mentally ill than a normal person is but I always see the argument being mentally ill people are the perpetrators of gun violence when they are far more likely to be a victim. The person above you won’t get that though :P >
  
  
  During a medal of courage ceremony by the city of Alhambra on Sunday, [Rep.] Chu said [Brandon] Tsay’s actions were “so amazing” that she invited him to be her guest at the president’s address. But only an hour after she spoke with Tsay, the president himself asked Tsay to be his guest, Chu said.
  “I can’t believe you turned me down for the president,” Chu joked to Tsay.
  
  Oi. Oi. >
  
  The next republican president will out do Bidens diversity picks by inviting five black police officers. >
  
  If Trump gets re-elected, he’ll probably pardon them all and give them each a Presidential Medal of Freedom >
  
  Doubtful, they are still black men after all >
  
  Trump gave it to Tiger Woods, during the peak of his drama >
  
  He might like the idea of having 5 African Americans to point to instead of just the usual one >
  
  I guarantee my conservative family members will twist this somehow next time politics get brought up at dinner. >
  
  I can't stop thinking about Tyre's parents. Where do they get the strength. I am still so viscerally angry about what happened to him. I want people to FRY. >
  
  i heard the cops that murdered him posted bail and left custody? Does tennessee really let people charged with murder post bail? >
  
  Apparently so. Probably not first degree. >
  
  can't wait for President desantis to invite Kyle Rittenhouse and George Zimmerman. >
  
  Oh god 2024 is next year I’m not ready man take me back >
  
  It never ends in this country. With elections every 2 years it’s constant fighting and politics and almost no actual meaningful legislation or governing >
  
  Ah, so you admit the Republic no longer functions and serves only to enhance the prestige, wealth, and power of the oligarchical class?
  Sincere question. >
  
  I think that’s obvious to anybody with half a brain. Term limits, age limits, an end to gerrymandering would be a good start to fix the system. >
  
  Well..... I am Julius Caesar, a servant of Jesus Christ; unfortunately Sulla and his ilk have already made such reforms an impossible solution. He has marched on Rome once.... he will soon again, and in force.
  Steel yourself, in the true faith that you may not be afraid Amici. There are allies to goodness, empowered by grace. >
  
  Extend police training to 3 years minimum as a federally regulated program >
  
  I’m a fucking electrician and we to FIVE YEARS of school and on the job training. Just sayin. >
  
  Until Biden steps in and says the project in Atlanta is wrong and will not go forward I just don’t care. Unless he addresses that 90 million USD is about to be spent training cops to continue to work they way they work in an area where more than half of the community said they do not want it I have NO INTEREST in what he has to say about this topic. And I encourage others to read about the project in Atlanta and write letters to their senators and etc >
  
  It’s true. They are putting on a show. Just as they put on a show for nearly a week to prime everyone for what was police negligence and abuse, top to bottom. The PD was trying to say that Tyre was hospitalized from “shortness of breath” initially. Without that pole cam i’m absolutely convinced that they would have cut and pasted those body cams and crafted an entire story about failure to comply.
  We need federal enforcement of law enforcement. The lawyers ain’t cutting it. Real change means no states rights bullshit. Pass a law and institute a fed agency to oversee the enforcement and implementation, period. >
  
  Can you imagine treating bad cops like drug dealers? You can. This person just did. Imagine being as upset a cop beat and killed someone as we are about teens getting high. >
  
  He wants them there in person when he says he’s gonna raise police budgets again >
  
  I don’t care if the police budge is raised if it all goes to education and training. 
  I do care if it goes to military humvies and night goggles and stealth cruisers and cell stingrays. >
  
  This is nice and all.  But concerned that this move will just be empty virtue signalling - that nothing of substance will come from this WH on a very real topic of police brutality in the US.  The US is off the charts compared to its peers on this matter. To effectively address it, real change needs to occur that LE and their supporters (police unions, GOP, low-information voters) will oppose at all levels.   It was just a few months ago when Biden proudly proclaimed that "defunding the police" is the wrong approach and that we really need to "FUND the police".
  facepalm >
  
  I disagree that this is virtue signaling. The bully pulpit has been used for a long time to push the other branches into action before. By giving a face to two events that have gone viral and highlight the GOP's lack of action into very real problems, gun control and police reform, the WH can begin the conversation as to why no action is being taken by a new GOP led Congress with razor thin margins. It also helps put a very real face to the very real problems this country faces. Every president does this to a degree as a way to highlight their legislative priorities as well as people who reflect current events. >
  
  No no no. The blame is not on the GOP alone. That’s a load of shite. These abuses happen in dem cities, under dem leadership. Biden and other moderates have been screeching for a year or two about how much more we need to hug and kiss our police, and how anything other than that is making them lose elections. It’s a joke >
  
  Look at gun deaths in blue states vs red states.
  Its not even close.  Youre 6x as likely to be murdered in a red state
  NY and cali have the least gun deaths of the country.
  Are they perfect? No.  But its a hell of a lot better. >
  
  Everyone knows that. Everyone knows that the GOP are cruel and support anti-gun legislation. Stop deflecting away from the responsibility of democrats to tackle police abuse in a serious way.
  You’re like “stop yelling at my dems. We are better than the republicans, so just leave it at that”. No dude. It’s not enough, the dems are extremely weak on this position. >
  
  Except mayors, governors, state legislatures, etc do have a lot of power, and democrats do control many of those.
  And they keep increasing the power of the police and refusing to hold them accountable, among other things. 
  Last year, California failed to even vote on single-payer healthcare despite democrats having a supermajority. >
  
  Well looks like he's receiving a medal. Much more deserved than that bigot Rush Limbaugh >
  
  Fake “thoughts and prayers” from the NRA… >
  
  Nice way for him to ignore that he's the one who made calls for funding police even more to get us here in the first place. >
  
  Funding police is not inherently bad. The money just has to be put toward training, and a diversified and less stressed police force. >
  
  No no, obviously repurposed military hardware is what is good for citizens. >
  
  Not what I said, and opposite of the spirit of the comment I made. >
  
  And should be held accountable. 
  I don’t think you’re going to get the reaction you’re looking for here with your comment >
  
  Yeah, I know. I'm a Democrat, I'm not looking for a "reaction", what I'm looking for is accountability for Democratic mayors who never fix their police departments. >
  
  What about Republican mayors that never fix police departments? >
  
  So, because Republican mayors are elected somewhere its ok for Democratic mayors to abuse and murder the people living in their cities? I don't understand your argument here. >
  
  they’re probably under the impression that you only wanna prosecute the Dem mayors for doing the same thing Repubs are doing.
  however i agree. Dems are usually held to a higher standard and most of their constituents look like the victims of police brutality. >
  
  Biden is anti defund the police >
  
  Never a missed opportunity to virtue signal >
  
  "virtue signalling" is a cute phrase used by people without principles to project insincerity onto anyone who might have some.
  Your little performance is obvious and kind of boring. >
  
  How will this help? >
  
  Help what exactly? Every member of Congress gets to invite guests to the SotU. That's just tradition. What are you expecting, for them to become Congressional aides? >
  
  Honestly?  its 75% White Nationalists (KKK) and the rest are just common day cheats and con men/women. >
  
  If I were them, I'd politely decline.  They're just being used as political pawns, and everyone will benefit except them. >
  
  Biden is a corrupt idiot who is going to get us in a major war. He should have the seven thugs who killed the guy up there so the country can see them in the flesh. >
  
  username checks out >
  
  Oooh.  You got me. When’s the next antifa get together? >
  
  Idk, maybe check their twitter? I make too much money to be out there fighting fascists in the streets. >
  
  But never get tired of calling people you disagree with Nazis right ?  So lame and lazy. >
  
  I mean, he did run from the police. That’s never a good idea. However, the police should only handcuff someone. Why all the beatings and shootings?! Cops need better training. When you research what they’re taught, it’s terrifying. Read Biases by Dr Jennifer Eberhardt. Mind blowing. >
  
  What about Richard Fierro who actually took down a man that wasn’t 70 years old.