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ABC Writes Glowing Portrayal of Brooks as Dedicated Family Man, Criminal Record Tells Different Story
Townhall ^ | Jun 18, 2020 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 06/18/2020 6:18:59 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter

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Thanks to the Brits via the Daily Mail and The Sun for exposing Rayshard Brooks criminal history.

The mainstream media, including FOX, have been hiding the details of his past for a week.

1 posted on 06/18/2020 6:18:59 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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ABC and the others have their marching orders from the Left - “stick to the script”.


2 posted on 06/18/2020 6:21:37 AM PDT by Wuli (Get)
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The New York Post is minimizing Rayshard Brooks criminal history-—

Rayshard Brooks reflected on ‘mistake’ that lead to prison time before death

Four months before he was gunned down by an Atlanta cop, Rayshard Brooks reflected about a “mistake” that landed him behind ...

New York Post1h


3 posted on 06/18/2020 6:21:58 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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All that came out instantly, too. It’s just another example of the media lying by omission. I posted some stuff in the original thread on this event here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3855354/posts?page=408#408

I found a government web site that validated what’s on that meme, and more. The guy was running because he knew he was likely to go back to prison.


4 posted on 06/18/2020 6:35:05 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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"The charges to which Brooks pleaded guilty and for which he was still on probation dated back to August 2014 when he was convicted on four counts – False Imprisonment, Simple Battery/Family, Battery Simple and Felony Cruelty/Cruelty to Children."

5 posted on 06/18/2020 6:36:54 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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Had he been taken in, his parole would likely have been violated and possibly he would have gone back behind bars. Alive. He choose his actions.


6 posted on 06/18/2020 6:40:28 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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As is usually the case there are shades of gray and the truth is someplace in between.

This guy was certainly no angel. Neither was George Floyd. But so far as I can tell neither of them did anything that warrants the death penalty. And even if they did there is due process and a cop does not get to be judge, jury and executioner.

Sometimes a cop is bad and acts with malfeasance. Sometimes there is a fog of war situation and tragic things just happen. Sometimes a cop has legitimate reasons to draw his weapon. Sometimes they misjudge that situation. There are some bad cops, but most certainly the majority are NOT bad.

Nobody seems to be able to look at things realistically anymore.


7 posted on 06/18/2020 6:44:07 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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It is obvious that the New York Post writer only changed a few words on CNN’s glowing report on Rayshard and his struggles.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/us/rayshard-brooks-interview-reconnect-life-after-incarceration/index.html


8 posted on 06/18/2020 6:46:58 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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“””This guy was certainly no angel. But so far as I can tell neither of them did anything that warrants the death penalty”””


Rayshard Brooks list of his ‘didn’t do nothings’.
1. Drunk Driving
2. Resisting Arrest
3. Grabbing a cop’s taser gun
4. Shooting a taser at a cop

Sorry, but others have a different opinion regarding Rayshard Brooks actions leading to his death.


9 posted on 06/18/2020 6:54:17 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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stop with the “death sentence” sophistry...sounds like you got authority issues. You resist arrest and escalate, then thats on you...next cop you see, grab his taser, see what happens. ..smh


10 posted on 06/18/2020 6:57:08 AM PDT by basalt (w.h.)
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ABC enabling racial hate.
11 posted on 06/18/2020 6:58:05 AM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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I’m surprised that they aren’t publishing pictures of Brooks as a toddler. Only because they haven’t found one yet?


12 posted on 06/18/2020 7:09:41 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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The fine gent violently resisted arrest. Once the fight is on then the final result is in question including the possible death of participants. He chose to make his own bed.
The man demonstrated poor decision making and failed to outrun a bullet. Is the loving family better off with the decisions he made?


13 posted on 06/18/2020 7:11:53 AM PDT by whistleduck
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Big media lying. Shocker


14 posted on 06/18/2020 7:13:23 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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Thanks to the Brits via the Daily Mail and The Sun for exposing Rayshard Brooks criminal history. The mainstream media, including FOX, have been hiding the details of his past for a week.

Bias by omission, withholding material facts skews the story into something it is not all to influence (trick) public opinion.

15 posted on 06/18/2020 7:14:44 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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The entire Deep State Media is working to portray him as an angle. Convicted for Cruelty to Children. He claims he was dropped off by his girlfriend. Were his wife’s tears genuine? “A cop does not get to be judge, jury and executioner.” Rolfe had no intention of executing Brooks. But saying this furthers the Deep State’s purpose of enflaming the public.


16 posted on 06/18/2020 7:22:40 AM PDT by Vehmgericht (12)
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Resisting arrest, true, but that doesn't appropriately describe what happened imo.

He resisted arrest, and then battled the two cops, assaulting at least one of them along the way.

17 posted on 06/18/2020 7:31:38 AM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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And, according to this criminal DA himself (just 2 weeks ago), a taser is considered a deadly weapon in GA law.

So the perp, on top of everything he did wrong prior, assaulted the pursuing officer with a deadly weapon.

18 posted on 06/18/2020 7:35:44 AM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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who in their right mind would do what this idiot did...especially to the cop haters...next time you get stopped, just what your “hero” here did...cant believe this is even being debated.


19 posted on 06/18/2020 7:44:22 AM PDT by basalt (w.h.)
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felony after felony after felony...yet they keep resisting arrest. Im sure itll happen again in a few weeks. No impulse control.. smh


20 posted on 06/18/2020 7:46:36 AM PDT by basalt (w.h.)
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