Today Gov Kemp Signed Into Law House Bill 838 Giving Police More Rights

Kemp 2024
Sounding better every day.

No apologies.

Governor Kemp lookin' good for '24 to be sure. When I compare the governors of the sate of my birth (Georgia) and the state of my present residence (Virginia) I feel like I've been caught with my pants down around my ankles.

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that abridges a police officer’s rights

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Did he define these "rights"?


Are they any different than a citizens?


It's just that the terminology used is suspicious.

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Do they still have qualified immunity?


Are they still allowed to practice civil forfeiture?


If the answer to the two above is yes, then it sounds like he's strengthening a police state.

So why doesn’t he intervene and end the bullshite with the Wendy’s shooting?

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He kept quiet while the rioting raged in Atlanta.

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Not true. He has condemned it forcefully and consistently, pressured Mayor Bottoms, and called in the National Guard twice, the second time in open and declared defiance of Bottoms’ opposition to doing so. The first round of rioting was stopped directly as a result of Kemp calling in the Guard and the second round of rioting was stopped partly due to his calling in the Guard a second time.

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He joined in the judgement before trial of the McMichaels in Brunswick.

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He made a statement but offered no judgment. He said the video was horrific, which will be debated by people of differing opinions, but usually a video of someone being killed is no happy moment. He called for a fair and thorough investigation to find the truth, wherever the facts may lead it:

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"Earlier this week, I watched the video depicting Mr. Arbery's last moments of life. I can tell you it's absolutely horrific and Georgians deserve answers. I have full confidence in Vic Reynolds and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation," Kemp said. "I know that they will be working around the clock to thoroughly and independently investigate Mr. Arbery's death to find the truth. I have no doubt in my mind that it will be fair and that Director Reynolds and this seasoned team that he has of investigators will work very quickly, but they will also be very thorough, and they will go wherever the truth takes them."

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He has been all over the place with COVID saying the masks can not be required, but telling people it is important to wear a mask

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I don’t see this as a negative and personally appreciate and understand his policy: that he recommends people wear masks but will not mandate that people wear them. Seems reasonable to me, offers guidance, and ultimately respects peoples’ individual freedoms and decisions.

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He was pretty silent as well on the railroading of the Atlanta cop who had to kill that violent drunk in the Wendy's lot.

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I would like him to say more about the situation but I understand his strategy of not wanting to throw gas on a fire at this particular point in time. He did do the following:

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp released a video Thursday with a lengthy message in support of Georgia police officers and acknowledging the challenging time officers are facing, WSB-TV is reporting. The message comes the day after two Atlanta police officers were charged in connection with the death of Rayshard Brooks and after weeks of protests against police brutality nationwide.

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When he has balls and stands up to demands to sandblast Stone Mountain, I will be impressed. I am not expecting courage on that front.

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I am. Regardless, no one is taking calls to blow up or sandblast Stone Mountain seriously at this point so there really isn’t a need to say anything about it. Right now, he has received many calls from national media to comment on Stone Mountain and he has declined all of them. I honestly think that’s the best thing to do right now.