What a horrible thing to happen. Was hear use of “rebuke” odd? Sure, but hardly threatening. I am very curious what the officer has to say in his defence, I do not see hos this could anything other than murder. Perhaps discussion of which degree, but surely murder and not manslaughter.
I am devastated on behalf of Massey’s family and I hope they will eventually find peace.
Sadly, that kind of “incantation” is not all that uncommon among Christians (typically the poorer, less educated ones, but that’s just coincidental I’m sure) in America. And this is coming from someone in a solid blue area. From what I understand, it’s much more prevalent the further south you go, but it’s everywhere.
Also, as an atheist who grew up in an evangelical environment, there’s a pretty good chance she knew something was “off” about how this cop was behaving towards her, and based on what I’ve read, that comports. From what I understand, he seemed annoyed to have to come out for the call even though the original reason for the call (possible prowler I think?) was no longer an issue.
There’s a lot of subtle things that body cams don’t/can’t catch, but might jump right out to a human who is actually there as something alarming or “not right.”
For the younger folks: he failed the vibe check? But no, seriously, I know how these people can be, and she likely saw something in this man’s face/eyes that told her that she was in danger, and unfortunately, she was taught that an invisible sky wizard that gives babies leukemia would step in and save her.
It wasn’t Satan that you saw in his eyes, just racism, rage and psychopathy.
I don’t know what she was thinking at the time, but it must have been horrifying. As someone with sz, it makes me wonder what lengths people will go to put me down should they see the need.
What a horrible thing to happen. Was hear use of “rebuke” odd? Sure, but hardly threatening. I am very curious what the officer has to say in his defence, I do not see hos this could anything other than murder. Perhaps discussion of which degree, but surely murder and not manslaughter.
I am devastated on behalf of Massey’s family and I hope they will eventually find peace.
Sadly, that kind of “incantation” is not all that uncommon among Christians (typically the poorer, less educated ones, but that’s just coincidental I’m sure) in America. And this is coming from someone in a solid blue area. From what I understand, it’s much more prevalent the further south you go, but it’s everywhere.
Also, as an atheist who grew up in an evangelical environment, there’s a pretty good chance she knew something was “off” about how this cop was behaving towards her, and based on what I’ve read, that comports. From what I understand, he seemed annoyed to have to come out for the call even though the original reason for the call (possible prowler I think?) was no longer an issue.
There’s a lot of subtle things that body cams don’t/can’t catch, but might jump right out to a human who is actually there as something alarming or “not right.”
For the younger folks: he failed the vibe check? But no, seriously, I know how these people can be, and she likely saw something in this man’s face/eyes that told her that she was in danger, and unfortunately, she was taught that an invisible sky wizard that gives babies leukemia would step in and save her.
It wasn’t Satan that you saw in his eyes, just racism, rage and psychopathy.
It isn’t just that she was religious; according to her family, she had schizophrenia. https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/26/crump-sonya-massey-needed-a-helping-hand-not-a-bullet-to-the-face/74551662007/
I don’t know what she was thinking at the time, but it must have been horrifying. As someone with sz, it makes me wonder what lengths people will go to put me down should they see the need.
I don’t know the statistics, so this is mostly just an educated guess, but I imagine there is quite a bit of overlap there.
Not exactly a shock to find out that someone who believes they can speak directly to God, and that they hear his voice, ends up being schizophrenic.