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This is an image of one of the numerous post-election violence that occurred on 2007. I pray and wait things turn out well tomorrow.
Aug 7, 2017 11:29 AM
overthewall
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This is an image of one of the numerous post-election violence that occurred on 2007. I pray and wait things turn out well tomorrow.
Goddamnitmisterrnoodle
Give a man a gun, a badge, and riot gear and he may no longer be a man
MjingaSana
I was actually living in Kenya during the elections in 2007. 0/10, would not recommend.
KingInternetCurtain
ihopeipassinmysleep
Kenyan here,didn't expect to see this here
thatguy1843
Well someone picked the wrong candidate
ghostpleb420
TMNT has changed since i last saw it
FapitalistPig
Ken't vote for the opposition, Kenya?
Trexel
If you go to the source (it's in the comments) it says that's they guy was interviewed and recieved no blows to the head.
evilabrahamlincoln
There was a great BBC story about 2 men trying to help avoid this outcome. Will post sauce when I get home.
AnExcellentComment
TreepacLumpynutz666
The risk for mindless violence tomorrow is high because the election is divided into ethnic groups.
Stralau
And remember, Kenya is one of the _better_ countries in Africa to live in. :-(
ihopeipassinmysleep
Eh its not so bad here
lemonsherbet
Boba fett?
Retromorphic
Space
sandmangrif
My family and I left the country, becuase we thought the election turn violent. One of my saddest days was coming home to a country that 1/2
sandmangrif
had just suffered this spasm of intense hatred and violence 2/2
BeeDizz
Poor police officer. He obviously feels threatened.
lichtly
In the States they just shoot 'em. Much more humane.
rhubarbarian
A favorite quote of mine from George Orwell: "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever."
drdsanchezjr
African History X? Didn't know there was a sequel
ProgeriaProstitutes
there is actually
BLONALD
Man, Boba Fett takes no shit.
stratus41298
He's just trying to be considerate and step way over the guy.
mamaafrik
@OP I live in Eldoret, which was where the violence was at its worst during 2007. Literally every small sound is making me jump tonight
overthewall
I’m in Nairobi-Pangani right now. I have my fingers crossed so hard they’re fusing into one.
Nuhlinga
Kenyan history x
VirginSurgeon
rickyinaustin
"You see this?! This means NOT WELCOME!" Favorite line of the whole movie
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
That scene fucked me up forever.
juggernaut1
What's scary is that all the points he was making at dinner seemed plausible in the moment. So easy to get swept up in hateful rhetoric.
Spacebandit
I guess you haven't seen much. There is alot worse out there :(
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
I've seen a good bit. It's the sound of the action that haunts me most.
TroutYabo
When he puts the teeth on the curb...
tokenhooker
"The Harlem Smile"
WantDownvotes
Fucking thought it was iron man in thumbnail
OdeToBouncer
Not Ded: Link too long, but search "kenyan police curb stomp" and click first link (Daily Mail article).
Corrodias
Is... is there another link?
OdeToBouncer
There are a bunch under the daily mail article
TurtleOnTheRocks
So alive but brain damaged?
Moonprayer
nope, he never stomped, https://youtu.be/Bss6td6dOm4
HellenicTaxCollector
What the fuck O.O did he actually stomp him? cause that looks like he murdered that guy
Corrodias
According to the next comment down, there's a video, and what it shows is that this is a mild kick to the shoulder after a normal beating.
MacClay
Could be he was walking around and almost tripped on a sleeping guy and was really startled by it (Nah, he murdered that guy)
AnonymousRocket
https://youtu.be/Bss6td6dOm4
Rockageddon
That was my first thought. My immediate second thought in Halo announcers voice was: Red team, Wiins
CareIDoNot
Lmfao
daniegamin
"Haha, suck it Blue!" -Simmons.
fixboxsix
Ironman would never do such a thing
leechdemon
Nah dude, that's Boba Fett.
InfOracle
Boba would totally do that.
idunnogoddamwaterbottles
The guys taking a nap and the officers trying to sneakily step over him without waking him up
Jazzstepper
This is why I read the comments
khele
And now Im going to hell...
CommentDiver
Well why didn't he just walk around?
ImgurPlz
Welcome to the real world. Soon to be USA.
clydeman420
Jesus why would u say that? Angry much??
woxx150
Do you need something to take that edge off?
FluffyPuddles
A little restored democracy would do the trick, I bet.
FastestBearAlive
Nah nah nah fuck that. He needs some cocaine
JeffTeck
He is alive actualy.
GeorgeLucasWillBurnInHellForEpisodeOne
Really?
popejubal
Yeah. Being a police officer is dangerous, but most police officers survive their shift even when they curb stomp someone.
JeffTeck
My bad. "Multiple reports indicate that the protester died shortly after he was savagely beaten by the riot police."
ManyManyMothers
No.
JeffTeck
My bad. Found out he is reported dead.
arethoseyourhands
How you could physically bring yourself to do something like this
yelwing
When the guy on the ground had made it clear he wanted to do that to you, or a loved one.
cleetdog101
Simple: he was given a badge, a broad degree of impunity & righteous indignation.
cptcr
first you want to shift your weight to your plant leg while raising your lead knee up perpendicular to your hip
ShitALLthegoodnamesaretaken
Because he wanted to do it. It's the basis for most choices made
ImgurPlz
Have you heard of 1930s Germany?
batbladeblack
Comments up top and source show he didn't actually stomp the guys head. Still discomforting.
IzumikaXx
Zombie apocalypse
WardStradlater
With great ease
HeretiCorpHasAnDFAcannon
By feeding the Hate inside you... If that policeman didn't had nightmares in the last 10 years, he is a classic case of a psychopath.
weedbratton
Nah situational pressures can bring out the worst in anyone
HeretiCorpHasAnDFAcannon
That is true, but not in this situation. This actually happend on May 2016. Police brutality is real high in Kenya. This is just pure hate.
weedbratton
I think the reason the police have so much hate towards the people would make this true
Bitterbal
By being a human with basic human instincts. This behavior is NOT new to humans...
Dagordae
Easy, dehumanize the opposition. Look at any war poster from any war in any country. Once they stop being one of you, then your brain
Dagordae
Stops applying empathy to them. They become less than animals, just things. That's the base cause behind most horrible actions: When people
StarrryNight
Or, how the NRA refer to liberals.
WeylandYutaniCorp
Or how liberals refer to Trump voters. Don't pretend anything is one sided
StarrryNight
Yeah but they are thick as shit apes though.
Dagordae
Become just things.
Yueling
Yup. And there is little to stop this happening time and again. History assures us of that. As do current events.
Stev757
Dagordae
The man had one hell of a way with words. For the life of me I couldn't remember which book that was in.
SabatonXX
Balance weight on left foot and raise right leg.
DrJeremyStone
What ^ said.
idkalan
Asked and answered
Xtr0rDinary
I like you. You smart.
TheRoyalDong
You a genius.
damspam
Sweet jeebus you're like that WWII Finnish Sniper replying "the recoil of my rifle" when asked what he felt while killing 100s of Soviets
ChucklePuss
I've never heard that particular WWII anecdote. Clever.
DixonHillPrivateEye
You're not incorrect
triggrhaapi
Savage
ThatGuyWhoThinksEveryoneIsAPineapple
Quite easy, tbh.
jordanschlansky
"What did you feel when you shot him?" "Recoil."
youcantproveit
"But how do you shoot the women and the children?" "Easy, you just don't lead em as much."
StatisticallyInsignificantCanadian
DragonMaster311
Thank you!!!!
SpringToMyWinter
Mithi
Try to bring up a scenario where the picture above is not showing a crime perpetrated by a policeman.
wehadtodrinkourwayout
2/2 Not saying both aren't crimes though. But the image seems far more brutal.
SpringToMyWinter
I'm just saying that one still frame of just two people doesn't come close to communicating the entire situation or what happened after
PlusSizedGentlemanInAnUndersizedGarment
Classic example of photos only telling half the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Loan
wehadtodrinkourwayout
To me the image shows the second before a curb stomp and broken skull. Irl the dude got bruised and beaten up but far is from dead.
Morkney
The policeman is gingerly stepping over a sleeping man, being careful not to wake him. *shrugs* i tried!
Moonprayer
i don't know local laws in Kenya, and although there is police violence involved, it is NOT the killing stomp that it looks like 1/2
Moonprayer
a "good" scenario for the same picture could be the Policeman jumping over an unconscious man to protect him from an angry lynch mob.
toastybunzz
I just watched the video, he didn't do it. Good snap by the photographer though, the guy just does a light kick on the shoulder
QueenAnissa
Still a terribly horrible and disrespectful thing to do???? God help them
coolandelite
Thank you for saving me clicks
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
I misread the word clicks
Frankinbeijing
TY
RibCagehopscotch
Thank goodness I don't feel as bad for laughing at the d*ck on his head
Fifivefo
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SwaggaChild
After he beats the cap outta the guy though.
ImNotAnOrange
after a few attempts of trying to shove his foot up ass, but ya, didnt kick his head in
MyNameIsDeega
Upvotes! We need some Upvotes over here!
SharkShanker
What's with that major league wind up, then? He's about to Edward norton that guy by the looks of it
hawkesnightmare
Dude still died though. Beating before this photo was enough to cause internal bleeding.
QueenAnissa
Y did he get beaten up tho
smallskillerofhambino
Doing the Lord's work. You should see if Stop Clickbait is hiring my friend.
scottjaeger
Psyche!
NickRivieraMD
Jesus thank you fuck.
stormegedendarklordofall
Thank god! My heads pounding
Martellus
What video are we talking about here?
Fifivefo
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Kristetutseende
Me too! This picture shows his last kick, a light stomp to the shoulder. He took one hell of a beating before that though... :(
TheBelleOfTheBrawl
"Light stomp" is my new favorite oxymoron
Kristetutseende
Haha great! I aim to please.
BiteyMcNomNoms
Oh i thought he was gonna curbstomp the f*ck out of that guy!
thatgirljel
I thought so, too! ????
ChucklePuss
Me too?!?! https://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mccpvytnuf1qa9gb5o1_500.gif This has always really disturbed me.
BiteyMcNomNoms
Holy hell! Whaaat the fuuuuuuu....