Ferguson

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bad cops bad cops whatcha gonna do...

Watch: South Carolina cop harasses a man for being "suspicious" (as in Black) | Boing Boing
Liberal-bashing cop finds himself in hot water after supervisors learn of his on-duty TikTok rants
Trump-Supporting Woman Cop in NJ Still on the Job After a Decade of Excessive Force Complaints
Andrew Brown Jr.'s relative disputes official account of the fatal police shooting - CNN
Grand jury will not indict undercover deputy who shot and killed house-sitting Missouri City man
Minneapolis cops terrorize mother and child after SWAT got the wrong address: report - Raw Story
Anthony Alvarez and Adam Toledo were killed being chased by Chicago police - 4 years after the DOJ found that the department's foot chases were leading to too many deaths

RETRIBUTION:

Federal judge finds that Columbus police ran 'amok' during peaceful protests, restricts uses of force
DOJ will reportedly bring federal charges against Derek Chauvin related to 2 cases
A former Louisiana police officer was federally indicted for a 2019 assault of a man under arrest
Jury awards family of Black man nearly $2.3 million in 'I can't breathe' Anaheim police death
Three Colorado police officers 'no longer employed' after arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia
Ahead of Andrew Brown Jr’s funeral, North Carolina clergy cry out for justice – NEW EXPRESS NEWS
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MORE "Protecting and Serving"

Ahead of Andrew Brown Jr’s funeral, North Carolina clergy cry out for justice – NEW EXPRESS NEWS

Black man calls 911 for help. ends up shot 10 times by same deputy who just gave him a ride
White cops in the NYPD have been accused of misconduct far more often than officers of color
Trump-loving cop repeatedly punched 4-foot-11-inch woman in the face during ‘horrendous’ beating
Ohio judge has to force Columbus police not to brutalize nonviolent protesters

AND, OH TIM, YOU KIDDER YOU:

Tim Scott says he realized the 'beauty' of cops after being pulled over 18 times for 'driving while Black' - Raw Story

MEANWHILE:

Convicted Murderer Derek Chauvin Receives $30 Per Week To Spend On Old Spice, Hemorrhoid Cream & Vaseline In Prison

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Convicted Murderer Derek Chauvin Receives $30 Per Week To Spend On Old Spice, Hemorrhoid Cream & Vaseline In Prison

I'm sure he is going to a a lot of Vaseline in jail.... But, it wrecks condoms. I doubt he is aware of that fact.

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I'm sure he is going to a a lot of Vaseline in jail.... But, it wrecks condoms. I doubt he is aware of that fact.

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Condoms will only be a factor if he ends up in p.c., bro (meaning, protective custody). Otherwise that's his ass...

MEANWHILE, more "good cops":

Elizabeth City officials say sheriff's deputies usually notify them when serving a warrant, but didn't before fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr.
Galveston PD accused of excessive force in traffic stop
NJ police officer fired for FB post calling BLM protesters 'terrorists'
Garrett Rolfe: Rayshard Brooks’ Killer Cop Wins Atlanta Police Job Back | NewsOne
We Need To Talk About The Claim That There Is A ‘Vigilante Police Gang’ In Vallejo, California
Women Sue LAPD After Group of Cops Who Falsely Believed They'd Stolen U-Haul Hold Them at Gunpoint
Facial recognition software lands three innocent Black men in jail. When will enough be enough?
Cops Receive Qualified Immunity for Coercing a 13-Year-Old Into Confessing to a Murder He Didn’t Commit – Reason.com
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'VISIT FLORIDA' goes their ads. But I THINK NOT. Considering in Florida you can be shot dead by someone claiming to be "standing his/her ground" or run over by someone thinking you're a protester blocking traffic, or be denied your right to vote (not it's certain to get counted or go unchallended even if you DID) and where, "Masks? masks? we don't need no stinkin masks!" seems to be their motto.

And ALSO where you can get arrested for recording a COP:

Think twice before you whip out your phone and record a cop in Florida. You could be arrested.

MEANWHILE:

Body-cam video could help curb LAPD abuses … if they actually let you see it | US policing | The Guardian
Watch a Cop Intentionally Damage a Car While Executing a Search Warrant – Reason.com
Nate Silvester, the Idaho Cop Who Mocked LeBron James Signs Book Deal
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Continuing from above, BLOWBACK:

George Floyd death: Former Minneapolis police officers indicted by a grand jury | CNN
Assistant state’s attorney resigns following investigation into statements related to shooting
Oregon cop busted for wearing right-wing militia slogan while on duty - Raw Story
White New Jersey Police Officers Penalized for Labeling Black Lives Matter Protestors 'Terrorists'
Woman shoved by Sacramento police officer while filming neck restraint sues city, county
Darren Green Jr.’s family wants Illinois state trooper charged in October 2020 shooting
Rep Jason Crow introduces police use-of-force accountability bill sparked by Elijah McClain investigation
A Texas police officer publicly accuses her department of breaking the law with ticket quotas
Group calls on DAs to dismiss convictions involving officers accused of lying

ALSO, new revelations about a long-time renegade cop named CHAUVIN:

Derek Chauvin was indicted in the arrest of a 14-year-old whom prosecutors say he knelt on for 17 minutes and hit with a flashlight - yahoo.com

DEPT OF WTF?:

A California school district made a support group for white students to discuss how the Derek Chauvin trial affected them

 

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ATTORNEY: What we saw on that video was an unjustified killing of Andrew Brown Jr.

An attorney for the family said they watched “an unjustified killing” of Andrew Brown, Jr. this afternoon.

The Brown family spent three hours behind closed doors watching six different videos of the fatal shooting of the man back on April 21st.

Attorney Chance Lynch said Brown was “ambushed”, and at no point did they see him pose a threat to any law enforcement officer, contradicting what District Attorney Andrew Womble told a judge during a court hearing two weeks ago.​

A 34-year-old Rhode Island man died after the police handcuffed him and laid him on his stomach for about 90 seconds

Prosecutor says no legal basis for virginia state trooper to stop, pull black woman from car

Oregon Police Officer Attacked Black Woman's Home Because She Supported Black Lives Matter


BLOWBACK:

Cases Dismissed After Former Baton Rouge Narcotics Officer Reveals Corrupt Policing

Local police shocked after Alabama officer convicted of murdering suicidal man

AND:

North Carolina’s Terrible Body Camera Law Blocks Important Information in a Controversial Police Shooting – Reason.com
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Continuing from above, BLOWBACK:

George Floyd death: Former Minneapolis police officers indicted by a grand jury | CNN
Assistant state’s attorney resigns following investigation into statements related to shooting
Oregon cop busted for wearing right-wing militia slogan while on duty - Raw Story
White New Jersey Police Officers Penalized for Labeling Black Lives Matter Protestors 'Terrorists'
Woman shoved by Sacramento police officer while filming neck restraint sues city, county
Darren Green Jr.’s family wants Illinois state trooper charged in October 2020 shooting
Rep Jason Crow introduces police use-of-force accountability bill sparked by Elijah McClain investigation
A Texas police officer publicly accuses her department of breaking the law with ticket quotas
Group calls on DAs to dismiss convictions involving officers accused of lying

ALSO, new revelations about a long-time renegade cop named CHAUVIN:

Derek Chauvin was indicted in the arrest of a 14-year-old whom prosecutors say he knelt on for 17 minutes and hit with a flashlight - yahoo.com

DEPT OF WTF?:

A California school district made a support group for white students to discuss how the Derek Chauvin trial affected them

."A California school district made a support group for white students to discuss how the Derek Chauvin trial affected them."

What???

I was affected. I was afraid that just one person in the jury would cause a hung jury to happen. Someone who couldn't care less about the facts. A white supremacist who hid this information from everyone.

That trial was the easiest of all the recent high profile trials to reach a verdict of guilty! I watched most of the trial. There was no way to find Derek Chauvin innocent!

That high school needs to be investigated!

 

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More "protecting and serving":

‘Unabashedly Racist’ NYPD Cop Boasted of Terrorizing Black People: Feds
‘We’re terrorized’: LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report
Unreleased bodycam video reportedly shows cops lied about black man they killed in his car
Cops Wrecked a Home, Terrorized a Family, Assaulted a Man. It Was the Wrong Place. – Reason.com
Retired NYPD cop arrested with two others in tow truck kickback scheme that 'netted them thousands'
Video shows South Carolina deputies repeatedly tasing Black man before he dies in jail
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^^^ MEANWHILE, some, but too few consequences for renegade perps with badges:

LA protester accuses uncle, an LAPD officer, of ordering projectiles fired on him | Los Angeles
Nashville Police: Three officers suspended without pay over botched apartment raid in 2020
Corrections Officer Fired After Racist Confrontation With Protesters
Police departments are resisting efforts to crack down on cops with ties to extremist groups: NYT
Firing Of Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Reversed | HuffPost
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PERPS WITH BADGES (CONTINUED): Misconduct and malfeasance - under cover of the "law"

Jury in ‘Road Rage’ Murder Trial Acquits Ex-Cop Who Shot and Killed Unarmed Vehicle Passenger After Near Collision

'Not releasing the video, this is done': NC DA defensive after announcing no charges in police shooting
Botched raid of Black woman’s home produces 'nearly 100' misconduct claims against Chicago police
'I'm scared': Newly released video shows deadly 2019 arrest of Black man in Louisiana
Family of Tamir Rice Urges Biden Administration to Reopen Investigation Into His Death
Ex-cops who break an elderly woman's arm during arrest and later laughing about it, facing charges
Jail Nurse Says 'Witnessed A Murder' When A Black Man Was Left To Die In His Own Waste In Cell

MEANWHILE, those Good Ol' Boys at the U.S. Fifth Circuit DO IT AGAIN:

Appeals court rules cops should have qualified immunity in violent takedowns - CNN


PRIVILEGE AND PERCEPTION - A TALE OF TWO WORLDS

‘They kill the person twice’: police spread falsehoods after using deadly force, analysis finds | US policing | The Guardian

A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don’t think police treat Black people differently
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The first paragraph of the first report below pretty much SAYS IT ALL: The police are a clear and present danger to people of color.

Police Officer- 'I beat the ever-living f--- out of' him 'all of a sudden he just went limp.'

It took two years to get the tapes that prove what we all knew. The police are a clear and present danger to people of color.

So often we idolize these people. But just watch and listen to the behavior of these people that are purported to be our defenders.

The police are too often the murderers of POCs

“They murdered him. It was set out, it was planned,” Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, said Wednesday. “He didn’t have a chance. Ronnie didn’t have a chance. He wasn’t going to live to tell about it.”

There is not much left to be said after seeing the video. Is there? We need more than police reform or retraining. We need a purge.​

Graphic Bodycam Footage Shows Troopers Tasing, Punching, and Dragging Black Man, in Stark Contrast to Police Report

Black man tasered, beaten and dragged by feet in deadly arrest | Metro News​

Check out the COMMENTS section of the first article. MEANWHILE:

Iowa Cop with History of Incidents Pinned Complying Black Customer to a Table As Bystanders Yelled
Judge Dismisses Charges Mid-Trial Against Cops Accused of Killing Black Man
St Louis cop referred to Black district attorney as 'plate lips' in series of racist texts - Raw Story
Video shows officer saying 'you shouldn't be able to breathe' moments before jailed man's death
Police arrest reporter Ayano Nagaishi covering North Carolina protest
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THE POLICE ARE A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO PEOPLE OF COLOR. The frank and honest statement from the writer of one of the above articles that pretty much sums up our reality today:

More footage released, troopers to be punished in deadly arrest of a Black man in Louisiana | Reuters

More video of a fatal 2019 encounter of a Black man with police in Louisiana was released by authorities late Friday, and two state troopers were notified that they will be fired, in the fallout of a lethal traffic stop.

The newly-released bodycam footage shows a high-speed chase and Louisiana state troopers punching motorist Ronald Greene, 49, a Black man, while he was already in handcuffs.

He was also dragged across the ground by shackled feet, and stunned with tasers as he cried, "I'm scared."​

...and sometimes a danger to non-minorities too... sometimes:

'An Absolute Nightmare': Video Shows Tennessee Officers Taunted Hogtied Man Before He Died | Common Dreams News

William Jennette—a 48-year-old white father of five—died on May 6, 2020 at the Marshall County Jail in Lewisburg, Tennessee after a group of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies restrained him and kneeled on his back for several minutes while he screamed for help, WTVF reports.

One officer is heard commanding Jennette to "stay down, you stupid son of a bitch." The video also shows Jennette repeatedly pleading with officers that he could not breathe.

"You shouldn't be able to breathe, you stupid bastard," an officer identified in a lawsuit as Kendra Burton replies.​

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MEANWHILE:

Alabama murderer remains a cop — because he changed his leave status: police department
Vermont Police Outed for Discriminating Against State's Only Black Lawmaker
Judge drops murder charges against 2 Mississippi cops - ABC News
Cop Arraigned For Threatening 14-Year-Old Black Lives Matter Supporter
Sister of Atatiana Jefferson, killed by cop who fired into her Texas home files a wrongful death lawsuit
Sister sues Huntsville, police officers who shot and killed Army veteran Crystal Ragland - al.com
Ex-cop facing trial for George Floyd death accused of 'smear campaign' in bid to derail prosecution
Chicago Police Refuse To Fire Cop Filmed Punching Handcuffed Man - UNILAD
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THE POLICE ARE A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO PEOPLE OF COLOR...:
More footage released, troopers to be punished in deadly arrest of a Black man in Louisiana | Reuters
... and sometimes a danger to non-minorities too... sometimes:
'An Absolute Nightmare': Video Shows Tennessee Officers Taunted Hogtied Man Before He Died | Common Dreams News

William Jennette—a 48-year-old white father of five—died on May 6, 2020 at the Marshall County Jail in Lewisburg, Tennessee after a group of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies restrained him and kneeled on his back for several minutes while he screamed for help, WTVF reports.

One officer is heard commanding Jennette to "stay down, you stupid son of a bitch." The video also shows Jennette repeatedly pleading with officers that he could not breathe.

"You shouldn't be able to breathe, you stupid bastard," an officer identified in a lawsuit as Kendra Burton replies.​

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It is endless! Every week one or more black men, women and even children are shot to death or strangled unnecessarily by U.S.A. Cops. It is our nation's SHAME!

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It is endless! Every week one or more black men, women and even children are shot to death or strangled unnecessarily by U.S.A. Cops. It is our nation's SHAME!

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Indeed it IS, A.B. It almost seems as though SOME are waging a war upon Black people. While resistance to oversight, accountability, and forms of "legal" flim-flamery allow them to GET AWAY WITH IT:

Limiting Qualified Immunity for Cops Was a Bipartisan Issue After George Floyd’s Murder. What Happened? – Mother Jones

Qualified immunity has become a flashpoint in debates over police accountability in the year since former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The previously obscure legal doctrine is the subject of more than two dozen state and national bills seeking to limit, circumvent, or abolish it. Yet despite initial momentum, the reform effort has slowed.

In practice, this standard lets cops off the hook for blatantly illegal behavior.

Qualified immunity was created in a series of Supreme Court decisions starting in the 1960s, which ruled that government employees cannot be held liable in federal civil court for violating someone’s civil rights—unless their conduct flew in the face of “clearly established” law. That, it turns out, is a high and often arbitrary bar to clear.

In practice, this standard lets cops off the hook for blatantly illegal behavior, simply due to a lack of precedent.
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New evidence suggests attempted murder cover-up by Louisiana State Police: report - Raw Story

New evidence is coming to light about the death of Ronald Greene while in the custody of police in Louisiana.

"New state police documents obtained by The Associated Press show numerous inconsistencies between Lt. John Clary's statements to detectives and the body camera footage he denied having. They add to growing signs of obfuscation in Greene's death, which the white troopers initially blamed on a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase and is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation," the AP explained.​

'They do what they want': Minneapolis police injured protesters with rubber bullets. The city has taken little action.

13 Investigates why video hasn't been released in 23 Houston police shootings since Floyd murder - ABC13 Houston

Corrupt former Baltimore Police officers get sentences reduced from 454 years to 20 years - Baltimore Sun

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MEANWHILE:

St. Paul Officer Who Let Police Dog Maul Black Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison | HuffPost

George Floyd anniversary: Black homeless man Kurt Reinhold was shot dead for ‘jaywalking’ and his family still await answers

MURDERERS WAITING TO "HAPPEN"

On the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder, Derek Chauvin Has a Third Accuser - Mother says Chauvin roughed up her 12 year old autistic son - lawandcrime.com

ALSO:

Louisiana trooper involved in Ronald Greene's arrest will be fired over unrelated use of force case, source says - CNN

One of the troopers involved in Ronald Greene's arrest will be fired over an excessive force incident not involving Greene, according to a Louisiana state official with knowledge of the investigation.

The dismissal of Trooper Dakota DeMoss by Louisiana State Police is pending official paperwork, the official said Tuesday. The official did not provide details of this other case.

Greene's family filed a federal wrongful death suit May 6, 2020, alleging he was "brutalized by Louisiana State Police and Union Parish Deputy Officers which caused his death."

Videos from body cameras worn by Lt. John Clary, Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, York and DeMoss were made public Friday.

Hollingsworth was set to be terminated for violations regarding body-worn camera and car camera systems, use of force, performance, lawful orders and for conduct unbecoming an officer. But he died in a car crash before he could be fired, Davis said.
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3 officers charged in death of Black man who said 'I can't breathe,' Washington AG says

Three Tacoma, Washington, police officers have been charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died last year after he was handcuffed and restrained.

Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins were charged with second-degree murder, and Officer Timothy Rankine was charged with first-degree manslaughter, the state attorney general said in a statement.

Warrants have been issued for their arrests. The Tacoma Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

ATTITUDES AT THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM:

Two Maricopa County prosecutors resign, who charged BLM demonstrators as "gang members"

Police commissioner faces backlash after saying minority cop candidates come from 'damaged houses'

The Fear That Abolishing Qualified Immunity Would Expose Cops to Ruinous Personal Liability Is a Big Fat Red Herring – Reason.com
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3 officers charged in death of Black man who said 'I can't breathe,' Washington AG says

Three Tacoma, Washington, police officers have been charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died last year after he was handcuffed and restrained.
Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins were charged with second-degree murder, and Officer Timothy Rankine was charged with first-degree manslaughter, the state attorney general said in a statement.
Warrants have been issued for their arrests. The Tacoma Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

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The Stranger.com:
Tacoma Cops Charged with Murder and Manslaughter

In order, Tacoma police officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine.

Three Tacoma police officers face criminal charges: Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the charges today related to the killing of Manuel Ellis in March of last year. The AG filed charges against Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins for second-degree murder and Officer Timothy Rankine for first-degree manslaughter.

"If convicted, the standard sentencing range for second-degree murder with no prior criminal history is 10 to 18 years in prison. The standard range for first-degree manslaughter with no prior criminal history is 6.5 to 8.5 years. The maximum sentence for both offenses is life in prison," writes the AG's office. "Warrants have been issued for the three officers’ arrest."

The AG's office goes on to write: "This is the first time the Washington Attorney General’s Office has criminally charged police officers for the unlawful use of deadly force, and just the second time homicide charges have been filed in Washington against law enforcement officers since Washingtonians adopted Initiative 940 in November 2018."

AG's declaration includes a very disturbing accounting of the actions that led to Ellis's death: While Ellis walked home from a 7-11 holding a bag of donuts and water, Burbank and Collins stopped and tackled him, then repeatedly punched his head. Collins applied a lateral vascular neck restraint—which the Washington State Legislature banned this year—before subjecting Ellis to a taser and additional force from backup Officer Rankine.

Ellis told Rankine that he could not breathe multiple times while Rankine restrained him and increased pressure onto his back. An additional officer then placed a spit hood over Ellis's head, despite the hood's brand clearly stating, “DO NOT USE on anyone that is...having difficulty breathing." (A spit hood is "a fabric hood that...covers a person’s head and is meant to prevent the person from transmitting fluids," writes the AG.) While Ellis pleaded that he could not breathe, Rankine told him that "if you’re talking to me, you can breathe just fine."

Ellis was declared dead at the scene: The Pierce County Medical Examiner determined Ellis’s death was a homicide "with oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint as the primary cause, and methamphetamine intoxication and heart disease as contributing factors," reports the Seattle Times.

Officers Burbank and Collins claim Ellis randomly attacked them, which caused them to restrain him, but the AG's evidence doesn't support the cops' story.*
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* - AG Ferguson charges three officers in the killing of Manuel Ellis | Washington State
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APPARENTLY, Derek Chauvin, who's concerned about his "life expectancy" in LOCKUP, is ready to "move past" the George Floyd "INCIDENT."

Derek Chauvin's Lawyer Asks for Probation, Citing Cop's Life Expectancy

Derek Chauvin Waives His Right to Contest Federal Detention Given His ‘Current Situation’ as a Convicted Murderer

Derek Chauvin Says He’s Ready To Move ‘Past’ George Floyd ‘Incident’

MEANWHILE, MORE PROTECTING AND SERVING:

An estimated 2,600 Latinos were killed by police in the past six years, report says - CNN

Resembling Breonna Taylor case, woman says LMPD officers broke into and destroyed her home
Arizona is planning to execute prisoners with the same deadly gas used by the Nazis at Auschwitz
D.C. Police Did Use Tear Gas on Protesters: Attorney
Audio Of Portland Activist's Arrest Alleges Cops Made Up Charges
Police Across the U.S. Deliberately Kettled Peaceful Protesters
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