Current Events > Scorpion Unit disbanded.

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Blade_Trinity 01/28/23 5:33:42 PM #1:	https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1619461532030582785?t=mhW6V2idVWGezFMIqL8Row&s=19 --- Foxtrot Oscar <cite>Blade_Trinity posted [p:971161663] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1619461532030582785?t=mhW6V2idVWGezFMIqL8Row&s=19</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 01/28/23 5:38:07 PM #2:	Good. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:971161760] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
burns112233 01/28/23 5:38:46 PM #3:	That was a straight up gang beat down. <cite>burns112233 posted [p:971161773] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>That was a straight up gang beat down. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 01/28/23 6:13:22 PM #4:	Do more --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:971162508] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Do more</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apocalyptic_4 01/28/23 6:16:17 PM #5:	The entire department should be fleeced with a external investigation. --- XBL: Mrpicardbottoms PSN: Bosh369 <cite>apocalyptic_4 posted [p:971162579] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>The entire department should be fleeced with a external investigation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 01/28/23 6:27:36 PM #6:	What the fuck is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game. Who'd have ever thought a bunch of guys in the 'scorpion unit' would do something criminally reprehensible? --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:971162844] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>What the fuck is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game. Who'd have ever thought a bunch of guys in the 'scorpion unit' would do something criminally reprehensible? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baha05 01/28/23 6:28:17 PM #7:	Gobstoppers12 posted... What the fuck is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game. Who'd have ever thought a bunch of guys in the 'scorpion unit' would do something criminally reprehensible? I was expecting a Final Fantasy boss --- "He may be Mr. Clean, but his soul will always be dirty!" <cite>Baha05 posted [p:971162858] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>What the fuck is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game. Who'd have ever thought a bunch of guys in the 'scorpion unit' would do something criminally reprehensible?</quote>I was expecting a Final Fantasy boss</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 01/28/23 6:30:23 PM #8:	The whole point of that unit is they were supposed to be working larger high profile cases not beating down speeders. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:971162921] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>The whole point of that unit is they were supposed to be working larger high profile cases not beating down speeders.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 01/28/23 6:31:54 PM #9:	It was wildly inconsistent. Sometimes it could be aimed so well it could hit a dragon multiple times mid-flight. Other times it was entirely useless. --- #FeelTheBern http://i.imgur.com/q5z4CUu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6B9oFXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sy42Dlf.jpg <cite>lilORANG posted [p:971162954] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>It was wildly inconsistent. Sometimes it could be aimed so well it could hit a dragon multiple times mid-flight. Other times it was entirely useless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CRON 01/28/23 6:33:17 PM #10:	They're doing this because the sooner it disbands and dissolves, the more difficult it'll become to investigate previous murders, assaults and crimes perpetrated by its members. <cite>CRON posted [p:971162993] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>They're doing this because the sooner it disbands and dissolves, the more difficult it'll become to investigate previous murders, assaults and crimes perpetrated by its members.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 01/28/23 6:34:38 PM #11:	lilORANG posted... It was wildly inconsistent. Sometimes it could be aimed so well it could hit a dragon multiple times mid-flight. Other times it was entirely useless. Yeah, and honestly how did she just forget about a whole fleet? From that high up she should have seen them from miles away. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:971163031] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>It was wildly inconsistent. Sometimes it could be aimed so well it could hit a dragon multiple times mid-flight. Other times it was entirely useless.</quote>Yeah, and honestly how did she just forget about a whole fleet? From that high up she should have seen them from miles away. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HBKick18 01/28/23 6:35:03 PM #12:	it'll be replaced by the "viper unit" --- Proud fan of the worst team in American professional sports history: the Chicago Cubs. <cite>HBKick18 posted [p:971163048] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>it'll be replaced by the "viper unit"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baha05 01/28/23 6:35:49 PM #13:	HBKick18 posted... it'll be replaced by the "viper unit" Which will become the Serpent Squad Actually shit is this where the GI Joe Universe begins? --- "He may be Mr. Clean, but his soul will always be dirty!" <cite>Baha05 posted [p:971163070] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>HBKick18 posted... </cite><quote>it'll be replaced by the "viper unit"</quote>Which will become the Serpent SquadActually shit is this where the GI Joe Universe begins?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 01/28/23 6:36:34 PM #14:	Baha05 posted... Which will become the Serpent Squad Actually shit is this where the GI Joe Universe begins? Then we're right there at Cobra. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:971163084] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Baha05 posted... </cite><quote>Which will become the Serpent SquadActually shit is this where the GI Joe Universe begins?</quote>Then we're right there at Cobra. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkBuster22904 01/28/23 6:37:11 PM #15:	"disbanded." Split up and reassigned to pull the same shit somewhere else, with a different name. Should have all been charged. --- Haven't had a good sig idea since 2006 <cite>DarkBuster22904 posted [p:971163101] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>"disbanded."Split up and reassigned to pull the same shit somewhere else, with a different name.Should have all been charged.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cagey 01/28/23 6:41:24 PM #16:	DarkBuster22904 posted... Should have all been charged. With what? <cite>Cagey posted [p:971163197] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>DarkBuster22904 posted... </cite><quote>Should have all been charged.</quote>With what?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop9800 01/28/23 6:50:57 PM #17:	burns112233 posted... That was a straight up gang beat down. --- There's enough attention whores on CE already <cite>Bishop9800 posted [p:971163469] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>burns112233 posted... </cite><quote>That was a straight up gang beat down.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 01/29/23 8:53:05 AM #18:	It's a good thing to do but I don't like the implication that this was a problem with one unit and not the coninuation of an ongoing problem with the entire police force that has been around for over a century --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:971177575] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>It's a good thing to do but I don't like the implication that this was a problem with one unit and not the coninuation of an ongoing problem with the entire police force that has been around for over a century</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 01/29/23 8:54:41 AM #19:	imagine joining scorpion unit are we the baddies? --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:971177587] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>imagine joining scorpion unit are we the baddies?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoMeLx22x 01/29/23 8:58:53 AM #20:	Cagey posted... With what? Accomplices to murder. The 3 officers that pulled him over initially are not part of the 5 that are being charged. I'd argue they were just as unjustifiably aggressive and their actions are what spurred the entire altercation to end up the way it did in the first place. And that's not including all of the other officers that arrived on scene afterwards and just stood idly by. --- Sigs are for losers. <cite>NoMeLx22x posted [p:971177641] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Cagey posted... </cite><quote>With what?</quote>Accomplices to murder. The 3 officers that pulled him over initially are not part of the 5 that are being charged. I'd argue they were just as unjustifiably aggressive and their actions are what spurred the entire altercation to end up the way it did in the first place. And that's not including all of the other officers that arrived on scene afterwards and just stood idly by. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken 01/29/23 9:00:16 AM #21:	Thats the gang-iest gang name Ive ever heard --- May contain bones https://youtu.be/jGbI0P4hh3o <cite>Chicken posted [p:971177655] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Thats the gang-iest gang name Ive ever heard</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kakapo 01/29/23 9:15:29 AM #22:	Militarise the police, and theyll feel justified in behaving like an occupying army, with all the brutality and human rights abuses that entails. --- There's resounding gongs and clanging bowls, there's cats to guide my soul 24 hour party parrot <cite>Kakapo posted [p:971177798] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Militarise the police, and theyll feel justified in behaving like an occupying army, with all the brutality and human rights abuses that entails.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 01/29/23 9:19:54 AM #23:	Disbanding a unit but not firing any of the other members means nothing at all. --- tfw no big tiddy goth vampire gf who lactates blood - viewmaster_pi <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:971177838] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Disbanding a unit but not firing any of the other members means nothing at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uberl33tpro 01/29/23 9:23:51 AM #24:	I watched the video, and there's something off here about this situation that I haven't heard the media discuss. It literally makes no sense why 5 black guys would target 1 black guy driving, for no reason, who has no criminal record unless this was personal, I.E. they knew him, and had some kind of beef. The driver who got beat down might have been screwing one of their girlfriends, etc. <cite>uberl33tpro posted [p:971177886] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>I watched the video, and there's something off here about this situation that I haven't heard the media discuss. It literally makes no sense why 5 black guys would target 1 black guy driving, for no reason, who has no criminal record unless this was personal, I.E. they knew him, and had some kind of beef. The driver who got beat down might have been screwing one of their girlfriends, etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Patchwork 01/29/23 9:34:50 AM #25:	I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang. --- The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n. <cite>Patchwork posted [p:971178034] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uberl33tpro 01/29/23 9:35:59 AM #26:	Patchwork posted... I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang. I agree, this was personal. They had a specific beef with this guy they beat down. <cite>uberl33tpro posted [p:971178047] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Patchwork posted... </cite><quote>I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang.</quote>I agree, this was personal. They had a specific beef with this guy they beat down. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
McMarbles 01/29/23 9:59:28 AM #27:	In retrospect, naming a police unit after the creature fabled for mindlessly killing was a bit on the nose. --- Currently playing: Stardew Valley (Switch) Never befriend a man in sandals and always measure twice, cut once. <cite>McMarbles posted [p:971178337] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>In retrospect, naming a police unit after the creature fabled for mindlessly killing was a bit on the nose.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 01/29/23 10:02:26 AM #28:	Sounds more like sci-fi villains than a law enforcement agency --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:971178391] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Sounds more like sci-fi villains than a law enforcement agency </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Korey 01/29/23 10:02:39 AM #29:	Scorpion unit is a good name for a group that does sting operations. But I guess venomous untrustworthy murderous assholes was an even easier fit to live up to. --- https://i.imgur.com/PpxZDof.png \| https://i.imgur.com/xMGLcGE.png https://i.imgur.com/nsBw6Sy.png \| https://imgtc.com/i/sBYBaew.png <cite>The_Korey posted [p:971178396] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Scorpion unit is a good name for a group that does sting operations. But I guess venomous untrustworthy murderous assholes was an even easier fit to live up to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 01/29/23 10:17:14 AM #30:	What about the Sub-Zero unit tho --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:971178593] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>What about the Sub-Zero unit tho</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
the_pika 01/29/23 10:19:11 AM #31:	CRON posted... They're doing this because the sooner it disbands and dissolves, the more difficult it'll become to investigate previous murders, assaults and crimes perpetrated by its members. <cite>the_pika posted [p:971178631] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>CRON posted... </cite><quote>They're doing this because the sooner it disbands and dissolves, the more difficult it'll become to investigate previous murders, assaults and crimes perpetrated by its members.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 01/29/23 10:21:58 AM #32:	Patchwork posted... I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang. Yeah a local gang called the police. <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:971178679] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Patchwork posted... </cite><quote>I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang.</quote>Yeah a local gang called the police. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jonny2284 01/29/23 10:24:29 AM #33:	I'm gonna go out on a limb and say whoever thought up that name and that unit really loved the shield but never thought of Vic Mackey as the bad guy. <cite>Jonny2284 posted [p:971178744] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>I'm gonna go out on a limb and say whoever thought up that name and that unit really loved the shield but never thought of Vic Mackey as the bad guy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
the_pika 01/29/23 10:28:42 AM #34:	Mark my words: within 6 months we will see crime running rampant in Memphis and the cops wont do anything about it. when questioned about it they will say Morale in the department is low and cops are afraid of doing their jobs because they feel at risk if they use force its the same mob mentality that they have used in other PDs across the country to retaliate vs police reform <cite>the_pika posted [p:971178816] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Mark my words: within 6 months we will see crime running rampant in Memphis and the cops wont do anything about it.when questioned about it they will say Morale in the department is low and cops are afraid of doing their jobs because they feel at risk if they use forceits the same mob mentality that they have used in other PDs across the country to retaliate vs police reform</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rathinor 01/29/23 10:46:37 AM #35:	Murphiroth posted... Yeah a local gang called the police. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/3/AAe282AAEImb.jpg <cite>Rathinor posted [p:971179141] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Murphiroth posted... </cite><quote>Yeah a local gang called the police.</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/3/AAe282AAEImb.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperShake666 01/29/23 10:50:22 AM #36:	Patchwork posted... I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang. The gang is called the Memphis Police Department. --- "Look, if I was good at math, I wouldn't be on CE at 2:00 the morning clicking on topics about porn stars ****ing horses." - May 2017, Dash_Harber <cite>SuperShake666 posted [p:971179208] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Patchwork posted... </cite><quote>I still think this is a gang beat down. Thats what it looks like, and I wouldnt be surprised to hear of a gang within the department or that these cops were apart of a local gang.</quote>The gang is called the Memphis Police Department.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 01/29/23 11:08:34 AM #37:	Note: the current chief of police in Memphis was previously head of a similar squad in Atlanta's police department, where... https://twitter.com/burger_enjoyer/status/1619195142505906177 https://twitter.com/Omowale99949437/status/1619714439103778821 --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:971179591] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Note: the current chief of police in Memphis was previously head of a similar squad in Atlanta's police department, where... https://twitter.com/burger_enjoyer/status/1619195142505906177https://twitter.com/Omowale99949437/status/1619714439103778821</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ruvan22 01/29/23 11:26:52 AM #38:	uberl33tpro posted... I watched the video, and there's something off here about this situation that I haven't heard the media discuss. It literally makes no sense why 5 black guys would target 1 black guy driving, for no reason, who has no criminal record unless this was personal, I.E. they knew him, and had some kind of beef. The driver who got beat down might have been screwing one of their girlfriends, etc. That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. But to entertain your "something off" argument - why does 5 people beating up one person not make sense? Mob violence and groups escalating anger has been well studied for decades... <cite>Ruvan22 posted [p:971179998] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>uberl33tpro posted... </cite><quote>I watched the video, and there's something off here about this situation that I haven't heard the media discuss. It literally makes no sense why 5 black guys would target 1 black guy driving, for no reason, who has no criminal record unless this was personal, I.E. they knew him, and had some kind of beef. The driver who got beat down might have been screwing one of their girlfriends, etc.</quote>That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. But to entertain your "something off" argument - why does 5 people beating up one person not make sense? Mob violence and groups escalating anger has been well studied for decades...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 01/29/23 11:27:49 AM #39:	Ruvan22 posted... That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. That's exactly what it is <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:971180013] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Ruvan22 posted... </cite><quote>That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. </quote>That's exactly what it is</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Megaman50100 01/29/23 11:28:53 AM #40:	Gobstoppers12 posted... What the f* is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game. My first thoughts as well. --- move all remaining groundhog mercenaries to the front lines. Have sheep troopers squadrons A and B flank the cows. They're using DC-17 hoof blasters. <cite>Megaman50100 posted [p:971180026] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>What the f* is a scorpion unit? That sounds like the villain group in a Metal Gear Solid game.</quote>My first thoughts as well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ruvan22 01/31/23 5:40:55 PM #41:	Ruvan22 posted... That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. But to entertain your "something off" argument - why does 5 people beating up one person not make sense? Mob violence and groups escalating anger has been well studied for decades... @uberl33tpro ? <cite>Ruvan22 posted [p:971237398] in Scorpion U... [t:80327915]...</cite> <quote>Ruvan22 posted... </cite><quote>That seems a really big deflection, making the incident seem less horrible. But to entertain your "something off" argument - why does 5 people beating up one person not make sense? Mob violence and groups escalating anger has been well studied for decades...</quote>@uberl33tpro ?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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