On Police Killings
We recognize that the police killing minorities, the mentally ill, children, and others is an abominable indictment of our society. Such incidents are worthy of being discussed here on RPGnet. However, the boundaries of allowable discourse are necessarily narrow. That these killings happen frequently enough that we need a specific policy to address them is appalling.
When discussing a police killing, please observe the following guidelines:
Limit discussion to one killing per thread, unless they are closely related (multiple killings in close succession by the same police department, for example). Each killing is a tragedy that deserves consideration on its own, and we do not want any sort of 'Police Killing Megathread' to form.
"Threads about police killings are automatically🚦A-Game threads, even if we have not had a chance to label them as such.
In these threads, defenses of the police, or justifications for a killing are not permitted, and will result in lengthy bans.
Discussion of needed police reforms should be spun off into their own threads.
Because, at the end of the day there isn't a lot that can be discussed, beyond how terrible the latest killing was, threads on police killings will be locked when we judge that the discussion has run its course.
This is necessary to avoid the thread becoming a 'megathread' or drifting off topic once people have run out of things to say about the killing. Megathreads can also be attractive nuisances, drawing people to RPGnet just to post in such threads, and we do not want to have to moderate self-perpetuating sources of misery.
If new information about the killing comes to light, such as a police officer being indicted, you may report the locked thread (please include the new information in the report), and we will consider opening it for more discussion.
If a long period of time has elapsed between the original thread and new information, it is permissible to create a new thread, as the old thread may be hard to find. The new thread will be locked after discussion of the new information has run its course, as above."
The policy for discussing police killings.... How can anyone discuss anything if there is NO ALLOWANCE for discussing it from the police officer's perspective? That is not a discussion, that is a lynch mob.