R.I.P.->Memorializing Anthony Bruno & Ryan Stokes With Litter

This rotting stuffed animal covered tree is memorializing 2 people who died seperately, neither of them in a car wreck and neither of them within 5 miles of that location. Hey, when you have 30 shitty stuffed animals and 2 dead friends, any tree is a good tree for teddy bear bukkake.

Actually, that pile of decaying polyester is less a memorial to the victims than a good old fashioned "Fuck You" to the police who were responsible for both deaths. And by responsible, I obviously don't mean legally. How the fuck could the cops be legally responsible for shooting unarmed civilians? In what world do you live? Jesus Christ, one of the victims was black and shot in the back--you are going to try and tell me with a straight face that cops should get anything other than paid administrative leave for that? Nigger, please.

Both Ryan Stokes and Anthony Bruno were gunned down by the heroes in blue in 2013. The story of Stokes' death is uber-hackneyed: Black 20-something, no record, in bar district at midnight, cops looking for phone thief, order Stokes to the ground, thinks he has a gun, shoots him. Oops, no gun. Read the story if you want, you'll just be pissed.

On the other hand, read Bruno's story and you will be entertained. Bruno was drunk white asshole firefighter who ran into a sober white asshole cop. It starts when Bruno skipped out on a cab fare, cop working security at hotel goes all Dirty Harry and chases him down--breaking a lot of cop rules in the process, physically confronts Bruno, cop starts getting his ass kicked because Bruno had no idea who he was, during fight cop pulls out gun and shoots Bruno dead.

Individually both are sad stories. Taken together however, I find it refreshing that the fine officers in Kansas City don't see race when it comes to shooting unarmed civilians.