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Cops claim black man advanced on them with knife. Vid shows them shooting him in back
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Not even the farce of an investigation at this point, they don't even remotely fear repercussions for their actions.
No they stopped him because he didn't have a light while being black, then killed him because he was black.
No they stopped him because he didn't have a light while being black, then killed him because he was black.
Fluffernutter Pancake
Member
They need to change the law regarding this "feared for our lives" bullshit defense...............and they need to do it YESTERDAY.,...........FFS....................................
That's because America is not a first world country. It's a gilded country where most citizens are at best, second-class unless they're white and wealthy.
TrueDefault
Member
I was in a presentation recently where a local cop, a police negotiator, talked about her experience during a negotiator convention in America. I'm in Australia btw.
The officer told us she felt the significant cultural differences when she was there. The other negotiators were very confused because she did not have any weapons and did not require to use any during her time as a police negotiator.
She said there was a table full of weapons for the other negotiators to update their arsenals and everyone was excited when they announced the door prize, which was a Colt handgun or something.
The officer told us she felt the significant cultural differences when she was there. The other negotiators were very confused because she did not have any weapons and did not require to use any during her time as a police negotiator.
She said there was a table full of weapons for the other negotiators to update their arsenals and everyone was excited when they announced the door prize, which was a Colt handgun or something.
starchild excalibur
Member
People have movie-inspired fears about robotic overlords, but I swear there'd be so many fewer murders if all of our cops were replaced by robots. For one, they couldn't peddle the bullshit narrative about fearing for their lives at every little thing - let alone someone running away from them.
There was a video from a shooting a few years back, where two cops stop a Latin man for wearing headsets while riding a bike. They claimed that he had a gun and shot one of the officers while they were attempting to arrest him. Video however showed that although they did find a gun on his person, one of the officers threw the gun away, and that same officer then attempted to shoot the victim but instead shot his partner.
He doesnt mention that he did it, while his partner is yelling at the victim asking him why he shot him. The first officer than proceeds to aim his gun at the victims chest, and while the victim is begging and asking why he wants to shoot him, he fires into his chest. After that happens, the officer who is shot, pulls his weapon out, places the muzzle on the victims back, and pop...pop...pop.
Without the video, they would have faced no charges, as the initial report stated that the victim had shot the one officer, and they reacted in self defence.
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.latim...a/la-me-sheriff-video-20151223-story,amp.html
Now, even the video evidence isnt enough to nail these police officers.
thank god for body cameras, they surely cant get away with it now? at least thats the hope.
With all this talk about police shootings, makes you wonder wtf is in their heads with still pulling the trigger so fucking fast. Blows my mind.
obijkenobi
Member
The real problem is NFL players disrespecting the flag
Supha_Volt
Neo Member
And my friends wonder why I hate this city so damn fucking much! Fuck this damn city
You know the answer.
Megawarrior
Member
I'm so tired.
Saint Gregory
Member
And this right here is the problem and why I get so frustrated when posters bring up cops being found not guilty in these trials as if that means anything. You can't expect these prosecutors to treat the police as criminals when they're all part of the same system. All of these case of police brutality and questionable shootings should be investigated and prosecuted by an independent federal agency.
Rabbit Clock
Banned
Fuck cops. This shit needs to end.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
Secret Fawful
Member
I literally had a debate with someone today where I was arguing that there are no good police departments and he was saying that Salt Lake City was one of the few departments trying to do good in America, and I was like nah. And then I read this, the horrifying truth yet again that there are no good PDs because they're all instruments of murder and white supremacy.
Phrynobatrachus
Neo Member
holy fuck
Aztechnology
Member
Souldriver
Member
I mean, I don't know what to say anymore. For every one of these events leaking out, 100 of them go unnoticed.
The injustice and helplessness I feel, I can't even begin to imagine how the victims, their family and victimized groups at large must feel.
Damn. Damn damn damn.
The injustice and helplessness I feel, I can't even begin to imagine how the victims, their family and victimized groups at large must feel.
Damn. Damn damn damn.
theignoramus
Member
What's worse than these trigger happy racist cops is the local DA who maintains this is a clean shoot and the officer did nothing wrong.
But keep on keeping on Amerikka, just be prepared for citizens to deal with this the other way when the courts offer no accountability or justice.
But keep on keeping on Amerikka, just be prepared for citizens to deal with this the other way when the courts offer no accountability or justice.
TatteredHat
Member
I thought America was the self-proclaimed Home of the Brave? Fearing for your life from a black guy running away from you, so brave.
theignoramus
Member
If the courts keep letting these bad cops off, I can tell you how it will turn out: people will take matters into their own hands.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
I mean, he was pulled over for not having a fucking bike light.
Even if he WAS trying to get away, he was on a bike....without a light....WHY WERE GUNS EVEN CONSIDERED?!
Even if he WAS trying to get away, he was on a bike....without a light....WHY WERE GUNS EVEN CONSIDERED?!
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Just a reminder of events from the past few months:
A life was ended over multi-tool pliers.
A life was ended over talking to the other cop in the cruiser.
I hate generalizing, but US police seem to have a general problem. It seems people get on the force, who have no place getting access to firearms.
Oh, wait.. access to firearms.
Night.Ninja
Banned
Survived 50 years only to get shot by police for not having a light. Messed up.
theignoramus
Member
Racists will tell you he had a felony assault on his record and he shoved one of the cops.
I just see a frightened older man, mentally ill, that non-racist cops would've subdued without lethal force.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Goddamn tragic and disgraceful. RIP
Fuck the police.
Fuck the police.
supermarioworldE
Banned
There's no way to disprove the "feared for my life" bullshit so the executions of black people will just keep going on legally without repercussion.
The justice system is perfectly designed to keep us down and Im so fucking tired of it.
R.I.P. Patrick Harmon.
The justice system is perfectly designed to keep us down and Im so fucking tired of it.
R.I.P. Patrick Harmon.
Militaratus
Member
Wow, another sadistic murder. They just won't stop.
Makes me wonder though, what is stopping cops for going on an ethnic cleansing where they shoot all the black people and call it a massive act of self defense and get medals for it?
Makes me wonder though, what is stopping cops for going on an ethnic cleansing where they shoot all the black people and call it a massive act of self defense and get medals for it?
Isn't this whole fuck cops thing a self fulfilling prophecy?
Black folks think the cops want to kill them so run away for even minor offences. Cops shoot them for running away and the cycle continues.
For those high profile cases where the cops really did fucked up (e.g. that guy reaching for his papers) they should have doubled down and locked them up else this sort of shit will just keep propagating.
Black folks think the cops want to kill them so run away for even minor offences. Cops shoot them for running away and the cycle continues.
For those high profile cases where the cops really did fucked up (e.g. that guy reaching for his papers) they should have doubled down and locked them up else this sort of shit will just keep propagating.
Night Angel
Member
The problem here isn't that people run away from cops, the problem is that the cops' first response is to shoot. Running from cops is not punishable by death. The prophecy is being fulfilled because we're giving stupid racists guns and expecting them to be better than their credentials.
As long as we keep giving badges to bad people, we'll have bad cops. When there are enough bad cops, they cover for each other so they can't be punished. Because of this, good cops can't do shit and might as well not exist in these discussions.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Let's not pretend this was over a bike light.
He was murdered for being black.
He was murdered for being black.
You do know the police force in America has been an antagonising force for Blacks since they were founded right? Blacks have historically had good reason to be fearful of the police in the United States. Its not a self fulfilling prophecy if its true.
US cops cant deal with minorities, they cant deal with the mentally ill, they cant deal with dogs, they cant deal with citizens showing up to their car window, they cant deal with children playing with toys, they cant seem to get their drug busts to not hit the wrong house and then kill the occupants in the wrongfully targeted home, they cant stop themselves from planting drugs on innocent peaople, a racist idiot calling them to report a suspicious minority can and will lead to injuries or death of innocent people, they cant be stopped from stealing peoples property by way of civil forfeitures, and the good cops are either silent or get ostracised for speaking up. Your cops sound like a criminal organisation.
llien
Member
Can people really be arrested for not having light on a bike?
That's my reaction as well, yet I'm not that sure after watching the video, this is the moment they shoot ("cut you"):
he's at the same spot as at 0:21 so not running away.
It's hard to say if he has a knife at that moment (which isn't that unlikely, given "cut you"), if he does, he's close enough to be dangerous.
That's my reaction as well, yet I'm not that sure after watching the video, this is the moment they shoot ("cut you"):
he's at the same spot as at 0:21 so not running away.
It's hard to say if he has a knife at that moment (which isn't that unlikely, given "cut you"), if he does, he's close enough to be dangerous.
timetokill
Banned
Yeah, I remember this one. Fucking horrifying.
Like do cops in the US not get any training or something? Whenever theyre in the news, theyre always terribly trained or sometimes, when theres a story about a good cop, I only think Duh, thats his job. The glorification of the police force in the US is also weird. You should get rid of that first.
Dreams-Visions
Member
why did i watch the video. I promised myself that I wouldn't.
Elfotografoalocado
Banned
Someone would have to program those robots, and give them parameters and cases for acting, and since they'd be very expensive we'd hear things like "The artificial intelligence of the robot did what appeared reasonably necessary to protect the assets of the Police Department"
psynergylover
Member
Surely Jeff Sessions will look into this...
You put it perfectly. I usually have a pretty thick skin, but yes, despite being both white and not-American, the sense of injustice and helplessness I feel right now is like a punch in the gut. I know it means distressingly little, but all I can think to offer is unwavering support for those pushing for change. Stay strong, Black GAF.
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