Originally Posted by staylor26:
Of course they aren’t, but that’s why you have your day in court as opposed to resisting and holding court on the street. The moment you do that it creates an entire different situation because the cops has a gun and is responsible for it.
Cops still have a right to protect themselves. If you are fighting with them, who’s to say you aren’t going for a gun when you’re opening your car door and reaching inside?
And let’s remember in this instance the officers had been told he had a woman’s keys, wouldn’t return them and was wanted for domestic and sexual assault.
Yknow what it looks like if they just let him get in that car? Looks a hell of a lot like a dude on drugs (fought off three cops and shrugged off a taser) just kidnapped three kids and drove off in their moms car.
That’s the world they’re in at that instant. Setting aside the obvious self defense angle, there’s no way on earth they can let that man into that vehicle knowing what they knew.
So now are we really back to ‘just shoot him in the knees!”? Again?
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
And let’s remember in this instance the officers had been told he had a woman’s keys, wouldn’t return them and was wanted for domestic and sexual assault.
Yknow what it looks like if they just let him get in that car? Looks a hell of a lot like a dude on drugs (fought off three cops and shrugged off a taser) just kidnapped three kids and drove off in their moms car.
That’s the world they’re in at that instant. Setting aside the obvious self defense angle, there’s no way on earth they can let that man into that vehicle knowing what they knew.
So now are we really back to ‘just shoot him in the knees!”? Again?
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Of course they aren’t, but that’s why you have your day in court as opposed to resisting and holding court on the street. The moment you do that it creates an entire different situation because the cops has a gun and is responsible for it.
Cops still have a right to protect themselves. If you are fighting with them, who’s to say you aren’t going for a gun when you’re opening your car door and reaching inside?
The problem is that in many cases, there's no justification for killing someone.
But my words don't matter. I'm not an African-American. I've never had to deal with type of situation in my entire life.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
And let’s remember in this instance the officers had been told he had a woman’s keys, wouldn’t return them and was wanted for domestic and sexual assault.
Yknow what it looks like if they just let him get in that car? Looks a hell of a lot like a dude on drugs (fought off three cops and shrugged off a taser) just kidnapped three kids and drove off in their moms car.
That’s the world they’re in at that instant. Setting aside the obvious self defense angle, there’s no way on earth they can let that man into that vehicle knowing what they knew.
So now are we really back to ‘just shoot him in the knees!”? Again?
Okay, then let's call it like it is:
If you're Black and you fuck up, you're a dead man. Plain and simple.
Originally Posted by petegz28:
In 2020 there have been 114 more white people shot and killed by cops than black people.
Considering that Black people make up about 11-12% of the entire US population, Black people are being shot and killed by police at a far higher rate than White people.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Considering that Black people make up about 11-12% of the entire US population, Black people are being shot and killed by police at a far higher rate than White people.
White police officers killing unarmed blacks compared to blacks killing other blacks... which occurs with greater frequency?
