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re: TOT: Tech students riot and burn police car
Posted on 9/19/17 at 4:16 pm to meansonny
Posted on 9/19/17 at 4:16 pm to meansonny
First of all, we're all making assumptions based on limited information. I have no idea what really happened.
But - regardless if the guy wanted to get shot - I don't like the increasing low threshold that we're hearing of police using deadly force. I have no sympathy for BLM or any of that garbage but can also step back and see that we have problems if the cops get more and more leeway to shoot anyone that they perceive to be a threat. If you or I shot somebody on the street that we felt threatened by - and all they had was a Leatherman - you can bet your arse we'd be answering a lot of questions.
The facts may come out and this clown may have totally deserved it but on the surface I would've hoped they sprayed or batoned this poor bastard before they shot him in the chest.
But - regardless if the guy wanted to get shot - I don't like the increasing low threshold that we're hearing of police using deadly force. I have no sympathy for BLM or any of that garbage but can also step back and see that we have problems if the cops get more and more leeway to shoot anyone that they perceive to be a threat. If you or I shot somebody on the street that we felt threatened by - and all they had was a Leatherman - you can bet your arse we'd be answering a lot of questions.
The facts may come out and this clown may have totally deserved it but on the surface I would've hoped they sprayed or batoned this poor bastard before they shot him in the chest.
This post was edited on 9/19/17 at 4:25 pm
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Posted on 9/20/17 at 12:26 pm to SquatchDawg
The threshold should always be fear of death or serious bodily harm.
The account I heard was that the "victim" had a knife and was slowly approaching the cop telling them to shoot him and that he was told multiple times to drop the knife before he was shot. If that is true, I don't blame the cop.
The account I heard was that the "victim" had a knife and was slowly approaching the cop telling them to shoot him and that he was told multiple times to drop the knife before he was shot. If that is true, I don't blame the cop.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 4:43 pm to SquatchDawg
It's not leeway dumbass. I don't see why you and some of the others can't seem to understand that lethal force gets met with lethal force. You don't pepper spray, Taser or use a fricking baton (all forms of less than lethal) on somebody with a weapon that can kill you! That is asking people to do entirely too much in way too short of a time period.
These shootings have enraged the public and I ask why? They have had trials by jury and trials by a judge all with the same result. Not guilty. In one of the cases the (rough ride) case the judge dismissed most of the charges and admonished the DA and last I heard she was fighting to keep her law license and stay out of jail. Cases get dismissed because they are weak and shouldn't have been brought forward in the first place.
Don't get me wrong the police are not perfect and I'm sure they have their fair share of bad apples but most of the shite is media driven as they look for ratings!
These shootings have enraged the public and I ask why? They have had trials by jury and trials by a judge all with the same result. Not guilty. In one of the cases the (rough ride) case the judge dismissed most of the charges and admonished the DA and last I heard she was fighting to keep her law license and stay out of jail. Cases get dismissed because they are weak and shouldn't have been brought forward in the first place.
Don't get me wrong the police are not perfect and I'm sure they have their fair share of bad apples but most of the shite is media driven as they look for ratings!
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