Because, the actions of a person taken by surprise and shot should be to just lie down and get shot again, as opposed to trying to get away?
Trying to get away?
Seriously, watch the video.
Also, my understanding is that while on the phone with his girlfriend, (her words) she hears her boyfriend say "it's not real", right before he is shot. That tells me, he understands he is being confronted by cops. If he says "it's not real", then he understands what the situation is about. Therefore he should be smart enough to not make any stupid moves towards said gun. Especially after you have already been hit once.
I think that, if I'm black, the actions most likely to get me killed are the cowardly white people calling 911 and lying about my behavior, followed by the police shooting me when the supposed gun is pointed directly down.
I mean, it's nice the you the *the way* to not be killed after you have been shot by the police while committing no crime nor any wrong. Perhaps you can perfectly predict your behavior under those circumstances. I have my doubts.
Talking about what he did after he was shot is completely blaming the victim. Which is fine, because you don't particularly want to see him as the victim anyhow, right?
I'm not saying he was doing anything wrong. I'm just saying he is stupid for behaving the way he did. No, it's not illegal to be stupid, but natural selection will have its say.
Tell us the proper way to carry this around the store while you are looking for other things to buy, please.
Put the gun in a basket because you should know what you are carrying and what it looks like to other people possibly. It's called thinking outside the box. Again, it's not illegal to be stupid.
What makes you think he was going for the gun?
it doesn't matter if he is going for the gun. It looks like he is, and that is all that matters in that situation. Again, it's not illegal to be stupid.
Hey OneBrow, I assume you are white because of what I've heard. I don't know for sure. But I challenge you to a social experiment.
Go get a toy gun that looks like the real thing and start waving it around where cops can see you. Then when you are confronted, argue with the cops and be defiant, then make a sudden suspicious move with your gun. Like hurry and raise it and point it at the cops.
I can guarantee you that it will not end well for you. Regardless if you are white or not.
When you are gunned down, will that be because those white cops hate your white skin, or because you did something stupid?
