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Graphic video released of police killing another black man in cold blood

One Brow said:
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?
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
 
One Brow said:
It's nice to know that you can find outrage at something, even if it's a post on a message board as opposed to a person being gunned down.
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It was actually hyperbolic ridicule and scorn of a ridiculously one sided and biased opinion. I haven't commented on this topic because we are traveling and I haven't had a chance to watch the video or read about it.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
SC State Trooper guns down a black man after he followed instructions.

https://www.wltx.com/story/news/loc...leased-of-trooper-involved-shooting/16187305/
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That's a situation where the cop was wrong and did screw up. It quite possible that racist thoughts provoked him to shoot the guy for no reason.

I'd be 100% behind the citizen on this. The cop should serve a lot of time in jail for it.


Having said that, every case is different and should be treated as such. This video doesn't prove that every time a white cop shoots a black man then it's because the white cop is a racist and just did it for fun.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
SC State Trooper guns down a black man after he followed instructions.

https://www.wltx.com/story/news/loc...leased-of-trooper-involved-shooting/16187305/
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The few articles I have read don't say much more than he asked the man for license and registration and then shot him when he reached for it. Man never even got out of his car. Also that the Highway Patrol fired him over this and he is facing charges.

Based on that alone I'd say this man clearly needs to be convicted and I'd give him the maximum sentence. I wonder what other facts there are if any.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
SC State Trooper guns down a black man after he followed instructions.

https://www.wltx.com/story/news/loc...leased-of-trooper-involved-shooting/16187305/
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The trooper appears to be entirely in the wrong in this case. I would like to hear his explanation for his behavior, but I cannot imagine how it could justify what he did. Either he was poorly screened and trained, or he completely forgot his training when, for some reason, he perceived a threat where there was none. I hope that he's punished appropriately. He should obviously lose his job and probably spend about five years in prison and community service. It might be valuable to have him talk to other law enforcement officials about why he acted in the way he did and what the consequences have been for him (assuming that he is honest enough to take full blame and show true remorse). He and/or the Highway Patrol should pay the victim damages, and they should probably be pretty high. It is very fortunate that his victim was not killed or more seriously injured.
 
HighlandHomie said:
Appears? LOL

He's entirely wrong and has already been canned and will serve jail time once he's finally convicted.
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In this case "appears" means "based on the information I have seen." Do you think these problems are more likely to be solved by jumping to conclusions with only partial information or do you think it would be better to get the facts and make sure things are handled correctly? If, for instance, it was discovered that the victim did have an unregistered gun in the car that would impact my opinion of what the officer did.

But in this case it appears that you have a little more info on where the case has gone. Based on what you are saying it sounds like this case is following the pathway that a reasonable person would hope.
 
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