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Trollheart 04-12-2015 02:32 PM

Whatever would Doctor King have said? Police brutality in the 21st century
 
What in hell is going on? Now we have yet another black man shot down, unarmed, for no other reason than that he ran away when stopped by a cop! And not a warning shot either: EIGHT shots, and he was killed. And then the cop (white of course) tries to cover by pretending the guy stole his taser? How is he supposed to have done this when the man ran directly from his car, away from the officer and was shot down at range?

Okay, so the cop is being charged with murder --- probably only because he was caught on video and the powers that be have no choice --- but will he be convicted? Every other week there seems to be some trigger-happy cop looking for an excuse to gun down a black guy. I'm not saying every cop is like this of course, but you have to wonder, with these incidents on the increase, do cops not think before they shoot? Like, there is no other way that cop could have halted his quarry's escape other than to shoot him dead? What happened to the Civil Rights Law? Are we living in the 50s again?

Comments?

ladyislingering 04-12-2015 02:37 PM

>Police about to beat down a person of color
MLK: Hoe don't do it
>Police be like, **** you
MLK: Oh my god

(just so we're clear here this has become a meme)

Isbjørn 04-12-2015 02:51 PM

The police in Norway is now armed with guns, temporarily. For eight weeks longer, I think.

The Batlord 04-12-2015 03:15 PM

I imagine he would have said something like, "Ow! Please stop hitting me!"

John Wilkes Booth 04-12-2015 06:03 PM

^ would probably be the most inspirational plea for help ever though.

grtwhtgrvty 04-14-2015 08:51 AM

The solution is very simple. Every police officer needs to be monitored and armed with cameras at all times.

John Wilkes Booth 04-14-2015 08:57 AM

^even when he makes love to his wife?

The Batlord 04-14-2015 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grtwhtgrvty (Post 1576727)
The solution is very simple. Every police officer needs to be monitored and armed with cameras at all times.

I agree. You could probably beat the hell out of a minority with a big enough camera.

Chula Vista 04-14-2015 09:04 AM

Two straight shooting deaths of unarmed black guys by white cops and two straight indictments for manslaughter/murder.

That's a start.

Frownland 04-14-2015 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1576737)
Two straight shooting deaths of unarmed black guys by white cops and two straight indictments for manslaughter/murder.

That's a start.

Ja it's not often that they're indicted.


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