Crazy stuff man.
This is a riot. Take note, Minneapolis. A crowd standing in the street after a huge sporting event is *not* a riot.they were probably killed in an act of self defense, apart from the white men with assault rifles, they were just innocent onlookers practising the constitution and being free like everyone else.
Scary stuff, I hope everyone's alright after that.
Pretty sad that so few people have posted about this. As a European I can't belive what is happening and that the police openly break the law, stop people filming them (which is an American constitutional right) and openly attack peaceful protesters with year gas and rubber bullets.
I think it says a lot about Geekhack, a website that professes to be, and seems to be made up of Americans.
Pretty sad that so few people have posted about this. As a European I can't belive what is happening and that the police openly break the law, stop people filming them (which is an American constitutional right) and openly attack peaceful protesters with year gas and rubber bullets.
I think it says a lot about Geekhack, a website that professes to be, and seems to be made up of Americans.
Al Sharpton has arrived to settle things down. :thumb:
This all reminds me of a joke about the L.A. Riots.
Protestor: "No Justice No Peace! No Justice No Peace! No Justice No Peace!"
(Protestor makes downward hand motions, as if rummaging through something)
Protestor: "No Justice No Peace! No Justice No Peace! No Justice No Peace!"
(Protestor pauses, looks confused and slightly perturbed.)
Protestor: "... no Mediums?"
What would the proper course of action be? I don't know... peacefully protest during the day (as has been requested) and wait for the investigation to conclude? Since no one really knows what happened to the young man who was killed, doesn't it make sense to wait and find out before coming to a conclusion?
Also, some members of the community are clamoring for the name of the officer -- why does that matter? So he can be threatened?
Why is that when a black person kills another black person, there are no protests, no huge media coverage, and Al Sharpton doesn't descend from Racial Arsonist Heaven to adjudicate? Black-on-black crime is every bit as heinous and horrible and far more prevalent, but since there's no racist angle, no one cares.
Even with Al Sharpton on site (who wouldn't expect this??), the problem here is much more than a race issue. This is about a police officer murdering an unarmed kid then leaving his body uncovered for hours. This is about human rights and obvious abuse of power.
Even with Al Sharpton on site (who wouldn't expect this??), the problem here is much more than a race issue. This is about a police officer murdering an unarmed kid then leaving his body uncovered for hours. This is about human rights and obvious abuse of power.
How do you know that? Because you know the officer was white, and the person who ended up dead was black? They're investigating the homicide. If it turns out that the officer was in the wrong, he should (and will be) punished accordingly. If it turns out that the victim was unarmed and was shot anyway, then that's a serious problem. But again, we'll have to wait to find out the actual circumstances -- nothing about the case is 'obvious' except that race-baiting makeup-less clowns like Sharpton are ready to exploit the situation.
Cops murdering civilians?? We are used to it here in 'murica. Sadly, not really news
Unfortunately, everything you've described is pretty typical. It happens during every single peaceful protest that I've heard of, so I'm not surprised it's happening here.cops murdering unarmed civilians and using tear gas on journalists is "pretty typical" and "not really news"?
Cops murdering civilians?? We are used to it here in 'murica. Sadly, not really newsUnfortunately, everything you've described is pretty typical. It happens during every single peaceful protest that I've heard of, so I'm not surprised it's happening here.cops murdering unarmed civilians and using tear gas on journalists is "pretty typical" and "not really news"?
So from what I've read...
The cops story is brown slammed the cop car door as the cop was trying to get out then brown reached in and tried to get the cops gun causing Brown to be shot in the process.
Brown's friends story is they were walking along, cops were harassing them and just shot Brown for no reason.
I have no idea where the truth is but I'd say it is between those two scenarios.
So from what I've read...
The cops story is brown slammed the cop car door as the cop was trying to get out then brown reached in and tried to get the cops gun causing Brown to be shot in the process.
Brown's friends story is they were walking along, cops were harassing them and just shot Brown for no reason.
I have no idea where the truth is but I'd say it is between those two scenarios.
Well that narrows it down.
I think the best thing to do is to give the police all equipment the army dsnt need and then allow them to storm with tear gas and rubber bullets peaceful protest. Then what they should do is attack journalists reporting on the police and the protestors and ban all non police aircraft in the area.
Sounds reasonable.
Seems pretty clear that this town and America generally still has pretty large race problems, but the way the police have essentially treated it like a war zone and acted like they are invading said town is insane and makes zero sense.
So from what I've read...
The cops story is brown slammed the cop car door as the cop was trying to get out then brown reached in and tried to get the cops gun causing Brown to be shot in the process.
Brown's friends story is they were walking along, cops were harassing them and just shot Brown for no reason.
I have no idea where the truth is but I'd say it is between those two scenarios.
Well that narrows it down.
I think the best thing to do is to give the police all equipment the army dsnt need and then allow them to storm with tear gas and rubber bullets peaceful protest. Then what they should do is attack journalists reporting on the police and the protestors and ban all non police aircraft in the area.
Sounds reasonable.
Seems pretty clear that this town and America generally still has pretty large race problems, but the way the police have essentially treated it like a war zone and acted like they are invading said town is insane and makes zero sense.
I blame the president. But he's black so that must be racist. :/
Also I'm not disagreeing the entire government system is screwed up.
And if the news headline would have been 'Local resident shoots police officer dead.', would anybody have even noticed or cared?
And if the news headline would have been 'Local resident shoots police officer dead.', would anybody have even noticed or cared?
Cops murdering civilians?? We are used to it here in 'murica. Sadly, not really newsUnfortunately, everything you've described is pretty typical. It happens during every single peaceful protest that I've heard of, so I'm not surprised it's happening here.cops murdering unarmed civilians and using tear gas on journalists is "pretty typical" and "not really news"?
I blame the president. But he's black so that must be racist. :/
The media doesn't help. They just fuel the fire by not reporting all the information.
Not racist but probably unfounded. He was probably playing golf somewhere anyway
Also keep in mind all of these fatty cops are mostly OFF DUTY right now. So they are making at least double time to "stand guard" and harass the general public. Taking facebook photos seems to be ok too. Tax dollars well spent by the local citizens there I must say!!
You been read the stats that have been posted on news sites? I think I read on the Huffington Post (?) that in the last year 90%~ of stop and searches where on black people (in a community of a 60-40 black-white split) and of those people stopped only 20%~ where then arrested, compared with the 10%~ of whites that where stopped 30%~ where arrested.
Today blacks are about 13 percent of the population and continue to be responsible for an inordinate amount of crime. Between 1976 and 2005 blacks committed more than half of all murders in the United States. The black arrest rate for most offenses — including robbery, aggravated assault and property crimes — is still typically two to three times their representation in the population. Blacks as a group are also overrepresented among persons arrested for so-called white-collar crimes such as counterfeiting, fraud and embezzlement. And blaming this decades-long, well-documented trend on racist cops, prosecutors, judges, sentencing guidelines and drug laws doesn’t cut it as a plausible explanation.
“Even allowing for the existence of discrimination in the criminal justice system, the higher rates of crime among black Americans cannot be denied,” wrote James Q. Wilson and Richard Herrnstein in their classic 1985 study, “Crime and Human Nature.” “Every study of crime using official data shows blacks to be overrepresented among persons arrested, convicted, and imprisoned for street crimes.” This was true decades before the authors put it to paper, and it remains the case decades later.
LAPD just murdered (execution style) a black dude about 2 blocks from my house also.
Dude was on the ground when the officer shot him.
Police State USA. Black man season and the pigs all have their hunting license.
California is sadly a nanny state when it comes to guns.
Due to my mild dyslexia, I initially read the title as ribs in saint louis.if only the cops threw a bbq instead of gunning down blacks and teargassing people that think that's ****ed up
Clicked on the thread hoping to have some salivating, inducing discussion.
NOPE.
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LAPD just murdered (execution style) a black dude about 2 blocks from my house also.
Dude was on the ground when the officer shot him.
Police State USA. Black man season and the pigs all have their hunting license.
Good thing you all got guns (Americans) so you can rise up if your government tries to stop your FREEDOM... oh wait no, that's not why you have guns is it... my bad...
LAPD just murdered (execution style) a black dude about 2 blocks from my house also.
Dude was on the ground when the officer shot him.
Police State USA. Black man season and the pigs all have their hunting license.
Good thing you all got guns (Americans) so you can rise up if your government tries to stop your FREEDOM... oh wait no, that's not why you have guns is it... my bad...
You seem to have some grudge against America.
LAPD just murdered (execution style) a black dude about 2 blocks from my house also.
Dude was on the ground when the officer shot him.
Police State USA. Black man season and the pigs all have their hunting license.
Good thing you all got guns (Americans) so you can rise up if your government tries to stop your FREEDOM... oh wait no, that's not why you have guns is it... my bad...
You seem to have some grudge against America.
What makes you say that?
I think it's a pretty fair statement to make. Why else where Americans given the right to arm themselves? Isn't it what the NRA says everytime someone goes on a 'CoD induced rampage' at a school once a year?
So anyone seen the photos from the store surveillance system that appears to show the guy who got shot robbing a place right before?
Murder for a pack of cigarillos seems fair in my book. That'll teach em
LAPD just murdered (execution style) a black dude about 2 blocks from my house also.
Dude was on the ground when the officer shot him.
Police State USA. Black man season and the pigs all have their hunting license.
Good thing you all got guns (Americans) so you can rise up if your government tries to stop your FREEDOM... oh wait no, that's not why you have guns is it... my bad...
Murder for a pack of cigarillos seems fair in my book. That'll teach emi'd definitely kill for a pack of romeo&julieta puritos
i'd killMurder for a pack of cigarillos seems fair in my book. That'll teach emi'd definitely kill for a pack of romeo&julieta puritos
Murder for a pack of cigarillos seems fair in my book. That'll teach emi'd definitely kill for a pack of romeo&julieta puritos
So anyone seen the photos from the store surveillance system that appears to show the guy who got shot robbing a place right before?
So anyone seen the photos from the store surveillance system that appears to show the guy who got shot robbing a place right before?
So (assuming this is all you've read) he should be killed because he robbed a store?
Some super revealing replies in this thread. Super revealing.
So anyone seen the photos from the store surveillance system that appears to show the guy who got shot robbing a place right before?
So (assuming this is all you've read) he should be killed because he robbed a store?
Some super revealing replies in this thread. Super revealing.
First don't put words in my mouth.
Second the only point I was making at the moment I posted was new info was released.
I would say most are unaware of many of the the things going on out of their regional area and the phrase out of site, out of mind applies.
Most are apathetic to things unless something specifically happens to them personally.
We don't even watch the news on TV in our home because its so negative and there is so much spin anymore.
It's worth noting as well that America is a large country. For everything reported at a national or international scale, there are a ton of similarly heinous events that happen regionally. I sincerely care about what happened in St. Louis, but there's not exactly nothing going on in NY to steal my attention.
Oh, LAPD also recently killed a hispanic dude near me. Beat him to death. Beat him so bad one of the pigs broke his own hand.yeah i heard about that
Ferguson also beat a dude prior to Brown shooting and charged him with destruction of property because he bled on their uniform.
so citizens are protecting stores n **** from looterssame **** in LA in 1992
http://rt.com/usa/180780-ferguson-protests-looting-stores/
>The same store Brown was accused of robbing was looted by protesters later Friday, together with several other shops. However, Jackson said that no arrests were made.
>Store owners reportedly started arming up as police did not interfere while their businesses were being looted.
LA Riots all over again.
The police need to do some more shooting in that area. Every one of them shouting "kill the police" should have been locked up already.
Just saw a tweet where a police pointed a gun at a lifestream reporter and asking him to GTFO before he shoot him!
WTF? My image of America as a land that people all over the world want to move into, is forever tarnished by this!
Just saw a tweet where a police pointed a gun at a lifestream reporter and asking him to GTFO before he shoot him!
WTF? My image of America as a land that people all over the world want to move into, is forever tarnished by this!
You can thank the militarization of police and police unions.
Cops get war grade guns/vehicles and think they're soldiers. They step over the line, but are protected by police unions.
Just saw a tweet where a police pointed a gun at a lifestream reporter and asking him to GTFO before he shoot him!
WTF? My image of America as a land that people all over the world want to move into, is forever tarnished by this!
You can thank the militarization of police and police unions.
Cops get war grade guns/vehicles and think they're soldiers. They step over the line, but are protected by police unions.
Yep.
That said, don't be afraid of the entire country because of this. In my experience, there are pockets that are bad, like this, and some places are perfectly fine. Remember that the USA is a huge country and what might be a problem in one portion can be quite far away geographically. That doesn't make it any less of a problem, but it does mean that it's not an immediate threat to you.
My wife and I ended up moving out of the city of St Louis proper a couple years ago.. I took our son out to lunch and to play. The house was broken in to some time between 11:30am and 2pm. I called the police. They made sure nobody was in the house and said "well you should probably get some bars.. the crime scene unit won't come out for just a burglary so you don't have to wait to clean up, good luck!". The neighbors not only refused to say anything to the police, they became angry at us for calling them at all. Even the neighbors we had talked to on a fairly regular basis wanted nothing to do with us.
The house got burglarized twice more while we were working on finding a new house to buy. Our son still worries about more bad guys coming into the house (and we don't even live in the same house now)!
My wife and I ended up moving out of the city of St Louis proper a couple years ago.. I took our son out to lunch and to play. The house was broken in to some time between 11:30am and 2pm. I called the police. They made sure nobody was in the house and said "well you should probably get some bars.. the crime scene unit won't come out for just a burglary so you don't have to wait to clean up, good luck!". The neighbors not only refused to say anything to the police, they became angry at us for calling them at all. Even the neighbors we had talked to on a fairly regular basis wanted nothing to do with us.
The house got burglarized twice more while we were working on finding a new house to buy. Our son still worries about more bad guys coming into the house (and we don't even live in the same house now)!
My wife and I ended up moving out of the city of St Louis proper a couple years ago.. I took our son out to lunch and to play. The house was broken in to some time between 11:30am and 2pm. I called the police. They made sure nobody was in the house and said "well you should probably get some bars.. the crime scene unit won't come out for just a burglary so you don't have to wait to clean up, good luck!". The neighbors not only refused to say anything to the police, they became angry at us for calling them at all. Even the neighbors we had talked to on a fairly regular basis wanted nothing to do with us.
The house got burglarized twice more while we were working on finding a new house to buy. Our son still worries about more bad guys coming into the house (and we don't even live in the same house now)!
Sounds like a typical housing estate in Malaysia. We had to set up our own resident association and hire our own 'guards', which are not really professional or qualified guards. The police over here are too thin to be able to enforce anything and so burglary and snatch thief are pretty common. That's one thing I would hardly expect to hear from USA and it's fame police force. I guess those are just Hollywood movies huh?
What you also have to think is of the situation the police are in right now. Disregard the fact a kid was killed, disregard the race issues for now.
They are under massive pressure. The whole world is watching. For some reason, the US Government has thought it would be a great idea to give police departments surplus military gear such as MTP helmets, rifles, APCs etc. Police don't need this ****. Police don't WANT this ****. Who is going to need a camo helmet/pants in the middle of a city? They are probably all pulling double if not triple shifts to provide the amount of manpower the Governor wants on the streets right now. Anything and everything they do is being scrutinized by the international media, and by their own command structure.
They are also fearing for their lives. Yes, an unarmed kid was killed. But riots are a whole nother kettle of fish. They are unpredictable, and absolutely anything can happen. You can get singled out and dragged away, you can get set on ****ing fire, and some people in St. Louis have actually said they want to go out and kill police officers. You are up against an unknown number of people who can come at you from an infinite amount of directions, with unknown weapons, dressed in anything. Someone has a camera? So what? They could also have a gun. You aren't going to shoot them, but you want them as far away as possible so they don't pose a threat and they don't get in your way. The only people you can trust in those kinds of situations are your buddies next to you, and I would tell everybody to back the **** off who wasn't a police officer if I was in that situation.
If that was you, would you not be on edge?
Wow... I guess "To protect and serve", the old LAPD motto which has become synonymous with American police to us "overseas" people doesn't really mean what I thought it did. Police state, anyone?
Let's see the cop's dash camNot required to have one where he was, could have cleared this whole thing up if they made that **** mandatory. Though knowing law enforcement, the camera probably "would have been off" or "not functional". The media's constant race baiting is only adding fuel to this fire
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Some of the stories out of Ferguson say that protestors helped to protect businesses targeted by looters -- when police were ordered to stand down and let it all happen. A lot of these looters, supposedly, are from nearby neighborhoods and have nothing to do with the protestors.The media has kinda blown the looting thing out of proportion. But yes, most of them are just delinquents from neighboring towns looking to capitalize on the chaos
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How does looting have anything to do with justice?
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according to US police:
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According to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and Native Americans and Asians 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most murders were intraracial, with 84% of white homicide victims murdered by whites, and 93% of black victims murdered by blacks.
and a flip, and a flop- OOOOHH WIPEOUTaccording to US police:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_StatesQuoteAccording to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and Native Americans and Asians 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most murders were intraracial, with 84% of white homicide victims murdered by whites, and 93% of black victims murdered by blacks.
The sad truth is that if a black person kills another black person (which apparently is very common), black people in general (and the media in particular) don't really give a ****. The media cares only if its a white shooter, because then they get to indulge in their favorite bull**** narrative about 'race in America'. This whole thing is just a racket.
Some of the stories out of Ferguson say that protestors helped to protect businesses targeted by looters -- when police were ordered to stand down and let it all happen. A lot of these looters, supposedly, are from nearby neighborhoods and have nothing to do with the protestors.The media has kinda blown the looting thing out of proportion. But yes, most of them are just delinquents from neighboring towns looking to capitalize on the chaos
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How does looting have anything to do with justice?
More than a dozen witnesses corroborate cops story: https://twitter.com/ChristineDByers/statuses/501556693382094848 (https://twitter.com/ChristineDByers/statuses/501556693382094848)
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
according to US police:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_StatesQuoteAccording to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and Native Americans and Asians 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most murders were intraracial, with 84% of white homicide victims murdered by whites, and 93% of black victims murdered by blacks.
The sad truth is that if a black person kills another black person (which apparently is very common), black people in general (and the media in particular) don't really give a ****. The media cares only if its a white shooter, because then they get to indulge in their favorite bull**** narrative about 'race in America'. This whole thing is just a racket.
It's gotten to a point where the mainstream media have become just as big of offenders when it comes to race-baiting as people like al sharpton and jesse jackson. "Wait, what's this? He wore basketball jerseys? Probably some kind of gangbanger delinquent"btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Cop apologists.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
I think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
I think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
I think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
Or don't give them access to ****ing military equipment. Politicians seem to be against militarizing police now, but a few months ago when a bill was introduced the lessen their access to military grade equipment they pretty much unanimously shot it downI think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
Or don't give them access to ****ing military equipment. Politicians seem to be against militarizing police now, but a few months ago when a bill was introduced the lessen their access to military grade equipment they pretty much unanimously shot it downI think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
I think Ferguson should probably be considered end of life too.. End of support for Ferguson effectively immediately.
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Or don't give them access to ****ing military equipment. Politicians seem to be against militarizing police now, but a few months ago when a bill was introduced the lessen their access to military grade equipment they pretty much unanimously shot it downI think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
Again politicians do whatever they think makes them look better, no right, no wrong, no concern for anything other than keeping up appearances.
It's because congress is filled with old, white guys who get hard-ons from bigass militaries and guns, and back then no one gave enough of a **** to noticeOr don't give them access to ****ing military equipment. Politicians seem to be against militarizing police now, but a few months ago when a bill was introduced the lessen their access to military grade equipment they pretty much unanimously shot it downI think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
Again politicians do whatever they think makes them look better, no right, no wrong, no concern for anything other than keeping up appearances.
How does giving local police forces military grade equipment make anyone look good?? The only reason the US has this problem (so predominately) is because of it's insane and long standing military budget
Or don't give them access to ****ing military equipment. Politicians seem to be against militarizing police now, but a few months ago when a bill was introduced the lessen their access to military grade equipment they pretty much unanimously shot it downI think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
Again politicians do whatever they think makes them look better, no right, no wrong, no concern for anything other than keeping up appearances.
How does giving local police forces military grade equipment make anyone look good?? The only reason the US has this problem (so predominately) is because of it's insane and long standing military budget
A few of my friends have been tear gassed while peacefully protesting in Ferguson, a few arrested. Everyone I know that has actually BEEN in Ferguson tells a completely different story than how that told by the majority of news outlets. The scope of douchebags looting stores has been blown way out of proportion, and almost everyone arrested for doing so has been from outside of the Ferguson community.
US media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.It's gotten to a point where the mainstream media have become just as big of offenders when it comes to race-baiting as people like al sharpton and jesse jackson. "Wait, what's this? He wore basketball jerseys? Probably some kind of gangbanger delinquent"btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Cop apologists.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
I think the police department in Fergusen needs to be disbanded and abolished.
Why not just get rid of police everywhere that seems to be a much better solution.
And then replace them with the army! Oh wait...
A few of my friends have been tear gassed while peacefully protesting in Ferguson, a few arrested. Everyone I know that has actually BEEN in Ferguson tells a completely different story than how that told by the majority of news outlets. The scope of douchebags looting stores has been blown way out of proportion, and almost everyone arrested for doing so has been from outside of the Ferguson community.just a bunch of random people trying to get in on the chaos, but the media sees it as another opportunity for more ratings
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
That's why we have BBC and Al JazeeraUS media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.It's gotten to a point where the mainstream media have become just as big of offenders when it comes to race-baiting as people like al sharpton and jesse jackson. "Wait, what's this? He wore basketball jerseys? Probably some kind of gangbanger delinquent"btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Cop apologists.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
A few of my friends have been tear gassed while peacefully protesting in Ferguson, a few arrested. Everyone I know that has actually BEEN in Ferguson tells a completely different story than how that told by the majority of news outlets. The scope of douchebags looting stores has been blown way out of proportion, and almost everyone arrested for doing so has been from outside of the Ferguson community.
So do folks on the ground agree that the police went way overboard?
A few of my friends have been tear gassed while peacefully protesting in Ferguson, a few arrested. Everyone I know that has actually BEEN in Ferguson tells a completely different story than how that told by the majority of news outlets. The scope of douchebags looting stores has been blown way out of proportion, and almost everyone arrested for doing so has been from outside of the Ferguson community.
So do folks on the ground agree that the police went way overboard?
US media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.
IMO the militarization(sp) of the police is the key issue here. Race second. The way the local PD has responded is incredibly sad. And it has become the norm. Look at how many people have died during swat raiding the wrong houses and then taking no responsibility.
Not if the PD have anything to do with it!That's why we have BBC and Al JazeeraUS media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.It's gotten to a point where the mainstream media have become just as big of offenders when it comes to race-baiting as people like al sharpton and jesse jackson. "Wait, what's this? He wore basketball jerseys? Probably some kind of gangbanger delinquent"btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Cop apologists.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
Pretty sure we've established that almost none of the people involved in those isolated incidents had anything to do with the actual peaceful protestbtw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
Are these cop-supporting protestors wearing masks?
REPORTER to LOOTER: "Why are you looting and setting buildings on fire?"
LOOTER: "TO PROTEST VIOLENCE!!!!"
Makes perfect sense.
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
Are these cop-supporting protestors wearing masks?
REPORTER to LOOTER: "Why are you looting and setting buildings on fire?"
LOOTER: "TO PROTEST VIOLENCE!!!!"
Makes perfect sense.
lol just waitNot if the PD have anything to do with it!That's why we have BBC and Al JazeeraUS media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.It's gotten to a point where the mainstream media have become just as big of offenders when it comes to race-baiting as people like al sharpton and jesse jackson. "Wait, what's this? He wore basketball jerseys? Probably some kind of gangbanger delinquent"btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Cop apologists.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
And fighting a very lost battlebtw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
Are these cop-supporting protestors wearing masks?
REPORTER to LOOTER: "Why are you looting and setting buildings on fire?"
LOOTER: "TO PROTEST VIOLENCE!!!!"
Makes perfect sense.
You appear to be a grade A moron
US media is the biggest scum of the earth. Left or right, all they do is pander to idiots for views.
IMO the militarization(sp) of the police is the key issue here. Race second. The way the local PD has responded is incredibly sad. And it has become the norm. Look at how many people have died during swat raiding the wrong houses and then taking no responsibility.
^^ This completely. There are entirely too many 'accidents' from raiding the wrong house and 'news' has turned into a sucky reality show.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
wow*bull*****btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
Are these cop-supporting protestors wearing masks?
REPORTER to LOOTER: "Why are you looting and setting buildings on fire?"
LOOTER: "TO PROTEST VIOLENCE!!!!"
Makes perfect sense.
You appear to be a grade A moron
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
DEMIK. STAHP.
Seriously, stop agreeing with me, it's very disconcerting.
Well I think everyone here agrees that Al Sharpton is just about as racist as your garden-variety neo-naziWorst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
DEMIK. STAHP.
Seriously, stop agreeing with me, it's very disconcerting.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
DEMIK. STAHP.
Seriously, stop agreeing with me, it's very disconcerting.
Like you are any better than he is.
Worst part about this?
Al Sharpton. He is no different than racists. Thrives on making everything a racial issue because without it he is irrelevant.
DEMIK. STAHP.
Seriously, stop agreeing with me, it's very disconcerting.
Like you are any better than he is.
It's okay, I think you're a racist too.
Well I think everyone here agrees that Al Sharpton is just about as racist as your garden-variety neo-nazi
But man, you sure hate them african americans.
Please, continue bringing upirrelevantrelevant facts.
According to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and Native Americans and Asians 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most murders were intraracial, with 84% of white homicide victims murdered by whites, and 93% of black victims murdered by blacks.
btw there's a bunch of white people on the cop's side that look just like you'd expect protesting against the protesters, not heard anything about them being shot or teargassed
Are they doing it at night while burning anything down?
Are these cop-supporting protestors wearing masks?
REPORTER to LOOTER: "Why are you looting and setting buildings on fire?"
LOOTER: "TO PROTEST VIOLENCE!!!!"
Makes perfect sense.
You appear to be a grade A moron
You seem to be living in a great neighborhood! :thumb:
Agitators came from across the country, Johnson said, and among more than 30 arrested were people from New York and California.:p
But man, you sure hate them african americans.
No, I don't hate African-Americans. They have my sympathy -- men like Al Sharpton have foisted a poisonous culture on them, and it holds them back. Africans freshly arrived to the U.S. tend to excel -- why? They don't have racist chips on their shoulders.Quote from: demikPlease, continue bringing upirrelevantrelevant facts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_StatesQuoteAccording to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and Native Americans and Asians 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most murders were intraracial, with 84% of white homicide victims murdered by whites, and 93% of black victims murdered by blacks.
African-Americans are responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime, considering their percentage of the population. They also tend to be the victims in these cases. What is the black community doing about it? How many young black men die in Chicago on a weekend? Why don't those murders ignite this kind of firestorm? Because those murders underline a fact that no one wants to confront.
If the entire police force in Ferguson were reconstituted with exclusively black police officers, and every member of it's government were replaced by black politicians -- you'd have Detroit, or something very similar.
Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
Honestly does anyone see a benefit in the President sending the Attorney general to Ferguson? I mean, seriously...what's he going to do?
Honestly does anyone see a benefit in the President sending the Attorney general to Ferguson? I mean, seriously...what's he going to do?
Well, Ray, it sends a clear message to everyone: "WHITE POLICE OFFICERS AND CORONERS CAN'T BE TRUSTED."
Which is a really good message to be sending right now. (sarcasm) Again, when (not if) a 2-year-old African-American child is killed by a stray bullet fired by a Blood or Crips gang member, they don't send the Attorney General of the United States to investigate. Why? Because that kind of murder doesn't fit into the sick, racist kabuki theater narrative. White liberals and some African Americans crave this kind of story -- and ignore others completely.
Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
How about the 'War on Poverty'? -- Johnson started it fifty years ago this year.
Guess what? Poverty Won.
LOCK THREAD PLZ
LOCK THREAD PLZ
Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
How about the 'War on Poverty'? -- Johnson started it fifty years ago this year.
Guess what? Poverty Won.
Direct government involvement makes almost everything worse.. lol
Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
How about the 'War on Poverty'? -- Johnson started it fifty years ago this year.
Guess what? Poverty Won.
Direct government involvement makes almost everything worse.. lol
When the government only has corporations interests in mind is when everything gets ruined.
Or hold them accountable when they are bribed.Anything called "War on..." is just an excuse to waste money.
How about the 'War on Poverty'? -- Johnson started it fifty years ago this year.
Guess what? Poverty Won.
Direct government involvement makes almost everything worse.. lol
When the government only has corporations interests in mind is when everything gets ruined.
This is why you don't give the government power :o
are we still talking about this thug michael brown? it's confirmed the officer has facial fractures from being assaulted by brown.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-report-po-darren-wilson-suffered-orbital-blowout-fracture-to-eye-socket-during-encounter-with-mike-brown/
so here's how it starts:
brown and thug friend steal from this storeShow Image(http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/brown-robbery-stroe.jpg)
unfortunately that store along with many others have been lootedShow Image(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140816114147-01-ferguson-0816-horizontal-gallery.jpg)
brown and thug friend proceed to walk in the street, you know where cars usually drive on...
officer darren wilson is like "yo get off the streets!"
brown is like "f you! imma grab yo gun!!!"
the gun fires!
brown and thug friend "OMGS, time to run, cuz you know we likes to run"
cop gets out, tells them to freeze.
brown turns around, all 280lb of him gives him this lookShow Image(http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140813115937-michael-brown-graduation-c1-main.jpg)
and decided to charge the officer.
since this rhino linebacker was on a collision course with the officer he shot him in a line going upShow Image(http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/18/us/SUB-JP-BROWN-2/SUB-JP-BROWN-2-master495.jpg)
and then brown lies face downShow Image(http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1968681/thumbs/o-MIKEBROWNDEAD-570.jpg)
then his thug friend, being a thug, cuz thats what thugs do, makes up a story,
"dam yam yo, he was executed!"
um um yea he said
"hands up, don't shoot"
who?
um brown said that, cuz you know the first thing a criminal says is hands up... thats not something the police officer would say right?
and don't shoot! cuz don't shoot me bro!
*EDIT*
hmm spoiler tag doesn't work?
sometimes people want things to be true that simply are not, this applies to both sides
sometimes people want things to be true that simply are not, this applies to both sides
I agree.. there are many people on both sides that act as if the Mike Brown incident is cut & dry. The events following are what truly concern me tho.. Such as, WTF is the reason the FAA set up a no fly zone over Ferguson, banning all news helicopters from flying over the area. They have media corralled in small 'media zones', have arrested a dozen journalists (so far), and have been recorded multiple times threatening to shoot reporters.
Not to mention how terribly they've handled the crowds of people in general.
http://reason.com/blog/2014/08/18/from-seattle-to-ferguson-the-problem-wit
If they are protecting them, why are they destroying their equipment, tear gassing them and arresting them? Odd way to protect.
Another thing I dont understand is all this new info that is coming out. If the officer was injured as they said he was, why is there no mention of him going to the hospital or an ambulance at the scene? Why release all this info after the suppose robbery video.
Are there pictures of his injuries?
**** even zimmerman's mug was released.
Are there pictures of his injuries?
**** even zimmerman's mug was released.
And now of his injured face.
And now of his injured face.
what are you TMZ?
look the outcry shouldn't be about this case, the thug boy robbed a store, then did thug things that lead to him being shot by those that serve and protect whom
Officer Wilson received a commendation for “extraordinary effort in the line of duty” in February
we should focus on fun stuff like this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/earl-sampson-stopped-258-times_n_4326008.html
And now of his injured face.
what are you TMZ?
look the outcry shouldn't be about this case, the thug boy robbed a store, then did thug things that lead to him being shot by those that serve and protect whom
Officer Wilson received a commendation for “extraordinary effort in the line of duty” in February
we should focus on fun stuff like this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/earl-sampson-stopped-258-times_n_4326008.html
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/18/ferguson-pd-busted/
When the Ferguson police department released the name of Darren Wilson, they also chose to release video footage which they claimed was of Michael Brown robbing a convenience store for some cigars.
The problem is, the video shows Michael Brown at the register, paying for the cigars.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/18/ferguson-pd-busted/
When the Ferguson police department released the name of Darren Wilson, they also chose to release video footage which they claimed was of Michael Brown robbing a convenience store for some cigars.
The problem is, the video shows Michael Brown at the register, paying for the cigars.
You sure he wasn't robbing the place? I didn't see anybody paying for anything. And in another video it shows the clerk trying to stop them from leaving and walks out after them etc.
Another shooting ~4 miles from ferguson.....guy with a knife trying to steal some energy drinks.
The store owners are now afraid of themselves becoming a target, due to the Ferguson PD’s attempt to tie their store to the fateful shooting.
Innocent bystander fatally shot by OPD officer last night here in Orlando
Collateral damage - really sad.
Not to take away from the current Ferguson situation-- just sayin
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-1-dead-orlando-police-shooting-vixen-20140819,0,825317.story
Another shooting ~4 miles from ferguson.....guy with a knife trying to steal some energy drinks.jesus h
Innocent bystander fatally shot by OPD officer last night here in Orlando
Collateral damage - really sad.
Not to take away from the current Ferguson situation-- just sayin
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-1-dead-orlando-police-shooting-vixen-20140819,0,825317.story
cigar company across the street....clearly cigars must be made illegal and banned now.
Innocent bystander fatally shot by OPD officer last night here in Orlando
Collateral damage - really sad.
Not to take away from the current Ferguson situation-- just sayin
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-1-dead-orlando-police-shooting-vixen-20140819,0,825317.story
cigar company across the street....clearly cigars must be made illegal and banned now.
Lol
You are onto something sir.... Ill be keeping my eyes peeled
Police responded to a 911 call, and the suspect walked toward the officers' vehicle and put his hand on his waistband, pulled out a knife and held it in an "overhand" position, above his shoulder, Dotson said.
The chief said the officers got out of their vehicle and drew their weapons, telling the man to drop the knife, but he continued to advance, reportedly saying "Shoot me, kill me now."
When he got within 4 feet of one officer, both cops fired their weapons at the man, who has not yet been identified. Dotson said that witnesses described it as "suicide by cop."
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/ferguson-chants-heard-after-st-louis-cops-shoot-kill-suspect-yelling-shoot-me-kill-me-now--106246.html#ixzz3AsLOHxGk
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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/18/ferguson-pd-busted/
When the Ferguson police department released the name of Darren Wilson, they also chose to release video footage which they claimed was of Michael Brown robbing a convenience store for some cigars.
The problem is, the video shows Michael Brown at the register, paying for the cigars.
You sure he wasn't robbing the place? I didn't see anybody paying for anything. And in another video it shows the clerk trying to stop them from leaving and walks out after them etc.
Another shooting ~4 miles from ferguson.....guy with a knife trying to steal some energy drinks.
Whatever words were exchanged between the man in the video and the store owner, they were not considered very serious, as the store owner nor the employees did not report a theft at the store. According to the stores attorney, the owners were bewildered when the police approached them demanding the surveillance tapes.
The store owners are now afraid of themselves becoming a target, due to the Ferguson PD’s attempt to tie their store to the fateful shooting.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/lawyer-county-refuses-pay-medical-bills-toddler-hu/ng3s9/
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Habersham County officials say they do not plan to pay for the medical expenses of a toddler seriously injured during a police raid.
The toddler was just 19-months-old and asleep in the early morning hours of May 28. SWAT officers threw the device into his home while executing a search warrant for a drug suspect.Show Image(http://www.policestateusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Alecia-Phonesavanh-2.jpg)
Jackson said there is no reason why the predominantly African American city should not be represented by more black police officers, noting there are only three on the force of about 50.
"There are a group of [African American] veterans who live here who've been to Iraq,'' he said.
"They're qualified to serve in the military to defend us abroad, and they can defend their own neighborhoods at home, [so] there is no lack of qualified black policemen.
"When black and white police ride together you're more likely to have better race relations."
Innocent bystander fatally shot by OPD officer last night here in Orlando
Collateral damage - really sad.
Not to take away from the current Ferguson situation-- just sayin
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-1-dead-orlando-police-shooting-vixen-20140819,0,825317.story
cigar company across the street....clearly cigars must be made illegal and banned now.
Lol
You are onto something sir.... Ill be keeping my eyes peeled
Why do you think we banned Cuba?
Yeah right. I trust less cops my own race than white cops. They feel superior to you because they feel like they have to proof they arent "one of us".
This has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with lack of accountability on cops.
Yeah right. I trust less cops my own race than white cops. They feel superior to you because they feel like they have to proof they arent "one of us".
This has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with lack of accountability on cops.
There are Mexican cops?
http://countercurrentnews.com/2014/08/ferguson-store-owner-says-he-doesnt-believe-thats-mike-brown-on-surveillance-video/
Through their attorney, the owner of the store also even dispute the claim that they or an employee called 911. They say that a customer inside the store made the call. This is pretty strange if this was indeed a “robbery”.
As well, in addition to clarifying that they never said they believed, nor identified the suspect with Michael Brown, they claimed that the St. Louis County issued the warrants for the hard drive of surveillance video Friday, based on the police claiming that Brown fit the description of the person in the video… the person who the owners and employees of the store were not even going to call the police on. Again, the owner clarifies that neither the management, nor any employee ever identified Brown as the suspect in that video.
The attorney for the owners of the store says the owners do not wish to be wrapped up in the middle of this. They are simply complying with police orders and again the attorney wanted to emphasize the 911 call did not come from the owners or an employee.
Uncle Sam was really upset that Red got to keep access to those sexy Latinas on the island
Hispanics aren't the majority.. yet ;)
I am THEY I guess..
I am THEY I guess..
Sorry...by THEY I always mean the US Government >:( ??? :-\
Cops don't know how to camera apparently.. lol
Cops don't know how to camera apparently.. lol
To be fair, they have spent the last week trying to damage and dismantle them...
Question: a black man threatens police officers with a knife. They shoot him to death as an act of self-defence. Why don’t shoot him in the feet? For what reason shoot him in chest and head? Is this murder? Questions like these lead to riots, for reason.
Police shoot for center mass, nobody tries to shoot in the feet. What if they miss and hit someone else? And it didn't have to be a black man, they are taught to shoot center mass on anyone that is an immediate danger.
Police shoot for center mass, nobody tries to shoot in the feet. What if they miss and hit someone else? And it didn't have to be a black man, they are taught to shoot center mass on anyone that is an immediate danger.
Yes, they shoot with lethal ammunition at lethal body parts, even when they didn’t get hurt yet (from a knife!), this is what I critisize for beeing inappropriate.
So you would rather they wait until they are stabbed to take action?You know that there are ALOT of methods to disable someone without killing him. You know that pretty well. A knife is a joke for someone who is trained at martial arts.
Police shoot for center mass, nobody tries to shoot in the feet. What if they miss and hit someone else? And it didn't have to be a black man, they are taught to shoot center mass on anyone that is an immediate danger.
Yes, they shoot with lethal ammunition at lethal body parts, even when they didn’t get hurt yet (from a knife!), this is what I critisize for beeing inappropriate. Here in Germany we have a case where a man feels threatened at night by someone he believes as a thief, and shoots him to death. Then it turned out that it was his wife!
stop spreading bull****.So you would rather they wait until they are stabbed to take action?You know that there are ALOT of methods to disable someone without killing him. You know that pretty well. A knife is a joke for someone who is trained at martial arts.
So you would rather they wait until they are stabbed to take action?You know that there are ALOT of methods to disable someone without killing him. You know that pretty well. A knife is a joke for someone who is trained at martial arts.
I'm beginning to wonder why there aren't more riots in other places.
and here's one for the taser happy
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/parents-consider-legal-action-after-south-dakota-police-use-taser-f8C11366222
The idiocy shown by some of these cops could be fixed if the job requirements & wages for law enforcement was increased to reduce the
amount of former mall cop's gone trigger happy...
Like, get them up to Dog the Bounty Hunter's status at least..
The idiocy shown by some of these cops could be fixed if the job requirements & wages for law enforcement was increased to reduce the
amount of former mall cop's gone trigger happy...
Like, get them up to Dog the Bounty Hunter's status at least..
Newly release cell phone video of the Powell shooting that took place a few miles from where Michael Brown was shot.saw this a couple days ago, it's ****ing disgusting
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
This is very disturbing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill this is why you shoot a nutter alsookay but you don't shoot him indiscriminately several times after he's started going down, 1 bullet is enough, if not one too many
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill this is why you shoot a nutter alsookay but you don't shoot him indiscriminately several times after he's started going down, 1 bullet is enough, if not one too many
that's ****ed uphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill this is why you shoot a nutter alsookay but you don't shoot him indiscriminately several times after he's started going down, 1 bullet is enough, if not one too many
I believe they are trained to shoot until the person stops moving.
Newly release cell phone video of the Powell shooting that took place a few miles from where Michael Brown was shot.
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
This is very disturbing.
Newly release cell phone video of the Powell shooting that took place a few miles from where Michael Brown was shot.
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
This is very disturbing.
That guy was doing some serious cop trolling.
But he only had a knife. Why the hell could they not just use a taser?
how can they live with that
and some people aren't really impaired by tasers, some aren't affected at allNewly release cell phone video of the Powell shooting that took place a few miles from where Michael Brown was shot.
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
WARNING ^^ graphic content shows someone being shot WARNING
This is very disturbing.
That guy was doing some serious cop trolling.
But he only had a knife. Why the hell could they not just use a taser?
You only get one shot off with the taser. Feeling lucky?
To protect and serve is supposed to cover suspects too or no? If Powell was a "Tiffany Donaldson" -- would it have turned out the same way?You are 100% correct. They are LEO. Law Enforcement Officers. They protect and serve laws made by the government and paid for by corporations. Cops arent here for our protection, just ask the NYPD and the judge that ruled so.
Legally, I believe police are only required "to uphold the law". Protect and serve be damned
i'm sure no one wants to kill ppl, but when dumbass criminal thugs, force a police offiers hand, well, somethings gonna happen.
I may be naive but I really do think most cops try to do the right thing. The bad ones are the ones we see more of though because a good cop is doing what he should do. There is no story in that.
Couple years ago here in FL, police executed a no knock warrant issued for a suspect in a murder case. Unfortunatley, the address was incorrect and police hit the wrong house.
The homeowner hears ruckus, commomotion, and pounding at the door. He then arms himself as he should under the circumstances. The cops entered the home and the homeowner was fatally shot.
Cops did not announce they were law enforment. ~1:30 AM
Not directly the triggerman's fault in this case. Blame can be placed on the supervisor of that oversaw and planned the house breach which then resulted in a wrongful death.
Think a lieutenant is getting jail time for that? I doubt it
al sharpton is an ambulance chaser for black ppl. did you grow up in ny in the 80's and 90's? if you did then this idiot was always in the daily news (newspaper). if there was a "black crime" he'd be the first on scene, to cause a scene.
It didn't become about black rights at that point, it became about "what did al sharpton say"
he was annoying forever when ed kotch was mayor, then when dinkins became mayor, nothing. it was serene! al sharpton wasn't around to cause trouble. (side note, one of grade school accomplishments is getting my sidewalk trash picked up on time with a letter from mayor dinkins, this was probably the time when the mob controlled WM/ waste mangement and the subject of all those mob movies, and stuff like sopranos) his stupid marches caused terror in my neighborhood when i was 10. ppl were told to stay in their homes so this idiot can get publicity and walk really really really slowly.
this idiot causes more trouble than tries to solve the solution, just to elevate his status, which i guess worked in the end, since our idiot president likes him.
http://gawker.com/what-ive-learned-from-two-years-collecting-data-on-poli-1625472836
A few days ago, Deadspin's Kyle Wagner began to compile a list of all police-involved shootings in the U.S. He's not the only one to undertake such a project: D. Brian Burghart, editor of the Reno News & Review, has been attempting a crowdsourced national database of deadly police violence. We asked Brian to write about what he's learned from his project.
And now of his injured face.
what are you TMZ?
look the outcry shouldn't be about this case, the thug boy robbed a store, then did thug things that lead to him being shot by those that serve and protect whom
Officer Wilson received a commendation for “extraordinary effort in the line of duty” in February
we should focus on fun stuff like this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/earl-sampson-stopped-258-times_n_4326008.html
And now of his injured face.
what are you TMZ?
look the outcry shouldn't be about this case, the thug boy robbed a store, then did thug things that lead to him being shot by those that serve and protect whom
Officer Wilson received a commendation for “extraordinary effort in the line of duty” in February
we should focus on fun stuff like this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/earl-sampson-stopped-258-times_n_4326008.html
the dispatch logs mentioned nothing about him robbing a store and even if he did it doesn't warrant a brutal extrajudicial execution
"thug boy"
"thug things"
there's a 99% chance you're a racist please stay away from black people
btw there's a fundraiser for the guy who shot mike brown
mind you, he's on paid leave, he has no important expenses to pay, so essentially he's getting a ****load of money as a reward for shooting a black kid