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the story makes me so angry. If the wife told dispatch or the arriving cops what the husband was wearing and that the intruder was naked, where in the hell was the error made? Shoot first and ask questions later???
I heard the police dept spokesman say there was a mix up, defending the officers who killed the man. Well, someone should pay for that mixup that ended in murder. Another case where a bullet to incapacitate would have saved a man's life.
Pretty simple, cops should be armed but should have to face the exact same level of scrutiny and procedures as an average citizen would in the case of them actually utilizing their weapons. No more benefit of the doubt, no more paid administrative leave then just getting fired in situations where a normal person would get 15-20 years in jail when they mess up.
The cop says:
Oh I accidentally killed the wrong person, so I got fired.
The citizen says:
Oh I accidentally killed a person so I got 15 years in jail.
the story makes me so angry. If the wife told dispatch or the arriving cops what the husband was wearing and that the intruder was naked, where in the hell was the error made? Shoot first and ask questions later???
I heard the police dept spokesman say there was a mix up, defending the officers who killed the man. Well, someone should pay for that mixup that ended in murder. Another case where a bullet to incapacitate would have saved a man's life.
You never shoot unless you want them dead. EVER
I've seen deer shot in the rear die from the energy of the impact
Goodness, this is terrible. I hope the cop loses his job, "paid administrative leave" my ass. RIP Mr. Black and prayers to his family. Though I know it won't bring him back, I hope the family is awarded millions by the department. Hit them where it hurts, financially.
The police system in this country is broken. We really need to increase pay for police officers so we can get more people applying for the job so we can weed out some of the less qualified who have no business carrying a firearm and a badge.
the story makes me so angry. If the wife told dispatch or the arriving cops what the husband was wearing and that the intruder was naked, where in the hell was the error made? Shoot first and ask questions later???
I heard the police dept spokesman say there was a mix up, defending the officers who killed the man. Well, someone should pay for that mixup that ended in murder. Another case where a bullet to incapacitate would have saved a man's life.
Now it comes out this officer was placed back on the street early from a previous shooting that hadn't even been fully investigated yet.
Goodness, this is terrible. I hope the cop loses his job, "paid administrative leave" my ass. RIP Mr. Black and prayers to his family. Though I know it won't bring him back, I hope the family is awarded millions by the department. Hit them where it hurts, financially.
The police system in this country is broken. We really need to increase pay for police officers so we can get more people applying for the job so we can weed out some of the less qualified who have no business carrying a firearm and a badge.
That's been tried and it doesn't work. If you pay more and require a higher level of education, you get the bottom-end of the well-educated.
How do you know he didn't? Granted he's white so you don't really care.
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Originally Posted by LiaLia
1) Can you tell us what the guy was told to do? I can't find it in the reports.
2) It is not true that if you comply you don't have to worry about getting shot; that is a myth:
Oscar Grant was killed while he was under police control. Amadou Diallo was killed while he was complying with police orders. Philando Castile was killed while he was complying with police orders. Tamir Rice, a 12 year old boy with a toy had no time to comply. He was killed within seconds of receiving police orders. Eric Garner was killed while he was in a banned police chokehold. Akai Gurley, not under arrest in any way, was killed when he unknowingly walked up a stairwell that was occupied by an armed police officer who was on an unrelated investigation. Yvette Smith was killed immediately after opening her door to police responding to a domestic disturbance call. Charles Kinsey was shot when he was on his back on the ground with his hands up. Alton Sterling was killed while he was on his back on the ground being held down by police. Eric Harris, similar situation. Victor White III somehow shot himself to death while handcuffed in the back seat of a police car. Chavis Carter, similar situation. Kenneth Chamberlain was killed when his Life Alert alarm went off accidentally and police responded and he explained and they shot him.
Hey fellas..it’s called sarcasm. Ease up. Geez.
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