BLM Baton Rouge police fatally shot man

[SheHateMe]

You clearly see two of the cops directly on top of him and it appears that one of them reached down while trying to restrain him and felt the gun in his pocket. He starts yelling "GUN GUN! He's got a gun!" and tells him not to move. You clearly see two officers take out their weapons and seconds later the shots ring out.

Again, the shop owner and manager of the store saw the whole thing go down and said he never reached for anything.


Cant wait to see a 20+ page thread of ATers trying to spin this.

 

[blankslate]

Again, the shop owner and manager of the store saw the whole thing go down and said he never reached for anything.

The DA's going to take the officers' word over other witnesses and suddenly find that indicting a ham sandwich is impossible....



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[Ackmed]

Again, the shop owner and manager of the store saw the whole thing go down and said he never reached for anything.


Cant wait to see a 20+ page thread of ATers trying to spin this.

Because the witnesses were correct about 'hands up don't shoot' too right? Oh wait, they weren't. They lied. Eye witnesses are notoriously wrong.

Or the 20+ page of people damning the cops. How's about people wait for more facts before going overboard in either direction. If the cops are guilty they should pay the highest price allowed by law.

It's laughable that people are trying to claim he turned his life around. When he was breaking the law in more than one way. No real job, not paying taxes, probably getting free benefits, etc. Others than the kids losing their father, nothing too much to be sad about.

Looks like the gun laws some people claim will stop bad people getting guns look more stupid. Very doubtful he got his from a store, but rather from the streets. Where no amount of checks would have stopped it.

 

[umbrella39]

You clearly see two of the cops directly on top of him and it appears that one of them reached down while trying to restrain him and felt the gun in his pocket. He starts yelling "GUN GUN! He's got a gun!" and tells him not to move. You clearly see two officers take out their weapons and seconds later the shots ring out.

Again, the shop owner and manager of the store saw the whole thing go down and said he never reached for anything.


Cant wait to see a 20+ page thread of ATers trying to spin this.

How could they possibly know the gun wasn't legal... oh wait... I forgot...

 

[Jaskalas]

This is why only the police should have guns.

If they don't have to so commonly encounter guns and thus fear for their lives every time a person has a muscle twitch... then yes, your commentary is a legitimately solid argument to make.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Police can shoot an unarmed person in the back on video, and still get away with murder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-xXO1vuaw

Flat on their stomach, hands over their head on the ground, and the cop shoots them in the back. And was found innocent of all wrongdoing.

Any bets to this cop getting off too?

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Because the witnesses were correct about 'hands up don't shoot' too right? Oh wait, they weren't. They lied. Eye witnesses are notoriously wrong.

Or the 20+ page of people damning the cops. How's about people wait for more facts before going overboard in either direction. If the cops are guilty they should pay the highest price allowed by law.

It's laughable that people are trying to claim he turned his life around. When he was breaking the law in more than one way. No real job, not paying taxes, probably getting free benefits, etc. Others than the kids losing their father, nothing too much to be sad about.

Looks like the gun laws some people claim will stop bad people getting guns look more stupid. Very doubtful he got his from a store, but rather from the streets. Where no amount of checks would have stopped it.

Typical talk from our self-admitted bigot and cop apologist. Although given that Ackmed called Freddie Grey a "worthless person", I'm not surprised he is once again denigrating another black man killed by police. Gotta love that racism!

 

[BeeBoop]

Yes, because people can't turn their lives around after serving time...


Perhaps he was selling CDs because he can't get a legit job (due to his record) and has mouths to feed (which he did)?


No doubt, this lame ass excuse you just used is the same one the cops will try to use....even though the store owner said the police were the aggressors and that his gun was in his pocket and he had not reached for it. "Probably" isn't going to cut it. Did he actually reach for the gun or not? If not, this was murder. Good thing the investigation is being turned over for proper follow up.

Illegal possession (as a felon) of a concealed firearm is not grounds for taking someone's life.

As someone said earlier, convicted felons aren't allowed to carry guns or even buy them. He was facing years behind bar and so that is the reason he most likely was reaching for his gun. Either he wanted to throw it away or commit suicide by cop. Cops had no idea why he was reaching for the gun. Seems like they were defending themselves to me.

 

[Knowing]

If they don't have to so commonly encounter guns and thus fear for their lives every time a person has a muscle twitch... then yes, your commentary is a legitimately solid argument to make.

My tongue is firmly in my cheek.

The very same people who defended California's new laws that maintain privileges for law enforcement that are denied to mere peasants are going to be the people blaming the police in this thread for everything wrong with the world while ignoring that the felon who was shot probably didn't have a legal firearm. Further, they don't even care about the race of the deceased except for the characteristics of the man who shot him.

 

[WHAMPOM]

Black teen returning home from a park with an air gun, Cop, screech car to a stop, bang, bang, bang, dead teen.
White older man after exchanging fire with cops in a five hour stand off, cop, "Please sir, we don't want to hurt you."

 

[umbrella39]

Eye witnesses are notoriously wrong.

And LEO notoriously are not...

How's about people wait for more facts before going overboard in either direction.

That's sounds reasonable...

It's laughable that people are trying to claim he turned his life around. When he was breaking the law in more than one way. No real job, not paying taxes, probably getting free benefits, etc. Others than the kids losing their father, nothing too much to be sad about.

What was that about not going overboard? Hmm...

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

My tongue is firmly in my cheek.

The very same people who defended California's new laws that maintain privileges for law enforcement that are denied to mere peasants are going to be the people blaming the police in this thread for everything wrong with the world while ignoring that the felon who was shot probably didn't have a legal firearm. Further, they don't even care about the race of the deceased except for the characteristics of the man who shot him.

Sad to say...but this underscores the perverse mentality we're dealing with here.

 

[buckshot24]

The shop owner says the video cameras picked up the incident but that the cops immediately came into his store and confiscated the tapes.

Do you think they did that for nefarious reasons?

 

[runzwithsizorz]

RESISTING? I see 2 cops jump the guy, and throw him to the ground, both were on top of him, and restraining him. Are we to believe that at this point he would even try to go for a gun, his or theirs? Also, if I were a cop, WITH a partner, and it was reported that the suspect was armed, one or both of us would draw down on him, while keeping a short distance. If he did not respond/comply to my commands, or he reached for something, only then would I open fire. The last thing I would do is tackle an armed suspect, it puts me, and my partners life in jeopardy.
Impunity, it's a hell of a drug!

 

[buckshot24]

Poll: How many here think this happened because the deceased is black?

 

[woolfe9998]

You seriously think they're supposed to sit back and watch him go for his gun then wait for him to get his hands on it?! He was already resisting. He crossed that line. ANY movement toward his gun or an officer's gun would have resulted in that outcome, minority or not.

I'm not aware of any evidence suggesting he was reaching for the gun. So far we only know he had one.

If it turns out he was reaching for it, that is obviously another scenario.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

As someone said earlier, convicted felons aren't allowed to carry guns or even buy them. He was facing years behind bar and so that is the reason he most likely was reaching for his gun. Either he wanted to throw it away or commit suicide by cop. Cops had no idea why he was reaching for the gun. Seems like they were defending themselves to me.

OH PLEASE! Depending on the state, or his record, he might only need serve less that a year. "suicide by cop", my ass.

 

[HomerJS]

Because the witnesses were correct about 'hands up don't shoot' too right? Oh wait, they weren't. They lied. Eye witnesses are notoriously wrong.

Or the 20+ page of people damning the cops. How's about people wait for more facts before going overboard in either direction. If the cops are guilty they should pay the highest price allowed by law.

It's laughable that people are trying to claim he turned his life around. When he was breaking the law in more than one way. No real job, not paying taxes, probably getting free benefits, etc. Others than the kids losing their father, nothing too much to be sad about.

Looks like the gun laws some people claim will stop bad people getting guns look more stupid. Very doubtful he got his from a store, but rather from the streets. Where no amount of checks would have stopped it.

Really?

They why seek them out at all when investigating cases?

 

[JSt0rm]

Really?

They why seek them out at all when investigating cases?

Because if it corroborates what a cop says then its good.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Really?

They why seek them out at all when investigating cases?

Because in an investigation your job is to get as much information as possible and then filter through?

When eyewitness testimony corroborates the evidence on the scene, you can put a strong likelihood on what happened. Take Ferguson as mentioned. While you have some bullshit eyewitnesses who even said Michael Brown was put on his knees and shot execution style (was it Witness 43? I read the testimony back in November 2014), you can paint a pretty clear picture as most acknowledge he Brown was facing Wilson when shot. The autopsies corroborate that.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Poll: How many here think this happened because the deceased is black?

Of course it was. Michael Brown you dumbass. /s

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Because the witnesses were correct about 'hands up don't shoot' too right? Oh wait, they weren't. They lied. Eye witnesses are notoriously wrong.

Or the 20+ page of people damning the cops. How's about people wait for more facts before going overboard in either direction. If the cops are guilty they should pay the highest price allowed by law.

It's laughable that people are trying to claim he turned his life around. When he was breaking the law in more than one way. No real job, not paying taxes, probably getting free benefits, etc. Others than the kids losing their father, nothing too much to be sad about.

Looks like the gun laws some people claim will stop bad people getting guns look more stupid. Very doubtful he got his from a store, but rather from the streets. Where no amount of checks would have stopped it.

Ummm, you do realize you just described nearly 80 million people in America. We could eliminate them slowly one by one, or fast track it like Hitler. ?S

 

[BeeBoop]

OH PLEASE! Depending on the state, or his record, he might only need serve less that a year. "suicide by cop", my ass.

Why are you defending a criminal? He wasn't allowed to have a gun and he knew it. That's why he died.

 

[Phynaz]

Again, the shop owner and manager of the store saw the whole thing go down and said he never reached for anything.


Cant wait to see a 20+ page thread of ATers trying to spin this.

You sure to have made up your mind. I assume you won't be participating any further in this thread.

 

[chucky2]

Anyone catch the tarp color?