Hands Up, Don't Shoot

[I AM MOBIUS]

Justice because it was caught on video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32212958

One wonders how many other similar incidents the police have gotten away with over the decades...?

[Kidlicious]

That god damn ****er. Thanks for making things harder for us *******. Rot in hell.

Sorry for being so unPC lately. I've been off work for a couple months for surgery and my filter is out of practice.

You're a bad leftist

[Kidlicious]

He ran because they were going to put him in jail for child support or something

[FlameFlash]

I'll just leave this here...

Use of Force Continuum

A running suspect or a stationary suspect is not cause for shooting them down when they're unarmed.

[Kidlicious]

A jury of people without mental illness said otherwise

[Donegeal]

Kid, you continue to be incapable of following a conversation. Flash referenced the Force Option Continuum regarding the SC incident. There has been no jury for this incident.

And while what he posted is a great reference and is the basis for all departments Use of Force policies, it is not universal nor verbatim, and it is not a complete list. For instance, lethal force is authorized to stop a fleeing subject only if the fleeing subject poses a great risk to the community. This is why the ****stick went and grabbed the taser and dropped it next to him.

[regexcellent]

I think there was a supreme court case on this exact issue.

[C0ckney]

this must be a tough one for kid. on the one hand there's a white policeman shooting a black man who disobeyed his orders, but on the other hand said black man had (reportedly) missed some child support payments and is thus an MRA hero.

[Kidlicious]

this must be a tough one for kid. on the one hand there's a white policeman shooting a black man who disobeyed his orders, but on the other hand said black man had (reportedly) missed some child support payments and is thus an MRA hero.

Please stop confusing me with your imaginary enemy.

[C0ckney]

please ziggy incoherent four keep ****e stories writing screwtops.

[Hauldren Collider]

He's just a symptom.

I don't think so. There will always be bad cops. Note that the South Carolinian (!) local PD charged his ass the second they found out he used excessive force. They didn't try to cover for him.

[MRT144]

I don't think so. There will always be bad cops. Note that the South Carolinian (!) local PD charged his ass the second they found out he used excessive force. They didn't try to cover for him.

This is exactly what I would expect someone who credulously believes there are very few issues with law enforcement to say. You really do think that everything is right in America today.

If there was no cell phone footage it'd be open and shut based on the word of the officer and we'd kick the can down the road to the next police shooting.

And yet we have police organizations fighting to prevent video documentation of their activities.

Ever present corruption or lack of capability to be a good officer isn't a reason to kick your feet up and call it a day, which you seem very satisfied in doing.

[onejayhawk]

Please stop confusing me with your imaginary enemy.

Naught for nothing, but that was clever.

J

[onejayhawk]

I don't think so. There will always be bad cops. Note that the South Carolinian (!) local PD charged his ass the second they found out he used excessive force. They didn't try to cover for him.

There are bad cops, bad lawyers, bad clergy, bad columnists, bad white witches, bad consumer advocates. Just because the job entails serving the greater good does not mean there are no bad apples.

J

[Hauldren Collider]

I believe that is basically what I said.