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Another black man shot by police in USA
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  Hrolf The Ganger  07 Jul 16 10.58am |
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Originally posted by 7mins
This really pisses me off.... I mean yea he had a gun, yea he had already threatened someone and yea he resisted arrest and when the police tried to arrest him he continued to struggle and knowing he was armed they shot him... But shouldn't they have waited until he got his gun out before shooting him? I have not read the details of this shooting but no doubt these policeman have families and would like to get home to them safe. They are doing a job. Sorry.
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| Baldfella Wigan 07 Jul 16 11.03am |
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If you're armed you're fair game for me! Colour is just something that will get peddled out now there is a chance of a bandwagon gathering momentum!
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Jul 16 11.32am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
I have not read the details of this shooting but no doubt these policeman have families and would like to get home to them safe. They are doing a job. Sorry. Which would explain shooting him, prior to physically restraining to the point he couldn't pose a threat. Context is important. Shooting restrained prisoners is a crime, even in a warzone. When the representative of state authority of the use of force undertakes that role, its vital for the safety of citizens, that force is proportional to the situation not to their personal prejudices or fears. I can see shooting being justified prior to physically engaging the suspect and restraining him. Shooting him once restrained, is an execution (not to mention the danger it could pose to the officers restaining him). Its also relevant that in such a situation, the use of pepper spray, batton or taser would have been justified. Lethal force, certainly not.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Jul 16 11.34am |
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Originally posted by Baldfella
If you're armed you're fair game for me! Colour is just something that will get peddled out now there is a chance of a bandwagon gathering momentum! That could arguably cover a very large section of society. In some states you have white people with assault rifles going into restaurants and airports, and no one is shot. Then you have here a restrained black male, shot after two police officers have physically immobilised him. I can't see any justification for the use of deadly force in that scenario.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 07 Jul 16 11.44am |
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A second video now circulating of Philando Castile who was pulled over for a busted brake light, told the officer that he had a license to carry and was armed, was asked to produce his driving license and documents, and was shot 4 times in the arm when he reached for his pocket, he died with his girlfriend and her young child in the car - the girlfriend live-streamed about 10 minutes of it on facebook after the shooting had taken place. Not sure on the accuracy of some of the details of this one, but the footage is very distressing - oh, and of course he was black. Edited by EverybodyDannsNow (07 Jul 2016 11.46am)
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| Hrolf The Ganger 07 Jul 16 11.59am |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
Which would explain shooting him, prior to physically restraining to the point he couldn't pose a threat. Context is important. Shooting restrained prisoners is a crime, even in a warzone. When the representative of state authority of the use of force undertakes that role, its vital for the safety of citizens, that force is proportional to the situation not to their personal prejudices or fears. I can see shooting being justified prior to physically engaging the suspect and restraining him. Shooting him once restrained, is an execution (not to mention the danger it could pose to the officers restaining him). Its also relevant that in such a situation, the use of pepper spray, batton or taser would have been justified. Lethal force, certainly not. It's also unnecessary. There seems to be an attitude, by some at least, in US law enforcement that shooting suspects is something that is routine and can be covered up or brushed over. That is unacceptable. Defending ones self or minimising the risk to ones life in the line of duty is totally acceptable.
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Kermit8  Hevon 07 Jul 16 12.11pm |
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Here's the footage. Bit graphic. She's obviously telling the truth and the nervous trigger-happy copper is wetting his pants. Bloody dangerous being black out there.
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NickinOX  Sailing country. 07 Jul 16 12.37pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Here's the footage. Bit graphic. She's obviously telling the truth and the nervous trigger-happy copper is wetting his pants. Bloody dangerous being black out there. It's not just being black. They key seems to be being poor. The shooting of poor latinos and whites seems to go largely unreported. There is a problem, many cops are far too trigger happy. But it is far more complex than just race. Don't get me wrong, race plays a role, as latinos and african americans, in particular, make up a disproportionate number of the poor in the US. Edited by NickinOX (07 Jul 2016 12.38pm)
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| Hrolf The Ganger 07 Jul 16 12.43pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Here's the footage. Bit graphic. She's obviously telling the truth and the nervous trigger-happy copper is wetting his pants. Bloody dangerous being black out there. Horrible. You don't see the critical moments but it is evident that the cop is very rattled and I'm guessing he thought that the guy was going to pull a gun on him and overreacted. Crazy gun culture causes these kind of occurrences.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 07 Jul 16 12.56pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Horrible. You don't see the critical moments but it is evident that the cop is very rattled and I'm guessing he thought that the guy was going to pull a gun on him and overreacted. Crazy gun culture causes these kind of occurrences.
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| Stuk Top half 07 Jul 16 1.00pm |
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Does filming post incident actually help here or provide any evidence to what occurred? Wouldn't you try and stem the flow of blood instead of getting your phone, opening facebook, setting up a live stream and then filming it.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 07 Jul 16 1.14pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
A strange attitude. What I would like is film of what actually happened rather than seeing what transpired after the event.
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