The US policing crisis thread

[omaghjoe]

Reminded me alot of this....
http://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/07/local/me-ashley7

[Eamonnca1]

Fox will be along any second with the usual "och sure he deserved it" and "what else are the cops supposed to do" defense.  In the hope that he doesn't suffer from the reality-distortion field that most American conservatives live in, here is some incontrovertible evidence that it is possible to disarm a knife-wielding person without riddling him with bullets:

http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/31/man-knife-attacks-cops-uk-orig.cnn

I await Fox's "but the USA has different laws of physics" defense with great interest.

[J70]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

[Denn Forever]

I wonder what happens  in states where it is legal to openly carry guns?

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150211-open-carry-in-other-states-has-its-limits.ece

Also what did the Statute say before it was Amended?

[muppet]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

If Trump had his way the kid would have had a gun, like everyone else. And then there would be no issue with his death.

[foxcommander]

Fox will be along any second with the usual "och sure he deserved it" and "what else are the cops supposed to do" defense.  In the hope that he doesn't suffer from the reality-distortion field that most American conservatives live in, here is some incontrovertible evidence that it is possible to disarm a knife-wielding person without riddling him with bullets:

http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/31/man-knife-attacks-cops-uk-orig.cnn

I await Fox's "but the USA has different laws of physics" defense with great interest.

I look forward to the day you are asked to risk your life unarming a knife wielding assailant with your bare hands.
You'd be wishing you had a gun then.

[foxcommander]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

erm...he was walking down the road brandishing a knife....

[muppet]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

erm...he was walking down the road brandishing a knife....

Correct.

But you have been defending cops shooting unarmed people dead. So it is a no-brainer that you would cheer for the instant execution of someone carrying a knife.

Good to see the authorities are waking up to these rogue cops though. The worst thing is that in the past stupid kids were just stupid kids, but now if they think they are instantly about to be shot dead, they might panic and do something even more stupid. This trigger-happy situation could escalate and make life more dangerous for cops as well as citizens.

Defending the cops is doing no-one any good. Least of all the cops.

[foxcommander]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

erm...he was walking down the road brandishing a knife....

Correct.

But you have been defending cops shooting unarmed people dead. So it is a no-brainer that you would cheer for the instant execution of someone carrying a knife.

This guy wasn't unarmed. End of.

[muppet]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

erm...he was walking down the road brandishing a knife....

Correct.

But you have been defending cops shooting unarmed people dead. So it is a no-brainer that you would cheer for the instant execution of someone carrying a knife.

This guy wasn't unarmed. End of.

The cop has been charged with murder.

It certainly isn't 'end of'.

[Eamonnca1]

I look forward to the day you are asked to risk your life unarming a knife wielding assailant with your bare hands.
You'd be wishing you had a gun then.

Nice little straw man. Clearly you didn't watch the video. They didn't disarm him with their "bare hands." They used pepper spray and batons.

[J70]

I do have to wonder why would anyone walk down the street brandishing a knife if they didn't want to appear as a danger to the public.

Probably drunk or high looking at the way he was walking.

Do you think the policeman's response was appropriate?

They have been defending cops that shoot unarmed people.

erm...he was walking down the road brandishing a knife....

Correct.

But you have been defending cops shooting unarmed people dead. So it is a no-brainer that you would cheer for the instant execution of someone carrying a knife.

This guy wasn't unarmed. End of.

The cop has been charged with murder.

It certainly isn't 'end of'.

He can't even admit that the cop in this case fucked up! 

[whitey]

Not every police shooting is justified......this one certainly wasn't

Not every police shooting is motivated by race.....this one probably was

There are approx 4-500 black on black murders in Chicago and the surrounding towns every year

(When some of the housing projects were knocked, the residents were relocated to surrounding towns, turning them into war zones as well)

Maybe the BLM movement could divert some of heir rage towards their own people who are destroying their communities

[Walter Cronc]

Read recently that Chicago and Toronto are roughly the same size. Apparently there are more murders in one month in Chicago than in one year in Toronto. Crazy!

[foxcommander]

I look forward to the day you are asked to risk your life unarming a knife wielding assailant with your bare hands.
You'd be wishing you had a gun then.

Nice little straw man. Clearly you didn't watch the video. They didn't disarm him with their "bare hands." They used pepper spray and batons.

You better bring your pepper spray and baton when you visit Oakland then....Can't wait to hear how you get on...