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Ferguson: Police Kill 18yo Black Male; Fire Gas/Rubber Bullets Into Protesting Crowds
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There had to have been something. Cops don't just roll up on people, blow some holes in them, and roll out.
I'm not saying he did something that was necessarily worthy of being shot, but he had to have done something during the encounter to trigger lethal force
Shit cops who screw things up for the good ones.
rhizomatic
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Absolutely fucking disgusting. ACAB.
If he was unarmed as reports have stated, then there is absolutely nothing he could have done to have been shot 10 fucking times... nothing.
Well said.
TheChocolateWar
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I could think of a few things, such as pretending to hold up his friend with a fake gun in his pocket, or pretending to brandish something inside his pants and telling the police he better mind his own manners. Something dumb like that would give the police authorization to use legal deadly force.
What the hell is that going to do? How many times has there been clear cut footage of police just outright murdering people with no consequence?
quik killa
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I mean, I get it, I just hate when people immediately try to make something a race issue or blame corrupt cops when those things could have nothing to do with this situation. For example, lets assume this cop is guilty - maybe they were a rookie and it comes down to inadequate training. Certain emotional responses can take away from meaningful discussions in the long run.
You just made his argument for him.
That's what I meant by what he did didn't warrant getting shot, but there had to have been something to escalate the situation
jordan0386
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...and maybe a black target riled up those emotions.
I saw my Twitter feed explode and without knowledge checked it all at once only to be bombarded with pictures of the scene.
This kid was murdered.
I'm increasingly starting to worry about the reality that any member of my family or myself could be doing nothing and get killed because.
Also a hearty LOL at media already starting the "man" spin when reporting the case.
This kid was murdered.
I'm increasingly starting to worry about the reality that any member of my family or myself could be doing nothing and get killed because.
Also a hearty LOL at media already starting the "man" spin when reporting the case.
Shows how bad it is in the area
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/police-in-missouri-reportedly-shot-and-killed-an-unarmed-tee?bffb&s=mobile
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/police-in-missouri-reportedly-shot-and-killed-an-unarmed-tee?bffb&s=mobile
How would it help solve matters? What's stopping the cop just smashing it and saying it got damaged when the perp was resisting arrest?
Elfforkusu
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Probably wouldn't require a whole lot (basically just to police the police...), but sure! We can throw you a bone!
... uh, he was unarmed. Cops apparently do what you suggested they don't, since that's exactly what happened.
It'd be pretty easy to see if a cop intentionally destroyed it, at which point you fire them and assume the worst in the investigation.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Have you seriously never heard of a cop just killing someone for no reason? It happened in my home town. A cop pulled over a woman and strangled her to death.
Christopher
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Ugh any life loss ever is such a tragedy. Is there an article with a reason why 10 rounds were supposedly fired??
Nothing as to why thus far. Like others said, Monday we should get some information.
kame-sennin
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No, not really. Have you even read the thread? Cops murder people without provocation all the time. Someone even posted a video:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=530_1395692524
I actually hope you're more right than not. That race or anything of its ilk had nothing do with it. That we'll wake up tomorrow and won't have yet another reason to distrust the people and society meant to protect us.
Damn the photo of his pops...
Shit. This is so fucking depressing.
My heart goes out to the family.
i might agree with you if i could remember the last time something like this happened to a white person
My blood is boiling right now. I just don't know how to express my anger without sounding out of line.
Damn the photo of his pops...
That just makes me even more angry.
What a messed up world.
quik killa
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Were ten rounds fired or did the person get hit 10 times?
I don't know anything about law enforcement training, but if you're in a situation where you are shooting somebody, you want to make sure the threat is neutralized. Like somebody said earlier, cops are flawed people just like the rest of us; most cops are never going to fire a shot at a person. When that happens, I am sure they panic, miss, etc. Training will only take you so far.
An unarmed teen stole some candy. You think that justifies opening fire?
block tower
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you arent lying. it often amazes me the president even got elected and hasn't been killed. bur i guess for us regular folk its whatever.
It's amazing, and look at how Congress doesn't want to work with him at ALL. Ever.
I don't think we can pretend that we are enlightened and make no assumptions on one side (when we think somebody that "fits the profile" is innocent) and jump to the conclusion that suits our agenda (when we think somebody that "fits the profile" is guilty) on the other.
I don't know how you can't be chilled to see that we are becoming another group with no information but plenty of pitchforks. All of those groups through history think they're right, they rarely actually are. I think we're better than that.
How do you take "we don't know what happened" and turn that into me assuming that it was justified? I have no idea what happened between the police contacting this guy and him being dead, none of us do. I absolutely do not assume it was justified.
quik killa
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I am sure you could find find examples of this happening to a white person if you looked. However, I think that there is more media coverage when a racial element can be reported on even if racism isn't a factor in the particular situation. That is the world that we live in.
When I was in Police Foundations I was taught never to raise my gun unless my life was threatened or the life of somebody else was in immediate danger. I was never instructed to draw on an unarmed man, yet alone an unarmed kid, especially for petty theft.
Of course, this was in Canada, so maybe it's different, but I'm finding it hard to justify any possible scenario where you can draw on an unarmed civillian.
America bums me out sometimes.
Of course, this was in Canada, so maybe it's different, but I'm finding it hard to justify any possible scenario where you can draw on an unarmed civillian.
America bums me out sometimes.
Foghorn Leghorn
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You and me both. :/
is this a joke? black people are murdered by cops daily and it doesn't make the news, even the few stories covering this incident are calling peaceful protests mobs
when this happens to a white person it's a tragic article on the front of every news network's site
I'm not sure if you and the rest of us are living in the same world.
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quik killa
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How many people are killed every day? Which stories get national/worldwide coverage? We live in a society where racism exists and it is an extremely emotional topic; do you really think the media won't use this to their benefit?
That's funny because I've been waiting for this story to get some national coverage but nothing beyond twitter and blogs as of this posting.
So if a white teenager was believed to have been gunned down by police for stealing candy, you don't think it would receive a similar level of media coverage? My boy, in the span of the information going viral, the officers would already have lost their badges, new laws enacted to legalize minor candy theft, and a grand memorial dedicated to his memory would have been inked and stamped two days prior.
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