or to find a video of the victim roughing up a convenient store worker.
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Disabled Father Killed by Police in Charlotte, NC (Protests Follow)
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or to find a video of the victim roughing up a convenient store worker.
DrForester
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Regarding the video. Does the family still want it released after seeing it? Having the death of a loved one out there for everyone to see can't be easy. I am totally OK with the families lawyer giving his overview after seeing and leaving it at that.
And if they want it released, I think its their decision and no one else's.
And if they want it released, I think its their decision and no one else's.
Randolph Freelander
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Yes, they have said via their attorney that they want the video released to the public.
Randolph Freelander
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Mayor and police chief are giving a press conference now (on CNN).
now that the family has seen it and has said they want it released there's no excuse not to
Randolph Freelander
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They've made an arrest concerning the shooting from Wednesday's protest.
Grover Cleveland
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So violent
So unruly
So unruly
Exactly right. If the video proved their side of the story, they would want it out there as soon as possible to say "Hey, we didn't fuck up!"
Captin Quacker
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Randolph Freelander
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Chief just got finished speaking. Recap:
On shooting Wednesday night at the protest:
-Investigation was quick
-Used various video that was available
-Excellent detective work
-Identified suspect, established probable cause, and made an arrest.
On shooting of Mr. Scott:
-Video doesn't always tell the whole story
-This will be a long, painstaking process
On shooting Wednesday night at the protest:
-Investigation was quick
-Used various video that was available
-Excellent detective work
-Identified suspect, established probable cause, and made an arrest.
On shooting of Mr. Scott:
-Video doesn't always tell the whole story
-This will be a long, painstaking process
Grover Cleveland
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Chier Putney states that the video has been turned over to the State Bureau of Investigation and CMPD's part in that investigation is over.
So they are going to hide behind bureaucracy to avoid releasing the video
So they are going to hide behind bureaucracy to avoid releasing the video
So violent
So unruly
yeah last night was cool
doubly so because I thought shit was surely gonna go down once they were out past the curfew but the protesters, police, and national guard did a great job all around. I'm not sure how late they were out but I saw them marching at 12:45am so that was good that they were allowed to continue. over the past few days I've heard a lot of great dialogues between the citizens of charlotte and members of the police as well as citizens of different races and backgrounds. saw a lot of solidarity last night. heard some interviews where white people were straight up just like, hey I'm here for my black brothers and sisters and I'm going to be out here as long as they are. we've got a long way to go still but I'm hopeful.
Gotdatmoney
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So we better bury it so it can tell none of the story. Amirite?
Dreams-Visions
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thanks for the summary.
I assume that he feels the video could lead to conclusions being drawn that are unfavorable to his department. They said he was "brandishing" a firearm, but the Chief stopped short of saying he was pointing it or that he even had it in his hand. Was it on his hip in a holster or otherwise not posing an immediate threat in an open carry state? Did the officers identify themselves proper or not?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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This is the sort of thing that makes me wish more GAF members had direct experience with being in a protest.
Bwahahaha!
LiquidSword
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I mean it really can't get more blatant than that right? Justice is served pretty quickly when a cop isn't involved.
Same. It would make a lot less idiots coming into the threads explaining MLK and Ghandi and saying protest somewhere quieter.
Gotdatmoney
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You and I both know those people don't give a shit about facts or even the cause being protested. Going would inform them which is not what they wamt.
Grover Cleveland
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The way that Putney is talking, he's implying that the video would make things worse not better.
Which means that...it's probably not that supportive of the police's claim.
The problem with using that as a justification is that people want transparency more than anything. Just look at Tulsa.
Which means that...it's probably not that supportive of the police's claim.
The problem with using that as a justification is that people want transparency more than anything. Just look at Tulsa.
Dreams-Visions
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I'm about 99% sure the video doesn't make the cops look good. But the process for internal discipline is far longer. It just is. Especially when the video isn't irrefutable (perhaps partially obscured or some such).
My suspicion is that the gentlemen did not have a gun in a threatening position (maybe holstered, maybe in pocket but visible, maybe no gun at all) and the officers did not properly identify themselves before shouting, "gun!" and shooting him.
FreedomFighter
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It's not easy, but they want it released.
Reminds me of Emmitt Till's mother wanting to keep the casket open during his funeral to show everyone what they did to her baby boy. Same thing here.
Randolph Freelander
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They can't let the Panthers bring nearly 100,000 fans, including those tailgating or in local bars, to Uptown on Sunday with this still dangling.
meanwhile... dylan roof still has not gone to trial.
Randolph Freelander
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CNN is cutting away from the press conference Q&A session now.
Raitosaito
Member
I forgot who it was, but it was on Comedy Central where a comedian went to interview cops and they just brush off every violent incident in other precients as civilians trying to overly incite a problem that was completely fake. Cops don't intentionally try to hurt anyone they say...
Gordon Shumway
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The family wants it released..can't see the problem if the story is as they (police) say.
FreedomFighter
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Yep. They're trying to pull a Rahm Emanual with this video.
Captin Quacker
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Holy cats for real
You mean Jeff Ross? He had a special where he "roasted" cops recently.
yep, state trial in january 2017 iirc.
if thats the case, i bet the audio is gone or muffled.
It's heavy stuff.
Grover Cleveland
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While incredibly unsettling, that video doesn't really show much of anything we didn't already know.
It begs the question of what Scott's wife was telling him not to do.
She definitely says he doesn't have a gun tho
It begs the question of what Scott's wife was telling him not to do.
She definitely says he doesn't have a gun tho
I'm not seeing anything that looks like a gun in the video.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
It's a pretty typical timeframe for a high profile case
They had video of the whole time. Insane....
This seems to go completely against the brother story he put out there. The wife telling him not to do it and he still does it. She stated he on meds so maybe that what happen. The cops are clearly telling him to drop the gun many times.
How so?
I didn't watch the video but do you think she's alternating between yelling at her husband and telling the police officer not to do it, "it" being shoot him?
Dreams-Visions
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From the conversation, it seems like she didn't want him to make them break the window or hurt him. She didn't want him to resist getting out of the car. But I haven't listened; maybe she was talking to the officer.
Edit: I think she was telling the cops not to shoot him while simultaneously telling them her husband was disabled and to get out of the car.
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