Cops shooting.... not just black people..

[Wildtree]

This time it's been a Mexican....




http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...asco/23348565/

[Deleted]

It's not black or jewish, so no one cares.

[Aeno]

What next? They'll shoot a BLACK MEXICAN?

[Rukentuts]

It's not black or jewish, so no one cares.

Until it's a photogenic white teenage female, nobody really will.

[Deleted]

What next? They'll shoot a BLACK MEXICAN?

Awwww Shit, Can you imagine if they shoot a Photogenic Black Jewish Mexican Pregnant Single mother on her way back from picking her elderly grandmothers medicine up from the chemist ?

[Bakis]

Nice murder.

[Realsykes]

Yeah I just knew this video was going to hit this site.... for once, it's a hands-down no ifs and or buts murder. Completely uncalled for and unfortunate.

[Deleted]

It's not black or jewish, so no one cares.

it's? no you diddent

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Awwww Shit, Can you imagine if they shoot a Photogenic Black Jewish Mexican Pregnant Single mother on her way back from picking her elderly grandmothers medicine up from the chemist ?

Just you wait for it

[Zervek]

As a Black Man, I'm not sure if I should be sad, or..

[Wildtree]

Just to make sure, in case it isn't obvious for someone..... I played on the bitter sarcasm from Maher with the thread title..

I too see this as a case of cold blooded murder, execution style.

I'm aware, that the legal situation likely disagrees.. something fleeing suspect, something use of deadly force yadda yadda....
Police guidelines, laws and rules need an overhaul, a drastic one.

[Deleted]

Betting the "jury" will find him not guilty, as per usual, because they are told to do so by government agents who want to keep the police clear of bad vibes at least at an official level.

[Laila]

Just to make sure, in case it isn't obvious for someone..... I played on the bitter sarcasm from Maher with the thread title..

I too see this as a case of cold blooded murder, execution style.

I'm aware, that the legal situation likely disagrees.. something fleeing suspect, something use of deadly force yadda yadda....
Police guidelines, laws and rules need an overhaul, a drastic one.

Actually they can't shoot someone just for fleeing.

The only way they can get away with this is if they can argue some kind of danger when he stopped and turned towards them.

[Deleted]

I watched this episode last night. Bill is right. Cops should create some community group that calls out cops like these on their actions.

Most Cops are good people, and do their best to keep our society orderly. But cops like the ones in this video, and the recent cops that have killed unarmed black teens/men, etc, need to be taken to takens by other cops.

Peer pressure works better, sometimes, than laws and training.

Cops, just like soldiers, stick out for eachother. Even when there are bad apples that are known by the others, no one says jackshit because he doesn't want to appear as a snitch and be ostracized, so even those who would want to report bad apples just stfu and swallow it.

[arandomuser]

If you look closely, his skin color quickly transformed black, and he turned intoa football charging demon hulk hogan.

[Deleted]

If you look closely, his skin color quickly transformed black, and he turned intoa football charging demon hulk hogan.

That was just overkill, his skin turning black is enough reason to be shot by the police.

[Jingoism]

Looked like he turned around and motioned like he was pulling a gun? Too bad for the Darwin award recipient.

[Aeno]

The contempt for protection by the children in here is hard to bear.

[Deleted]

Looked like he turned around and motioned like he was pulling a gun? Too bad for the Darwin award recipient.

Yeah, imagine Mr.Bean was black now.

[Bakis]

Looked like he turned around and motioned like he was pulling a gun? Too bad for the Darwin award recipient.

And here the apologists starts running in.

[Wildtree]

Actually they can't shoot someone just for fleeing.

The only way they can get away with this is if they can argue some kind of danger when he stopped and turned towards them.

Unfortunately....... they can....

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/script...ol=471&invol=1

The use of deadly force to prevent the escape of all felony suspects, whatever the circumstances, is constitutionally unreasonable. It is not better that all felony suspects die than that they escape. Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so. It is no doubt unfortunate when a suspect who is in sight escapes, but the fact that the police arrive a little late or are a little slower afoot does not always justify killing the suspect. A police officer may not seize an unarmed, nondangerous suspect by shooting him dead. The Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against such fleeing suspects.

It is not, however, unconstitutional on its face. Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Thus, if the suspect threatens the officer with a weapon or there is probable cause to believe that he has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm, deadly force may be used if necessary to prevent escape, and if, where [471 U.S. 1, 12] feasible, some warning has been given. As applied in such circumstances, the Tennessee statute would pass constitutional muster.

It's just a matter of interpretation, once again..

He might be a felon... he posed a threat (throwing around stone pebbles) ..