Darrien Hunt shooting

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/15...ad-real-sword/
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...g-details.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...olice-shooting
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...amily-attorney
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5827298.html
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/darrien-h...ed-utah-police



Interested to see what comes of this one. The claim (backed up by witnesses and an autopsy) is that this guy had a replica katana, and was running away from the police when he got shot 6 times in the back. The police have changed their statement once, haven't been debriefed (almost a week later) yet, and claim (the prosecutor does, anyway) that he had a real sword, and that he lunged toward the police.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

Not again.

[Deleted]

Just going to go out on a limb and say, why the fuck would you carry a sword (real or not) around the streets.

Also, if this guy was carrying a real sword and actually killed somebody, the reaction would be "wtf police, why didnt you stop him!".

[apepi]

Er..um...

Afro samurai?

[Notchris]

There's video from a bank of it. That should make things a lot easier.

If the sword is real, him being shot from behind won't matter. It's legal to shoot a fleeing suspect if you believe he is a danger to others. A man running around with a sword who (if the video shows) repeatedly lunged at you would most likely fit that criteria.

[Cybran]

Maybe he watched Ghost Dog?

[Blueobelisk]

Just going to go out on a limb and say, why the fuck would you carry a sword (real or not) around the streets.

People can walk around stores with their guns out, but if you have a sword, THAT crosses the line?

[Notchris]

People can walk around stores with their guns out, but if you have a sword, THAT crosses the line?

Guns are this time period's swords!

A sheathed sword might make me raise an eyebrow, but that's about it. Unsheathed would be a different story.
Same with a gun, holstered or slung on your back, whatever. Pointing it around, that's a bit different.

[Osoroshii]

Just going to go out on a limb and say, why the fuck would you carry a sword (real or not) around the streets.

Also, if this guy was carrying a real sword and actually killed somebody, the reaction would be "wtf police, why didnt you stop him!".

Quote from the article I read on CNN:

While some have speculated that race played a role in the shooting deaths of Hunt and Brown, there's one key difference between the two cases: Brown was unarmed when he was shot, and Hunt was reportedly carrying a 3-foot sword around a Panda Express restaurant and other businesses.

"I believe that maybe my son thought, 'Maybe I'll try to get a job at Panda, maybe this sword will impress them,' " Susan Hunt told KSL.

So carrying a weapon is a good way to impress potential employers now apparently.

[Pengalor]

So carrying a weapon is a good way to impress potential employers now apparently.

Which would be pretty fucking funny since Panda Express is a restaurant for Chinese food and katana were used by samurai which are Japanese.

[Notchris]

"I believe that maybe my son thought, 'Maybe I'll try to get a job at Panda, maybe this sword will impress them,' " Susan Hunt told KSL.

She says, as if that's a perfectly logical train of thought.

Whatever, at least this time there's a video of the confrontation.

[arandomuser]

If he was fleeing, after being shot, i would of opted to use a taser, i mean the cops are going to get away with this just because hes armed, but cops in europe would obviously taser him before shooting him to death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFddlI9QHJk

[Cosmic Janitor]

Which would be pretty fucking funny since Panda Express is a restaurant for Chinese food and katana were used by samurai which are Japanese.

So the whole idea was flawed from the beginning. Is carrying around a sword even legal in that place? In my country knives are already illegal past a certain point, let alone running around with a sword.

[Deleted]

Let me guess, somebody in the US got shot by the police for no reason... again. This problem can be solved by adding more guns.

[arandomuser]

So the whole idea was flawed from the beginning. Is carrying around a sword even legal in that place? In my country knives are already illegal past a certain point, let alone running around with a sword.

Knives tend to get you killed here in america(especially if your complexion is dark) but you can carry around an AR-15 or ak-47 and cops will sit down and have coffee with you!

[Pengalor]

So the whole idea was flawed from the beginning. Is carrying around a sword even legal in that place? In my country knives are already illegal past a certain point, let alone running around with a sword.

Not entirely sure on Utah's laws but it's possible. I'm sure in most places in the US walking around with a sheathed sword is probably OK but unsheathed might be an issue in some places.

[Notchris]

Not entirely sure on Utah's laws but it's possible. I'm sure in most places in the US walking around with a sheathed sword is probably OK but unsheathed might be an issue in some places.

I bought a replica claymore years back while I was in High School, and had to hoof it halfway across town with it (NE Ohio). It didn't cause any issues, other than the occasional funny look. But I also didn't draw it and wave it around like a dipshit and didn't lollygag around with it.

I was told it was legal to transport it from place of purchase to my home, but it was illegal to just carry it around for shits and giggles.

[Glnger]

:merrica:

/10

Post constructively please.

[Dome Fossil]

Funny enough, I've held a replica katana while running from the police before. It was fine though, a friend told them I probably just didn't hear them calling me (which I hadn't). Everything turned out fine, but I am white. So there's that.

[Lemons]

Can we just put a fucking go-pro on every cop so we can just KNOW what happened? I'm so tired of trying to figure out who did what when there's no hard evidence.