Man fatally shot by police officer begged for life

[zenkai]

The charges didn't come until AFTER the protests.

He said inaction, not charges. It takes investigation before charges are usually filed.

[Orbitus]

He said inaction, not charges. It takes investigation before charges are usually filed.

Sorry but you are wrong, YET AGAIN on an issue.

[zenkai]

Sorry but you are wrong, YET AGAIN on an issue.

Because you said so lol, not wasting anymore time with you

[Masark]

I wonder where the police brutality activists, that are supposedly about all races and not one

Probably donating to the murder's defence fund.

[Rumfoord]

I've always figured that for the Trevon Martin/Eric Garner/Etc incidents, the truth was somewhere in the middle, that neither the cops nor the victim were totally in the right or wrong.

Well, luckily video shows us the truth in a lot of these cases. An example that you mentioned, comes to mind. Eric Garner being strangled for a lose cigarette. But apparently, the truth is still out there somewhere....

I would be inclined to agree with you in the cases where there is no video evidence, though.

He said inaction, not charges. It takes investigation before charges are usually filed.

It depends what "investigation" you're talking about here. Every police shooting has a follow up investigation done by their own department (which is a joke in and of itself). Most cops usually get paid vacation after they're involved in a shooting.

Regarding the protests, they happened almost immediately after Grey's death, and only grew in scale as the media acknowledged their presence. It spread through social media like wildfire, especially after the whole Mike Brown case.

As far as the officers involved being charged without the protests or media attention, I wouldn't see that happening. "Ruff rides" have been going on for a very long time in police departments, with little to no consequences for the officers who use the tactic. In fact, most cases just end up in law suits, which is our tax payer money !

ex:

A 2001 investigation by The Philadelphia Inquirer documented twenty people injured in rough rides in Philadelphia.[4] Three suffered spinal injuries, and two were paralyzed.[4] As of 2001, courts had awarded $2.3 million in legal settlements resulting from these cases, but no officer had ever been disciplined for the practice.[4] Philadelphia began to introduce vans with padding and safety restraints in December 2000

You're fooling yourself if you think this Greys case would have been any different from these, if the protests didn't take place.

[zenkai]

A witness and a transcription of officer video footage describe Daniel Shaver saying “Please don’t shoot me” and “Please don’t shoot,” just before an officer later identified as Philip "Mitch" Brailsford fired his service weapon.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...life/82393582/




So can we call a bad cop a bad cop yet? Or is calling one bad cop out still a slander against ALL of them?

I put most of the blame at the Sargent shouting retarded orders escalating the situation, he should be charged with murder.

But the cop who pulled the trigger was found not guilty. http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/opinio...ano/index.html

[Deleted]

LuL what a garbage nation are the States nowdays?

Infracted - nation bashing

[Snorkles]

Regardless of your feelings towards cops, them just being able to carry out summary executions is pretty fucking grim.

[BadguyNotBadGuy]

watching the shoulder cam video was hella upsetting. the cop shouting orders is a total fucking moron, giving conflicting instructions cos his own grasp of english is so shit.
why the fuck did they not just walk over to him and cuff him while he was facedown on the ground with his hands extended? why the retarded charade with screaming at the poor cunt?
and then the shooter was found not guilty... fucking stupid nation

[Ashnazg]

watching the shoulder cam video was hella upsetting. the cop shouting orders is a total fucking moron, giving conflicting instructions cos his own grasp of english is so shit.
why the fuck did they not just walk over to him and cuff him while he was facedown on the ground with his hands extended? why the retarded charade with screaming at the poor cunt?
and then the shooter was found not guilty... fucking stupid nation

A lot of cops are bottom of the barrel material - jock rejects who couldnt find gainful employment in a better industry. When issued a blanket license for violence, and a weapon to enforce it with, they do the only thing they can - take advantage of that.

Hero worship of the police profession by society is also to blame. Most of them are not heroes - they are ordinary people who hide their cowardice behind weapons. That's why most of them are so trigger happy - they are scared for their lives so much that they open fire without a second thought, valuing it over that of possibly innocent people caught on the other end of the barrel.

[ParanoiD84]

That's why most of them are so trigger happy

Most of them? a million cops or so in the us, if anything it's only a very small % who does these kind of things.

OT fucked up, the guy barking orders needs to make up his mind.

[Shaderas]

I put most of the blame at the Sargent shouting retarded orders escalating the situation, he should be charged with murder.

But the cop who pulled the trigger was found not guilty. http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/opinio...ano/index.html

I agree with you. The sergeant should be found culpable in this instance, as rather than trying to deescalate, his actions escalated the situation, threatening the man's life, and giving him really stupid orders (I believe there are other LE and former LE officers that state he didn't handle this situation well at all).

[zEmini]

Another pig gets off for basically legalized murder

[Daedius]

Saw the video... beyond fucking appalling!

[Masark]

Most of them? a million cops or so in the us, if anything it's only a very small % who does these kind of things.

And all the others who support them in doing these kind of things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silence

[Collegeguy]

The cop looks like a 10yr old boy covered in tattoos.

Why am I not surprised.

[Independent voter]

this was on reddit.

[Bapestar]

Makes you wonder whether people actually even think white lives matter.

I mean all of us against police brutality, take issue with this incident, so I guess your statement is bullshit.

[Kraenen]

I mean all of us against police brutality, take issue with this incident, so I guess your statement is bullshit.

Weird comment for you to pick out in a thread bumped from a year ago. Does anyone remember white people's names who were killed by police? You're more likely to remember a black person's name who was killed by police. No, my statement is not "bullshit".

[Bapestar]

Weird comment for you to pick out in a thread bumped from a year ago. Does anyone remember white people's names who were killed by police? You're more likely to remember a black person's name who was killed by police. No, my statement is not "bullshit".

Didn't realize this was an old thread. Just because the media hypes up the incidents when the victims are black, doesn't mean people think white lives don't matter.