Poll of the Day > Another Day, aNother Black Man is killed by Cops...

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Seems like cut and dry murder unless the dude was lunging for his gun when he was shot

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Mead posted...

thats called regular human perception dude

doesnt justify your reaction to a killing being whelp that guy is big and scary looking, so I get it

Read what I said again and get back to me.

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Smarkil posted...

Read what I said again and get back to me.

I refuse to allow you to give me homework

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Surprise surprise @Zeus racist ass is quick to justify why its totally OK that an unarmed black man was shot by police

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FatalAccident posted...

Surprise surprise @Zeuf racist ass is quick to justify why its totally OK that an unarmed black man was shot by police

its the only position he EVER takes

in his mind any time police kill someone black it is justified. Every single time.

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FatalAccident posted...

Surprise surprise @Zeus racist ass is quick to justify why its totally OK that an unarmed black man was shot by police

He had a handgun my man. And he punched a cop. It's almost as if punching a cop while holding a gun is a bad idea. Zero sympathy

OhhhJa posted...

He had a handgun my man. And he punched a cop. It's almost as if punching a cop while holding a gun is a bad idea. Zero sympathy

Well yea, it's a bad idea. It's also not really relevant.

No one has answered yet if he was shot while going for the gun or not, it's literally the only point that matters. And given how quick police generally are to say "He was reaching!" the fact that zero stories give any indication the man was going for a weapon leaves opinion leaning towards "not ok to shoot"

They show a video which details the guy appearing to go for the gun I'm 100% on the polices side. Otherwise for better or worse it's their job to get punched in the face and keep going. We don't assign the death penalty for that.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Well yea, it's a bad idea. It's also not really relevant.

No one has answered yet if he was shot while going for the gun or not, it's literally the only point that matters. And given how quick police generally are to say "He was reaching!" the fact that zero stories give any indication the man was going for a weapon leaves opinion leaning towards "not ok to shoot"

They show a video which details the guy appearing to go for the gun I'm 100% on the polices side. Otherwise for better or worse it's their job to get punched in the face and keep going. We don't assign the death penalty for that.

I'll reserve full judgment since these stories almost never end up being what they appear at face value within the first few days when everyone is jumping to conclusions but when I hear punching cop combined with holding a handgun, I lean toward fair next.

OhhhJa posted...

I'll reserve full judgment since these stories almost never end up being what they appear at face value within the first few days when everyone is jumping to conclusions but when I hear punching cop combined with holding a handgun, I lean toward fair next.

That sounds more like "I'm ok with executing criminals for any crime on the spot"

BlackScythe0 posted...

That sounds more like "I'm ok with executing criminals for any crime on the spot"

I'm ok with a cop defending themselves from a man with a gun punching them yes. Cops should not be expected to die on the job

OhhhJa posted...

I'm ok with a cop defending themselves from a man with a gun punching them yes. Cops should not be expected to die on the job

*sigh*

BlackScythe0 posted...

*sigh*

Sorry I'm not into making martyrs out of violent criminals like "progressives" are

OhhhJa posted...

Sorry I'm not into making martyrs out of violent criminals like "progressives" are

I'm not trying to make a martyr out of anyone. I'm just not going to make disingenuous statements about a situation to indicate a series of events that there is no evidence to support.

OhhhJa posted...

I'm ok with a cop defending themselves from a man with a gun punching them yes. Cops should not be expected to die on the job

When do you think he allegedly punched the cop?
Serious question.
Before he fled from them (in which case, shooting him after that is not self defense)?
While he was fleeing (lolwhat, how even....)?
Or after they had caught him (with their guns drawn, apparently not ordering him to the ground before they approached, like any cop ever would fucking demand if they felt threatened enough to pull their guns on him)?

Only the last time frame is possibly valid self defense. Only the first scenario is logically plausible.

@OhhhJa

streamofthesky posted...

When do you think he allegedly punched the cop?
Serious question.
Before he fled from them (in which case, shooting him after that is not self defense)?
While he was fleeing (lolwhat, how even....)?
Or after they had caught him (with their guns drawn, apparently not ordering him to the ground before they approached, like any cop ever would fucking demand if they felt threatened enough to pull their guns on him)?

Only the last time frame is possibly valid self defense. Only the first scenario is logically plausible.

@OhhhJa

It sounds like you didn't read the article. I domt need to speculate because its laid out. It says he fled, they caught him and then a scuffle ensued and they shot him when they saw the handgun fall out. Maybe he was going for the gun. Maybe he wasn't. I'll wait until more info comes out

OhhhJa posted...

It sounds like you didn't read the article. I domt need to speculate because its laid out. It says he fled, they caught him and then a scuffle ensued and they shot him when they saw the handgun fall out. Maybe he was going for the gun. Maybe he wasn't. I'll wait until more info comes out

But you are speculating.

I'm saying we don't know if the shooting was justified. You're saying you don't care it's ok to get executed in the street for punching.

BlackScythe0 posted...

But you are speculating.

I'm saying we don't know if the shooting was justified. You're saying you don't care it's ok to get executed in the street for punching.

This word. I'm not sure you understand what it means

"Another Day, aNother Black Man is killed by Cops...'

At some point, those of us who are White have to admit that this crap is really really sad and it's been happening for a very long time because when slavery ended, Whites back then decided to make Black people the pariahs of this country and these people's ancestors were sold/kidnapped and brought here against their will to be used and abused as slaves and when that stopped, suddenly those White people back then had no use for them and Black people have long endured and suffered mistreatment at the hands of Whites even if some of us are in denial about that it is 100% true. These shootings/murders of Black men isn't new. If we look back say 60 plus years ago this stuff was happening all over the South from Emmett Till to Medgar Evers.

If the police were shooting White men at the same rate as they have Black men, most if not all of those officers would be in jail because the public would be outraged by that.

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These fucking cops can't help it but draw their guns when they see a black person. It's a habit of theirs

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OhhhJa posted...

He had a handgun my man. And he punched a cop. It's almost as if punching a cop while holding a gun is a bad idea. Zero sympathy

Punching a cop in America is punishable by death now?

Whats so difficult to understand about being unarmed? And dont tell me the fact they didnt know what else he had is justification for killing someone.

Your country is fucked

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FatalAccident posted...

Whats so difficult to understand about being unarmed?

Do you not understand what this word means?

Yet another reminder that we have no video evidence or other proof yet that the murder victim actually punched anyone, aside from the word of the police.
Who have repeatedly been found to falsify verbal and written crime reports when they shoot somebody in order to try and justify their actions.

Where's the body cam footage?

reaching for a weapon when stopped by the cops is idiotic
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Did he?

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