Whatever would Doctor King have said? Police brutality in the 21st century

Trollheart · 04-12-2015, 03:32 PM

What in hell is going on? Now we have yet another black man shot down, unarmed, for no other reason than that he ran away when stopped by a cop! And not a warning shot either: EIGHT shots, and he was killed. And then the cop (white of course) tries to cover by pretending the guy stole his taser? How is he supposed to have done this when the man ran directly from his car, away from the officer and was shot down at range?

Okay, so the cop is being charged with murder --- probably only because he was caught on video and the powers that be have no choice --- but will he be convicted? Every other week there seems to be some trigger-happy cop looking for an excuse to gun down a black guy. I'm not saying every cop is like this of course, but you have to wonder, with these incidents on the increase, do cops not think before they shoot? Like, there is no other way that cop could have halted his quarry's escape other than to shoot him dead? What happened to the Civil Rights Law? Are we living in the 50s again?

Comments?

ladyislingering · 04-12-2015, 03:37 PM

>Police about to beat down a person of color
MLK: Hoe don't do it
>Police be like, **** you
MLK: Oh my god

(just so we're clear here this has become a meme)

Isbjørn · 04-12-2015, 03:51 PM

The police in Norway is now armed with guns, temporarily. For eight weeks longer, I think.

The Batlord · 04-12-2015, 04:15 PM

I imagine he would have said something like, "Ow! Please stop hitting me!"

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 04-12-2015, 07:03 PM

^ would probably be the most inspirational plea for help ever though.

grtwhtgrvty · 04-14-2015, 09:51 AM

The solution is very simple. Every police officer needs to be monitored and armed with cameras at all times.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 04-14-2015, 09:57 AM

^even when he makes love to his wife?

The Batlord · 04-14-2015, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grtwhtgrvty

The solution is very simple. Every police officer needs to be monitored and armed with cameras at all times.

I agree. You could probably beat the hell out of a minority with a big enough camera.

Chula Vista · 04-14-2015, 10:04 AM

Two straight shooting deaths of unarmed black guys by white cops and two straight indictments for manslaughter/murder.

That's a start.

**Frownland** · 04-14-2015, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Two straight shooting deaths of unarmed black guys by white cops and two straight indictments for manslaughter/murder.

That's a start.

Ja it's not often that they're indicted.

04-12-2015, 03:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Whatever would Doctor King have said? Police brutality in the 21st century What in hell is going on? Now we have yet another black man shot down, unarmed, for no other reason than that he ran away when stopped by a cop! And not a warning shot either: EIGHT shots, and he was killed. And then the cop (white of course) tries to cover by pretending the guy stole his taser? How is he supposed to have done this when the man ran directly from his car, away from the officer and was shot down at range? Okay, so the cop is being charged with murder --- probably only because he was caught on video and the powers that be have no choice --- but will he be convicted? Every other week there seems to be some trigger-happy cop looking for an excuse to gun down a black guy. I'm not saying every cop is like this of course, but you have to wonder, with these incidents on the increase, do cops not think before they shoot? Like, there is no other way that cop could have halted his quarry's escape other than to shoot him dead? What happened to the Civil Rights Law? Are we living in the 50s again? Comments? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-12-2015, 03:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	>Police about to beat down a person of color MLK: Hoe don't do it >Police be like, **** you MLK: Oh my god (just so we're clear here this has become a meme) __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

04-12-2015, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	The police in Norway is now armed with guns, temporarily. For eight weeks longer, I think. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

04-14-2015, 10:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Two straight shooting deaths of unarmed black guys by white cops and two straight indictments for manslaughter/murder. That's a start. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

04-12-2015, 07:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	^ would probably be the most inspirational plea for help ever though.

04-14-2015, 09:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
grtwhtgrvty jiojoijoi Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 398	The solution is very simple. Every police officer needs to be monitored and armed with cameras at all times.

04-14-2015, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	^even when he makes love to his wife?