Making the news today....

[matelot]

flipping brutal. It looked like murder to me.

 

I've normally a lot of sympathy for the police in that situation. However that looked like the worst game of "Simon Says" ever. 

[Vespasian]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

This US policeman was found not guilty of murder.

 

What do you think?

 

 Some distressing footage as they say.

 

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c3b_1512717428

Thats hard to watch, the poor fella..  

 

Is it murder though?.   afraid not.   was it right?, No, far from it... 

 

was common sense used by the police officer?, seems to me it wasn't...   no doubt the officer concerned will be gotten rid for poor judgement in time...

 

Not much consolation for the victim and his family though is it?..

[matelot]

If it had been a black guy that was shot there would have been riots...

[Stubby]

You tube is littered with stuff like that . One guy was walking along in a rural looking area . Small town I think . Cops pulled up in 3 squad cars . Told him to stop through loud haler . He did . Told him to lay flat on the ground . He did . Told him to get up . He did . Told him to walk toward them with his hands held aloft . He did . As soon as he was away from the back drop of the shop they drilled him . Dead before he hit the ground mercifully . He was unarmed wearing a T shirt and trousers .  No charges .

Edited December 8, 2017 by Stubby

[Mick Dempsey]

15 minutes ago, matelot said:

If it had been a black guy that was shot there would have been riots...

Yeah, this shows that the American police will shoot any unarmed citizen, regardless of race. 

 

How silly do black peeps feel now? 

 

 

[john p]

That copper was a total arsehole

[aspenarb]

Made me feel a bit queasy that, just another another shooting in the USA but this one wont go down on the stats as a gun crime

 

Bob

[Mark Bolam]

I too am normally on the cops side, and I appreciate we don't know the context, but whatever it was, how that could ever be justified is totally beyond me.

Sickening.

[skyhuck]

The video is shocking and upsetting.

 

But am I in a position to judge?

 

Have I ever had friends or coworkers killed by some one with a concealed gun? No.

 

The guy does look to reach back for something. I guess the cop was sh1t scared he was going to die. Did he over reached? probably, but maybe many of us would have in the same situation. I'm just very glad its not a situation I will ever find myself in.

[Vespasian]

21 minutes ago, john p said:

That copper was a total arsehole

Not wrong about that, police officers are supposed to calm the situation down, not inflame it..  this bozo did exactly that. wound himself up to such a pitch he couldn't make a rational judgement..

 

 

Which reminds me, doin gardens I find the odd thing here an there, I found a gun once, got my friend to polish it up, (he does fk all but go on about his guns an torches) and see if it was real or not.. turned out its been disarmed with a ballbearing stuck down the barrel...   asked when I wanted it back!!!, you fkin what I said...

 

I'll have police marksmen outside the door within the week with all these kids round here I says.. I can't stand cheeky kids..

 

anyways, next time he asks if I want it back I'll be doubly sure to tell him to do one...