[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I watched the video of this tonight and what I saw was the cops stopped a car. They felt that the driver was under the influence so they gave him a field sobriety test. It looked to me that they were about to give him a breathalyzer. He grabbed the officers taser and started running. The officer gave chase and at one point the man turned and fired the taser at the officer. The officer returned fire and killed the man.

Was that shooting justified?

The police chief has resigned, the officer has been fired and his partner suspended.

[anothersteve]

Hold on to your Hats !!!!

Steve

[dewilson58]

missed a significant detail.................the thug started to physically fight the officers once an officer got behind him to handcuff him.


guess he was never taught not to fight an officer.

[Kenswing]

I hope the officer sues for wrongful termination. He will win..

[Stu from NYC]

Guess the police do not have the right to defend themselves anymore

[retiredguy123]

Another detail was that they did give him a breathalyzer test, which he failed. Resisting arrest is a crime, which, I think, should be prosecuted more often to prevent these incidents and protect the police.

But, apparently, the guilty person was the owner of the Wendy's restaurant. I guess that is why someone burned down his restaurant and put him out of business.

[dewilson58]

Fight with an officer, you have a good chance of being shot.

No matter what color you are, or what color the officer is.

It's not a color issue.

[billethkid]

Firings.....knee jerk politicians (like the mayor of Seattle) rolling over and caving in to the current wave of lawlessness. Making the LEO back away from the area to allow the lawlessness to continue.

As this continues more and more LEO members will become more passive when encountering unlawful incidents.
Which will in turn lead to more criminals and thugs getting away with their crimes.

Those who serve and protect are in danger of being emasculated by those who run cities and states.

What individual, black or any other, in their right mind in this day and age would fight police, resist arrest, run away and shoot at police???

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Fight with an officer, you have a good chance of being shot.

No matter what color you are, or what color the officer is.

It's not a color issue.

Agreed but watch everyone now telling us what a good guy he was.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Agreed but watch everyone now telling us what a good guy he was.

I find it strange that there is no information on the Internet about Rayshard Brooks' criminal record or the lack of one. Why?

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Agreed but watch everyone now telling us what a good guy he was.

They say, "The good ones always die young."


Don't know who "they are.


Don't know what it take to be a "good one".


Don't know what "young" is.


Don't know why I posted this.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by billethkid

What individual, black or any other, in their right mind in this day and age would fight police, resist arrest, run away and shoot at police???

The answer is always within.

[ColdNoMore]

The suspect should not have resisted arrest for being .02 above the limit...but it shouldn't have been a death sentence.

The cop should not have shot someone in the back, while he was running away... when the cop's life was in no danger.

And NO, a taser is not considered a lethal weapon.

Why was the cop picking up his brass for 2 minutes...before he even went to the victim?

Maybe because he knew once the detectives figured out how far away the victim was, while running away...he would be in deep doo-doo?

And NO, this is NOT justification for citizen violence or property damage.

It (along with the posts we'll see here) does, however, show...exactly why black people across the nation are so angry.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

The suspect should not have resisted arrest for being .02 above the limit...but it shouldn't have been a death sentence.

The cop should not have shot someone in the back, while he was running away... when the cop's life was in no danger.

And NO, a taser is not considered a lethal weapon.

Why was the cop picking up his brass for 2 minutes...before he even went to the victim?

Maybe because he knew once the detectives figured out how far away the victim was, while running away...he would be in deep doo-doo?

And NO, this is NOT justification for citizen violence or property damage.

It (along with the posts we'll see here) does, however, show...exactly why black people across the nation are so angry.

Do you remember this from just 90 days ago?

Black Cop Shoots Unarmed White Man In Viral Video | NewsOne


I didn't think so.

[anothersteve]

Why the hell can't people just comply? This crap is avoidable if people would just comply! I'm not saying who's right or wrong, it's just avoidable.
Steve