[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Do you remember this from just 90 days ago?

Black Cop Shoots Unarmed White Man In Viral Video | NewsOne


I didn't think so.

I condemn ANY cop shooting someone unarmed, who is not presenting a danger to the cop.

PERIOD.

FULL STOP.

[Steve9930]

Resisting arrest here in Ohio is a misdemeanor offense unless the officer is put in major danger or the assailant has a deadly weapon. This will be investigated and I suspect the officer will be charged with something.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by 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

He apparently brought it upon himself by grabbing the officers taser and things just esclated and in retribution the guys decided lets burn down a restaurant.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

I condemn ANY cop shooting someone unarmed, who is not presenting a danger to the cop.

PERIOD.

FULL STOP.

Not what you wrote. You said, "exactly why black people across the nation are so angry."

Why wasn't it about ANY police shooting ANY person regardless of race?

You are on a bandwagon, and I know you are not alone. But people need to wake the hell up. ALL people.

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by 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.

The police are already on pins and needles. It is because politicians are kow- towing to the mob and do not have the guts to stand up to them and protect their constituents. It is better to let their cities burn. Anarchy will reign. America is in trouble and our enemies are gleefully watching. Thank a police officer revert chance you get.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by 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.

Yea, I was going by memory. The officer has in fact administered the breathalyzer and and was in the process of handcuffing him when he began to fight.

But that wouldn't justify shooting him. The issue that I saw that did was that he stole the officer's taser and fired it at him. That's when the officer returned fire.

[camaguey48]

Thank a police officer every chance you get.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

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

Actually, what struck me as odd about the whole thing was how pleasant and cooperative Mr Brooks was during the whole process up until the officer tried to cuff him.

He just turned on a dime.

It's amazing how the officer was immediately fired, his partner suspended and the police chief resigned. I think that it was the mayor that made those calls.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

I condemn ANY cop shooting someone unarmed, who is not presenting a danger to the cop.

PERIOD.

FULL STOP.

In this case, the person was armed and fired a taser at the officer.

Do you condemn the officer defending himself?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

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

There must be a "cleaning brigade". That offends me mightily. I searched and searched before and finally found a British Newspaper that published George Floyd's criminal record. I feel like we are being manipulated and maneuvered. We are the victims of a new religion called political correctness by unseen forces. People are trying to hide public information from behind the scenes. That is wrong. Very wrong, just like it is wrong to break the law and to drive while drunk and to resist arrest and to flee police and to discharge a weapon against officers of the law while fleeing. Every child I ever knew was taught this.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

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.

Let me correct a few things in this post. He was was running away but was not shot in the back. During the pursuit, the man turned and fired the taser at the officer. The officer returned fire.

The taser is not a lethal weapon and if this man didn't steal the officer's taser the officer would have been able to use it instead of his gun.

Officers are trained that if someone has a taser or stun gun that they are to shoot. This is because if they are tased or stunned, they are rendered helpless and the perpetrator can then take their gun and shoot them.

A taser, by the way, can be used as a stun gun once the taser cartridge has been expelled.

I have no idea why the officer was picking up brass or that he actually was. I didn't see that. If he was it would no bearing on the case. He shot three times. There is no disputing that so where the brass laid would have nothing to do with this case.

This is easily a justified shooting. Unfortunately, it comes on the heels of what is apparently an unjustified homicide of a black man that is all over the news and has created a toxic political environment.

[villageuser]

Originally Posted by 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.

What you didn’t include was when the man fired the taser at the officer, it was not accurate, as you can imagine if one is drunk, scared, running, and trying to shoot with something he is not trained to use. Here is the article in more detail: Video Investigation: How Rayshard Brooks Was Fatally Shot by Atlanta Police - The New York Times

[crash]

The Taser was a contact taser and he grabbed and ran 45 minutes after first contact.

Don’t think a taser justifies shooting and killing him. All I will say if he had been white would the officer have shot him.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

But that wouldn't justify shooting him. The issue that I saw that did was that he stole the officer's taser and fired it at him. That's when the officer returned fire.

Actually, yes he can shoot the thug.

[crash]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There must be a "cleaning brigade". That offends me mightily. I searched and searched before and finally found a British Newspaper that published George Floyd's criminal record. I feel like we are being manipulated and maneuvered. We are the victims of a new religion called political correctness by unseen forces. People are trying to hide public information from behind the scenes. That is wrong. Very wrong, just like it is wrong to break the law and to drive while drunk and to resist arrest and to flee police and to discharge a weapon against officers of the law while fleeing. Every child I ever knew was taught this.

It is not about George Floyd it is the straw that broke the camels back. This was not the first black person unjustifiably killed by the police this year or even that month.