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Cops do that, it’s a settlement.
FortWayne saysCops do that, it’s a settlement.
And what is even worse, taxpayers are on hook for the $$$. Perhaps money should come out of cops pension fund.
And what is even worse, taxpayers are on hook for the $$$. Perhaps money should come out of cops pension fund.
You hear the window of your car parked outside being broken, and some noise in your backyard. You investigate, grabbing your Glock 19, and see a shadowy figure with arm raised. What do you do?
White guy gets shot... crickets
Cops are all racist thugs who might kill you on a whim
If it was a white guy the cops followed in to his grandparents back yard, all you would hear is crickets. Nobody gets shot.
We need cops that are more competant, especially with respect to discharging their guns.
If it was a white guy the cops followed in to his grandparents back yard, all you would hear is crickets. Nobody gets shot.
On the most extreme use of force – officer involved shootings – we find no racial differences in either the raw data or when contextual factors are taken into account.
marcus saysIf it was a white guy the cops followed in to his grandparents back yard, all you would hear is crickets. Nobody gets shot.
False. According to this - https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/police-shootings-2018/?utm_term=.778f92336348 - filter by unarmed - 4 white, 4 black, and 1 Hispanic men were shot by police in 2018. If we can claim something then it is police sexism, as they apparently do not shoot unarmed womyn.
What is infuriating though, is that in 8 out of 9 cases where police shot unarmed people, there was no body cam recording. My cynical self says that perhaps they can switch off bodycams/lose recordings in such cases.
marcus saysWe need cops that are mor...
They can fail to activate their cams. This is really disappointing when cops do stuff like this.
Btw Marcus, race had nothing to do with this. And one of the cops is black, as if that even mattered.
Cops kill unarmed blacks at a higher rate because blacks commit more crimes. In addition, via the show COPS, we now have 3 decades of recorded evidence on video demonstrating the non cooperativeness and reckless dangerous actions of black people who are stopped by police.
Anytime a person is unarmed and killed by police, it’s a crappy situation. However, black people could drastically reduce the number of unarmed black people shot by police simply by complying with legal directions given to them by police. In a traffic stop, that means stopping immediately when ordered to, keeping both hands on the steering wheel, and having proper insurance, drivers license, and registration available. Further, I’d recommend not talking to the cop at all. “I have nothing to say to you without my attorney present”.
Not that I take sides. Because I understand stress cops have. Just pointing out the unequal treatment under law.
You shoot someone in back it’s murder.
Cops do that, it’s a settlement.