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Absolutley not, my parents taught me to respect others, especially the law even if I think they are wrong at the moment.
You had to respect the law when I was a kid, running from them was useless becsue they'd be sitting in the kitchen having a discussion with Mom when you got home. LOL
These large police forces have benefits but there is also some distinct benefits of a smaller local one especially when you have involved parents. You would have to do something really bad to end up in jail where I lived, most things were taken care of face to face between the parents and the officer which they were usually on first name basis with.
What people are trying to get across to you is that could be exactly what the officer was attempting to do but due to circumstances didn't hit center mass.
It isn't like the movies.
I know what they are trying to do. But because of the assailant's size and height, I'm not
buying it.
No, it is not like the movies. In the movies - Wilson would have been popped in the car...
So, don't ya think Hollywood/Music has to take some of the blame for these young men actin'
gangsta in the first place.
And, the same young impressionable guys that take the gangsta route, take the cop or
military route with delusions of grandeur.
Seems to me the officer l pulled his weapon in his squad car to be a hardass and things went south.
I also don't understand how shooting an unarmed person , even if he bum rushed you (which no witness has said happened) with a gun instead of a taser is not excessive force.
Basically... They see this as a Black vs White issue, so in their minds, they need to justify the shooting by disregarding anything that suggest the White officer was wrong.
Bingo, and we need to be questioning, all the time, did the cop act within the confines of how they were supposed to respond, per departmental guidelines. If this cop "snapped" and fell outside of those guidelines, no matter how "scared" he was, he should never be in a position of authority holding a weapon again.
Bingo, and we need to be questioning, all the time, did the cop act within the confines of how they were supposed to respond, per departmental guidelines. If this cop "snapped" and fell outside of those guidelines, no matter how "scared" he was, he should never be in a position of authority holding a weapon again.
He did, he said FREEZE! Then got bum rushed by a 280 lb, 6'4" little angel that just robbed a store.
Bingo, and we need to be questioning, all the time, did the cop act within the confines of how they were supposed to respond, per departmental guidelines. If this cop "snapped" and fell outside of those guidelines, no matter how "scared" he was, he should never be in a position of authority holding a weapon again.
Questioning/investigating YES! Convicting/rioting/looting before anyone knows the whole story? NO.
All that is well and good, but it does not excuse or justify shooting and killing an unarmed man. All this is a bit of a strawman argument to justify the officers actions.
Honest question: If Brown, a massive man, actually slammed the officer in the car door, then punched him so hard that he shattered his entire orbital socket, then went for the officers gun, which discharged in the squad car, then got away, but decided to double back & rush the officer in order to attack him again....then it would justify the officer's actions correct?
All that is well and good, but it does not excuse or justify shooting and killing an unarmed man. All this is a bit of a strawman argument to justify the officers actions.
How would the office know he was unarmed?
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