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so now it seems that if you lay down, put your hands in the air and do all the things you are supposed to do - the Police will still shoot you
avoid the Police at all costs
it just may save your life
so sad
I will cross the street if I see a cop walking my direction or a cop car parked if its isolated. I don't dare look at them in the eye, I try not to make the slightest sudden movement, I DON'T run, and I don't fully turn my back. And keep the facial expression completely neutral. Don't even breathe too obviously.
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I will cross the street if I see a cop walking my direction or a cop car parked if its isolated. I don't dare look at them in the eye, I try not to make the slightest sudden movement, I DON'T run, and I don't fully turn my back. And keep the facial expression completely neutral. Don't even breathe too obviously.
Well that certainly won't arouse anyone's suspicion.
I will cross the street if I see a cop walking my direction or a cop car parked if its isolated. I don't dare look at them in the eye, I try not to make the slightest sudden movement, I DON'T run, and I don't fully turn my back. And keep the facial expression completely neutral. Don't even breathe too obviously.
And why do you live in such perpetual fear?
Also, is it a systematic problem or just some bad apples?
No, the feds should not drop in every time a cop does something stupid. It is a local issue. If the local police force has a pattern of violating civil rights that would be cause for state or federal intervention.
Obama needs to setup a special FBI task force to investigate and hold accountable local police juristictions for these unprovoked shootings, like they did back in the days of Selma. This guy did everything he was supposed to do, and still got shot. Hopefully he will get some financial award... which the taxpayers will end up paying.
Itchy trigger finger plus not having your safety on equals accidental shooting. I'm sure he'll be fired for his mistake, and the guy will get millions.
There are too many police that should not be police. These incidents only fan the flame. What needs to happen is accountability, but the legal system does NOT hold guilty police accountable. There will be an extended "investigation", and after the news dies down- the officer will be re-instated or let go. He will NOT go to jail, that is for sure. If he loses his job, another police dept will hire him- they just move the bad apples around (like the Catholic Priests molesting children). The main priority is to NEVER admit they were wrong.
My only real hope is two-fold:
That police will increasingly understand that even the cursory investigations that almost always go their way are still a pain in the patutie, and that they'll think before acting just to avoid that and being in the spotlight;
And that increasing law suits will convince localities to crack down from a purely monetary standpoint.
I really feel for the victim and glad he survived. Actually I am thinking of sending him a check as my heart breaks for what he had to endure. He seems like a good guy.
This a good example of the guy complying, doing everything right, NOT a criminal, and still getting shot. But of course, black people just make it all up, according to republicans/racists.
To label republicans as racists is pretty ignorant.
Cuevas says police ordered Kinsey and the patient, who was sitting in the street playing with a toy truck, to lie on the ground. Kinsey lies down and puts his hands up while trying to get his patient to comply. An officer then fired three times, striking Kinsey in the leg, Cuevas said. No weapon was found.
I just saw the video. How ridiculous. It looks like they were aiming for the guy sitting up since he refused to lay down. Even I can tell he had some marbles loose.
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