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While in some instances I can see your point about withholding evidence the question is, at what point or in how many hours/days should they release information and how much should they release?
Should they release all information only if there's a riot going to happen? Should they release all information only in the case of a black person being shot? How about only in the cases where a relative "claims" the officer did wrong even though they weren't there?
Should they release only a small portion? If so how small? If they only release a portion you've got to know that there are people out there (and here) that'd claim by doing that they're hiding something.
Should they allow the family of the deceased to see it before it's all over the TV or, should they see it at the same time as the public so they can see their loved on shot/killed in high-def over and over again?
Or, since no matter what the cops do they are judged to be lying,hiding something etc should they bring in reps from BLM,ACLU,Black Panthers,Al Sharpton etc to view all the evidence and have THEM prejudge whether it goes to trial or is publicly released.
Personally, I think they should be given some time, maybe 7-10 days after the incident to get their stuff together, inform the family and figure out what happened enough to release just enough to show their theory of what happened. If it's really contentious then no release, let the court system handle it just like any other criminal/civil proceeding.
Those are all good points. Things have changed though in the sense that we now live in a video world. People demand to see it and make up their own minds. It will be hard holding back information when something goes viral, as they say. When there a lot of witnesses that contradict police, there is going to be a controversy. Distrust will fuel outrage and outrage will lead to violence. So it has to be a flexible policy. Again, I go back to what Tulsa did versus Charlotte and the different result. Charlotte was not prepared to deal with this, Tulsa was. It shows. I get the sense from the speakers that no one expected this level of racial tension to be under the surface in Charlotte. Tulsa knows better.
All cops should wear body cams wired for not just video but audio, and all film should be made immediately available. However, I don't think the facts, even if exonerating, would interfere with the "protesters'" agenda.
You do not know what Anarchy is. Anarchy is the theory of you do your thing, I'll do mine and as long as we do no harm to anyone else, all is good.
an·ar·chy
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noun
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
"he must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy"
synonyms: lawlessness, nihilism, mobocracy, revolution, insurrection, disorder, chaos, mayhem, tumult, turmoil
"conditions are dangerously ripe for anarchy"
You do not know what Anarchy is. Anarchy is the theory of you do your thing, I'll do mine and as long as we do no harm to anyone else, all is good.
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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
"he must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy"
synonyms:lawlessness, nihilism, mobocracy, revolution, insurrection, disorder, chaos, mayhem, tumult, turmoil "conditions are dangerously ripe for anarchy"
First of all, his right to carry has not been made clear. At this time, we do not know if he was legally allowed to do so.
That isn't how it works....you are legally permitted to carry until someone proves you can't.
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As for having a gun under his seat, that would be a concealed weapon and would be illegal unless he had a permit. No such permit has been mentioned so far.
I have no idea what the exact laws in N.C. are. So use....he had it laying on the seat.
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Amazing that you've made it to type this with this attitude ^^^^^.