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Old 06-25-2017, 06:03 AM
 
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But the black guy probably wasn't complying with the officer's orders and was acting in a threatening manner, right? Wrong. The black man was actually an off-duty police officer. If anyone could avoid getting shot, it would be him - but not even he could do it. Blue lives matter, right? Does this man's life matter or is he more of a black life than a blue one?

Off-Duty Officer 'Treated As Ordinary Black Guy,' Shot By Another Cop | HuffPost
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:18 AM
 
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“This is the first time that we are aware, that a black professional, in law enforcement, himself being shot and treated as an ordinary black guy on the street,”

This says a lot.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:27 AM
 
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“This is the first time that we are aware, that a black professional, in law enforcement, himself being shot and treated as an ordinary black guy on the street,”

This says a lot.
So you think the fact that only one black cop was shot off duty (that we're aware of) is a sign that things are going well? Cops are in no exhibiting racial bias when deciding when to shoot and when not to, right?
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:28 AM
 
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So you think the fact that only one black cop was shot off duty (that we're aware of) is a sign that things are going well? Cops are in no exhibiting racial bias when deciding when to shoot and when not to, right?
What did you read that statement as saying? (the one I quoted)
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:32 AM
 
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What did you read that statement as saying? (the one I quoted)
It sounds to me like the person who made the statement thinks that it's ok to shoot "ordinary" black people. I thought you were emphasizing the fact that this only happened once (that we're aware of ... love that qualifier) means that race relations between the police and the black community is great.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:34 AM
 
Location: Western North Carolina
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“This is the first time that we are aware, that a black professional, in law enforcement, himself being shot and treated as an ordinary black guy on the street,”

This says a lot.

Yes it does, it say the lawyer is making a typical incitement remark to gin up instant sympathy for his client. A cheap but effective lawyer's trick that has been used on the terminally ignorant for decades. In this case the terminally ignorant would be the Huffington Post.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:35 AM
 
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“This is the first time that we are aware, that a black professional, in law enforcement, himself being shot and treated as an ordinary black guy on the street,”

This says a lot.
That quote is from his lawyer.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:35 AM
 
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It sounds to me like the person who made the statement thinks that it's ok to shoot "ordinary" black people.
That was exactly what he was saying, hence my statement. He believes it would have been OK if this guy hadn't been a police officer.

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I thought you were emphasizing the fact that this only happened once (that we're aware of ... love that qualifier) means that race relations between the police and the black community is great.
While the black community bears the brunt of it, it's not just a problem there. This "us Vs the people" has to end.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:37 AM
 
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Yes it does, it say the lawyer is making a typical incitement remark to gin up instant sympathy for his client. A cheap but effective lawyer's trick that has been used on the terminally ignorant for decades.
Why would he have to gin up instant sympathy for his client? Doesn't his client automatically get sympathy from everybody? What does a black man have to do in America to avoid being shot by the police? Apparently, even becoming a cop doesn't offer protection.
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:37 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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It happens occasionally, to both races. The most recent event I'm aware of happened a couple years ago in Prince George's County, Maryland in a similar situation.

For one reason or another the code word most departments have identifying an off duty officer wasn't heard or wasn't spoken.
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