(08-29-2020, 07:12 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(08-29-2020, 06:43 PM)JackCity Wrote: Jacob Blake was unarmed at the shooting and could have been stopped non lethally by competent policing. So could Rasyshard Brooks which was around June I believe. Had already been searched for a weapon and police fired on him.

Again, you have no idea what you are talking about and you continue to dodge my question. How are the police supposed to know that Blake isn't going for a weapon? He isn't complying with the officers orders and tasing isn't even stopping him. 

As for Brooks, apparently you haven't watched the 43 minute body cam footage. The officers couldn't have been nicer to this man who is obviously drunk or high. The ask him multiple times to get back into his car. He refuses they spent at least 40 minutes trying to get information from this guy and he doesn't even know where he is. Finally, after giving him multiple chances, they decide to arrest him. When trying to place him under arrest, he fights with the officers and tries to grab their taser. That is very clear by the video. Had he gotten control of that taser, he could've incapacitated the officers and taken their guns. Then we could've had two dead cops. According to his criminal history, this guy had a violent temper and had been charged with cruelty to children, battery on a family member and false imprisonment, so the officers had to assume their lives were in danger. 

All you keep parroting is that these men were unarmed, so again I will ask and you'll probably ignore the question yet again. How were the cops supposed to know if perps are unarmed? Are they supposed to read minds? I know in Ireland no one probably has guns, but this isn't Ireland. In the U.S., almost all of the criminals are packing heat. Are the cops supposed to just let themselves be targets on the off chance the criminals they are chasing don't have a weapon? That would truly be stupid and if that was the case, no one would want to go into law enforcement, there would be no protection from criminals, vigilantism would run rampant and we'd have pure chaos. What is your solution, because so far, you've offered none.

If they were so deathly worried about him going to the car for a weapon they could have easily man handled him instead of shooting him 7 times in the back. A tad riskier but would have saved a life. 

Also we already had this conversation in the thread on Rashard Brooks, you just weren't there. I've seen the video. He wasn't a threat to the public and was running away, worst case scenario they pick him up later. Instead he's shot dead. 

I offered solutions above if you cared to read them. The willingness in American culture to be the most incarcerated people in the world with some of the most oppressive policing is astounding. "Land of the free" LOL

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(08-29-2020, 08:12 PM)copycat Wrote:

(08-29-2020, 06:43 PM)JackCity Wrote: Jacob Blake was unarmed at the shooting and could have been stopped non lethally by competent policing. So could Rasyshard Brooks which was around June I believe. Had already been searched for a weapon and police fired on him.

Rayshard Brooks had just fought and won against 2 police officers he had also managed to steal a tazer and fire it at them.  Now had Rayshard Brooks simply complied with the very tolerant police officers he would be sitting in jail where he should have been in the first place had he not been released due to “Covid”

Jacob Blake had an outstanding warrant for sexual assault no less.  Was mentioned in the 911 call.  Fought with police, was given every opportunity to surrender right up until he reached into his vehicle for who knows what.  He too would be sitting in a cell right now had he simply complied with up until he was reaching into his vehicle extremely tolerant police officers. 

Try again.

Compliance? 

https://twitter.com/ArsenalSensible/stat...89728?s=19

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