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In reply to the discussion: Officer fatally shoots man swinging flag pole in Louisville [View all]marym625
(17,997 posts)17. There's already eye witness testimony
That conflicts with the cop's account
I don't care how many whack jobs are here or there. Using a gun against a person with a flag shouldn't be the first option. And it sure as shit should be thoroughly investigated, as should all shootings. Especially when the suspect is unarmed
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Any sane person can tell that was by no means a life-threatening situation for the cop. Period. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#41
i don't believe a word of this - and even if true - no justification for shooting twice -
samsingh
Jun 2015
#18
That was a flimsy, hollow 2 piece pole with one end stuck into the other for length.
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#42
I feel stupid for haivng to say this, but Its not a good idea to assault a police officer.
Travis_0004
Jun 2015
#48
Unless said pole has a pointed finial which then turns the pole into a potential spear. NT
cstanleytech
Jun 2015
#40
Club-type object? It may just as well have been a piece of bamboo, for its lethal qualities. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#43
Actually bamboo flooring is harder than alot of other regular wood flooring
cstanleytech
Jun 2015
#56
"police forces who seem to believe that citizens are the enemy" < Seem to believe that mostly black
jtuck004
Jun 2015
#13
Cops didn't shoot white, anti-busing rioters in Boston for doing worse with a flagpole in the '70s
leveymg
Jun 2015
#30
I have to agree with you on this one. Could the cop have tazed him? Maybe.
A Simple Game
Jun 2015
#36
Have cops become so fearful that they immediately use deadly force for everything?
Doremus
Jun 2015
#70
Yeah, that news report is a bunch of SHIT ... the guy never hit the cop with the pole directly ...
brett_jv
Jun 2015
#39
lol ... you said it just fine earlier in the thread ... I was just reiterating ...
brett_jv
Jun 2015
#46
So true: he could have tipped him over in no time at all. The guy would have crumpled.
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#47
This is your 5th post on this thread upholding the cop's "right" to kill the stumbling drunk man. nt
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#57
Go look at the video and think of physics, and the neighborhood where such a pole is laying around
brett_jv
Jun 2015
#59
So the cop should have stopped have stopped to do some physics to determing how much it would hurt
Travis_0004
Jun 2015
#60
Maybe the guy shouldn't have picked up a pole and started swinging it at an armed police officer
cigsandcoffee
Jun 2015
#61
God bless you. You can't be too careful, or too concerned about your own well-being.
Judi Lynn
Jun 2015
#63