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Stinky The Clown

(67,790 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:44 PM Apr 2015

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If that young man had not taken the video, would the cop have been charged with murder?

I'd say the chances are overwhelmingly NO.

(ref: N Charleston, SC, killing of unarmed black man by cop.)

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If that young man had not taken the video, would the cop have been charged with murder? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Apr 2015 OP

Murder? What murder? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2015 #1

The person who took the video will be on Chris Hayes tonight Laurian Apr 2015 #2

Oh thank you marym625 Apr 2015 #4

The first report said no... Phentex Apr 2015 #3

I suppose there is the tiniest nonzero chance that he would have been charged. hifiguy Apr 2015 #5

of course not marym625 Apr 2015 #6

an aside. The crowd funding for the cop marym625 Apr 2015 #7

This has likely happened MANY times in the past. Chemisse Apr 2015 #8

Nope. n/t prayin4rain Apr 2015 #9

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

1. Murder? What murder?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:46 PM

Apr 2015

The shooting was justified. The cop was fearing for his life.

That's what the storyline would be.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)

2. The person who took the video will be on Chris Hayes tonight

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:48 PM

Apr 2015

Per Chris on Twitter.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

4. Oh thank you

Reply to Laurian (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:49 PM

Apr 2015

Phentex

(16,334 posts)

3. The first report said no...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:49 PM

Apr 2015

and that's what we'd be left with.

I'm still shocked.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

5. I suppose there is the tiniest nonzero chance that he would have been charged.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:51 PM

Apr 2015

You'd just have to wait several multiples of the age of the known universe for it to happen.

Not a chance.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

6. of course not

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:51 PM

Apr 2015

For dog's sake they didn't even charge anyone in Eric Garner's death and we watched them kill him.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

7. an aside. The crowd funding for the cop

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:55 PM

Apr 2015

Has $91. After a day. There are two that I know about. The other has zero.

Chemisse

(30,809 posts)

8. This has likely happened MANY times in the past.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 07:17 PM

Apr 2015

I expect it is common knowledge among some police forces that you can get away with murder - very easily.

It's striking that the killing in Ferguson, which was fairly similar to this (unarmed black man shot in the back), the cop was not charged with murder. And is such a short time, the national mood on this topic has changed so tremendously that this arrest was the obvious response.

It seems that the massive protests in Ferguson triggered a series of events, and a shift in public awareness, that led to this swift arrest.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)

9. Nope. n/t

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:06 PM

Apr 2015

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