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In reply to the discussion: Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)56. I did not ignore your point. You want me to offer a solution? OK. Stick with the truth.
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Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all]
HarveyDarkey
Jul 2013
OP
Quick! Post the cop holding the milk jugs! That excuses everything, and explains...
villager
Jul 2013
#6
Uh, I called the cops on a neighbors daughter when my neighbors were on vacation
hollysmom
Jul 2013
#159
Untrained trigger-happy assholes. How many rounds did they fire, and how many times did they miss?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#34
It's open war on African Americans in Florida. Obviously. This isn't just a cop story.
DevonRex
Jul 2013
#80
"“My mother’s car is full of bullet holes though. My wife had to go and get a rental.”
hedgehog
Jul 2013
#5
So you are suggesting that all these questions should be asked and answered before we judge?
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#127
If the cops are black, they're still pigs for shooting the guy without asking questions first.
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#134
That's the excuse people in FLa use to justiy shooting AAs that are minding their own business
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#139
That could be... However, I think it's quite evident- that you know even less.
notadmblnd
Jul 2013
#145
Well I live near where Oscar Grant was shot by a police officer, why should I trust?
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#193
you've been mocking people on DU since you signed up --don't plead for civility after doing that
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#202
"The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the incident Saturday"
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#178
No, you're not 'good'. You are still accusing the paper of making this racially motivated
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#182
The police have the 911 audio; the police know who the caller was
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#187
The false title for the 1st video does not establish that the father of 4 attacked the cop.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#23
Actually, your posting of a false video, one with a false headline, shows you are foolish.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#37
I did not ignore your point. You want me to offer a solution? OK. Stick with the truth.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#56
Then there are NYPD cops that serve for 30 years and never draw their gun.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#78
First video a waste of time. Shows two tense people with not violent confrontation. I don't know
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2013
#61
And, "What did his mother's car do?" It was just sitting there. Yet they shot it more times than him
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#94
Roughly speaking, about 150 police are killed in the line of duty every year
Jackpine Radical
Jul 2013
#65
Dangerous job? How dangerous can it be to shoot an unarmed man with his hands in the air?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#16
No you don't. Not really. If you really wanted the police report, you would contact that dept
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#24
That's not true. To get a police report, you pay for it. You falsely said that you wanted a police
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#31
You really don't understand? If you really want a police report, contact the dept and pay for it.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#43
Judging from the statistics there are more innocent people killed by cops
Eddie Haskell
Jul 2013
#45
Cops are much more dangerous than foreign terrorists. Who has killed more innocent Americans?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#49
Excuse me, but in my opinion, that's the stupidest thing that I've read today.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#143
you're saying those cops were doing something dangerous to the victim, the guy who was shot
CreekDog
Jul 2013
#42
REALLY!! ANOTHER black dude!? Come on!! We're supposed to be "post racial" after Obama!!
uponit7771
Jul 2013
#19
If the police wanted to release any contrary information, or a video, they could do so.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#71
One-liners can be appropriate when a person rejects 2 eyewitnesses even when the cops did not
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#132
Florida. I have a friend who lives there who says it's the worse state in the nation,
valerief
Jul 2013
#46
Maybe, but Illinois doesn't have Stand Your Ground or criminal fraudster Rick Scott as gov.
valerief
Jul 2013
#57
According to Legal Aid, Illinois statutes, an Illinois Supreme Court decision, Illinois has SYG law.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#69
You really are something. How do you think YOU might react if a bunch of men SCREAMED AT YOU
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#164
Q: What did the officers see that made them react this way? A: A black guy.
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2013
#86
Is there no tipping point? How many more overly zealous cops do we have to live or die with?
SleeplessinSoCal
Jul 2013
#107
...the police say he "lunged", stuff like this needs to be on video but it doesn't matter Mike Dunn
uponit7771
Jul 2013
#201
The cop was lowering his gun? And it went off accidentally? FIVE TIMES?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#144
We know now that's not the case, but what made you think it in the first place?
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#183
"In her carport, 17 shell casings had been found,"---Anyone who asks for "empathy" for the cops here
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#172
Update: neighbor called him 'a black man' in 911 call; the police were afraid he had a gun
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#180
If I were the guy who got shot, I'd be having a word or two with that neighbor.
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2013
#205