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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]Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)131. Your second set of questions is my point
Should the cops have done this or that? Yes, no we don't know what they did or didn't do. So who knows?
As to your first question 'should we ask these questions before we judge' seems pretty grounded in fairness and sensibilitu to me, no?
What if the cops are black?
For that matter what are your feelings to black cops. Are they shoot first too or just the white ones, Asian ones, Hispanic ones, mixed race ones, etc ones...
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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