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hedgehog

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2. Just a guess- but if he gestured with his right hand,
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 01:23 PM
Jun 2012

maybe the cop read it as him drawing a gun. Once an officer opens fire, he's going to keep firing until the gun is empty.

People need to be taught how to behave around police officers. Let's face it - they are trained to respond automatically to certain stimuli. If I throw something at your head - you're going to duck and/or try to catch it.

Crashing while brown??? elleng Jun 2012 #1
Fairly difficult to call him 'brown' muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #8
Ok, Crashing while Hispanic. elleng Jun 2012 #14
I can't see how any stranger could tell he is Hispanic muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #22
6th generation Californian..... bonnielou Jun 2012 #39
Just a guess- but if he gestured with his right hand, hedgehog Jun 2012 #2
''People need to be taught how to behave around police officers.'' DeSwiss Jun 2012 #7
Which one? Playing dead, shedding a tail, or submission pose? Exultant Democracy Jun 2012 #53
Depends..... DeSwiss Jun 2012 #60
Umm, sorry, but the onus is on the police, MadHound Jun 2012 #9
"They need to learn not to respond to every single gesture as hedgehog Jun 2012 #15
Greetersvat walmart are smarter! Logical Jun 2012 #24
No, they are, or at least supposedly are, trained to use their discretion MadHound Jun 2012 #26
No, they're gun happy bullies who seem to shoot more unarmed "suspects" ..... marble falls Jun 2012 #41
BS kirby Jun 2012 #52
Right. elleng Jun 2012 #17
I'm amazed when the apologists for murderers with badges show up. The Doctor. Jun 2012 #10
"To Serve and Protect" bahrbearian Jun 2012 #12
Ironic, ain't it? marble falls Jun 2012 #42
A cop gestured and pointed a large gun at me last night as I drove by just1voice Jun 2012 #16
Please tell me you are not fucking serious! Logical Jun 2012 #23
no, police officers need to go back to being keepers of the peace, not paramilitary death merchants stockholmer Jun 2012 #28
They shot stonecutter357 Jun 2012 #30
Cops are taught to "double-tap" Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #34
In the military I was taught to shoot until the threat stopped. Sirveri Jun 2012 #40
War is war Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #50
I got my additional training in 2007, and it was effectively MP training. Sirveri Jun 2012 #51
This is not the case... ti66er8pooh Jun 2012 #64
Police officers need to be disarmed, then the public needn't be afraid of them. Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #44
You are living in a fantasy world. MicaelS Jun 2012 #56
I should have been more specific Starboard Tack Jun 2012 #58
HMMM... Meiko Jun 2012 #62
What? The cops didn't have a "drop gun"? Were they rookies? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #3
Don't know what really happened (will we ever?) but this link w/photo of him and daughter... CurtEastPoint Jun 2012 #4
While the cops are busy trying to find out about his past pennylane100 Jun 2012 #5
Check background? bonnielou Jun 2012 #38
This confirms my belief that ALL COPS ARE PARANOID in this country MrScorpio Jun 2012 #6
That's my point exactly! Dealing with any police officer is akin to dealing hedgehog Jun 2012 #18
This type of police behavior is becoming so commonplace across our nation bupkus Jun 2012 #11
Well, of COURSE he was shot six times when he was unarmed DFW Jun 2012 #13
Firing a single shot, then stopping top see the result is something that hedgehog Jun 2012 #19
Cops aren't people. Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #35
Pigs have adopted the right wqing attitude. Shoot Trayvon first, then ask questions. WingDinger Jun 2012 #20
Sounds like you got on their bad side for all the right reasons...thank you ileus Jun 2012 #45
I moved. The cop substation was only a block away. These guys were yahoos. WingDinger Jun 2012 #46
I'm confused. sulphurdunn Jun 2012 #21
Yes, there's two agencies involved jeff47 Jun 2012 #54
What happens if the town cops sulphurdunn Jun 2012 #55
The feds don't. jeff47 Jun 2012 #59
The idiot cops in this country know there is NO DOWNSIDE to shooting first, they.... Logical Jun 2012 #25
Wonder how many of these cops are Iraq vets tawadi Jun 2012 #27
What the?? damnedifIknow Jun 2012 #29
The two shots to the right hand suggest that the cop... ManiacJoe Jun 2012 #31
The victim’s mother says that he was a heavy smoker, and that he probably tblue37 Jun 2012 #32
I thought "shooting to wound" was impossible Occulus Jun 2012 #33
No. Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #36
Yes. Folks tend to shoot where they are looking. ManiacJoe Jun 2012 #47
No Sans__Culottes Jun 2012 #49
Police are not particularly well trained on shooting. PavePusher Jun 2012 #57
More about Robert bonnielou Jun 2012 #37
Yep, send em damnedifIknow Jun 2012 #43
Stop..... "Bang"...... or I'll shoot.... lib2DaBone Jun 2012 #48
You don't have to have a gun to be a threat. progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #61
Yea, that's true Meiko Jun 2012 #63
Robert was a great guy. Our Family misses him terribly. He did not deserve this. We Miss him bonnielou Dec 2012 #65
Any news on where things stand with the investigation of the cop(s) who did the shooting? villager Dec 2012 #66
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