The Police Brutality Thread

[Shaka]

I can't imagine he was very close to a crowded area, because a cop isn't going to shoot into a crowded area. The suspect was running away. When a suspect is running away from cops, the natural assumption is that he's trying to get away from the cops, not that he's looking to slice up a bunch of bystanders. But then again, I wasn't there.

Really? Ever been there?

[Non Sequitur]

Really? Ever been there?

I admit I wasn't there. For all I know the cop's actions were completely appropriate, but from everything I've heard my gut tells me that the guy didn't need to die.

[Non Sequitur]

The suspect could be mere feet away from the crowd, but with a clear backdrop, enabling a clear shot. Until you are intimately familiar with the facts of the incident, I would be very careful about passing the judgement that you seem to be passing. As for shooting someone who is running away from police, there's plenty of case law and law on the books that address this issue. Until you understand all of that, you may not understand the police officers' actions.

Case law? With due respect to all the lawyers on the board, who gives a crap about case law? This is about whether this guy should be dead. Just because Utah law allows lethal force against fleeing felons, doesn't mean a fleeing felon needs to die. If the guy possessed an imminent threat to bystanders, I have no problem with the shooting. But from what I've read I'm not sure that was the case.

[Bo Diddley]

Case law? With due respect to all the lawyers on the board, who gives a crap about case law? This is about whether this guy should be dead. Just because Utah law allows lethal force against fleeing felons, doesn't mean a fleeing felon needs to die. If the guy possessed an imminent threat to bystanders, I have no problem with the shooting. But from what I've read I'm not sure that was the case.

Right who cares about the rule of law? Maybe instead of blaming the cops, you should assign some blame to the guy waving a sword around.

[Donuthole]

Right who cares about the rule of law? Maybe instead of blaming the cops, you should assign some blame to the guy waving a sword around.

Maybe if the sword was flaming, the cops would have been more apt to comply with his demands.

[Non Sequitur]

Right who cares about the rule of law? Maybe instead of blaming the cops, you should assign some blame to the guy waving a sword around.

When did I ever say that I didn't blame the guy waving the sword? Of course he shared the blame. I'm just talking about the point at which you need to kill a guy. And no, the rule of law means nothing to me.

[The_Douger]

Am I off base in wondering why they didn't use a taser?

[Bo Diddley]

Am I off base in wondering why they didn't use a taser?

The situation as reported escalated too quickly. Once he introduced deadly force by drawing the sword and lunging at them, it was well past time to deploy intermediate weapons.

[Commando]

Fucking psychos.

http://www.examiner.com/article/dog-...ookers-enraged

[BigPiney]

Fucking psychos.

http://www.examiner.com/article/dog-...ookers-enraged

I have no problem with this. I would love to shoot the dogs that poop on my lawn.

[Commando]

I have no problem with this. I would love to shoot the dogs that poop on my lawn.

I'm sure there is a swat team in your town that would show up and shoot your dog unsolicited. That's the kind of brave men we have protecting us.

[byu71]

I have no problem with this. I would love to shoot the dogs that poop on my lawn.

There is a little yapper, I think poodle, down two houses and accross the street. He starts yapping at anytime. Day, night, afternoon. They will let him yap for hours. Sometimes if he is in the road and I go out front to do something he comes charging and yapping.

If SWAT showed up and shot him, it would bring a smile to my face.

[BigPiney]

I'm sure there is a swat team in your town that would show up and shoot your dog unsolicited. That's the kind of brave men we have protecting us.

Not my dog. I hate dogs.

[smokymountainrain]

The lesson here: people need to control their dogs. If they can't do that, the dogs might die. C'est la vie.

[Commando]

The lesson here: people need to control their dogs. If they can't do that, the dogs might die. C'est la vie.

Yeah that dog was totally out of control sniffing the grass all haphazardly.