[Bubba_Leroy]

This article makes me sick. He did not die "because he tried to defend himself." He died because two feral thugs decided to attack him.

The message that we are intended to take from this story and from the Zimmerman trial is that if you are attacked by a gangsta wannabe you must NOT defend yourself. You must passively take your beating and hope that your attacker gets tired before you die.

If you survive, Obamacare will take care of you (unless the death panel determines it will be too costly, in which case you are out of luck).

[gaijin]

Yeah, I get it. Zimmerman’s actions made for this “difficult political situation” —very worky for the cops and gummint.

But if you are kind enough to DIE, well, that removes all PC difficulties. And this old guy’s act of resisting made it hard for HIM.

Yeah, I get it; “Not fighting back will make it easy on YOU”.

Riiiight.

[hometoroost]

This police chief may not be a jackass but that quote sure makes him sound like that and more.

[wbill]

“Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation,” Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said.

Phew. People this stupid make my head hurt.

If only the "individual" had his service .45 to fight back with.

[Personal Responsibility]

Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation,” Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said.

Loosely translated - if he had just let the thugs rob him, he might still be alive.

Sick, sick line of thinking.

[gaijin]

Gun-carrying Zimmerman - alive

No gun-carrying Benton - dead

SEEMS SUPER CLEAR TO ME

[Smokin' Joe]

What a putz. If they’re going to kill me, I want the survivors of the attempt to at least leave a decent blood trail (theirs).

[Autonomous User]

Well geewizz Sheriff by that logic I guess He should not have fought back at Okinawa in 1945 and we would not have been wounded?

Do these azzclown cops think they are our saviors in blue?

[Venturer]

If the old timer could have called the police he would have only have to have waited half an hour for them to arrive and help him.

Although the first cop may have been only 5 minutes away he would have had to wait for his backup.

[bigbob]

In cases like this maybe the muzzies have it right - beat those two with flashlights and see how they like it.

[Uncle Chip]

“Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation,” Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said.

He probably was going to blame him for getting killed because "he got outa da car" without police permission -- but he didn't. He was killed in his car. He had nowhere to retreat to.

This police chief needs to be fired.

[chessplayer]

Yup. They are blaming Benton for being beaten to death. Heard it last night.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

What's next? The Obama/Holder Department of Just Us and Our People get an 800 number asking people to call if they personally know of or suspect that Mr. Benton of racial prejudice?

He may have acted in other ways that "provoked the situation in the first place," ya know.

[NonValueAdded]

"Our information is that the individual fought back and that may have made this, you know, a worse situation," Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said.

SO HE SHOULD HAVE LAID DOWN AND TAKEN THE BEATING??????????

[albie]

Yeah. That aggressive behavior of the older generation of fighting back just doesn’t cut it.~sarc. Boys today are taught to be sensitive, kind, tolerant and sissies.

[erlayman]

He isn’t casting blame but police are generally not going to recommend resisting an attempted mugging. I don’t think that is news. Stay calm and comply with the robber’s instructions. In most situations it is naturally but ultimately isn’t worth it to fight back. IMO

[LucianOfSamasota]

ALWAYS fight back.

No worse horror than hoping for mercy from godless animals.

Better to die on your feet than your knees. (And maybe take a few of them with you - thin the herds out to help the next guy).

[Uncle Miltie]

Updated for the era of 0bama:

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and will bash in the heads of the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. and get no approbation from the President or their community.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice EBT cards and bastard babies.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but and not by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. and beat them to a pulp on school buses.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley politician shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low exactly the same height by law, the rough places will be made plain like Detroit, and the crooked places will be made straight like Chicago, and the glory of the Lord The One shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

Sons Of Barack's!

[NonValueAdded]

JUSTICE FOR DELBERT

[Gasshog]

ATTENTION CITIZENS: Offer no resistance to King Thugbama’s roving reparation squads.

[chessplayer]

Next the claim will be Benton used racial slurs against the kids.