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Phoenix police officer shoots dead unarmed black man during scuffle
Reuters ^ | 12/4 | Daniel Wallis

Posted on 12/04/2014 1:34:39 PM PST by TangledUpInBlue

A Phoenix police officer shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle and authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun, in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of black communities.

The Phoenix Police Department said Rumain Brisbon, 34, was sitting in a black Cadillac SUV outside a convenience store on Tuesday evening, and that two witnesses told the officer the occupants of the vehicle were selling drugs.

With police forces across the country under increased scrutiny over killings of unarmed black men, Phoenix police said in a statement that its officer called for backup, and then saw Brisbon appear to remove something from the car's back seat

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; dead; deadunarmedman; phoenix; phoeniz; police; rumainbrisbon; shot
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To: goldstategop

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves” (Rom. 13:1-2).


81 posted on 12/04/2014 2:17:12 PM PST by caww
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Five common denominators to all of these stories:

Black victim.
White cop.
Resisting arrest.
Struggle between victim and cop.
Cop uses deadly force to protect himself.

One simple solution:
DO NOT RESIST ARREST.


82 posted on 12/04/2014 2:17:58 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Remember Mississippi)
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To: goldstategop

I SURRENDER

83 posted on 12/04/2014 2:18:25 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Why would a cop shoot a dead man? Armed or not?

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4398

84 posted on 12/04/2014 2:19:30 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Why would any white cop bother to get out of his patrol car these days, especially in a black area, with black suspects? What possible benefit is there?

Wait until the crime is over and the perps are long gone, then fill out the report.

If Rev. Al, Holder and Obama intend to make you the enemy, simply keep your head down, stay safe, stay PC, and do everything “by the book.”


85 posted on 12/04/2014 2:19:40 PM PST by PGR88
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To: TigerClaws

And for some here the cops can do no right. I’ve even had some suggest that all PDs should be abolished, because they didn’t have them when the constitution was passed.

Mostly the cops do a good job and we need them. That doesn’t mean they need to treat every warrant like a military operation, shoot any dog that barks at them, or conduct body searches just because someone has an out of state license plate. Still, if you lay a hand on an officer, you’re going down, one way or another.


86 posted on 12/04/2014 2:19:48 PM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: InterceptPoint

I SURRENDER

87 posted on 12/04/2014 2:20:17 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: caww

Where can I get the large version of the “wants more government” and “more government” photo?

Mark Steyn referred to it once!


88 posted on 12/04/2014 2:21:42 PM PST by PGR88
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To: MeshugeMikey

I’ll bet he was high.


89 posted on 12/04/2014 2:25:16 PM PST by machogirl
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To: DoodleDawg

Wasn’t shot because of the drugs.
He was shot because the cop thought he had a gun and was fighting to get it.
Were the drugs worth risking his life for?
If that article is to be believed, the guy made a bad choice on that question and lost.


90 posted on 12/04/2014 2:26:15 PM PST by mad puppy (E PLURIBUS UNUM)
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To: PGR88

Re-segregation may be what this Country is headed to. “Can’t teach me unless you look like me”, “Can’t arrest me if you don’t look like me”. They have been doing it with Education.


91 posted on 12/04/2014 2:27:54 PM PST by machogirl
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To: PGR88

92 posted on 12/04/2014 2:30:22 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: cripplecreek

Funny.


93 posted on 12/04/2014 2:31:04 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 1Old Pro

See “How to Not Get Your Ass Kicked By The Police” by Chris Rock.

For all its humor and edgy language, it’s still very good advice, even for a white guy.


94 posted on 12/04/2014 2:32:23 PM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

LOLOLOL!!


95 posted on 12/04/2014 2:33:59 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“Shoot dead” is a phrase that can’t go away soon enough.


96 posted on 12/04/2014 2:34:21 PM PST by pfflier
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Doesn’t matter

Cops always right to the Submissive Sally’s here

Jackboot love is forever on Free Republic

BTW...I Wardaddy....known southern kinsman and alleged racist

Does not care the color of the victim if JBTs are acting up

And yes...some like Darren Wilson are justified

The ciggie seller killing....not justified

This one I don’t know enough


97 posted on 12/04/2014 2:35:16 PM PST by wardaddy (glenn beck is a nauseous politically correct conservative on LSD)
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To: Nervous Tick

That’s a keeper.


98 posted on 12/04/2014 2:35:24 PM PST by moehoward
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To: machogirl
Your bet is a pretty safe one!

Given his record.......Yes indeed.


99 posted on 12/04/2014 2:36:10 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Rodamala

I can see it now. Holders new ROE (Rules of Engagement) for police, see ROE for troops in Afghanistan.


100 posted on 12/04/2014 2:36:51 PM PST by Envisioning (My desire to be well informed is at odds with my desire to remain sane....)
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