Cops Killed Unarmed Hunter Brittain. Unfortunately For His Family, He's White

The Federalist ^ | 06/30/2021 | Eddie Scarry

[discostu]

Maybe white people should start taking it personally. The biggest reason nobody pays attention to unarmed white people getting shot by the cops is white people don’t seem to care. If everybody started taking every shoot personally something might actually change.

[JimRed]

Let’s all prepare and send information on this event to the editorial/opinion pages of our local newsrags. A few might even be published!

[eyeamok]

Don’t mean to pick too many nits but that’s not quite correct. I believe a shooting can be justified even if there was no actual threat but rather would it be reasonable to think the threat was real. A cop could be justified for shooting a kid when he pulls a toy gun out of his pocket in a dark situation, but not if the kid is caring a teddy bear in broad daylight and the policeman says he thought it was a weapon.

This maybe the case nowadays, but up until the early 70's when the Public Employee Unions got started, if a Cop Shot an Unarmed Person, it was immediate termination and 5 years for manslaughter. It was the same for Ordinary Citizens too

[FreeperinRATcage]

Agreed in part, about the body cam. The cop feeling threatened if he reached for a rag? Nope.

[FreeperinRATcage]

Agree, provided the cops perception of the threat meets the same standard that would apply to you or I.

[billyboy15]

"If you'd really really read the article you'd have noticed that the video will be released;

Yes but it has NOT been released.

" and secondly, the "kid" riding with the deceased was an eye witness. You have a problem with reading comprehension?

So you believe the kid before seeing what should be incontrovertible evidence from a body cam?

I sure as hell wouldn't want you on a Jury if I was on trial. Yuo'd think I was guilty the moment the presecution began testimony and before my defense could be heard. And yeah you need a few reading comp classes.

[billyboy15]

“The cop feeling threatened if he reached for a rag? Nope.”

I was saying MAYBE the kid reached in his pocket for a rag but the Cop thought he was reaching for a weapon.

[SkyDancer]

What is your problem? You on FR just for bullying? Adding you to my blocked list. I guess that #15 added to your name indicates your age.

[billyboy15]

"Adding you to my blocked list"

Blocked....me?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[RetiredTexasVet]

Luckily for Hunter, his 12 week old puppy remained safely at home.

[wardaddy]

You need to read more on this shooting

Then give me your opinion

Please

[wardaddy]

To many Freepers any cop shoots kid is justified

Cop saw a conjuring behind the kid

He had no choice but to shoot before the phantasm took his own soul

That sort of thing....

The stupids think intent is absolution

As someone very familiar with crime....my own

It is not a valid excuse

Nor should it be for cops

[nickcarraway]

Hunter?

[FreeperinRATcage]

And thats the point. Cop was wrong and killed someone without cause. What would happen if a non- LEO did that?

[billyboy15]

We don’t get have enough info to judge guilt or innocent.

[Mr.Unique]

More here: Deputy who killed Arkansas teen fired, bodycam not on during shooting