Posted on 08/17/2015 8:31:47 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
And let himself get pistol-whipped as a result
Congratulations, media. You’ve done solid work here. The criminals know what the score is now and they’re taking full advantage - and tragically, so do the cops. Police officer conducts traffic stop. Tells suspect to stay in the car. Suspect gets out of the car and comes aggressively at the officer. The fact that the suspect has no gun and the cop is packing doesn’t cause the suspect to hesitate in the slightest. In fact, it’s to his advantage, and he knows it. Because if the cop fires his weapon to protect himself, you, media, will air the dashcam media while screeching, WHITE COP SHOOTS UNARMED BLACK MAN, and the next thing you know, Birmingham’s engulfed in riots, Al Sharpton’s on his way . . .
And this is all the cop can think about as the suspect bears down on him, so he lets the suspect take his gun and pistol-whip him, leaving him on the ground unconscious while idiots come by, take pictures of him lying there and mockingly post it on social media.
You’re damn right I blame the media. And so does the cop:
No, you are extremely stupid (just keeping the name calling going)
A cop who LETS an unarmed suspect approach him and beat him unconscious does not deserve to be carrying a gun, he’s not qualified.
He may not have wanted to be made nationally famous, but taking a beating for that belief makes him unfit to serve in that capacity.
you are 100% correct in that it shows WHY a cop can and should shoot an unarmed aggressive suspect
And that’s what he should have done.
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