After seeing the video I don’t see how these officers were in danger, they already had him down, these officers have a tough job for sure but doesn’t look like in the video that they handled this correctly, when law enforcement tells you to do something , you better do it! , you can clearly see that he was taken down and that’s where it should have ended in my opinion, the man should have been charged for any breaking of the law if any at all.
Out of control cops is about all I can say. We are missing the beginning of the interaction but nothing here justifies killing the guy, nor assaulting him. A few bad cops tar them all.
Of course he didn’t listen. He was a felon several times over.
Cold, yes, but it is the cold hard truth.
This type of thing is a risk to all of us. I carry a concealed weapon and can just imagine someone yelling gun and the cops shooting first. Too trigger happy, hyped on their power, overlording all of us.
If,when the dust has settled,you believe that the stop,or the cops words or actions,were uncalled for and/or illegal you hire a lawyer and sue the police agency *and* the cop(s) involved,FOR MILLIONS.
But you don't resist.You don't even mouth off.It should be "yes,sir"...."no,sir".And if you want to throw in an "I will be suing you and your employer,officer" that's cool too...as long as you do it in an even tone (not shouted).
Both cops and the perp escalated this situation far beyond the point it should have been. Why can’t a peaceful conversation be had between cops and (for lack of a better word) detainees? Everyone just chill and things will work out much better than this situation did.
You only say two things to cops: Yes Sir and No Sir unless you want trouble.
Pray America wakes
Some policemen are jumpy. I can see why. It doesn’t make this behavior acceptable in any case. The police have been and are targeted. People film everything they do it seems and the world sees the action, whether complete or not. Is this the case where body cameras were knocked off?
Wayne: let me help you understand why people just can’t cooperate with the police. ATTITUDE. Criminal,thug,37 year old with kids all over the landscape selling thug CD’s in front of a convenience store in crime central, carrying a gun, hate-the-cops, I’m big, black and bad ATTITUDE! Now, factor in the general tone of building criminal anarchy and the recent murder of Detective Michel in New Orleans by a daring POS thug and there’s your answer. Criminal record ‘family man’ had a gun on him. He was gonna go back to jail. He didn’t wanna. Now he’s not. Add him to the multiple OTHER black men killed by BLACK MEN on the streets every day and you have the big picture. ATTITUDE. Some times the cops end up killing them, most times they kill each other. NO great loss either way, IMO.
Wayne: let me help you understand why people just can’t cooperate with the police. ATTITUDE. Criminal,thug,37 year old with kids all over the landscape selling thug CD’s in front of a convenience store in crime central, carrying a gun, hate-the-cops, I’m big, black and bad ATTITUDE! Now, factor in the general tone of building criminal anarchy and the recent murder of Detective Michel in New Orleans by a daring POS thug and there’s your answer. Criminal record ‘family man’ had a gun on him. He was gonna go back to jail. He didn’t wanna. Now he’s not. Add him to the multiple OTHER black men killed by BLACK MEN on the streets every day and you have the big picture. ATTITUDE. Some times the cops end up killing them, most times they kill each other. NO great loss either way, IMO.
It could be said that "Sanborn" and his men handled the situation well under the circumstances.It could also be said that Ralph Finnes and *his* men did the same.
Just sayin'...
“The owner said Sterling didn’t have a gun in his hand at the time but he saw officers remove a gun from Sterling’s pocket after the shooting.”
What was HE doing with a gun? How many times was he arrested?
He likely BROKE a GUN LAW. He would break a MILLION Gun laws.
WHY DID HE RESIST?
He was going to jail. He didn’t want to go back to jail.
He was RESISTING with a GUN in his pocket. This had no chance of ending well for him.
“I might get roasted for saying this: But I sometimes wonder why people can’t cooperate with the police officers”
Thinking about this single point;
We know that the number of cop v Black killings is actually very very small compared to the number of Black on Black killings.
How many cop killings of Blacks would not occur if the Black men had only complied? Easily 80%.
What is it about this “instinct” to run from cops?
[insert though pause here]
“Officers can be heard saying “You [expletive] move, I swear to God,” and shouting, “Gun!” before shots ring out.”
Guy is fighting cops and has a gun. Justified shooting.
(Cops ought not use such language).
Change this to a White man dead, and there’s no outrage and no coverage. When there’s equal treatment for Whites, I’ll start to care a bit more.
It was reported that someone called the police on this guy saying he was threatening them with a gun. Does anyone know if this is true or were they just setting the guy up? Cops arriving at the scene of this kind of 911 call would naturally be aggressive.
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Definitely not a justifiable shoot.
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I really don’t care. I’m cold, but...fight with cops, get shot. End of story. Of course the feral population will go absolutely crazy...again...it gets so old. I do feel for the normal people, but what they should do is, pull everything out; police, tv, reporters, and the normal people, and let these animals destroy their own bed.