Posted on 08/26/2005 1:17:42 PM PDT by Rio
BTTT
Hey. You're right. I just looked it up and Caucasia is a well-defined, rather small part of eastern Europe. Don't think my family is from there.
Neither am I white. Pink is about right as described by a previous poster.
Anglo? Partly, but not entirely.
Anglo-Saxon is probably pretty close.
LEO'S are trained to shoot when a subject fails to obey an order to take his hands out of his pocket. They can't second guess what might be in his pocket. We just buried 2 NM police officers in Albuquerque that were murdered by a man who surprised them by pulling a gun. They were two long time veteran officers. They buried the last one yesterday.
ALL this man had to do was take his hands out of his pocket so the officer could see that he didn't have a gun. He's dead because he was stupid.
"The story says the officer tried to take the person into custody for traspass"
--- Now, will the park service (& the rest of the Govt) apply the same standard against the trespassers from over the Rio Grande.
Or does the death sentance for trespass only apply to Anglos?
This story is second hand but the person who saw it happen is reliable. My friend was crossing the Suwannee River bridge when a guy passed him at high speed. An instant later two Florida State Troopers passed. After he had traveled a short distance he saw more cops in his rear view so he pulled over.
A few hundred yards in front of him they stopped the guy, dragged him out and as my friend was passing, were beating the crap out of him. He said he didn't see the guy offer any resistance.
lol. Very creative! how about something for those who thing butte rhymes w/but?
which one of us has too much time on his hands?
This should be told to the subject immediately, sort of like the Miranda warning.
"You have a aright to be silent and you have a right to be shot, if you don't take you hands out of your pockets."
Homeowner --"I shot him because he would not take his hands out of his pockets."
Hmmm. The article said it was in self-defense. Of course don't let the facts in the article get in the way of your desire to inflame.
I suppose they are trained to shoot anyone who makes a sudden move, like taking their hands out of their pockets, too.
hmmmm. Maybe the kid had a reason to suspect you might go ballistic ...
Well, that does it for me. The local park police MUST protect us all from such scofflaws. Failure to wear a safety belt! Ping all of the drug warriors immediately! This is a gateway offense, and certainly the viciously threatened officer needs a commendation. These criminal elements start off harassing, resisting, evading, and obstructing. They become so hardened by the system that they progress to >gasp< failure to carry insurance. Lock up the wimmenfolk, this is worse than the Hells Angels!
Shame on those that celebrate his death.
"You have a aright to be silent and you have a right to be shot, if you don't take you hands out of your pockets."
Yep, that would be a good idea. That way the perp would know what was coming if he failed to immediately comply.
Homeowner --"I shot him because he would not take his hands out of his pockets."
Works for me. ;o)
This was not a homeowner. Granted the guy should have walked away from a $14.00 issue. Lack of weapons looks bad anyway you slice it.
That would apply only if the officer told him to keep his hands in his pocket. LOL
I am pretty sure the police ruled it a "good" shooting. He had made a sudden move.
See #51. Call me Nostradamus...
It certainly would be good to see a video of what went on in cases such as this. Cameras ought to be mandatory everywhere where law enforcement officials come into contact with the public.
I'm not saying it's correct; I'm just saying it is. My background is mostly Scandinavian, so the "Anglo" thing doesn't work for me either.
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