St. Louis: White Missouri cop kills armed black 18-year-old

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

All better now.

John

It takes a sad little man with a sad view of the world to creatively edit that post the way you did. Merry Christmas.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

All I'm saying is we have expectations of our cops to act like programmed, infallible robots on the mean streets of America.

I know that's what you're saying. It's not true.

John

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

It takes a sad little man with a sad view of the world to creatively edit that post the way you did. Merry Christmas.

Given the nature and source of this opinion, I feel vindicated.

"Molotov!"

John

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Hey Finn, are these kids OK for "poster" use? Don't want to offend by picking someone you don't like....

No, it's legitimate to upset by these shootings, but seemingly shallow to believe they occur in a vacuum (i.e., that evil cops are out looking for innocent kids to "execute.") With 300 million guns on our streets and gunfire/gunplay rampant in our cities, mistakes like these are unfortunately going to occur. It sucks.

It is not an exaggeration to say that nighttime gunfire in parts of cities like DC and Baltimore often sounds like fireworks. There was an article a couple of years back in the WashPost with the results of a program to install directional microphones on city rooftops to localize gunfire. The published map with the frequency and location of gunfire in the city was absolutely amazing. It is anything but a rare occurrence. Hell, it seems that almost every week you read of somebody in DC getting hit by a stray bullet within the safety of their own home, often a kid in their own bed.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I know that's what you're saying. It's not true.

John

It is in the sense that we seem to be asking for infallibility in their judgments as to what represents a perceived threat.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

And I doubt their cops are unarmed bobbies.

Give me the stats of how many people were shot and killed for 2010 by law enforcement across the US.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Boreas

All better now.

It must be so reassuring to go through life with such a convenient bogey man available to blame for every perceived ill in the world.

Sad, sad little man.

John

from Listen Little Man

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Given the nature and source of this opinion, I feel vindicated.

"Molotov!"

John

Right. In the meantime:

Between 200 and 300 people gathered behind police crime scene tape early Wednesday morning after the shooting.

At least two cops were injured after the crowd become unruly and four people were arrested at the scene for assaults against police officers, the department said.

Someone set off explosive fireworks next to a gas pump, scattering people and briefly spreading panic. Vandals set fire to the QuikTrip across the street from the gas station.

A police officer was taken to the hospital with leg wounds after he was injured while trying to flee from the explosion. A second officer was hit in the face with a brick, police said.

The cops did not use tear gas or flash bangs to quell the violent crowd, police said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crim...icle-1.2055525

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

Give me the stats of how many people were shot and killed for 2010 by law enforcement across the US.

Sorry, but I must assume you have access to the Google Machine. Do a search yourself, but make sure your Google search string discriminates between those who were justifiably shot and those who were not. Otherwise, it's meaningless (cops shooting armed hostage-takers or armed, barricaded madmen ain't necessarily a bad thing). Once you've completed your search, I'll be happy to review it. Carry on.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by finnbow

No, it's legitimate to upset by these shootings, but seemingly shallow to believe they occur in a vacuum (i.e., that evil cops are out looking for innocent kids to "execute.") With 300 million guns on our streets and gunfire/gunplay rampant in our cities, mistakes like these are unfortunately going to occur. It sucks.

true, i see nothing wrong however with having a conversation to discover if an unarmed man needs to be shot 12 times in 3 bursts.

to my mind's eye this is worth exploring