18 and Dead.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

I agree, anytime someone is shooting at you it's best to keep running, zig-zag couldn't hurt either..... But especially if you've just punched the guy in the face and tried to take his gun.

I'm well aware of the situation regarding evidence. I think we established quite a while back that we're all speculating.

Yes, I think it's entirely possible Wilson shot at Brown while he was running away. If he did, and it is found to be unjustified and/or outside of protocol given the situation, he should pay dearly.

You make perfectly reasonable points.

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'll leave it to the other posters here that may read this to decide for themselves whether or not they feel your argument that carrying guns is less intimidating than wearing a mask or bandana.

How very benevolent of you to leave it to others to decide for themselves. I'm sure they appreciate your generosity.

I'm sure they can also figure out who's trying to make it a race thing.

[nailer]

Hands up!

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

I'm sure they can also figure out who's trying to make it a race thing.

I'm am also sure of that.

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

Yep, a Smokey Bear hat is intimidating, but the masks and bandanas over their face the local gangbangers parade around in is inert.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/69...racism#!bJ5EXw

[Wasillaguy]

I just said local gangbangers. If they don't have any white members, that's on them.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

I agree. That's the way it was explained to me by the LEO relative, and the reason I worded my response the way I did.

That phrase 'imminent threat' is just a tad vague, however. How much of a threat must a person be, to be bad enough to shoot in the back? How does one gauge the matter in the field?

I mean, once we say some people can be shot it the back, we have to have criteria that an officer can reasonably apply, in deciding who to shoot and who not to. These can be somewhat loose, in recognition that we don't want to deter the officer from shooting when public safety truly demands it. But not so loose as 'if he feels like it,' I trust....

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

I'll see your white protestor packing and raise you a black protestor packing.



Neither your guy or my guy is hiding his identity or his weapon. I don't find either of them intimidating in the least.

The black guy in the picture looks like a law enforcement type than a protester.

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

The black guy in the picture looks like a law enforcement type than a protester.

That's interesting. What about him makes you say he looks like LE?
And does that make him more or less intimidating, in your view?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

Hands up!

If that;s a nine-shot magazine, the kitten's a goner!

[barbara]

I'm confused here....

Several posters state that the officer was shooting the victim as he was running away.

But.... Didn't the autopsy say that the bullet wounds entered from the front?