Here's a book by a first-rate evangelical:
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark Noll:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...ind&qid=1445825603&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1
17 Year Old Shot And Killed By Cop
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Here's a book by a first-rate evangelical:
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark Noll:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...ind&qid=1445825603&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1
brinny
New member
The police not communicating with the 911 operator, who most likely attempted to alert the officers that this man was driving his wife, who was in labor, to the hospital, and they would've been apprised of the circumstances, and then done the SANE thing and ESCORTED them to the hospital with their sirens on, which is the ONLY thing that makes sense or is the SANE response.
The doctor, told the wife that that delay nearly cost the baby their life, because the cord was wrapped around the baby's throat.
In addition, it's especially lovely when they threatened to tase this man when he was lying face down on the ground..one officer asking if it was "too late" to tase him? And stating they were going to destroy the dashcam tape?
These police are a clear and present danger to citizens.
It's bizarre. It's scary. And has GOT to STOP.
You're right, I don't know the case, just going by your info, but a few here will say the cops are fine !
It must be a strange world you live in inside your head.
glorydaz
Well-known member
Shut up, little worm. Either enter the conversation or go back to your room and play with your toys.
glorydaz
Well-known member
Shut up worm. Either enter the conversation or go to your room and play with your toys.
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
from what i've read, they were newly installed by the professional shop that services their vehicles - new, bright, shiny
not illegal
You ever get the feeling we're talking to a bunch of little kids?
or retarded adults
the kid was stoned
who initiated the exchange by politely asking for the drivers license and registration
didn't let him explain what?
and then after he had executed the kid, he banged his face on the ground and gave himself a black eye?
(how do you give yourself a black eye?)
and, i imagine there's a fair bit of paperwork involved when you shoot someone
So far this year in America Police nearly 800 people killed by cops -
MINNEAPOLIS — So far in 2015, U.S. police killed 776 people, 161 of whom were completely unarmed at the time of their death.
The data was compiled by The Guardian for a project called “The Counted,” a continuously updated, interactive database of police killings in the United States. Based on their figures, police have killed, on average, about three people per day so far this year. The Counted database is the most comprehensive information available on police killings, since no U.S. government agency maintains a similar listing.
Police killings in America have sparked a national movement for police reform, especially since the death of Mike Brown last year in Ferguson, Missouri.
Based on The Guardian’s statistics, police killed more white people than any other race this year. A total 385 white people have been killed by police this year, and 66 of them were unarmed at the time of their death.
However, activists like the members of the Black Lives Matter movement argue that police kill blacks at a rate disproportionate to their total percentage of the population — an assertion supported by The Guardian’s statistics. Police killed almost five black people per every million black residents of the U.S., compared with about 2 per million for both white and hispanic victims.
The vast majority of those killed — 745 — were men.
People were killed by police at all ages and in every state except Rhode Island, South Dakota and Vermont, three of the country’s least populated states. Certain cities stand out as more dangerous than others: The most police by killings occurred in Los Angeles (14 dead), Houston (11), Phoenix (9), New York (7) and Oklahoma City (7).
Shooting was the most common cause of police-related death, at 680. Of the 161 unarmed individuals, 71 were shot by police. The second most common cause of death found in the study were Tasers, which led to the deaths of 39 people, followed by being struck by police vehicles (26). Twenty-eight people died in police custody, according to The Guardian, but this figure does not include victims like Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail under conditions many describe as suspicious, although suicide was listed as her official cause of death.
Of the 582 people who were armed at the time of their death, 374 were carrying firearms and 107 were armed with knives. Of course, the numbers also cannot account for whether those killed were actively threatening police with their weapons versus those who were not, like Paul Castaway, the Native American man killed July 12 in Denver while holding a knife to his own neck.
Although police advocates claim the frequent use of force is necessary to protect officers from a highly dangerous job, the statistics don’t seem to back this up. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported that 25 officers were killed by gunfire so far in 2015, with the Officer Down Memorial Page noting that two of those deaths came from accidental discharge of their firearms.
Further, Bureau of Labor Statistics released last year show that being a police officer is not even among the country’s 10 most dangerous professions. Indeed, those statistics show that loggers, roofers, pilots and farmers are all more likely to be killed on the job than police.
The numbers are higher now. We're safe in the USA
MINNEAPOLIS — So far in 2015, U.S. police killed 776 people, 161 of whom were completely unarmed at the time of their death.
The data was compiled by The Guardian for a project called “The Counted,” a continuously updated, interactive database of police killings in the United States. Based on their figures, police have killed, on average, about three people per day so far this year. The Counted database is the most comprehensive information available on police killings, since no U.S. government agency maintains a similar listing.
Police killings in America have sparked a national movement for police reform, especially since the death of Mike Brown last year in Ferguson, Missouri.
Based on The Guardian’s statistics, police killed more white people than any other race this year. A total 385 white people have been killed by police this year, and 66 of them were unarmed at the time of their death.
However, activists like the members of the Black Lives Matter movement argue that police kill blacks at a rate disproportionate to their total percentage of the population — an assertion supported by The Guardian’s statistics. Police killed almost five black people per every million black residents of the U.S., compared with about 2 per million for both white and hispanic victims.
The vast majority of those killed — 745 — were men.
People were killed by police at all ages and in every state except Rhode Island, South Dakota and Vermont, three of the country’s least populated states. Certain cities stand out as more dangerous than others: The most police by killings occurred in Los Angeles (14 dead), Houston (11), Phoenix (9), New York (7) and Oklahoma City (7).
Shooting was the most common cause of police-related death, at 680. Of the 161 unarmed individuals, 71 were shot by police. The second most common cause of death found in the study were Tasers, which led to the deaths of 39 people, followed by being struck by police vehicles (26). Twenty-eight people died in police custody, according to The Guardian, but this figure does not include victims like Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail under conditions many describe as suspicious, although suicide was listed as her official cause of death.
Of the 582 people who were armed at the time of their death, 374 were carrying firearms and 107 were armed with knives. Of course, the numbers also cannot account for whether those killed were actively threatening police with their weapons versus those who were not, like Paul Castaway, the Native American man killed July 12 in Denver while holding a knife to his own neck.
Although police advocates claim the frequent use of force is necessary to protect officers from a highly dangerous job, the statistics don’t seem to back this up. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported that 25 officers were killed by gunfire so far in 2015, with the Officer Down Memorial Page noting that two of those deaths came from accidental discharge of their firearms.
Further, Bureau of Labor Statistics released last year show that being a police officer is not even among the country’s 10 most dangerous professions. Indeed, those statistics show that loggers, roofers, pilots and farmers are all more likely to be killed on the job than police.
The numbers are higher now. We're safe in the USA
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
how much do you want to bet that they did have arms, with fists at the ends of them, that they were using in ways they shouldn't have?
armed:chuckle:
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
and walking swiftly towards police who were shouting at him to get on the ground and to drop the knife
looks like he comes within several feet of them :idunno:
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if that cop is my father or my brother or my son, i'd much rather see the perp on the ground than the cop
That doesn't seem like a large number to me. Does it to you? I mean... there are well over 300 million people in the US.
Uh.... the guy was coming at the cops with a knife. It doesn't matter where or how he was holding it. You would be surprised how fast a person can overtake someone with a knife. It happens all the time. By the way... my brother is a police officer so I have close knowledge of these types of things. In fact you can do a quick search on the internet and find all sorts of videos of cops being attacked by knife wielding criminals.
It's actually worse than if the perpetrator had a gun because cops tend to not want to shoot because it's a knife and not a gun. But that hesitation can cost them their life.
Actually, the person the officer stopped (illegally) attacked the officer with his fists, not his feet.
You pull data regarding police shootings over this thug to claim there are too many shootings? Really?
| Mike Brown the thug | |
I wonder if it was just Skittles.
gcthomas
New member
In a country that values the rule of law, they deserve arrest and trial by their peers rather than the extrajudicial execution you seem to favour.