"Training Day" was a great film. I'd sure like to see it again.
17 Year Old Shot And Killed By Cop
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I'm sure since this thread started some other unarmed kid has been shot and killed by a cop. I hope not, but a trend has been set.
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ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
not sure you'd convince the little guy of that:
Mike Brown was a giant of a man that assaulted a tiny person and then reached for and controlled Darren Wilson's gun before he was put down.
This video is a microcosm of America - This chief tells it like it is - watch
ALL LIVES MATTER !!!!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/ncRGoqNUb1w
ALL LIVES MATTER !!!!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/ncRGoqNUb1w
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
how about this way:
A lot of citizens just plainly don’t LIKE any facts or evidence that even calls attention to the idea that our police forces are composed of some people who are fearful, defensive and racist.
The idea of the friendly “cop on the beat” is a myth. There are too many hard feelings between the police and minorities to engender any “trust” in our nation’s police forces.
Often times when a human being is assaulted by contradictory facts that challenge their underlying beliefs that person forces their own brain to hold on even tighter to those erroneous beliefs.
Facts, evidence and real data are not effective at this stage of the game. They only produce a “push back” and prevent understanding and the clarity to discuss all sides of an issue.
Some older folks--in my experience--can totally deny their doctor’s discovery of cancer in their bodies--so they go into complete denial, even when the cancer becomes noticeable when the real pain kicks in.
In short, some folks DO NOT like hearing their vision of America is not at all what they once believed it was.
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The same folks who demand an end to "tyranny" and blab about liberty are the same ones cheerleading police brutality. So long as the "right" kind of people are victimized by cops and the "good" sort of folk are left alone these self-styled defenders of liberty will stay happy.
The jackbooted thugs are here, and can get away with what they do in large part because they're allowed to and encouraged to brutalize with impunity by those who should in theory know better.
brewmama
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I wonder how soon before he's fired!
Yeah, because he makes too much sense !!!
ok doser
lifeguard at the cement pond
There will be a video of a dash cam recording from Chicago released by Wednesday this week. It apparently shows a cop shooting a 17 year old some 16 times when the kid was on the ground face down. Stay tuned
CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has invited ministers and community activists to City Hall to discuss the upcoming release of a police car dashcam video that shows a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager last year.
Seventeen-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times. Police have said he refused to drop a knife.
There is growing concern in the community about what could happen when people see the incident for themselves.
A judge last week ordered the video released no later than Wednesday.
Seventeen-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times. Police have said he refused to drop a knife.
There is growing concern in the community about what could happen when people see the incident for themselves.
A judge last week ordered the video released no later than Wednesday.
After a prolonged legal battle, Chicago police released a video of one of their officers, Jason Van Dyke, shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times Wednesday.
The video shows McDonald carrying a small knife, walking away from Van Dyke before the officer opens fire. The entire shooting took about 15 seconds, and McDonald was lying on the ground for 13 of them. An officer appears to kick at McDonald’s body after shooting him.
Van Dyke was finally charged with first degree murder more than a year after the shooting. Though State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has had the video for a year, the charges came days after a judge ordered the police to release the damning footage. City leaders quickly started scrambling to do damage control ahead of the release, realizing the video’s contents would inflame longstanding rage against Chicago PD’s rampant abuses. Chicago police killed more people than any other comparably sized police departments from 2010 to 2014.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) prefaced the release with a lengthy press conference urging people to stay calm. “I believe this is a moment that can build bridges of understanding rather than become a barrier of misunderstanding,” he said, while Superintendent Garry McCarthy said he understood people “had a right to be angry.”
An attorney for McDonald’s family said in April that the video “starts out as an unjustified shooting, and it turns into some kind of statistic execution.”
Watch it (warning: graphic violence):
https://youtu.be/Ix2N6_jLAgA
Chicago police fought hard to keep the dash cam video secret. A $5 million settlement with McDonald’s family was intended to bury the video. A manager at a Burger King near the shooting also told reporters in May that the police had deleted more than an hour of footage from his surveillance cameras.
Many police officers involved in high profile killings would likely have never faced charges without video evidence. Video footage often directly contradicts the official police reports and can back up witnesses who might otherwise be dismissed or intimidated into silence. In fact, Van Dyke already had a litany of accusations against him before he met McDonald, yet was never disciplined until now.
As part of the national push for criminal justice reform, lawmakers from local city council members to President Obama have called for more cameras on cops to hold them accountable. Police departments have received millions of dollars to purchase these cameras.
But the battle over the Laquan footage shows why police-controlled footage is far from a cure-all. Many states are fighting to keep the footage shielded from public records requests, effectively allowing police departments to decide what to release and what to withhold. Cops have also been caught tampering with the footage or turning the cameras off when they start to get violent.
The city has been roiling with anticipation of the video’s release, and protests are already filling the streets.
The video shows McDonald carrying a small knife, walking away from Van Dyke before the officer opens fire. The entire shooting took about 15 seconds, and McDonald was lying on the ground for 13 of them. An officer appears to kick at McDonald’s body after shooting him.
Van Dyke was finally charged with first degree murder more than a year after the shooting. Though State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has had the video for a year, the charges came days after a judge ordered the police to release the damning footage. City leaders quickly started scrambling to do damage control ahead of the release, realizing the video’s contents would inflame longstanding rage against Chicago PD’s rampant abuses. Chicago police killed more people than any other comparably sized police departments from 2010 to 2014.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) prefaced the release with a lengthy press conference urging people to stay calm. “I believe this is a moment that can build bridges of understanding rather than become a barrier of misunderstanding,” he said, while Superintendent Garry McCarthy said he understood people “had a right to be angry.”
An attorney for McDonald’s family said in April that the video “starts out as an unjustified shooting, and it turns into some kind of statistic execution.”
Watch it (warning: graphic violence):
https://youtu.be/Ix2N6_jLAgA
Chicago police fought hard to keep the dash cam video secret. A $5 million settlement with McDonald’s family was intended to bury the video. A manager at a Burger King near the shooting also told reporters in May that the police had deleted more than an hour of footage from his surveillance cameras.
Many police officers involved in high profile killings would likely have never faced charges without video evidence. Video footage often directly contradicts the official police reports and can back up witnesses who might otherwise be dismissed or intimidated into silence. In fact, Van Dyke already had a litany of accusations against him before he met McDonald, yet was never disciplined until now.
As part of the national push for criminal justice reform, lawmakers from local city council members to President Obama have called for more cameras on cops to hold them accountable. Police departments have received millions of dollars to purchase these cameras.
But the battle over the Laquan footage shows why police-controlled footage is far from a cure-all. Many states are fighting to keep the footage shielded from public records requests, effectively allowing police departments to decide what to release and what to withhold. Cops have also been caught tampering with the footage or turning the cameras off when they start to get violent.
The city has been roiling with anticipation of the video’s release, and protests are already filling the streets.