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Atlanta police shoot another black man in the back

I'm sure the ALM people will jump in and explain that it's unethical to focus on the blackness of the victim. The cops suffered too. They had to chase him, and now they have to overcome the embarrassment of having shot him in the back.

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So I guess they shot the dude because he had one of their tasers. Because I guess there's no way to arrest a guy with a fucking taser. Once he has that, it's pretty much game over for the police.

Dude would've been less of a threat if he had pulled the pin of a grenade and hurled the grenade at them.

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Derp derp derp

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Mind you this is sad and another case of police brutality.

Gone

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It was quite unbelievable. He was sleeping in his car. I suppose we should be grateful they didn't just roll up and shoot him through the window. Probably the next step.

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Thanks for this.

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If he didn't take a weapon from the cops, didn't put up a struggle, didn't run away, didn't resist arrest, and just did what the cops asked, he'd be alive today.

I watched that video and it had nothing to do with his race, - it had to do with his behaviour and conduct. It usually does.

That being said, the cop overreacted and it was unjustified use of deadly force.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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Ummm…so you watched a video and you have concluded it had nothing to do with race? You must have some extraordinary gifts! Mind reading and so on?

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What I saw was an arrest trying to be made, and the suspect not only resisted arrest, but took a weapon from one of the arresting officers, and tried to flee the scene. If he didn't run away from the cops, he'd be alive today.

It wasn't his skin colour that got him shot. It was what he did. If a white person resisted arrested, took a weapon from one of the arresting officers, and ran away from the cops while being told to stop,….well that's just being dumb and stupid, regardless of skin colour. Stupid is as stupid does. Same scenario.

Once again, I still think that the cops should have ran after him and restrained him. But the bottom line is, the guy shouldn't have ran from the cops. Never a good idea to run from the cops.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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Given that in some parts of the U.S. a black man is 21 times as likely as a white man to be shot (in others it's 5 times) by the police, why on earth would you not think race was the crucial issue???? The point is that white cops know they can get away with shooting an unarmed black man, and are much more worried about shooting a white man.

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Do you agree with my statement regarding his behaviour? "If the man did not resist arrest and did not run away from the cops and have to be chased, he would be alive today."

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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That's completely speculative. They might have shot him for almost any reason. What we do know is that he was black, and that he was shot for pointing a taser at a white policeman.

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Stop. Killing. Black. People.

suck it.

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^what she said

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He's more likely to be committing a crime too.

Handsome Latino

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the white person would not have been ended up being shot dead in the same scenario

suck it.

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Actually……they can. Anyone can get shot. The white dude would get shot as well. All it matters is how the criminals react and how the cops handle the situation. In this case, it was the shitty situation. Just like what they did to George Floyd. He gets killed over a counterfeit dollar bill?! Okay, then…..

I witnessed two men, one white and one black, get arrested and the white dude tried to get away only to be shot in the back. He lived, but I was told he never walked again. The black dude stayed, but I remember he turned his head to the white dude trying to get away and he shouted, "You stupid ass motherfucker!". I was meeting the class mate from the college for the class project when this happened, in the parking lot in the front of a cafe. I stood near the police officer when the dude attempted to escape and I asked him what they were arrested for and he said it was a drug bust and other illegal stuff (Lack of license or revoked license, I think but I can't remember something else).

Long story short, anyone can get shot. Like Lilith said, do not run from the police. I imagine the advertisement board would display the quote in large font, saying: "Wanna know how it feels to be shot? Commit the crime and run away from the police if they see you!".

If I get pulled over, it better be a gay policeman riding on a unicorn.

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Terrifying. Please read my last reply to Lilith why i think that anyone can get shot dead for running away is a terrifying thought for me.

suck it.

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If you shoot a member of law enforcement who is armed, they are going to shoot right back at you and I don't see not a dman thing wrong with that.

You're just a stupid woman who must live in a place where the criminals own law enforcement like in Cuba or something.

And you're on filmboards bragging about waiting for your dope dealer. Did you watch the video while stoned off your ass or something.

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It wasn't his skin colour that got him shot. It was what he did. If a white person resisted arrested, took a weapon from one of the arresting officers, and ran away from the cops while being told to stop,….well that's just being dumb and stupid, regardless of skin colour. Stupid is as stupid does. Same scenario.
That's what I thought, too. It was stupid of him to take a weapon from the officer and attempt to escape from them. Since he took a weapon, it would make sense if the officers feel threatened and they'd draw the weapons. Even though the stun gun doesn't necessarily kill the officer unless if the voltage is too much for him, it's still a weapon. If the criminal (regardless of race) don't put the weapon down, he's/she's a target, a liability. Period.

Once again, I still think that the cops should have ran after him and restrained him. But the bottom line is, the guy shouldn't have ran from the cops. Never a good idea to run from the cops.
You're right. They could have handled the situation better. The moment he ran away is the moment he sealed his fate. I saw that coming.

If I get pulled over, it better be a gay policeman riding on a unicorn.

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That's all I was trying to say. Thank you for comprehending what my intent was.

I wasn't justifying anything…

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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The moment he ran away is the moment he sealed his fate


Isnt that fucked up tho? Getting shot like an escaping animal??

suck it.

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Yes, sadly that can happen. That's reality and you can't always expect everyone to get away with it. Fight-and-flight situation doesn't always end with someone surviving, as panicking in this situation can cloud your mind, preventing you from thinking clearly and calmly.

Though for some strange reasons, this reminds me of the GOT argument when everyone literally made posts in cap lock, stating that Rickon should have zigzag'd in the battlefield before being shot with an arrow.

Like you said above, it's indeed terrifying. Trying to escape only to be gunned down for wielding a non-lethal weapon. I just can't imagine what went through his mind…..

If I get pulled over, it better be a gay policeman riding on a unicorn.

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Running away should only result in deadly force if that person was armed with a/multiple deadly weapon(s) and was demonstrably knowingly escaping the police to hurt others. Anything less, and the police should pursue using non-lethal measures. Of course, we can't expect much from police officers so inept, that they let Rayshard, who was just roused from a drunken slumber, shrug off their grasp on them, take a taser, and run. Where was the second officer's taser? Why not use that instead of a real firearm? Also, when Rayshard was shot, he was once again facing away and running from the police, not brandishing the spent taser at them. The taser was no longer a threat.

The unfortunate reality is that Rayshard Brooks was another wrongfully killed black man.

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Finally, an intelligent response! After Morris, and BookMark, and Lilith, I was beginning to think that only racist morons had anything to say about the incident.

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Yes, sadly that can happen. That's reality and you can't always expect everyone to get away with it. Fight-and-flight situation doesn't always end with someone surviving, as panicking in this situation can cloud your mind, preventing you from thinking clearly and calmly.

Though for some strange reasons, this reminds me of the GOT argument when everyone literally made posts in cap lock, stating that Rickon should have zigzag'd in the battlefield before being shot with an arrow.

Like you said above, it's indeed terrifying. Trying to escape only to be gunned down for wielding a non-lethal weapon. I just can't imagine what went through his mind…..
I am so relieved that you aren't responsible for making any laws.

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Are you painting me as a racist tyrant?

If I get pulled over, it better be a gay policeman riding on a unicorn.

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I agree.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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Until they come to your neighborhood and start burning down your community.

Handsome Latino

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^she clearly meant peaceful protests, you utter moron.

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I don’t believe those people committing violent acts are really intending to protest what’s going on. There are people who take advantage of a situation like this to cause more problems and make the protesters look bad who had no part of it.

^^^ This

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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Until they come to your neighborhood and start burning down your community.

Right? SMH

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Absolutely. Shooting a man for pointing a taser at them! Trigger-happy morons who can't be trusted to clean a toilet, let alone serve and protect.

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In many parts of the world, no ordinary policeman carries a gun. The same countries have extremely low gunshot deaths, as you might expect. The vast majority of British policemen don't carry guns.

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Guns don't protect anyone at all. It's only the far right loonies who believe they are protected by guns. Countries that have made it almost impossible for ordinary people to purchase guns have incredibly low gunshot-death rates. America averages 30, 000 gunshot deaths a year. Approximately 8 children die every day from gunshot wounds in the U.S.

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You're right. Change can only come if people's attitudes change. In Australia, after a mass shooting, the government bought back guns from the citizenry. Some huge number of guns were purchased by the government. After this, gunshot deaths became a rarity. But Americans are much less likely to agree to such a buyback. The gun culture is firmly entrenched, and sadly, movies have a lot to do with that. This is from an article on the Australian gun buyback:

The 1996 National Firearms Agreement (NFA), passed in response to the April 28, 1996 Port Arthur,Tasmania massacre of 35 people, banned semi-automatic and pump-action rifles and shotguns, bought back more than 650,000 of these weapons from existing owners, and tightened requirements for licensing, registration, and safe storage of firearms. The buyback is estimated to have reduced the number of guns in private hands by 20%, and, by some estimates, almost halved the number of gunowning households.

Most crimes in Australia before the NFA did not involve firearms,and few Australians owned handguns or carried them on their person, either before or after the buyback. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that after the buyback, the percentage of robberies where the assailant used a firearm did drop significantly. There was little change in “unlawful entry with intent,” one of the few types of crime where one might make a case for a possible deterrent effect of having a gun in the home.

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