Meanwhile, in Atlanta...
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A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 12:14 last edited by@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
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@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 12:37 last edited by@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
Did you watch the video George posted?
There's a (much) longer video as well:
Link to videoThe conversation between cop and Brooks goes on for more than 25 minutes before the shooting.
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She’s demanding the cops put themselves in impossibly dangerous positions. Lots of mattering black lives will be lost from the police pullback she is demanding.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:28 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
She’s demanding the cops put themselves in impossibly dangerous positions. Lots of mattering black lives will be lost from the police pullback she is demanding.
This is a good point. I don’t care who you are, it’s an existential threat to get rid of the police and they have to hate their careers right now.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:32 last edited by
This deadly tyranny against people who punch cops and steal their tasers must end.
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@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:33 last edited by@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
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@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:37 last edited by Loki@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:39 last edited by
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
This deadly tyranny against people who punch cops and steal their tasers must end.
Probably much worse outcomes with white people but just shut up about that.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:41 last edited by
I can't find it right now, but last night I read an article saying that a court ruled that the police are justified in using deadly force if the (alleged) perp is threatening with a taser.
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I can't find it right now, but last night I read an article saying that a court ruled that the police are justified in using deadly force if the (alleged) perp is threatening with a taser.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:42 last edited by@George-K said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
I can't find it right now, but last night I read an article saying that a court ruled that the police are justified in using deadly force if the (alleged) perp is threatening with a taser.
But - but - but we have video!
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@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
This deadly tyranny against people who punch cops and steal their tasers must end.
Probably much worse outcomes with white people but just shut up about that.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:45 last edited by@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
This deadly tyranny against people who punch cops and steal their tasers must end.
Probably much worse outcomes with white people but just shut up about that.
I don't know about much worse, but similar. Certainly, to the extent a cop wanted to shoot someone and keep their job, they would prefer to shoot a white person these days.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:47 last edited by
Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
But...The black community -for the most part - has absolutely no respect for authority, particularly cops. Children see their parents turn a blind eye to criminal behavior and even lie to cops, because it's US against THEM.
This guy died because of his own stupid actions and those actions were programmed as a child...
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@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:48 last edited by@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
If we want a police force who can be expected not to do that sort of thing, we need an unarmed police force.
I'm pretty sure that every sane human being I've ever met would consider it a life-risking activity, to punch a cop and steal his taser and point it at him. I will be interested to see progressive opinion over this incident.
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Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
But...The black community -for the most part - has absolutely no respect for authority, particularly cops. Children see their parents turn a blind eye to criminal behavior and even lie to cops, because it's US against THEM.
This guy died because of his own stupid actions and those actions were programmed as a child...
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:51 last edited by@Jolly said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
But...The black community -for the most part - has absolutely no respect for authority, particularly cops. Children see their parents turn a blind eye to criminal behavior and even lie to cops, because it's US against THEM.
This guy died because of his own stupid actions and those actions were programmed as a child...
The left has taught them that. Every single high status white progressive who wants to teach every black person born in this country that white cops want to murder them, is participating in large scale psychological torture of the black community.
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Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
But...The black community -for the most part - has absolutely no respect for authority, particularly cops. Children see their parents turn a blind eye to criminal behavior and even lie to cops, because it's US against THEM.
This guy died because of his own stupid actions and those actions were programmed as a child...
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:51 last edited by@Jolly said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
Point a weapon at a cop, and bad things will happen.
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@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 14:51 last edited by@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
First he made a fateful decision to struggle and go for the cop’s weapon.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 15:15 last edited by
They torched the Wendy’s.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 15:17 last edited by
I saw this headlined at CNN as "protests turn fiery", presumably in an effort to avoid the R word.
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@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
First he made a fateful decision to struggle and go for the cop’s weapon.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 15:18 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Horace said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@Loki said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
@89th said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
A man fighting cops, stealing their taser, running away and turning and pointing the taser at the cops...gee, what do you think would happen if YOU did that, black or white or any color?
Did you watch the video George posted?
Why do you ask? Was 89th's description inaccurate to your viewing of the video?
Seeing the video provides context to the individual who died. He’s a typical DUI trying to bargain in his way out, low tension, and makes a fateful decision to try and run and even worse to shoot the taser to aid in his escape. The killing him in return is uncomfortable to watch, not sure what I may have done as a cop with my adrenaline pump doing it’s thing.
First he made a fateful decision to struggle and go for the cop’s weapon.
for values of "struggle" equal to "punch in the face".
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Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
But...The black community -for the most part - has absolutely no respect for authority, particularly cops. Children see their parents turn a blind eye to criminal behavior and even lie to cops, because it's US against THEM.
This guy died because of his own stupid actions and those actions were programmed as a child...
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 15:20 last edited by@Jolly said in Meanwhile, in Atlanta...:
Death by stupidity. The guy would be alive this morning, had he acted as he should have.
The anticipation of martyrdom is a factor here as well. Martyrdom has been deeply motivating to humans forever. We're all going to die anyway, right?
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 15:33 last edited by
Maybe more can be learned elsewhere and I'm not finding it, but what seems to be known is that Brooks was asleep (passed out) in the drive-through, two cops came and gave him a sobriety test, which he failed. So at that point at least, he was in police custody. Then a drunk man appropriates a taser from one of the cops and takes off running, then turns and threatens the chasing cop with the taser, and the cop shoots him.
Doesn't it seem like there are parts of this story that don't quite hang together?
I'm not trying to build a case here. If what we know is what happened, then so be it. It just occurs to me that from what we know, either Brooks was an unusually alert drunk or the cops were half asleep.