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If that was relevant (and it very well may be), then you should have mentioned it in the title.
I don't know the cop so who am I to presume anything? But if a white man "dove back into his car" (as the trooper put it) to get his license, would he have fired?
All things being equal, I would say there is a good chance he would not. The most significant aspect of the institutionalized racism that police all over this country have is that they perceive black men to be less trustworthy, and thus more suspicious, than the rest of the population. The police are not the only ones who do this, of course, but since they have the power to use force, it's more problematic.
Seems like a trigger happy cop jumping to conclusions based on race. It is in the south.
Just seems like such a great opportunity and couldnt think of a more appropriate situation for a patented tim zzzzzzz-zinger
I'm not sure if the cop officially pulled him over or just followed him into the gas station parking lot. According to the local news the man was getting out of his vehicle to go into the store which would explain why he was out of his SUV.
Pretty much, though I might want a review of the civil service hiring process that employed this cop ion the first place. Maybe the process is good and his hiring was a fluke, or maybe the process can be improved. It could be looked at.
The correct way to handle it on 2014 planet Earth. Now the guy figured he was doing nothing wrong by going back into the car for his registration but he crossed paths with the wrong trigger happy (who wouldn't be these days/could not be a cop) trooper.Ditkaless Wonders said:
Gotta be smart on today's planet Earth. One must be thinking constantly. Simply doing what is asked without thinking what could happen, gets ones self shot....even though he did nothing wrong.
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Glad he's in jail for sure. Guy is wayyyy too trigger happy to be carrying a badge. Agreed on perhaps a little more live-sim scenarios and psych evals to screen out these folks. There should be a compilation of these sorts of shootings that officers are forced to sit through and discuss... if there isn't already.
Indeed.
Thinking back, once I was pulled over and got out of the car walking back to the cops with my hands in my pockets. Two officers didn't freak out or anything they just told me to stay where I was and keep my hands visible.
Humans have a immense capacity to self-delude and, as a consequence, to screw up with horrible results.
Pretty sure yea.Ditkaless Wonders said:You're joking right?
Complying or not complying with orders gets you shot. Lucky for the guy the cop is a terrible shot.
Fun fact: The cop who murdered Oscar Grant at BART station tried to have his conviction overturned so he could go back to police work.
He was fired and arrested - I don't think future employment as a police officer is in the cards for him.
I wouldn't be surprised the way some of these guys circle the wagons.
They tell this kind of joke at his barber shop all the time.John Bender said:
