Then why was the Muskogee cop justified in using deadly force in that case?
It doesn’t look like he actually was trying to harm the cop. The video shows him focussing on knocking the Taser out of the cop’s hand, then running. He just didn’t want to be tased again, but also didn’t want to be brought in on that outstanding warrant.
Yeah, it was probably a dumb idea to run. But any cop that would endanger civilians by shooting in a situation like that is being, at the very least, criminally negligent. And the law will find this. But you don’t care. You’re just robotically repeating the same thing over and over. Which is your right. You’re not making interacting with you very rewarding, though.
So you support summary execution for assault?
The definite possession of a gun, versus the possibility.
Dude, you lost all credibility when you reported my post. Using the mods to protect weak arguments is one of the quickest ways to get people to stop listening.
I support summary execution for those that do not recognize sarcasm.
:rolleyes:
Can you explain the sarcasm in Doorhinge’s post?
Presumably because:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/24/the-wedding-day-cop-killing.html
A:”Once Officer McMillin saw the gun fall on the ground and the suspect stopped to retrieve it, and then pointed it towards him, the officer was justified in using deadly force to defend himself, and the other citizens who were in the immediate area. Based on the information he had from the dispatcher about the suspect, in conjunction with the suspect’s actions, the suspect posed an imminent threat of serious bodily harm or death to any officer or citizen he came into contact with”.
The list adds, “The suspect made a conscious decision to stop and pick up the gun after having dropped it. The suspect made the decision to re-arm himself and subsequently point the gun in a threatening manner towards the officer. … If the suspect were to have fired the gun, the bullet would have been fired in the direction of the officer, multiple bystanders, and toward the direction of oncoming traffic and a residential area.”
If you see the situations as comparable, there’s nothing more to discuss. 
I’m not sure. Probably no good reason. Yet still, I would be alive (and in jail) to tell the story. White Privilege I guess
i would think that dredging up silly and irrelevant stuff from old threads would have a more damaging effect on one’s credibility as I’ve never known post reporting to have any effect whatever on someone’s credibility.
But be that as it may, I didn’t report your post. 
It had already been reported and you’d been warned before I ever saw it.
Don’t believe me? Ask Asimovian.
Or you could ask me.
Regards,
Shodan
Where in the video did he point the gun? I don’t see it. Still, there’s no question that at the time he was shot the suspect was shot, the suspect was running away and in no position to fire at the officer.
It is not appropriate for a variety of reasons for the moderation of the board to start confirming or denying the source of reported posts. Regardless of where the report came from, the post was a violation of board rules and was treated as such.
Any further discussion about the moderation of this or any other post belongs in ATMB. Let’s not hijack this thread any further.
Nm. Post made before seeing mod post.
First off, I haven’t watched the video. You asked for information, and I relayed what I presume to be the basis for someone to declare it a justifiable shooting (assuming that’s what in fact was decided; I gather this occurred in January). You appear to be expecting me to answer for the right-wrong/accuracy-inaccuracy of whomever’s decision; if so, that won’t be happening. I believe that article and others covers a number of disputed issues, so you’re free to go down that rabbit hole. I’ll wait here.
You made a blanket statement that officers aren’t allowed to shoot on a “what if” basis. I posted a link to a video in which an officer did just that and it was found to be justified.
You replied that in second incident was different because the suspect pointed his gun at the officer.
I asked when that happened as I’ve seen the video numerous times and haven’t seen any such thing.
Now you’re saying that you haven’t seen the video and were only relying on some article you read, and something, something, rabbit hole.
Thus I’m inclined to think my original point stands. 
Wait WHAT? You mean he wasn’t SHOT for fleeing? The cops actually had the option of letting him run and arresting him later? But what if what if what if he was dangerous? The cops couldn’t possibly know why he was running! Why didn’t they shoot first and ask questions later?
Blows my mind, it does.
Yeah, why I said “from what I read.”
Dude. TAMIR RICE. Seriously? Poor kid wasn’t even given a chance to respond. Google is your friend, the details are all out there.
So YES, I do believe a police officer would randomly shoot a black guy. Because it’s happened, and there’s been a bunch of news coverage of if every time it does.
Congratulations on that White Privilege thing. I’ve always wondered if that entitles members to a discount on sheets? And pillow cases? Or golf balls? Or fine china?
Around these parts, if you were to flee a traffic stop, attack a cop, disarm them, and then flee the assault, I’m pretty sure they’re going to pop a cap in yo ass. It’s almost a tradition.
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Yes, it does appear that Scott was fighting with Slager. There are two eyewitnesses, and a video. CNN, and several of the other media outlets, are showing heavily edited versions of the Santana video that somehow manage to exclude the slap and tingle.
And, hopefully, the cop would be charged with murder in some degree.
Oo! Oo! Pick me! Pick me!
I was sarcastically responding to Rysto’s charmingly sarcastic suggestion that all deadbeat parents deserve to be murdered.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rysto
I’m sure that we can all agree that all deadbeat parents deserve to be murdered.
Unless you think Rysto actually meant that all deadbeat parents deserve to be murdered. …Nah, he couldn’t have meant that. Gosh, the internet can be so difficult sometimes.