The officer who shot and killed Keith Scott was in plainclothes that much is certain. Are civilians trained to scope out every individual in the surrounding area in a moments notice and discern what constitutes a team of officers working collectively serving a warrant (possibly some in uniform teamed with some in plainclothes) as opposed to simply focusing on what looks like a random dude coming at them with a gun? C'mon... The cops are the ones who supposedly go through all this training and yet its the civilians who are held to the higher standard of knowing what to do and what not to do. The cops can be impulsive and overzealous and make mistakes but civilians aren't allowed to have any err in judgement. Okay. You got it. |
Whitey takes a knee--blacks all quiet Whitey takes a bullet--blacks all quiet |
Most of us are no longer fooled by Hillary's scamming. |
She can talk to “white people” as much as she wants. Let her talk til she’s blue in the face.
There won’t be a lot of white people tuning into her message. She is not respected, not trusted, and not a leader. |
Look, I know that blacks feel discriminated against by the police. (In some cases the feeling is justified; others not.) But the sense of ego or self-respect or whatever it is that leads them to defy police instructions is just plain stupid. Just follow the commands. Maybe the black guy IS right and the whitr cop IS wrong, but it doesn't matter. Just do what he says. Reminds me of an epitaph....
Here lies John O'Day, Who died maintaining his right-of-way, He was right, DEAD right, as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if he were wrong. |
there is video cops won't release it why would he have a gun to pick up his kid at school? |
Sexist and racist. How I envy your family! |
Yep -- NEGROES JUST WON'T LISTEN - SO DAMN DISRESPECTFUL! ![]() |
First, the use of the word "negro" went out about 1963. I don't hear ANYONE using that term, other than a sarcastic black person. And second, yes....sorry....refusing to obey police orders is wrong. Just do what the damn cop says, and maybe you'll have a better chance of surviving the encounter. Isn't that more important than showing whitey you don't have to do what he says? The defiance is so misplaced. |
Sounds reasonable but then again that's basically putting the onus strictly on civilians to be upstanding and professional and courteous and cooperative. Basically that line of thought (just do what he says) gives officers free reign to abuse their authority and terrify whomever. Basically that line of thought (just do what he says) puts civilians in a position where they are responsible for serving and protecting the police - It's supposed to be the other way around! I'm not cool with that. I don't want to live in a military regime where bullies with badges walk around killing civilians at leisure for failure to follow orders fast enough or to their satisfaction. Cops shouldn't have that kind of authority and they shouldn't have that type of chip on their shoulder. If you have the attitude that you are owed deference and instant obedience by the people around you, and that you are justified in using violence against them if they don’t comply, and if you really think that everybody else should “just do what I tell you” then you're wearing the wrong uniform in the wrong country. |
If someone in a POLICE vest tells you to drop your weapon, yes, you should drop your weapon. |
Who gives a shit ? The problem with you Caucasians( mostly males) is that you think what works for you should work for everybody else . She's the next president . Let it burn your heart |
PP. Everything you said makes sense, and no doubt there's a lot of work to do. I agree that we can't have a police state with unlimited powers. But that takes time, and I'm looking at it from a more immediate perspective. If you know that most, or many, or even some blacks who have been killed without justification were also defying police orders, and thus challenging the police and escalating the situation, don't do it. I realize it's putting the onus on the citizen. But the overriding, immediate goal in a tense, and yes....maybe even racially-charged situation....should be NOT TO DIE. Your chances go up exponentially if you do what the cop orders. Wrong or right, just do it. |
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And what's the predesignated time frame to follow that order? I don't know how long after the command was given Keith Scott was shot but I do recall that Tamir Rice barely got more than two seconds of time to comply before he was gunned down. |