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Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 01:28 PM Dec 2014

Re: Antonio Martin and the magic gun

D.U. had photos posted that were supposed to have been taken shortly after Antonio was killed. They showed no gun on the scene. Photos taken about 10 minutes later, showed a gun that magically appeared in the photos.

Is there anything more on this? Maybe photoshop?

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Re: Antonio Martin and the magic gun (Original Post) Hoppy Dec 2014 OP
We MAY have photos that showed that. Not nearly enough info Schema Thing Dec 2014 #1
Please stop asking questions and creating problems, if a cop says the guy had a gun NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #2
That's kind of an irrelevancy Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #3
.... 840high Dec 2014 #4
I saw those Duckhunter935 Dec 2014 #5

Schema Thing

(10,283 posts)
1. We MAY have photos that showed that. Not nearly enough info
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 01:39 PM
Dec 2014


or documentation to make that conclusion at this time.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
2. Please stop asking questions and creating problems, if a cop says the guy had a gun
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 02:35 PM
Dec 2014

then the guy had a gun.

If the photos dont show it, if the video is from so far away and so out of focus that it is impossible to tell anything that happened other than the cop shooting, then you must take the cops word for it, no matter what

Otherwise we will have a breakdown of law and order...questioning authority sounds cute and all, but stop it...

Questioning authority has never worked to create a better society, history proves that those who accept blindly what they are told are better off, happier.


 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
3. That's kind of an irrelevancy
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 02:50 PM
Dec 2014

those photos aren't evidence of anything because they aren't taken from the same position and angle. The video shows Martin taking a step back, reaching to his pocket, pulling out a gun and pointing it at the cop. I'm not sure why it's easier for some people to believe that a cop would just shoot for no reason at all and completely unprovoked than that someone with a history of arrests for violent crime would pull a gun on a cop.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
5. I saw those
Thu Dec 25, 2014, 03:49 PM
Dec 2014

Differing angles, distances and directions prove nothing about the gun or lack of gun. We do know the person does have a history of firearms offences.

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