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He should not have been killed Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #1
The biggest matter in ALL of that? Goodheart Jun 2020 #2
Yes. Death is the biggest issue...but it was the end of a long line of significant mistakes. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #4
I fully agree that he should have been arrested. Goodheart Jun 2020 #6
This point, I have not read a single post stating an officer gets to execute somebody who is not an LizBeth Jun 2020 #13
Why should he have been arrested? mcar Jun 2020 #29
Probable cause of drunken driving treestar Jun 2020 #55
He shot a taser at the cop. If he incapacitates the cop then he grabs his gun and shoots maximusveritas Jun 2020 #5
Did he incapacitate the cop? Yes or No? Goodheart Jun 2020 #7
Only because the cop shot him before he was shot himself maximusveritas Jun 2020 #8
Er, no. That's not what the video shows. Goodheart Jun 2020 #14
Brooks fell after running a bit after, but the video does not clearly show when the cop fired. maximusveritas Jun 2020 #18
This is not the only video. Goodheart Jun 2020 #19
After listening and watching the entire full bodycam video, cayugafalls Jun 2020 #47
All I need to know is the cop's first words after firing. "Got'im." sir pball Jun 2020 #83
So it would be OK for the cop to chase him then treestar Jun 2020 #56
I believe a taser of works once, then it's dead StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #70
Unless the cop picked up the leads and stuck them into his own skin SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #104
the guy took the taser. That shows how much he wants treestar Jun 2020 #116
He was NOT a mortal threat. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #121
Take a step back... Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #138
Yep. HotTeaBag Jun 2020 #69
Are Tasers "imminently" deadly weapons? sir pball Jun 2020 #82
WRONG!!! The cartridge can only be fired once. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #103
What should the officers have done? Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #12
Say what?? Goodheart Jun 2020 #16
Presumption based on his assaultive dangerous actions. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #23
Once he grabbed the taser you still think treestar Jun 2020 #58
He was shot in the back. Seemingly after the taser cartridge was disharged. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #105
So turning their back is enough treestar Jun 2020 #115
Yes. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #122
This decision is made in a split second! treestar Jun 2020 #127
It is vengeance. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #129
I did not say that! treestar Jun 2020 #132
You did say that. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #133
It's a Taser, not a handgun. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #139
They can have two cartridges treestar Jun 2020 #142
They could have woken him up, taken his keys mcar Jun 2020 #30
So, decriminalizing drunk driving is one option. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #34
... mcar Jun 2020 #35
Your gonna get crickets on that from some on this thread... cayugafalls Jun 2020 #78
How far do you think you can get with the idea treestar Jun 2020 #59
Agree people are working too hard because they treestar Jun 2020 #57
How do you find justification in this shooting? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #106
Someone resisted arrest treestar Jun 2020 #114
It isn't being justified. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #123
I did not say that it justified killing a person treestar Jun 2020 #126
I don't know - why not ask his superiors at the Atlanta PD who fired him StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #75
Agreed. There is something wrong with someone in this thread. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #107
It is shocking to me that Bettie Jun 2020 #118
I think the melanin orientation of the "authorities" has something to do with StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #120
He was several feet away from the policeman when he shot the taser Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #27
Second sentence is just untrue treestar Jun 2020 #60
I was addressing the specific "what if" scenario posed - Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #81
The cop should have let the Brooks walk home like he offered to do. oasis Jun 2020 #28
Entirely? Polybius Jun 2020 #87
Key word "driving". nt oasis Jun 2020 #90
He was. He has a taser. treestar Jun 2020 #54
The taser was discharged no? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #108
Most tasers can still be used as a stun gun once the cartridge/prongs are fired madville Jun 2020 #124
No, but maybe a felony in this case - "violence" in resisting would be key. jmg257 Jun 2020 #3
Prison for 1-5 years, not the death penalty. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #9
Yep. And you are supposed to get due process! jmg257 Jun 2020 #11
He didn't get the death penalty for resisting treestar Jun 2020 #61
I have a real problem with police discharging their weapons in pursuit SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #102
They are trained a certain way treestar Jun 2020 #117
Man, I hope you're not a cop. NT Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #140
And something else needs to be mentioned here Goodheart Jun 2020 #10
Unfortunately, you do not know that. Those are assumptions. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #15
I didn't assume anything. I pointed out a fact and asked a question from it. Goodheart Jun 2020 #17
I am sorry, I misunderstood. Let's have a conversation. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #20
At the exact time of the shooting the policemen were NOT "protecting themselves." Goodheart Jun 2020 #21
Let's assume they were for the sake of argument. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #22
Nah... it was a tazer, not lethal, that had already been discharged. Goodheart Jun 2020 #24
Suddenly the taser is OK treestar Jun 2020 #63
Other actions Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #33
I like the idea of deescalation. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #36
I am suggesting skipping the station. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #40
There would need to be changes to the law, and rules of evidence. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #44
I'm an attorney, and you are just flat out wrong as to the basis for charges Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #50
Lol...it depends on the state, Ms. Attorney. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #52
Careful reading is your friend. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #84
If that is an aspiration, fine, but treestar Jun 2020 #64
There are plenty of whites they don't arrest at the scene. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #80
you seem to be sympathizing a lot with white killer cops SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #112
His firing the taser wildly treestar Jun 2020 #62
If the taser was fired and the cartridge did not hit SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #109
I'm heartbroken here. He was such a good guy. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #25
Are you suggesting that drunk drivers should not be arrested? Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #26
Drunk while parked on private property? Brooks offered to walk home oasis Jun 2020 #31
No, he was passed out in the drive thru Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #37
Brooks told the cops that his girlfriend met him at Wendy's. She drove oasis Jun 2020 #42
Sleeping in your car treestar Jun 2020 #65
He told the cops his girlfriend drove him there. They never saw oasis Jun 2020 #71
Why is he asleep at the wheel? treestar Jun 2020 #74
What don't you get about 2(cars) being involved? Brook's date oasis Jun 2020 #76
So the girlfriend has nothing to do with it then. treestar Jun 2020 #92
The girlfriend will have plenty "to do with it" when she gives her oasis Jun 2020 #96
People going through this much trouble trying to justify the police shooting of an unarmed black man StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #110
Yeah, that is probable cause for a DUI. Your Law and Order holds there sir pball Jun 2020 #88
Resisting arrest treestar Jun 2020 #93
You say you've worked DUI cases sir pball Jun 2020 #94
Nope. Just sharing my experience as a white guy. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #32
Perhaps if you were charged the first time Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #38
Perhaps, but I am not a saint. Made lots of mistakes. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #41
I am sorry I was snarky. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #45
It's OK. Thank you. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #49
By cops? Where? treestar Jun 2020 #66
That was 40 years ago. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #77
MADD was founded 40 years ago treestar Jun 2020 #125
Strict liability, if he was driven home and took a different car out... Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #85
OK. I'm tired. He did not deserve to be shot in the back. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #91
I posted the first OP to DU about this, trust me, I'm pissed off as can be. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #95
Do you think the guy may also have had some mental issues? kentuck Jun 2020 #39
That is possible. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #46
Shot in the back. No excuse for it Thrill Jun 2020 #43
Agreed Evergreen Emerald Jun 2020 #48
It's not the old Wild West treestar Jun 2020 #67
You already patted him down. So you know he doesn't have a gun Thrill Jun 2020 #72
He has a taser treestar Jun 2020 #73
Again you know who he is Thrill Jun 2020 #79
They won't answer that question on any threads uponit7771 Jun 2020 #100
Yes it is, this is not a good argument any longer uponit7771 Jun 2020 #99
Knowing what police do, why would you resist arrest? Sneederbunk Jun 2020 #51
I know. If a person is afraid of the cops treestar Jun 2020 #68
Seriously? StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #111
Some people who are not afraid of them treestar Jun 2020 #113
What's your point? StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #119
Your original post made no point. treestar Jun 2020 #128
Given your utter lack of empathy or interest in even understanding what it's like to be a black man StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #130
THIS oasis Jun 2020 #131
My point was about how one behaves when one is afraid of someone treestar Jun 2020 #134
If you think it's not normal for a frightened person to fight back, you aren't very good at judging StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #135
It's not a capital offense treestar Jun 2020 #53
This is a tough case Polybius Jun 2020 #86
I'd call it manslaughter by angered panic. Goodheart Jun 2020 #89
The cops knew who Brooks was and could have just let him run ... Brooks posed uponit7771 Jun 2020 #101
I think cops are just too willing to use their firearms. Happy Hoosier Jun 2020 #141
Why the question about the money? SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #97
Field sobriety tests are worthless. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #98
+1, the cop wanted to get him on something. It's like they get paid by the arrest, they could've let uponit7771 Jun 2020 #136
6/17 press conference has revealed additional information. Understanding oasis Jun 2020 #137
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