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Thomas Hurt

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7. Those cops had plenty of time to restrain him before he even got to the car door.
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:35 PM
Aug 2020

Not that I believe there was knife.

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A Knife! [View all] madashelltoo Aug 2020 OP
And he told them about it. underpants Aug 2020 #1
Well no more restaurants for black people I guess. unblock Aug 2020 #2
I'm seriously going CT with a planted knife. They ain't stupid & knew they shot him for no reason. Budi Aug 2020 #3
Under the floorboard. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #4
I don't get they didn't tackle him on that long walk around the car to the driver's door. nsd Aug 2020 #5
The police seemed reasonable up to the point he opened door. Then, they Hoyt Aug 2020 #18
And according to the police PatSeg Aug 2020 #21
The news conference going on now said Blake admitted he had a knife in his possession. He made still_one Aug 2020 #6
I smell BS Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #8
I don't know. Too many questions unanswered. That Blake admitting there was a knife still_one Aug 2020 #13
Those cops had plenty of time to restrain him before he even got to the car door. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #7
I don't care about the knife, if he was white he wouldn't have been shot, not even once! 42bambi Aug 2020 #12
If he was white he would have been restrained before he got to the car. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #14
I don't even know what Jacob did, or why the cops went after him so aggressively. 42bambi Aug 2020 #9
Wildlife officers are LEO's and they stop tens of thousands of boaters every year that have knives. dameatball Aug 2020 #10
The police said he "admitted" he had a knife. dawg day Aug 2020 #11
no shit gopiscrap Aug 2020 #15
If the cop was that fearful, he should have fucking backed away LuckyCharms Aug 2020 #16
It would seem there would be strict protocols for handling different situations Beringia Aug 2020 #17
If magakid was black... jeffreyi Aug 2020 #19
If he was black, he would have Bettie Aug 2020 #22
There was a tire iron in the trunk! JDC Aug 2020 #20
KR Cha Aug 2020 #23
scalpel Maxtrust Sep 2020 #24
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