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In reply to the discussion: Cops Caught on Video Holding a Black Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Then Pepper-Spraying Him. [View all]EndlessWire
(7,105 posts)I never got over the man who was with his family and got his arm shredded, and then died because of it. This was all because a boneheaded, cowardly cop was afraid of him. The man had informed the cop that he had a legal-carry weapon in his vehicle. So, the Black man had been trying to do the right thing, and cooperating, but died anyway. No excuse for this.
There doesn't seem to be any reason for the stop of this latest victim, except that he was driving a new vehicle. Nothing else has been mentioned. Gads, this has got to stop! Cops with hair triggers can kill people with no reason.
We haven't yet entered the time when cops can just stop you, have we? Don't they still have to have a probable cause? They are going to look stupid in court:
Judge: Why did you stop him?
Cops: He was driving a new car.
Judge: Wut?
Why should Black people have to have a new car actually delivered to them, instead of just driving off in it like White people? DWB seems to be a real thing. And, cops have to be educated that yes, indeed, Black people have money.
Thank you for your service, Lt. Go get them in court. This has got to stop.