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valerief

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1. The standard reason is, "He was resisting arrest and he tried to take my (the cop's) gun,"

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 11:58 AM

Sep 2014

isn't it? Even though it makes no sense for the cop to say that, it doesn't mean they won't. Although, with the way things are going in America today, they may just say, "Because he was black," and get away with that.

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John Crawford shooting: It's open carry for whites, open season on blacks [View all] gollygee Sep 2014 OP

The standard reason is, "He was resisting arrest and he tried to take my (the cop's) gun," valerief Sep 2014 #1

Well there's video of this gollygee Sep 2014 #2

Then they'll have to "misplace" the video so it's not included as evidence. valerief Sep 2014 #4

It was mainly the fault of the numbnuts who called in the report. Red State Rebel Sep 2014 #3

It was the fault of the police. Period. nt valerief Sep 2014 #5