Michael Brown roughing up store clerk

[Savannahmann]

105. Just to make sure I understand

The police officer, trained, and experienced, was unable to take Michael Brown into custody with anything less than lethal force.

Despite having a belt with enough stuff on it that Batman would say "Dude, what do you need all that crap for?"

Let's cover some of the things on the belt that the officer has to be trained on. ASP Baton. You know, that night stick thing. Are you saying that the night stick would not give the cop enough of an advantage that he could subdue a suspect no taller than he was?

Pepper spray. OK, so from what I can read, Pepper spray is only used when the offender is already handcuffed right?

Handcuffs. You know, those things used to show the guy is in custody?

Possible, but not certain. Taser. Don't tase me bro? That thing. You've heard of it? This isn't the old west where the sheriff has one damned thing on his belt, his gun. This is the 21st Century where our cops go though months of training and then years of experience. Are you telling me that they can't do anything but shoot an unarmed man despite having an equipment belt that contains all that other crap? Seriously?

So why do we taxpayers fund all that other crap that the Department issues the cops? Obviously we can stop buying billy clubs, tasers, pepper spray, and all the other "non lethal" doohickeys that they might carry. What do they need it for if the very first instinct is go for the gun and kill? I say we cut the funding for that stuff since it obviously doesn't work, unless the guy is already in those aforementioned handcuffs. Then they shouldn't be pepper spraying, beating with the metal club, or tasing the guy.

No, I will not add the sarcasm tag. Because the parts where I'm being sarcastic should be pretty obvious, and the rest is just my disgust at this baloney.