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22. problem is cops get away with shooting

Thu Dec 25, 2014, 07:01 PM

Dec 2014

Citizens all the time,justified or not. The good cops rarely speak up against criminals in their own ranks. Probably out of fear of losing their job or worse. Its systemic and the culture of corruption is deep and pervasive in police forces across this country

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What happened to negotiations between police and suspects? [View all] rbrnmw Dec 2014 OP

There is a time and place for a negotiation. _Blue_ Dec 2014 #1

It has been done before rbrnmw Dec 2014 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #57

Agree LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #3

I am not just talking about armed suspects rbrnmw Dec 2014 #4

Our police are either not trained for negotiation or if they are they simply dont want to randys1 Dec 2014 #5

well I think in some cases they don't want to rbrnmw Dec 2014 #6

Almost as if having 300 million guns could be a problem, is that the number? randys1 Dec 2014 #7

Or perhaps if you don't want to get shot LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #8

Or a cell phone... randys1 Dec 2014 #9

So now we are talknig about Michael Brown? LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #17

read the op we are talking all cases rbrnmw Dec 2014 #21

Sorry LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #23

And especially don't try to take the cop's gun phil89 Dec 2014 #38

I don't believe that fucking fairytale rbrnmw Dec 2014 #43

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+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #61

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that may be part of the problem rbrnmw Dec 2014 #10

Racism? In post Obama presidency America? Nah, I heard we aint got no racism no more randys1 Dec 2014 #12

I heard that too but keep seeing it everywhere rbrnmw Dec 2014 #15

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So every police force in the US LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #24

no not every but too many rbrnmw Dec 2014 #25

what are you talking about? TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #46

I am talking about police brutality rbrnmw Dec 2014 #47

maybe cops should stop pointing guns Ramses Dec 2014 #14

Maybe citizens should stop pointing guns at cops? LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #18

problem is cops get away with shooting Ramses Dec 2014 #22

No no no LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #26

That actually reads like something Joe Friday said Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #27

using you logic Ramses Dec 2014 #29

I haven't seen anybody on DU say every cop rbrnmw Dec 2014 #48

Cops should definitely not point their guns unnecessarily. _Blue_ Dec 2014 #39

The man with the toy gun in Walmart was NOT onecaliberal Dec 2014 #37

or the 14 yr old in CA... giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #41

It's sickening rbrnmw Dec 2014 #49

there is a time and a place for shooting people. unblock Dec 2014 #53

Agreed. _Blue_ Dec 2014 #54

lol. patients lie, 911 callers lie, everybody lies, or at least says things that aren't true. unblock Dec 2014 #56

Happens all the time for white suspects alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #11

Actually there does seem to be endless examples of that randys1 Dec 2014 #13

yes it does rbrnmw Dec 2014 #16

you don't "negotiate" with someone who's pointing a gun at you. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #19

I wasn't just talking about one but all of them rbrnmw Dec 2014 #35

I agree that there are some serious issues with the way policing is done in the USA. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #36

Life and Death seveneyes Dec 2014 #20

You don't negotiate with a gun to your head. n/t doc03 Dec 2014 #28

Did you even read the OP? rbrnmw Dec 2014 #31

I agree that the Crawford and Rice shooting were not justified, each case is different n/t doc03 Dec 2014 #33

ok rbrnmw Dec 2014 #34

what are talking about? rbrnmw Dec 2014 #50

Is it really? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #30

yep rbrnmw Dec 2014 #32

In a supposedly color-blind society as ours, I've had to come to terms with the KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #40

I wish they kept track of these situations somehow. rbrnmw Dec 2014 #45

Congress passed a law this week to track police shootings on a national basis Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #51

thanks for the info rbrnmw Dec 2014 #52

They only happen if you're white. giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #42

BINGO rbrnmw Dec 2014 #44

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