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LincolnsLeftHand

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26. No no no

Thu Dec 25, 2014, 07:09 PM

Dec 2014

If a cop gets away with an UNJUSTIFIED shooting that is certainly a problem. A cop getting away with a JUSTIFIED shooting isn't a problem. If you pull a gun on a cop, or try to run them over with your car then you might get shot. And if that happens the police man or woman acted appropriately. On the other hand, a police officer shouldn't be allowed to choke a suspect to death, or shoot someone who isn't a threat. And if folks are going to complain about this "culture of corruption" then sign up to be a cop, put your life on the line every day you go to work, and change the culture.

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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

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #59

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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