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In reply to the discussion: YOU CANNOT SEE A GUN IN THE VIDEOS RELEASED BY THE POLICE. [View all]Ace Rothstein
(3,373 posts)112. Who can whip their phone out and have it ready to record that quickly?
Every phone I've had requires it to be unlocked. Once unlocked you have to click on the program, wait for it to load then hit another button to start recording or take a pic. The cell phone theory is a huge stretch.
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Do you see the cops flash light beam ? that wasn't his cell phone light
helpmetohelpyou
Dec 2014
#17
Your use of the term "conspiracies theories" as a pejorative ends your creditability. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#81
You mean everyone should agree with you and if they don't you wont tolerate it.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#113
I love the audacity of your certainty. You are positive that the gun wasn't planted.
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#82
I think that disagreements and honest discussions are healthy. I don't think that those
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#115
It's not necessary to be "forceful" if you have a decent arguement. But claiming that
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#119
There is a gun. You got any physical evidence that it was in his hand, or just
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#40
The officers criminal history? In other words you have nothing except victim blaming.
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#44
nor does the criminal history of the dead man. having a criminal history doesn't = evidence
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#183
It's also the type of gun planted by police; so its provenance can't be identified. duh.
NewDeal_Dem
Dec 2014
#191
I don't have a dog in this fight (meaning I haven't made up my mind)...
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2014
#87
On the iPhone, you don't need to unlock the phone and then separately click on the program.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2014
#176
Your teachers, trash collectors and Congressmen are shooting at you?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Dec 2014
#10
Has there been a rash of murders against unarmed civilians recently by these people?
sheshe2
Dec 2014
#12
In addition to 'more pay,' also 'more teachers,' which would lead to smaller class sizes,
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#84
link and quote, too many copologist on DU for me to take someones word for it
uponit7771
Dec 2014
#130
The video was edited by the BPD.. there's also a woman walking calmly towards the scene and shows no
uponit7771
Dec 2014
#132
aha, and we are back that word, "clearly" which clearly means different things to you and me. nt
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#134
Umm, at 1:17, 1:18, and 1:19, you can see that the 'cell phone' is the corner of the flashlight beam
X_Digger
Dec 2014
#11
I saw him pointing. The video is too far away to decide if it's a gun or not, could have
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#43
Please, this sort of nonsense is exploited by the rw media. Let's not give them ammunition
Vattel
Dec 2014
#51
Exactly Kalidurga.. What's the police procedure on following one of their shootings? Do they not
Cha
Dec 2014
#65
You do realize it's pretty standard operating procedure to be concerned about secondary attacks?
mythology
Dec 2014
#106
Do you get the the police has control of the crime scene and can plant whatever they want?
Just for Fun
Dec 2014
#92
Did they also kill the guy standing next to Martin? No? Then that blows THAT theory, eh? n/t
X_Digger
Dec 2014
#96
No, the BPD is ... they edited the video... I want to see the whole fucking thing not what the
uponit7771
Dec 2014
#133
What I'm calling ridiculous is your assertation that the officer basically executed Martin.
GGJohn
Dec 2014
#200
Reports herein are about as accurate as whether the teen had a gun… soft pitch DLC POV, I'd say...
MrMickeysMom
Dec 2014
#182
Antonio Martin falls when shot. You can see his feet in the lower left of the video.
Jacoby365
Dec 2014
#179