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In reply to the discussion: White survivalist shoots black police chief four times without being arrested or charged [View all]linuxman
(2,337 posts)46. Why would you be looking for reasons to charge him with anything?
He did nothing illegal before the cops arrived, then defended himself against intruders who knocked his door in. Such is the risk of no-knock raids. Sometimes you get the wrong house. Sometimes the people who get raided are the victims of set ups like this guy seems to be. Such people have no expectation of police kicking in their doors, and therefore are more inclined to defend their selves from intruders, regardless of who they claim to be. After all, who would be kicking your door in if you hadn't done anything wrong?
Seems you're all hopped up about getting this guy thrown in jail, yet you have no concern about over-aggressive and irresponsibly policing. Very telling.
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White survivalist shoots black police chief four times without being arrested or charged [View all]
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
OP
Would Lynch protest Head Start centers with children being targeted for bombing?
freshwest
Jan 2015
#55
I'm not even clear what happened. The guy was at a headstart with a bomb, killed police, and is
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#6
In fairness, if a POC "survivalist" shot at white officers, he probably wouldn't be arrested either…
Journeyman
Jan 2015
#7
Is your problem that you like to ask absurd questions instead of answer real ones?
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#17
Now you are claiming that I am trying to justify the murders of Brown and Garner?
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#35
Put a turban and a beard on him and you would have national panic led by the media. Or another
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#11
Congrats, now flip that for nearly every time a cop does that to a black guy.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#49