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Canuckistanian

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6. To be fair

Thu May 31, 2012, 02:58 PM

May 2012

He WAS under the influence of a drug that some say is like "cocaine and amphetamines X 10"

Former addicts (the ones who survived this drug) say they had violent thoughts all the time while taking bath salts.

It doesn't matter WHAT kind of person you started out as.

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Rudy Eugene's mother: Son was no "zombie", should have been tased, not shot [View all] The Northerner May 2012 OP

I thought they did try to tase him... hlthe2b May 2012 #1

did the guy have a weapon? Mosby May 2012 #12

He was in some kind of uncontrollable violent animal-like rage, eating the guy... hlthe2b May 2012 #14

i doubt that story. HiPointDem May 2012 #34

There is surveillance video... n/t hlthe2b May 2012 #36

i saw the video. i didn't see anything that couldn't be controlled by several big policemen. or a HiPointDem May 2012 #38

There is over 18 minutes of surveillance video that has not been released publicly hlthe2b Jun 2012 #40

because those drugs lead to phenomenal strength magical thyme May 2012 #16

and yet the attack lasted 18 minutes Mosby May 2012 #17

maybe they didn't know what was going on when the first calls came in magical thyme May 2012 #18

don't blame them. i see no reason okieinpain May 2012 #23

+1. easier to shoot. HiPointDem May 2012 #35

But it's not the cops fault he was chewing off his face Life Long Dem May 2012 #37

Sure looks like his teeth count. sofa king May 2012 #30

You didn't grow up on a farm did you? snooper2 Jun 2012 #43

Tase him? Hell shooting him just once didn't stop him dmallind May 2012 #2

"He was a good kid," aikoaiko May 2012 #3

He may have been a wonderful kid. Marr May 2012 #25

Wouldn't tasing him XemaSab May 2012 #4

OMG... I read that as "should have been tasted, not shot" cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

Me too. Quixote1818 Jun 2012 #44

To be fair Canuckistanian May 2012 #6

That's been reported, but to my knowledge never confirmed. (bath salts theory) hlthe2b May 2012 #15

He was blitzed on drugs Aerows May 2012 #7

In this case, I can condone the cops shooting him. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #8

Sometimes it is a necessary evil Aerows May 2012 #9

No, not zombie. Reaver. Gold Metal Flake May 2012 #10

Fortunately there is a cure for Reavers. aikoaiko May 2012 #22

Police should be on the look out for all people described as "nice kids" by their mothers 4th law of robotics May 2012 #11

Even worse are the "quiet guys who kept to himself" dmallind May 2012 #26

sorry mom, but no deal magical thyme May 2012 #13

Yeah this guy should have been blown away.. jpbollma May 2012 #21

There's a pic on the web. Don't google it. I mean it. nt msanthrope May 2012 #33

he ate the man's eyes ManyShadesOf May 2012 #19

I believe that the officer... tallahasseedem May 2012 #20

Well, if he had been pregnant, I'm sure the cops would have tased him...nt joeybee12 May 2012 #24

what the heck is in those "bath salts"? riverwalker May 2012 #27

Not a nice kid, probably could have been subdued by taser. JVS May 2012 #28

You know, I thought that, until I saw the pic of the victim. msanthrope May 2012 #32

I googled it XanaDUer Jun 2012 #41

He should have been tasted. deaniac21 May 2012 #29

"bath salts" and the "miami zombie" Mojo Electro May 2012 #31

Um, how can we AVOID people on this drug? Is this in every big city now? flamingdem May 2012 #39

Truth be told, Mojo Electro Jun 2012 #42