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Kelvin Mace

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47. So, I should never question a person's actions and make assumptions

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 12:00 PM

Jun 2015

on the basis of their associations, such as Klansmen, GOP members, NAMBLA members, or any group with a long history of violence, deception, and corruption.

That would be bigotry.

Gotcha.

As a person with 40+ years experience with being lied to by policemen and prosecutors, from the trivial to the deadly serious (how my mother wound up dead in the road after being hit by a drunk driving cop) and being treated as a criminal by the police and prosecutors as a crime victim (of everything from robbery to sexual assault), I sure as Hell will rethink my experience and change my view and accept anything they tell me from now on as the absolute truth.

Thank you for opening my eyes. I have a number of friends and associates with darker skin tones and even arabic names who will be delighted to know that they have absolutely nothing to fear from any LEO from this day forward.

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Boston police shoot, kill man being watched by terrorism task force [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 OP

Domestic terrorist or international terrorist? Renew Deal Jun 2015 #1

Just a "man under surveillance" at this point. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #2

Weed dealer, of course. sofa king Jun 2015 #39

Will there be video and will it match the story? n/t Shamash Jun 2015 #3

No judgment until they release the video. Eom uppityperson Jun 2015 #4

Good for you, I just wish more would practice such restraint. nt cstanleytech Jun 2015 #5

So a person noticed he is being followed Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #6

A machete? brooklynite Jun 2015 #11

"a military-style knife"? Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #18

.. Downwinder Jun 2015 #32

Very illegal wingzeroday Jun 2015 #56

No Crocodile Dundee in Boston. Downwinder Jun 2015 #57

Affirmative wingzeroday Jun 2015 #58

Regardless of the reason for carrying a knife its never a good idea to pull one on a cop. nt cstanleytech Jun 2015 #20

Again, this is the police's story Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #21

Trump is well known for saying something similar over Obama's birth certificate cstanleytech Jun 2015 #24

Oh my... Earth_First Jun 2015 #30

Well I thought it was a decent comparison. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #31

Independent confirmation is indeed, a right-wing conspiracy... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #54

why did another, young adult choose the 'suicide by cop' route? Sunlei Jun 2015 #7

It's not hard, the police tell you to drop your weapon, you just drop the weapon. FLPanhandle Jun 2015 #8

Tell that to the poor guys who were shot by cops d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #9

Not relevant to this story FLPanhandle Jun 2015 #17

No, the police CLAIM he had a weapon Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #19

So, let me see I understand this. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #22

Hmmm.... Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #23

The problem is though that the FBI was there to. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #26

The FBI doesn't have a pristine record on telling the truth either Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #27

So now the FBI is in on it *eye roll* cstanleytech Jun 2015 #28

Only because President Obama order them to kill the guy....**groan & satire** Otherwise they would 24601 Jun 2015 #33

No, i simply said that Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #34

How is that exactly relevant to this specific FBI agent? cstanleytech Jun 2015 #35

So, you are just going to pretend Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #37

No, Its because its faulty logic at best and its bigotry at worst cstanleytech Jun 2015 #38

Um, no Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #40

Not at all. Racism is an entirely different thing than bigotry. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #45

So, I should never question a person's actions and make assumptions Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #47

No, questioning is 100% fine and it should always be done. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #48

When society gives someone a badge and a gun Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #50

Ya its relevant to these police officers how exactly? Oh thats right, its not. cstanleytech Jun 2015 #51

It's relevant in that you cannot believe Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #52

So did the poor guy in South Carolina who according to police d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #44

Well in this case the police arent the only ones who will be investigating as cstanleytech Jun 2015 #46

Let's hope its an honest investigation by the FBI d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #53

Sort of like how Mike Brown dropped his weapon? Oh wait. . . - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #41

Preemptive strike? Downwinder Jun 2015 #10

Source: Man fatally shot by Boston police part of terror network muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #12

What is an "ad hoc terror network?" Downwinder Jun 2015 #13

kind of like copy-cat killers snooper2 Jun 2015 #14

A pack of Lone Wolves Bosonic Jun 2015 #15

Or one made up as you go along? Downwinder Jun 2015 #16

Usaama Rahim, 26, was shot and killed after waving a large military knife seveneyes Jun 2015 #25

There is video. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #29

If you have a knife, refuse to put it down and pocoloco Jun 2015 #36

Too bad that standard is less than consistency... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #55

This story stinks to high heaven. WHY did the officer and FBI agent KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #42

The story didnt say but there could have been a number of reasons but whats more important is cstanleytech Jun 2015 #49

Boston terror probe widens after police arrest suspect muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #43

A case where surveillance video supports the police mainer Jun 2015 #59