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Spitfire of ATJ

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1. It never ends....

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 01:39 AM

Sep 2016

You could be a cardiologist and get this crap if your skin is dark.

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Tulsa police say man had no gun; video shows he had hands up [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2016 OP

It never ends.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #1

Here's some aerial footage of the shooting (graphic warning) True Dough Sep 2016 #2

Why are guns or tasers even drawn? The man's car broke down. He needed help. brush Sep 2016 #3

I'm not going to justify the shooting True Dough Sep 2016 #4

How was he defying them with his hands up? brush Sep 2016 #5

Even if .. Snellius Sep 2016 #8

How the fuck is it that Ahmad Rahami could be apprehended in spite of the fact that he was terror Chakab Sep 2016 #10

But you are implicitly justifyng it.... BronxBoy Sep 2016 #11

Thank you. Eom uppityperson Sep 2016 #26

You're justifying it. HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #13

Thank you, HughBeaumont. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #24

He wasn't being arrested though treestar Sep 2016 #33

This is a local story, so I've paid quite a bit of attention. NaturalHigh Sep 2016 #15

the clutch went out of the car my husband was driving UpInArms Sep 2016 #40

And that's a very possible scenario here. NaturalHigh Sep 2016 #43

The cop's explanation of events sounds pretty credible. randome Sep 2016 #42

Seriously. His car broke down and this means scaredy cops get to kill him rather than help him. uppityperson Sep 2016 #25

Interesting to watch the whole video here: Snellius Sep 2016 #6

Thank you for that post, and there's no doubt you're right about their walking backwards. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #22

Fuck everyone trying to justify this murder. Solomon Sep 2016 #7

+1,000,000 HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #12

Thank you Solomon. You speak so well for us. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #23

As a former female cop, I can't imagine drawing a gun when the call is "stalled vehicle." Vinca Sep 2016 #9

Given Tulsa's history I'm not surprised by this. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #14

Why on earth is there a police helicopter there PatSeg Sep 2016 #16

Idea: start boycotting the businesses in these cities. neeksgeek Sep 2016 #17

Just saw the helicopter video. That was cold blooded murder. The shooter and the accomplices... George II Sep 2016 #18

Usually I give the cops the benefit of the doubt............... Old Vet Sep 2016 #19

Take a knee for the republic for which it stands: Marcuse Sep 2016 #20

Absolutely. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #21

This was cold blooded murder still_one Sep 2016 #27

Why is he walking away? nt doc03 Sep 2016 #28

Past Tulsa cop killing. moondust Sep 2016 #29

A death sentence is a big long ordeal The_Casual_Observer Sep 2016 #30

On Morning Joe Sgent Sep 2016 #31

I just found out NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #32

They are now saying they found PCP in the man's car NickB79 Sep 2016 #34

Police never plant drugs or drop guns to cover their asses, do they? No, that would be wrong. Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #36

They're tainting the jury pool. LeftyMom Sep 2016 #38

and I would trust anything from the Tulsa police department at this point? UpInArms Sep 2016 #41

This whole situation is weird and sad. romanic Sep 2016 #35

Yet another horrific murder by our country's police SFierro2004 Sep 2016 #37

It took him about 12 seconds to fall looking at the dashcam video exboyfil Sep 2016 #39