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Nitram

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28. I used to give them the benefit of the doubt. I've just reached a point where I can no longer

Reply to Jedi Guy (Reply #22)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 05:16 PM

Aug 2018

do that. The system is too heavily weighted in their favor, and since video came along it is clear they've been cheating and getting away with it for decades. A major change in police culture and training is needed across the nation. One thing that highlighted it for me was the Afghanistan vet who was fired for trying to negotiate with a guy with a gun instead of shooting him. Another cop came along and shot him right in the middle of the negotiation.

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Police fatally shoot Colorado man in his own home, moments after he killed an intruder [View all] jpak Jul 2018 OP

I lived in Aurora for about six years ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #1

Guns kill aeromanKC Jul 2018 #2

Did you miss the part where the naked intruder christx30 Aug 2018 #24

As long as the cops made it home without so much as a scratch or threat of a scratch. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #3

Pshaw laserhaas Jul 2018 #5

All of the "good guy with a gun" boosters never talk about how cops are supposed to tell who is who RockRaven Jul 2018 #4

New Police Motto: To Perforate and Slaughter nt Xipe Totec Jul 2018 #6

Killed: Richard "Gary" Black Jr., Bronze Star recipient CloudWatcher Jul 2018 #7

+1 dalton99a Jul 2018 #8

There's a lot of detail in that from the family's lawyer that makes the police look reckless muriel_volestrangler Aug 2018 #15

that is murder Beaverhausen Aug 2018 #23

Our well-trained constabulary markses66 Jul 2018 #9

Off topic, but not really, and hypothetical padah513 Jul 2018 #10

Yea, for sure, would be a dangerous situation for a teacher. LisaL Jul 2018 #11

One idea is that the designated defense teacher christx30 Aug 2018 #14

So then the criminals buy the vest. bettyellen Aug 2018 #26

Jesus Christ.. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #12

It does sound like it was a case of "shoot first, ask questions later." LisaL Aug 2018 #13

Jedi Guy, the number of cases where the cops shoot without a warning are adding up. Nitram Aug 2018 #18

I look at each shooting on a case-by-case basis. Jedi Guy Aug 2018 #22

I used to give them the benefit of the doubt. I've just reached a point where I can no longer Nitram Aug 2018 #28

I can understand that outlook, even if I don't share it. Jedi Guy Aug 2018 #29

That's the price of freedom IronLionZion Aug 2018 #16

So much for the "good guy with a gun" theory. Nitram Aug 2018 #17

Happening with increasing frequency inwiththenew Aug 2018 #19

blaming the victim? AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #27

live by the gun, die by the gun. nt Javaman Aug 2018 #20

He saved his grandson's life leftynyc Aug 2018 #25

No cop who kills gets charged. Lately a cop was killed by another cop, hit with his car, demigoddess Aug 2018 #21