They prove that they know how to deescalate, when it's a white guy. Or if the guy has money/connections. which kind of makes it worse when we see stuff like shooting a guy who was already restrained. Apparently the article says he got his hands in front of him, and had a gun, so at best we can say the people who initially got him in the car are idiots.

And we're up to SIX so far this year, out of 300,000,000+. The horror!

Yeah - I read that and laughed.  As if the cops would not search a suspect before putting him in the car.  Come on.  These fucktards "missed" a gun?  Sorry.  That sounds like the typical cop shit when they murder someone.

(January 10, 2017 at 2:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Yeah - I read that and laughed.  As if the cops would not search a suspect before putting him in the car.  Come on.  These fucktards "missed" a gun?  Sorry.  That sounds like the typical cop shit when they murder someone.

I don't even really believe you can get your hands past your butt, and around your legs, when they're handcuffed. I will believe that maybe he was kicking at the window, and the guy decided to shoot him for that.

Bingo.

You can't have a position where people are given tasers, handcuffs, batons, pepper spray, and guns, and think you won't attract sociopaths to that job. It's delusional to think it won't happen. What's worse, police unions protect the worst abusers, and have most DA's, judges, and politicians in their back pockets, making it nearly impossible to hold them accountable for any abuse. Then you've got conservatives insisting that there be no police accountability - otherwise we are 'hamstringing' them. So assholes, maniacs, fruitcakes, racists, sex predators, and sociopaths are now attracted to police work; since they know they can commit crimes under the banner of being a police officer, and there will be zero consequences should they be caught red handed in the act of a crime and/or abuse.

That's the real problem.

You earned a rep point for that one.

(January 10, 2017 at 10:31 pm)DarkerEnergy Wrote: You can't have a position where people are given tasers, handcuffs, batons, pepper spray, and guns, and think you won't attract sociopaths to that job. It's delusional to think it won't happen. What's worse, police unions protect the worst abusers, and have most DA's, judges, and politicians in their back pockets, making it nearly impossible to hold them accountable for any abuse. Then you've got conservatives insisting that there be no police accountability - otherwise we are 'hamstringing' them. So assholes, maniacs, fruitcakes, racists, sex predators, and sociopaths are now attracted to police work; since they know they can commit crimes under the banner of being a police officer, and there will be zero consequences should they be caught red handed in the act of a crime and/or abuse.

That's the real problem.

Yeah. At least when the sickos get into the army, the guy on the other side has a gun too. Civilians are in much less position to do anything about their local overlords with a badge.

Okay, that's SEVEN so far this year. Burning 'em up!