Pregnant Alabama Woman who was shot charged with Manslaughter of her unborn baby

[Brian37]

The article doesn't say why the fight started. So yeah, don't pick a fight with someone armed with a gun, especially if you're pregnant. Though given she's black, and this is Alabama, I'm certain there's more to it than this.

Yes, long term bad policy, and a long term ignorance of history. There certainly is more to it, I agree.

There is a problem when a white guy shoots up a movie theater, and another white guy shoots up a black church, but still make it into police custody without being murdered. But Eric Garner is choked to death without being armed, Sandra Bland dies in jail after a minor traffic stop to which she should not have been arrested. 

1. Our police are not paid to be juries and executioners. This is an oversimplification of a long term systemic problem. 

Long term America has not faced our history of institutionalized bigotry. It is why even today the asshole in the White House on top of calling Hispanics rapists, tried to change the census and even now suggested it be delayed, which is unconstitutional. My Hispanic neighbors are NOT gang members, not violent, both have bought their own houses and are not here to undermine the pay of white people. 

2. It is a FACT that even today, but along with the past, America's economic history, and justice history has hurt black and brown people ON AVERAGE far more negatively.


3. Insisting on keeping memorials to sick fucks who fought to keep the vile institution of slavery isn't "preserving history", it is honoring horrible people. "Preserving history" is what the Holocaust Museum does as a reminder of what not to do to your fellow human beings.

Twice in my life I encountered police whom could have shot and killed me by today's standards of "fear for your life, and shoot first", but did not.

When I was a kid, I had a toy replica glock, full sized, cap gun replica, no red nose. Those toys eventually were stopped manufactured because of too many police encounters. I was playing with it and someone heard the pops and called police. He drew his gun on me, but gave me a chance to put it down which I did. Yet there is video of a kid playing with a BB gun whom didn't even aim it at them, and was shot and killed through the window of the car. 

Second time a cop would have been justified in shooting me, by our "shoot first" standards was when I was pulled over for speeding and threw my wallet at a cop, and hit her in the chest. A black person would have been more likely to be charged with assault even if they made it to jail. I was charged with disorderly conduct. But once again, I didn't die, even though I could have been seen as a threat. 

The  GOP for decades has sold fear between rural people and government, and fear between rural people and urban blacks. Blacks are not anti police, they are not committing crimes at a higher rate, they are simply being arrested more and charged more harshly at a higher rate.