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Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot Man After Entering Wrong Apartment Identified

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, Sep 9, 2018.

  1. Bobbythegreat

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    The facts don't support that narrative. There was a Harvard study done a few years back that showed that cops are actually more likely to fire on suspects without being attacked if the suspect is white....and this is despite the fact that black people commit violent crimes and kill police officers at a MUCH higher rate than any other group of people. Basically they have a greater reason to be on edge when it comes to dealing with black suspects, but they feel free to shoot at white suspects more often. Houston was part of the study and they found that Houston cops were 20% less likely to shoot if the suspect was black. In short, the narrative of cops being more likely to shoot black suspects is not just wrong, it's exactly the opposite. The reason it seems that way is because of a mix between the fact that black people are disproportionately involved in those types of situations with cops and the fact that any time a black person is killed by a cop there is an assumption of racism....even when the officer is black so it becomes national news and is focused on. When anyone else is shot by police, it might make local news, but for example an unarmed white kid shot by a black cop is not national news.
     
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    That 'all people' does not include the likes of you as your bias is clear as day
    - You justify the death of Martin on the words of his killer, ignoring the facts and the inconsistencies in the killer's account, but keep referencing the boys's character to support your baseless claim
    - Your main contribution to this thread is to also try and justify the death of Botham by saying (without knowing the facts) Guyger had the right to kill him in his own apartment under the guise of sell defence.
    He is not that clueless and fully cognizant of the BS he is trying to push. To him, whenever a black dude dies, there must be a justifiable reason why he was killed.
     
  3. Bobbythegreat

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    Yet another thing you are wrong about...kind of seems to be the only thing you are good at.

    It's still funny every time you call what happened based on literally the only eyewitness testimony.....which is supported by physical evidence, a "baseless claim" while at the time time you attempt to push your fan fiction version of the story which is literally baseless. It's like you want people to point and laugh at you. I mean, whatever gets you off I suppose.

    Explaining the law to those who will likely be shocked in the likely event that the officer is not found guilty due to their ignorance of the law. There's no question that the man was an innocent that shouldn't have been shot, but we're not talking about right vs wrong, we're talking about the law. I know, this conversation just went over your head. Don't try and think about it, you'll just hurt yourself.
     
  4. Granville

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    Demanding an innocent man be thrown in jail because of their experience is unjust in itself.

    I agree. Let's make both things a part of the global conversation. That's certainly not happening today. Discouraging people from using debunked rallying cries and shouting F the police at "peaceful rallies" would be a genuine step toward solving the problem.
     
  5. biina

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    and what do you have to say to law enforcement?
     
  6. Granville

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    You’re Bobby’s burden ask him.
     
  7. Bobbythegreat

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    LOL, thanks
     
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  8. biina

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    Deflecting the question are we?

    As to Bobby, he is only dependable for helping kill boredoom but is yet to disappoint when needed.
     
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    Have there been any riots associated with this case?
     
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    Should this song be banned in the USA?

     
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    No one said to ban the chants. Stay on point. I said people holding peaceful rallies should discourage inflammatory rhetoric at those rallies. And yes playing that song at a peaceful rally protesting police misconduct would be inappropriate because it could incite violence.
     
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    What did you think of the inflammatory rhetoric of Neo-Nazi groups that are looking to incite violence? Or when Trump tells people to beat them up at his rallies? I didn't see anyone on the right criticize that rhetoric.
     
  13. Granville

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    Trump is an idiot. Nazi's are scum. Happy?
     
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    Due to the rumored deleting of social media and text messages?
     
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    Amen to that some people just don't want to see what's really happening .
     
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    What is happening?
     
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    Even if you give her every benefit of the doubt: 1) she was sober; 2) she was truly confused about the apartment; and 3) she didn't react the way she did because of conscious or subconscious bigotry, I'm glad she was fired. (If you believe all 3, I don't think it was murder, but still manslaughter.)

    I wouldn't want a police officer to have a shoot first (fatally) mentality when walking into what he/she thinks is his/her home (or anywhere else). Her instincts and/or training are either piss poor or failed her.
     
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    Won't be surprised if she gets her job back on appeal. Police unions are powerfully disgusting unions.
     
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    Would not be surprised at all

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