I'd post a link or three on why you are dead wrong in your attitude to this police action, but you've proven over and over again that you are completely impervious to education.
Meanwhile, in Kenosha last night, two "protesters" shot dead, another seriously injured. Now you go right ahead and blame the white boy militia dude, but pictures and live video already tell another story.
My understanding is he had a warrant out for his arrest for some kind of sex crime.
He was clearly not cooperating with the police in the video I have seen.
Like I said, carried by 6 or judged by 12. That is the choice the cops have these days.
There ain't much of an in between any more, unless I'm missing something.
But as you all roll, it's more than enough reason to jump to conclusions and burn the place down, right ?
Have it your way ...
And they tried to taze him but it didn't work. I didn't read whether it was a malfunction, or are they going to say he was PCP'd up and just wasn't responding (a la George Floyd)? But the video I saw had several cops in the area who had no Plan B for when he didn't respond to their drawn weapons.
There are two animals here in Wyoming that will eat you. If you get charged by a bear, you have a decent chance of surviving if you play dead and cover up your face and entrails. If you get charged by a mountain lion, punch it in the face and get the hell out of there.
If you grow up black in a big city, I have no doubt that there's a similar calculus. Just seeing white cops approach with guns drawn, there's probably a Mountain Lion theory in play.
Like I said, carried by 6 or judged by 12. That is the choice the cops have these days.
Do no harm should be a primary objective of a police officer These matters are complicated, and breaking the answers down to a bumper sticker is where we get into trouble. Should force had been used, perhaps, But 7 shots to the back? Something is out of sync
I'd post a link or three on why you are dead wrong in your attitude to this police action, but you've proven over and over again that you are completely impervious to education.
Meanwhile, in Kenosha last night, two "protesters" shot dead, another seriously injured. Now you go right ahead and blame the white boy militia dude, but pictures and live video already tell another story.
From the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Kenosha, WI, whose signed burned in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting.
"To the community of Kenosha and beyond:We, the members and clergy of Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, are outraged at the violence perpetuated in the name of law enforcement on our people of color throughout our nationâs history and yesterday in Kenosha in the case of Jacob Blake for whose life we now pray.Despite the fact that we cannot condone violent response to injustice, we understand and appreciate the anger and frustration that fueled the events of last night. While we are relieved that our church home mostly survived the inferno in the lot next door, we affirm that we would rather lose 100 buildings than one more life to police violence.
Some folks have already commented that our decision to display âBlack Lives Matterâ on our road sign in some way contributed to the fire or that our support of the BLM movement is hypocritical or âun-Christian.â Indeed, all lives do matter to us (thatâs what âUniversalistâ means), but given the overwhelming and disproportionate injustice suffered by Americans of color we are compelled by our faith to speak up and affirm that Black Lives Matter too.
If this is not your faith, so be it, but it is most certainly ours and we ask that all folks be respectful in honoring our sacred calling to speak truth to power, protect the innocent, empower the disenfranchised and promote equity and compassion in human relations.
In the name of Love,
Rev. Erik David Carlson On Behalf of Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, Kenosha"
