I know a lot of people hate Russell Brand. I certainly don't agree with some of the things he says, but I'm open minded enough to recognise that sometimes he has a good point.
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I know a lot of people hate Russell Brand. I certainly don't agree with some of the things he says, but I'm open minded enough to recognise that sometimes he has a good point.
When there's video footage of an unarmed white homeless, mentally ill person being set upon by 5 or 6 police before being shot, you can be sure it'll be widely reported.
This is a police brutality incident, not especially a race issue. Except in the eyes of those getting all butthurt about black americans generally being upset about getting killed by police.
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I also have an open mind, which is why I watched many of his videos and came to the conclusion that hes a bend over and take it in the rear liberal.
I mean metaphorically, I have nothing against people who like it in the bum.
Well the sources I've looked at imply he wasn't armed but reaching for an officers gun. This quote is from thee BBC article I linked to in my opening post.
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Don't try to bring a gun to an armed police gun fight ?
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I listen to the Adam Carolla podcast show, and whilst being a total douche he does sometimes say things that resonate. Whilst this is being spun as a black issue in the media, its not. Everybody is afraid of the police, regardless of race or colour, its that simple. Its not a white police crucade against the blacks, its the police, who are supposed to serve the people, serving themselves for profit and violence.
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Not just a race issue but a wider issue about gun control in the US and the power (and unaccountability) the police seem to have.
Yes. I think you've hit on an important point regarding unaccountability. After every police shooting that makes the news, it's almost like a massive wall is erected and the police almost always walk away without any action being taken against them. I feel this angers people as much as the actual shootings.
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"5 shots were fired"
I must say that is A bit excessive and pretty much point blank range, They could have quite easily shot too wound.
But in fairness to the police, if a guy was trying to grab my gun after resisting arrest I would have shot him. You don't know how many other people may of got killed or seriously injured if he did manage to get the gun
I must say that is A bit excessive and pretty much point blank range, They could have quite easily shot too wound.
But in fairness to the police, if a guy was trying to grab my gun after resisting arrest I would have shot him. You don't know how many other people may of got killed or seriously injured if he did manage to get the gun
You seem to have mixed up "explanation of a situation" with "excuse".
Why shouldn't we look at why people commit murders? There is often more to it than some one being cray cray.
It's like saying that American cops shooting people dead is just because they're trigger happy, and refusing to look at the wider issue of why this is the case.
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I think their training is more aimed at shoot to kill. The point at which a gun has been drawn and the decision has been made to fire, the ultimate aim is to put the offender down, permanently.
A homeless, mentally ill person (i.e. one of the most vulnerable members of society) is dead because of the methods and actions of the police force.
The role of the police force? Supposedly, to protect society.
It's another black mark against universal arming of police. He would be alive if police didn't carry guns.
I hope we never see standard issue of firearms for UK police. And I would hope those who champion the idea think carefully about incidents like this.
The role of the police force? Supposedly, to protect society.
It's another black mark against universal arming of police. He would be alive if police didn't carry guns.
I hope we never see standard issue of firearms for UK police. And I would hope those who champion the idea think carefully about incidents like this.
It's no surprise it's nearly always "black" people committing the crimes and having run ins with the law.
It's because they are poor, not because they are black
Land of opportunity lol, living the american dream
I heard it was 150k vs 11k in the newest figures but can't find a graph or chart for it
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I can understand if you were a solo officer, but there was a big group of them.
No, you would have stepped backwards so that he couldn't continue to take your gun whilst he was on the floor flailing about.
You wouldn't have shot him, no one else would have been injured and they didn't have to pull their guns out and fire at him.
There really wasn't any need for 5 officers to be brawling with the guy, and the speed of which the shots were taken demonstrates the intent to kill, not to wound.
Ignore the guy's race for a minute, this is an issue with America as a whole when it comes to guns. They have a crazy mental attitude when it comes to guns and they all suffer for it.