Another unarmed black teenager shot by police

[Nicki Minaj]

And I agree, they need to train the cops better. There are already some out there who would have known to arrest instead of shoot, I'm pretty sure that's apart of their training to only use their guns with the person is attacking with an armed weapon. I hope before Obama goes out of term he does something about this sort of area cause this clearly isn't the first time it happened.

 

[WolfHaley]

You didn't include the part where the kid who was killed attempted to steal the officers gun, but whatever fits the anti-police agenda I guess.

Like the guy above said, police are trained to take down a perp with lethal force being the last option. There are ways multiple police officers could have taken this kid in without resorting to shooting him. A taser, pepper spray, physical restraint, all could have sufficed. If you really think one teenager is so superior to several trained officers that they needed to shoot him nine times, then you're not thinking about this enough.

Quite frankly, if multiple cops couldn't take down one teenager without killing him, then they aren't adequate enough to be police officers.

 

[~Sky~]

you didn't include the link stating he did that.

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Both of those report as such. ^

However, there is a lot of gray area in this case. Obviously the police reports are going to defend their officers actions, and obviously the rioters are going to tell a story of Mike Brown being completely innocent.

I don't know what to believe quite yet, but a lot of people forget that their are two sides to a story.

 

[Keyboard Uchiha]

We're getting close to a socialist world guys. Guess we will end up being Night Raiders.

 

[Mellow]

Per the reports it did.

Link of source?

 

[Naruto X Hunter]

those moves to subdue someone are used just as often as their "last option", lethal force



reminds me of the LA riots, they're just letting their anger out in the worst way possible

Some people may have just taken advantage of the situation and used at as a chance to rob.Not everyone is as stupid enough to harm someone else out of blind anger.

Some may have seen other people braking into stores so they just decided to join in.

 

[~Sky~]

Like the guy above said, police are trained to take down a perp with lethal force being the last option. There are ways multiple police officers could have taken this kid in without resorting to shooting him. A taser, pepper spray, physical restraint, all could have sufficed. If you really think one teenager is so superior to several trained officers that they needed to shoot him nine times, then you're not thinking about this enough.

It was one officer, not several. You're wrong on that mark.

However, yes, deadly force is always the last option. I'm not saying I approve of what the officer did, but let's not act like there wasn't more going on from Brown's side here.

 

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Both of those report as such. ^

However, there is a lot of gray area in this case. Obviously the police reports are going to defend their officers actions, and obviously the rioters are going to tell a story of Mike Brown being completely innocent.

I don't know what to believe quite yet, but a lot of people forget that their are two sides to a story.

But to shoot a kid 9 times? Osama bin Laden wasn't even shot that much.

 

[WolfHaley]

It was one officer, not several. You're wrong on that mark.

However, yes, deadly force is always the last option. I'm not saying I approve of what the officer did, but let's not act like there wasn't more going on from Brown's side here.

Ah it was one? Still, a trained officer should be able to take down one teenager without killing him. Shit, most of the time a non-trained adult can take down a teenager. This kid did wrong yes, but the cop was too incompetent and did more than he should have. Pepper spray or a taser could have sufficed.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

Only in America is the color of someone's skin such a huge thing.

It's freaking pathetic, and embarrassing.

 

[~Sky~]

But to shoot a kid 9 times? Osama bin Laden wasn't even shot that much.

I don't know where you got the "shot 9 times," thing from.

Either way, I don't condone the officer's actions. I want to make that clear. I'm just saying there was more going on then what was in the OP.

 

[Naruto X Hunter]

Good. One less cigar-stealing teenager off of the streets.
World=fixed.

Ofcourse it wasn't good that he was stealing but the police may have used excessive force - i don't know if he was trying to take their gun at anypiont or something but if not then they definetely used excessive force which in result anger alot of people which causes more problems,like more distrust for police.

 

[~Sky~]

Ah it was one? Still, a trained officer should be able to take down one teenager without killing him. Shit, most of the time a non-trained adult can take down a teenager. This kid did wrong yes, but the cop was too incompetent and did more than he should have. Pepper spray or a taser could have sufficed.

I agree completely.

 

[ALMIGHTY KID 99]

Well this is nothing new, lets pick it up and move on now.~sigh~

 

[Naruto X Hunter]

Only in America is the color of someone's skin such a huge thing.

It's freaking pathetic, and embarrassing.

Probably not and America is the most opened place.

 

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encounter’ with two individuals on the street. Belmar says as the officer tried to get out of his car, one of the subjects pushed him back in and began assaulting him, “It is our understanding, at this point in the investigation, that there was a struggle over the officer’s weapon. There was at least one shot fired within the car.”
Belmar says after the officer got out of the car, he shot Michael Brown about 35 feet from the vehicle.

-CBS news.
So the cop was already drive by shooting at him before he even got out the car??

 

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[Thekiddreamer]

it was kid fault too, he shouldn't have pushed that officer and i hate how just because he's black its getting even more publicity

regardless that 9 time shotting is so messed up, rip brown

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

Probably not and America is the most opened place.

I've lived in two other countries besides America. Being open has nothing to do with it, infact with more races living here you would think we'd be more excepting.

When I can go to a place like Thailand for three years where most people are Thai, and they don't feel the need to point out or discriminate against me for the color of my skin.

Then yeah, it's a problem.

 

[~Sky~]

encounter’ with two individuals on the street. Belmar says as the officer tried to get out of his car, one of the subjects pushed him back in and began assaulting him, “It is our understanding, at this point in the investigation, that there was a struggle over the officer’s weapon. There was at least one shot fired within the car.”

Belmar says after the officer got out of the car, he shot Michael Brown about 35 feet from the vehicle.

In between these two events is what confuses me. If there was a struggle in the car, how'd Mike Brown end up 35 feet away from the vehicle? Was he running away?

I have no idea, and I don't know if we'll ever get clarity on it.

-CBS news.
So the cop was already drive by shooting at him before he even got out the var??

I haven't seen anything saying the officer fired any shots prior to being "assaulted." But who knows.