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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    rgambs said:

    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/us/atlanta-police-shooting-victim-tried-to-live-a-life-that-mattered.html?referrer=

    Sad.

    He advanced on the officer. What should he have done, RG? I ask because the cop needed to do something other than run away. He was called to the scene to seal with it and he had no idea what he was dealing with.

    I'm thinking taser or pepper spray, but what if that didn't work?

    Does a cop have to get into a hand to hand combat situation and be losing before pulling his gun?
    I'm a big fan of the taser, you'd think it would at least buy some time, even if it doesn't incapacitate. Time to draw the gun, and shoot if the suspect continues to advance.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Wouldn't you guys fry an officer for tasering him then shooting him? I can see it now. The abuse suffered by a criminal before being shot by the cop.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Last-12-Exit said:

    Wouldn't you guys fry an officer for tasering him then shooting him? I can see it now. The abuse suffered by a criminal before being shot by the cop.

    That sounds like something Rush Limbaugh would say.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    rgambs said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    Wouldn't you guys fry an officer for tasering him then shooting him? I can see it now. The abuse suffered by a criminal before being shot by the cop.

    That sounds like something Rush Limbaugh would say.
    My apologies. I hate that guy.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I speak only for myself, but if I had to guess, I'd say "us guys" would respond well to a progression of force.
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSrGmHsT8s

    This kind of shit makes me so mad. What a fuckin' bully.
  • lolobugg
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    dignin said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSrGmHsT8s

    This kind of shit makes me so mad. What a fuckin' bully.

    what a fucking dick

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  • backseatLover12
    backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/04/chris-rock-selfies-police

    Chris Rock Is Taking a Selfie Every Time He Gets Pulled Over by the Police
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    dignin said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSrGmHsT8s

    This kind of shit makes me so mad. What a fuckin' bully.

    There's no defence coming from me here. This guy's an asshole of the extreme variety.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Yikes...asshole indeed.

    Kudos to the driver for keeping a cool head.
  • xhausted1
    xhausted1 Posts: 126
    backseatLover12 said:

    http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/04/chris-rock-selfies-police

    Chris Rock Is Taking a Selfie Every Time He Gets Pulled Over by the Police

    That's upsetting. I'm not sure if he's getting ticketed for anything. That episode he did with Jerry Seinfeld was funny, but at the same time quite sad.
  • callen
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    dignin said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSrGmHsT8s

    This kind of shit makes me so mad. What a fuckin' bully.

    I saw on CNN that this cop got transferred. I didn't hear to where. I believe he's still a detective.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    What a fucking jerkoff. It's amazing that some cops think it's OK to act like this. Fucking asshole.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Indifference71 said:

    What a fucking jerkoff. It's amazing that some cops think it's OK to act like this. Fucking asshole.

    100%
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    But what's the point of transferring him? Same asshole cop, different locale.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,846
    hedonist said:

    But what's the point of transferring him? Same asshole cop, different locale.

    The guy had a bad day.
    We all have bad days.
    Give him some anger management classes, maybe a week off no pay.

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  • hedonist
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    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    hedonist said:

    But what's the point of transferring him? Same asshole cop, different locale.

    The guy had a bad day.
    We all have bad days.
    Give him some anger management classes, maybe a week off no pay.

    Not a bad idea, given that I don't know his history - has it happened before, or does he have an otherwise exemplary record?

    I have the utmost respect for those on the force who warrant it - and there are many - but were I in the driver's position? I'd be shaking (or worse!) if an officer treated me like that with no provocation.

  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    hedonist said:

    But what's the point of transferring him? Same asshole cop, different locale.

    The guy had a bad day.
    We all have bad days.
    Give him some anger management classes, maybe a week off no pay.

    A week off with no pay? For being an asshole? I'd think that's a bit harsh. Sure, he acted like a complete dick, but I don't think it's suspension worthy.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,846
    Last-12-Exit said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    hedonist said:

    But what's the point of transferring him? Same asshole cop, different locale.

    The guy had a bad day.
    We all have bad days.
    Give him some anger management classes, maybe a week off no pay.

    A week off with no pay? For being an asshole? I'd think that's a bit harsh. Sure, he acted like a complete dick, but I don't think it's suspension worthy.
    Fair enough

    Anger management and let him get on with his life.
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