It works both ways though. I think in just as many situations people claim racism when in reality the situation would have played out the same regardless. If that was a white guy holding a gun (looks completely real, not in a box or package) walking around a store the end result could have easily been the same. Im not saying racism did not factor in to this situation but there is no proof that the guy shot because he was black...likely he shot because he was armed with what appeared to the officer as a deadly weapon
So, the couple who called the police, and the police who arrived lied about the whole situation. Literally all of it. Why?
Care to give me a non-racist explanation of why something like that would happen.
BTW I think this was the second story of a black male being shot in the same weekend? Must be a coincidence though. How many people, before entering this thread, guessed that the victim of this blatant police brutality would be a minority? Then subsequently no justice for said black victim after clear evidence of his innocence? Especially in, historically racist, KKK rally-having Ohio?
This shooting had an ugly racial element to it, starting with couple that profiled the victim as a potentially violent thug. You're being willfully ignorant to deny it.
Shaazyam you your self are being racist. White cop shoots a black man and your first thought is its because he is black. If its that bad where you are living every thought about moving.
Don't get me wrong this should not have happened. This cop should be charge and be put a way with murder.
Shaming people for "pulling the racism-card" is really pointless. Not everybody can remain emotionless robots when confronted with a seemingly disproportionate amount of police violence against black people. If you're so above racism, then good for you, but don't belittle people for having completely justifiable reactions to this kind of shit. I'm white anyway so idk how I'm exactly being racist here.
It doesnt matter if its a real gun or not.
"In addition, the similarity between genuine firearms and airsoft replicas is close enough to provoke interaction with local law enforcement personnel if an airsoft gun is carried openly in public.
40]" (From Wikipedia, but it is from a cited source at the UNC school of Government).
Was the dude technically doing something wrong? Yes. HOWEVER, the problem is that once the guy cooperated and put down the weapon the officer shot him. Pretty sure that goes against protocol, and hopefully the U.S. Justice Department will see it the same way.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/justice/south-carolina-trooper-shooting/index.html
I don't know about you, but when I'm talking on the phone with someone, I tend to idly do something without thinking about it. I'll doodle, or pace the room, whatever. Swinging your arm up and down or around, whatever while chatting in the phone doesn't warrant a death sentence. It doesn't matter, because the police didn't wait longer that about three seconds before they pumped him full of bullets. He was dead the moment that couple called the cops. He could have been reading to sick school children, but the cops had already made up their minds that they were going to kill someone that day. It's reasonable to be cautious when responding to a call about a potentially armed suspect in a walmart. It is not reasonable to literally go in guns blazing the moment you see your possible suspect standing in an aisle, talking on a cell phone.
