re: Chicago Police Shooting Video Released

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Eluding the cops not responding to demands from the officers while keeping a hand in his pocket.

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Such a crime should be punishable by death

So the next course of action is unloading a full clip into someone? Give me a break. If the guy were charging them or pulled out a gun, sure, I could see needing to use deadly force. But at that point, as the video shows, there were other means to subdue the victim. The kill first mentality is prevalent across all races by cops in the U.S..

I understand they have a difficult job to do, but they signed up for it. I guess the question we all should ask is for what reason? It's clear there is a faction of "peace officers" that treat their position as a pedestal, a crown so to speak, where they can unleash their desires to feel big and powerful. It's clear the desire isn't there to preserve life for too many of them, our prisons aren't built to rehabilitate, and our laws aren't set up for the common good or with common sense.