re: Alton Sterling shooting - discussion thread

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store owner said he witnessed it

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Said he was 2' away from this and was nowhere on the video.

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Said he was 2' away from this and was nowhere on the video.

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ever hear of figure of speech?
BUt according the the BRPD, there is a dashcam video and store security video they are reviewing.

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I'd never give him the chance if he was reaching for it.

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I agree. But we don't know if it was just in his pocket or if he was actually reaching

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store owner said he witnessed it and said the cops pulled a gun from his pocket AFTER the shooting. This is gonna get interesting

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Having white cops kill a black man in that neighborhood and NOT giving that statement is bad for business... just sayin


but yes, this will be a very interesting case, Hillar will have his hands full... no doubt about that

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Store owners credibility already shot.

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ISWYDT

Couldn't see a gun but judging by both cops reactions at the same time, he had to have something. Both of them reacted very quickly at something they saw.

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o let me wade thru all the bullshite here.... Store owner says he is 2 feet from incident, but no seen on video?

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if he was standing at the door of his store, it would have been about 8 feet.

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Owner claims he saw gun pulled off of deceased's person after the shooting?

Store owners credibility already shot.

Thought what would have happened if the deceased initially had a gun in his pocket, it could have fell out during the tackle to the ground and been under him.

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credibility not shot so much, if he was near it. As stated, the BRPD said there is dashcam footage and security footage that will shed light.

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Have they released body cam from cop?

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You did not hear what happened? Not one, but both cameras "fell off" the cops and there is no body cam footage.

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They were called there by a anonymous tip that he was pointing his gun at people telling them to leave him alone while he sold CDs.

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Yeah, that's weird if true.

Was he intoxicated? Not saying it justifies anything.. just wondering the state of this guy to begin with.

I just hate to see it come to this.

I know I have really bad anxiety and I'll freak out if a cop goes to arrest me.. not because I did anything wrong at all, but just have really bad anxiety to begin with and phobia of it. It certainly doesn't mean I deserve to die. And I actually very much respect police.. I would definitely be explaining my situation to the officer though.

I tell my story all the time, but I've only been arrested once. Was only 17 at the time and in court for a minor traffic violation when a cop came up to me and was harassing me and sniffing on me.. I was young and stupid so I was offended by his actions.. and as he walked away I said under my breath, "you arse" that was it.. and people around me heard me and laughed.. and well he turned right around and said I was under arrest.. I absolutely freaked out.. just fear of being arrested.. so I pushed him away and ran out the courtroom.. I was having crazy panic at the time though and wasn't trying to harm anyone else. I was just afraid of going to jail.. I'm very chrostophobic (sp?) any ways I barely got a block down the street and even in the midst of my extreme anxiety I stopped and realized there was no avoiding this.. so I stopped running and let a plain clothes officer outside arrest me. I see stuff like this in the news and am so thankful I wasn't shot for running. I know people on here all the time feel if you run you are guilty or you deserve to die..

Any ways, one of the cops at the station ended up taking money out of my pockets and keeping it ($40) but when my dad came and got me out I wasn't going to fight it too hard. I was just glad to be out.

I guess my only other complaint is when these cops shoot these people so many times. I mean I at least wish they would have some sort of a chance to at least survive.. depending upon the situation.

I just wish there was better situational critical thinking and processing from some cops.. and I understand the stress of their job and being on edge. For the most part though, I really do respect police officers.