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re: Fergusons famed and reliable "witness 40"--
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:02 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:02 am to Ace Midnight
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If he did try to disarm the cop - as empathetic as I might be for his overall situation growing up poor and black in Ferguson, I have no sympathy for him, no qualms about calling him a "thug" (video from the store, evidence he attacked the cop and tried to disarm him) and, further, assert unequivocally that he got what he deserved.
I don't really think you believe that once someone tries to disarm a cop that person forever loses his right to live, even if he broke off that encounter and tried to escape and was no longer threatening the cop or anyone else.
This post was edited on 12/19/14 at 11:08 am
Posted on 12/19/14 at 11:10 am to uway
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don't really think you believe that once someone tries to disarm a cop that person forever loses his right to live
Of course not.
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even if he broke off that encounter and tried to escape and was no longer threatening the cop or anyone else.
Well the evidence suggests he broke off the encounter - but instead of continuing to flee or surrender, he doubled back on the cop.
I absolutely don't recommend that. Lie down and put your hands on the back of your head immediately under those circumstances. The risk of misinterpretation and overreaction by the cop (completely your fault up to that point) are too high for any other course of action.
This post was edited on 12/19/14 at 11:11 am
Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:06 pm to uway
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I don't really think you believe that once someone tries to disarm a cop that person forever loses his right to live, even if he broke off that encounter and tried to escape and was no longer threatening the cop or anyone else.
However, the encounter did not end. If, later in the same encounter that person refuses the officer's orders and continues to approach the officer in a hostile manner, he is still a threat. Is he not?
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