re: Police Officer killed unarmed homeless man in West Monroe, LA

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just making the point that in most of these cases, the victim failed to follow police orders...

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what's the point of making this point?

Why not taze the guy? Why not use one of the take down move he was trained for?

How about not unloading a clip into the guy?

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nope...didn't say anything about whether the dude's death was justified...just making the point that in most of these cases, the victim failed to follow police orders...

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Here's part of the problem too, but unrelated to this specific case because I know nothing about it. You don't have to follow a police order unless it is a lawful order. In other words, if you're on your porch and a cop tells you to go inside, you don't have to. If you're videotaping a cop and he tells you to stop for no reason, you don't have to. The problems then arise when you choose to not obey an unlawful order and get a beat down and an arrest for some bullshite charge like failure to comply/obey when it was an unlawful order in the first place.