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re: What are your options if you witness the cops killing someone?

Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:39 pm to
Posted by Harry Caray
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:39 pm to
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Collecting evidence to get the cop arrested and get justice is doing something about it.

Unfortunately collecting evidence doesn't prevent the murder in the first place.
Posted by 1BIGTigerFan
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:41 pm to
You're still my favorite alter.
Posted by Harry Morgan
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:43 pm to
Posted by HoustonChick86
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:45 pm to
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Doing the right thing take courage

clearly you don't have it being so weak you wont even say anything.

Maybe I don't. And I didn't really mean I'd not say anything when it goes to court, more of an I'm not physically getting involved.

I don't know. It is a weird thing to think about. One of those situations where you don't actually know what'd you do until you're there in the present. Hopefully none of us ever are.
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:49 pm to
Tough call all around. Family member = for sure intervene. Stranger, mehhhh.

I do think, however, we have a civic duty to step in for things like this. I believe had the filmers advanced on the knee cop, both cops would've gotten up which would relieve the pressure on the dead guys neck.
Posted by dbeck
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:52 pm to
Double tap and claim self defense.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:53 pm to
start shooting at the cop until he stops
Posted by red sox fan 13
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:53 pm to
Continue to back the blue of course. Guy probably deserved it. -The OT
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:54 pm to
If that’s my family I’m leveling the dude then giving myself up

Little Asian guy is going flying too
This post was edited on 5/26/20 at 2:54 pm
Posted by LSUJML
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:55 pm to
There is 100% no chance my brother would end up in that situation
Posted by DomincDecoco
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:56 pm to
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What are your options if you witness the cops killing someone?
film it vertically on your iphone and post it to worldstar

Posted by IMJ127
Death Valley
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:57 pm to
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Continue to back the blue of course. Guy probably deserved it. -The OT


Absolutely! It's been a decent discussion so far. Better believe it's coming.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112323 posts
Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:58 pm to
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Unfortunately collecting evidence doesn't prevent the murder in the first place.


Unfortunately in this case it didn’t, but it possibly could give the officers second thought on their handing of the situation knowing it is being documented by another party

Either way, 2 murders isn’t any better than 1 murder
Posted by Errerrerrwere
Member since Aug 2015
38271 posts
Posted on 5/26/20 at 2:58 pm to
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If it was my brother, after pleading with the officer to no avail, I'm sure I would have tackled the cop to relieve the pressure off my family members neck and just endured whatever beating/shooting the cops gave me.


You wouldn’t have done shite!
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:01 pm to
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Whether the cop is right or wrong, if you fight them, you will lose.


I'll go ahead and write your name down on my petition to repeal the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments. Want to sign up for my newsletter "Boot Lickers Monthly" too?
Posted by Errerrerrwere
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:10 pm to
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newsletter "Boot Lickers Monthly" too?


Copyright infringement. They already have a BLM that hates cops.
Posted by The Third Leg
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Member since May 2014
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:11 pm to
I don’t talk to the police, so my options would be quite limited.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:18 pm to
Film it.

But instead of starting the film at the point LE reacts, film the entire encounter and post the whole video so the average couch juror/judge and make a truly informed decision on the events that transpired.

As to this
quote:

after pleading with the officer to no avail, I'm sure I would have tackled the cop to relieve the pressure off my family members neck and just endured whatever beating/shooting the cops gave me.


Be careful because there may be other concerned citizens who see a police officer being attacked and come to his/her aid.
Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
Member since Apr 2012
19045 posts
Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:22 pm to
Good question. The easy thing to do is walk away and not get involved. On the other hand, getting involved could quickly place you in the same situation. The issue here is common sense being used if you are an officer. Anyone with a brain knows how easily you can cut someone’s oxygen off by applying pressure to the neck. Driving your knee into someone’s throat while they beg you to stop because they can’t breathe is absolutely inexcusable.

Edit: if you go tackling a cop, go ahead and prepared to get shot
This post was edited on 5/26/20 at 3:25 pm
Posted by Sidicous
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Member since Aug 2015
17162 posts
Posted on 5/26/20 at 3:25 pm to
One of the Carolina's or Virginia's has as a part of the state constitution the right to resist arrest. May have gotten changed though as the reason it made news was the shooting of a cop or 2.

It is a natural reaction after all to resist restraint.

Uniform or not, if someone grabs your arm/wrist the natural instinct is to pull away.
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