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Originally posted by samkent
Have the low rent types been so desensitized to danger that they live in a different world than the rest of us?
I zeroed in on the fact the officer said the woman appeared to attempting to slash the tires (said in a way that creates the impression he wasn't really sure and could not fully see her from his position) and that there were people near the woman he was trying to protect-- disputed by witnesses.
Source
At least two witnesses told police Erica Collins shouted to Latzy that he would have to shoot her, just before she advanced in his direction.
In terms of where the presumption lies, the design of our system always REQUIRES it be given to the citizen, not the State.
If you don't want a dangerous job....then don't have one.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
...JUDICIAL system...
Providing an automatic presumption that the officer's story is always correct largely eliminates the need for a judicial system, when the 'perp' is already dead.
Like I also said previously, I no longer am willing to so easily give the benefit of the doubt to law enforcement. I draw this conclusion for the endless number of examples of CLEAR abuse and my own personal experiences.
The system is broken. Plain and simple.
''In my world, an angry black person with a butcher knife is an immediate danger. In their world, the same thing might be one step above spilt milk. No big deal.'' Really?? In my world, ANYBODY wielding a knife, approaching me is a danger. But for you, only blacks, right? GTFOH. Do you really think black people equates taking someone's life with spilled milk? That was insulting a whole race of people singlehandedly, champ. Nice job. But I'm sure you have ''black friends''. Sometimes, I'd like to see how it feels to hate people simply for the color of their skin. From what I gather, it must be exhilerating.
Originally posted by samkent
A woman called the policve after a long fight with her sister.
The same woman was shot twice. Once in the head and once in the chest.
Police ordered her to drop the knife.
She said the police would have to shoot her.
Witnesses said she had dropped the knife and the officer should have used a taser.
The cheif said there wasn't enough time and she still had the knife.
Is it possible that low rent people judge danger differently?
In my world an angry black person with a butcher knife walking towards me is an immediate danger.
In their world the same thing might be one step above spilt milk. No big deal.
Have the low rent types been so desensitized to danger that they live in a different world than the rest of us?
Shot in the head.
Yes you did. Re-read your post. You said that if a BLACK person with a butcher knife was coming towards you, well, you know the rest of what you said. And I can tell by your post, sociology isn't your strong suit, but generalizing an entire segment of society seems to be. You know, the black and white ''low rent people''. You should really get over yourself.
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by poloblack
I never said black.
I said low rent types because it covers both black and white.
Now in this case they were black. And I have noticed they have a tendancy to over react to circunstances that, in my world, would piss me off. But I would not grab a knife and start slicing tires.
To me it seems like they are more accepting of high level of violence in their world.
Drugs, gun fire, robbery, home invasion, beatings are prevolant in their world. With no outrage.
In my world any of those requires immediate attention. As in we would tell the police who, what, and what time. We do not tolerate those actions.
In their world no one sees anything. Even the victim refuses to talk to the police. That doesn't remove the animals from the street.
Originally posted by Domo1
reply to post by loam
Ah there we go. Not having a previous criminal record does not mean she wasn't a dirt bag though and in a situation like this I hesitate to believe the family. Hesitate to believe the cops too. Really would have to see the video. Also an eye witness saying she was nowhere close to anyone doesn't mean she wasn't close enough to be a threat. Many people don't get how fast someone with a knife closes ground, look at above video.
Despite ATS popular opinion I have never met a cop (and have met many) that ever actually wanted to use their weapon. I think most regard it as the worst thing they may ever have to do.
Originally posted by samkent
Is it possible that low rent people judge danger differently?
Have the low rent types been so desensitized to danger that they live in a different world than the rest of us?
Shot in the head.
"advancing" means a different things to cops than it does to normal people.
At least two witnesses told police Erica Collins shouted to Latzy that he would have to shoot her, just before she advanced in his direction. That’s when police say Latzy shot Collins, once in the upper chest and once in her head.
"He said, 'Ma'am, drop the weapon.' He asked her maybe three or four times to drop the weapon. She said, 'If you're going to shoot me, shoot me,'" one witness said.