why was that lady taking the video so freakin calm like her boyfriend was like dying right next to her and the cop still is pinting his gun at the giy also the title says the guy got shot on july 7 and the video was published on july 6??????? im not saying this isnt a legit problem but that specific video sketches me out big time

mswizzle3why was that lady taking the video so freakin calm like her boyfriend was like dying right next to her and the cop still is pinting his gun at the giy also the title says the guy got shot on july 7 and the video was published on july 6??????? im not saying this isnt a legit problem but that specific video sketches me out big time

This shooting happened on July 6th, the guy who put the video on YouTube put yesterday's date on the video. My guess is that she was so calm because she just witnessed how irresponsible that cop was and she didn't dare want to give him any reason to shoot her too.

mswizzle3why was that lady taking the video so freakin calm like her boyfriend was like dying right next to her and the cop still is pinting his gun at the giy also the title says the guy got shot on july 7 and the video was published on july 6??????? im not saying this isnt a legit problem but that specific video sketches me out big time

People react very differently crazy situations. Maybe she was trying to stay calm so she wouldn't get shot. Maybe she didn't want to traumatize her kid even more. Maybe she just isn't a stereotypical, hysterical black lady.

Unless something crazy comes out, by all accounts, Philando was a decent, respectable guy who was murdered in front of his family by a cop.

Anyone else see Joe Walsh's comments on the shooting? Fucking disgraceful.

http://au.complex.com/life/2016/07/former-congressman-threatens-obama-twitter-dallas?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

I hope Mark Hughes gets (at the very, very, very least) an apology from the Dallas Police. Immediately turns in the gun he was carrying and cooperates with the police. Instead of getting a thank you, they plaster his picture all over the news and call him a suspect. Turns himself in and continues to cooperate and they confiscate his gun and his clothes.

Outside of being an actual cop in uniform, I'm not sure he could have been any more cooperative and he's still treated like one of the shooters.

saskskierI hope Mark Hughes gets (at the very, very, very least) an apology from the Dallas Police. Immediately turns in the gun he was carrying and cooperates with the police. Instead of getting a thank you, they plaster his picture all over the news and call him a suspect. Turns himself in and continues to cooperate and they confiscate his gun and his clothes.

Outside of being an actual cop in uniform, I'm not sure he could have been any more cooperative and he's still treated like one of the shooters.

Agreed.

The knee-jerk reactions in America have the potential to be as dangerous as the events that spurred them. People instantly lose all rationality and work off their emotions, mostly fear in these cases, and that has the potential to be so damaging to both themselves and everyone around them.

BLM=KKK for black people

THEDIRTYBUBBLEBLM=KKK for black people

Settle down boy.

THEDIRTYBUBBLEBLM=KKK for black people

So speaking out against police brutality is now equivalent to public lynchings and what else the KKK does? How fucking hard did your one brain cell work to come up with that comparison?

Separate the group from the individual. If you look at their website you can clearly see what they believe in. Killing police officers is not on the list of agendas. Also the protest in dallas were pretty peaceful. So much in fact that protesters and police were taking photos together.

Want to know why black lives matter arose? Because black unarmed men are more likely to be shot by police officers than their white counterpart. UNARMED. They are seven times more likely to be shot than their white peer.

And before anyone starts bullshitting on about all lives matter. If you had a fire in a street and you called the fire brigade. The brigade wouldn't start putting water on all houses because all houses matter. You would water out the house with the fire burning. Same with black lives matter. When you are seven times more likely to be shot by a police officer than your white counterpart, there is a failure in the system. Whether it is the way society views black men, police training or whatever it is. Something needs to happen. And you're being willfully ignorant if you think otherwise.

Cops were 2 for 2 past two days but now they are fighting back.

S.J.WAnyone else see Joe Walsh's comments on the shooting? Fucking disgraceful.

http://au.complex.com/life/2016/07/former-congressman-threatens-obama-twitter-dallas?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

Your shitty opinions are worse.

Dude is just talking some shit towards a president who encouraged these attacks and BLM.

It's not helping at all that people are trying to makes this a cop vs black war. BLM nor the black race in general can not be responsible for the actions of one man, and the same goes for the police.

I watched the whole thing go down live last night...basically from the beginning. There were gunshots and then Fox showed multiple officers face down on the asphalt. Watched it straight til 2 am. How fucked up. I have a feeling were gonna see more as well

A significantly higher number of white people compared to black people were killed last year yet i didnt see shit about a whte person being killed by the cops. It's pretty simple don't break the rules and don't resist = don't die. Anyone who uses #blm is a complete fuck who is adding on to the whole problem. Why the fuck is everyone such pussies in now like what the fuck.

Rally of the supporters of the police officers

When questioned why they supported the police officers' actions, the answer was a resounding "THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN" followed by gunshots and setting off fireworks

Also for the video who knows what actually happened? She didn't record until after so maybe he did reach for his gun? Maybe he didn't

r.simpAlso for the video who knows what actually happened? She didn't record until after so maybe he did reach for his gun? Maybe he didn't

No prior convictions, worked at an elementary school and was loved by nearly everyone, nothing more than a bag of weed in the car, a GF and kid in the car. It's pretty unlikely he was going for his gun.

JGWINo prior convictions, worked at an elementary school and was loved by nearly everyone, nothing more than a bag of weed in the car, a GF and kid in the car. It's pretty unlikely he was going for his gun.

I dont see how any of those matter though? Just because of your past doesnt mean anything of who you are and what you're gonna do in the future? Also a girlfriend what the fuck does that matter???

r.simpI dont see how any of those matter though? Just because of your past doesnt mean anything of who you are and what you're gonna do in the future? Also a girlfriend what the fuck does that matter???

Because why would he? Everything I listed is very relevant. Normal law abiding people which everything we know about him would suggest he is, don't just shoot cops for shits and giggles, especially when there is a kid in the car.

JGWIBecause why would he? Everything I listed is very relevant. Normal law abiding people which everything we know about him would suggest he is, don't just shoot cops for shits and giggles, especially when there is a kid in the car.

Why wouldn't he though? the people who shot those cops in the back were once law abiding citizens so what makes the case any different

r.simpI dont see how any of those matter though? Just because of your past doesnt mean anything of who you are and what you're gonna do in the future? Also a girlfriend what the fuck does that matter???

It doesn't guarantee anything, but it's a pretty solid predictor...

What was he supposed to do? He told the officer he had a gun. He was told to get his id, which he was trying to do (if the g/f is true).

Look. Typically I am the first to defend the police (I have many friends in law enforcement), but unless something major comes out, this man was murdered.

r.simpWhy wouldn't he though? the people who shot those cops in the back were once law abiding citizens so what makes the case any different

He was sitting in his car with his family, not in a parking garage sniping off cops?

saskskierIt doesn't guarantee anything, but it's a pretty solid predictor...

What was he supposed to do? He told the officer he had a gun. He was told to get his id, which he was trying to do (if the g/f is true).

Look. Typically I am the first to defend the police (I have many friends in law enforcement), but unless something major comes out, this man was murdered.

S.J.WSo speaking out against police brutality is now equivalent to public lynchings and what else the KKK does? How fucking hard did your one brain cell work to come up with that comparison?

Separate the group from the individual. If you look at their website you can clearly see what they believe in. Killing police officers is not on the list of agendas. Also the protest in dallas were pretty peaceful. So much in fact that protesters and police were taking photos together.

Want to know why black lives matter arose? Because black unarmed men are more likely to be shot by police officers than their white counterpart. UNARMED. They are seven times more likely to be shot than their white peer.

And before anyone starts bullshitting on about all lives matter. If you had a fire in a street and you called the fire brigade. The brigade wouldn't start putting water on all houses because all houses matter. You would water out the house with the fire burning. Same with black lives matter. When you are seven times more likely to be shot by a police officer than your white counterpart, there is a failure in the system. Whether it is the way society views black men, police training or whatever it is. Something needs to happen. And you're being willfully ignorant if you think otherwise.

More white people get killed by cops than black people every year. Guess we should start rioting

r.simpA significantly higher number of white people compared to black people were killed last year yet i didnt see shit about a whte person being killed by the cops. It's pretty simple don't break the rules and don't resist = don't die. Anyone who uses #blm is a complete fuck who is adding on to the whole problem. Why the fuck is everyone such pussies in now like what the fuck.

Since when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

If I get pulled over, I'm not worried I'm going to get shot. I'm not worried the cop assumes I've committed a crime, stole the car I'm driving, am part of a gang or am in the wrong part of the city. #BLM is a thing, because black people are.

r.simpis there anything other than his gfs word that says he actually told them he was carrying a gun?

His reputation amongst family, friends and co-workers as a stand-up citizen? I'd love to know what happened before and I'm sure we'll find out in good time, but until then I will continue to believe the officer, at best, over reacted.

saskskierSince when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

If I get pulled over, I'm not worried I'm going to get shot. I'm not worried the cop assumes I've committed a crime, stole the car I'm driving, am part of a gang or am in the wrong part of the city. #BLM is a thing, because black people are.

Lif you commit a crime you should be ready for the repercussions, if you're resisting and clearly trying to fight the officers effort to detain you and putting the officers life at risk than yes by all means you shoukd get shot

saskskierHis reputation amongst family, friends and co-workers as a stand-up citizen? I'd love to know what happened before and I'm sure we'll find out in good time, but until then I will continue to believe the officer, at best, over reacted.

saskskierSince when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

So a guy with a long criminal record, gets the cops called on him for threating people with a gun, doesnt comply with police, gets tazed, wrestled to the ground, and continues to reach for his gun, then gets shot and somehow it's the cops fault.

saskskierPeople react very differently crazy situations. Maybe she was trying to stay calm so she wouldn't get shot. Maybe she didn't want to traumatize her kid even more. Maybe she just isn't a stereotypical, hysterical black lady.

Unless something crazy comes out, by all accounts, Philando was a decent, respectable guy who was murdered in front of his family by a cop.

This one sounds like a rookie cop already on pins and needles reacted nervously and an innocent man died because of his lack of composure.

Debating on another site whether BLM is a legitimate domestic terror group. I'm saying (as a whole) no. Others are saying 100% yes. Thoughts?

r.simpWhy isnt white lives matter a thing?

BLM is not an opposing stance towards white lives or all lives. They are trying to get us all to realize that black lives matter too. And given the blatant murders of black people at the hands of white police, they are right to demand justice and a call for moral equality and fair treatment. Combine that with the fact that most police officers don't even get indicted with murder charges following these killings, and the outrage justifiably increases.

Are there people within the BLM movement who are breaking the law and acting with the same bullshit disregard for innocent life as some policemen are doing? Yes there are and they should be dealt with like any other person who commits murder. Same should go for any police officers too.

I just don't understand why some people think that you have to be on one side or the other. Being opposed to killing innocent people should be something we can all agree on. You can be opposed to cops literally getting away with murder and supportive of the police force at the same time. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Likewise, I can be supportive of BLM and opposed to the killing of innocent police officers.

The first guy, Anton Sterling was asking for it. If a cop (or anyone for that matter) has a gun to your face giving you explicit instructions then you should listen, doing anything other than what you have been instructed is going to get you shot, not that hard a concept to grasp apparently only thugs do not understand this. Doesn't bother me one bit when I hear about this.

Next guy, This sounds like an unfortunate circumstance of a rookie officer nervously shooting an innocent man based on in-experience and composure. The cop is at fault here and should face the necessary discipline

onenerdykidBLM is not an opposing stance towards white lives or all lives. They are trying to get us all to realize that black lives matter too. And given the blatant murders of black people at the hands of white police, they are right to demand justice and a call for moral equality and fair treatment. Combine that with the fact that most police officers don't even get indicted with murder charges following these killings, and the outrage justifiably increases.

Are there people within the BLM movement who are breaking the law and acting with the same bullshit disregard for innocent life as some policemen are doing? Yes there are and they should be dealt with like any other person who commits murder. Same should go for any police officers too.

I just don't understand why some people think that you have to be on one side or the other. Being opposed to killing innocent people should be something we can all agree on. You can be opposed to cops literally getting away with murder and supportive of the police force at the same time. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Likewise, I can be supportive of BLM and opposed to the killing of innocent police officers.

The thing is though black people aren't the majority getting killed by the police so in all reality white people the majority that gets killed by police should have more attention

saskskierSince when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

If I get pulled over, I'm not worried I'm going to get shot. I'm not worried the cop assumes I've committed a crime, stole the car I'm driving, am part of a gang or am in the wrong part of the city. #BLM is a thing, because black people are.

Thats a good thing to assume. However, if you are carrying a firearm, not concealed, in your glove box/ center console, you need to be mindful that. Also, the officer needs to be aware of such facts immediately. If its on your hip, its your call as to whether or not to tell him. Furthermore, if you alert that officer of such firearm in your glove compartment and he tells you not to reach for your vehicle's credentials located in that said glove compartment, don't fucking do it.

r.simpThe thing is though black people aren't the majority getting killed by the police so in all reality white people the majority that gets killed by police should have more attention

I'm aware of the total numbers, but it's the proportions that are alarming that we, as citizens concerned about justice, need to be critical of:

"Although black men make up only 6 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 40 percent of the unarmed men shot to death by police this year, The Post’s database shows. In the majority of cases in which police shot and killed a person who had attacked someone with a weapon or brandished a gun, the person who was shot was white. But a hugely disproportionate number — 3 in 5 — of those killed after exhibiting less threatening behavior were black or Hispanic."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/wp/2015/12/26/2015/12/26/a-year-of-reckoning-police-fatally-shoot-nearly-1000/

onenerdykidI'm aware of the total numbers, but it's the proportions that are alarming that we, as citizens concerned about justice, need to be critical of:

"Although black men make up only 6 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 40 percent of the unarmed men shot to death by police this year, The Post’s database shows. In the majority of cases in which police shot and killed a person who had attacked someone with a weapon or brandished a gun, the person who was shot was white. But a hugely disproportionate number — 3 in 5 — of those killed after exhibiting less threatening behavior were black or Hispanic."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/wp/2015/12/26/2015/12/26/a-year-of-reckoning-police-fatally-shoot-nearly-1000/

What percentage of violent crime do they account for? Thanks in advance.

RusticlesThe first guy, Anton Sterling was asking for it. If a cop (or anyone for that matter) has a gun to your face giving you explicit instructions then you should listen, doing anything other than what you have been instructed is going to get you shot, not that hard a concept to grasp apparently only thugs do not understand this. Doesn't bother me one bit when I hear about this.

Next guy, This sounds like an unfortunate circumstance of a rookie officer nervously shooting an innocent man based on in-experience and composure. The cop is at fault here and should face the necessary discipline

I'm sorry, but whether or not sterling was "asking for it," I don't think he deserved to die. Are there not deescalation procedures in place to prevent these things from happening? Nobody should end up dead for not following instructions from a police officer. It's not worth a human life. If another human life is at risk, that's a different story. And we don't know all the facts yet, but LEOs seem awfully quick to use deadly force these days in many cases where it looks completely unneccessary.

There is a difference between having to respect an officer and having to completely submit to authority under the guise of respect. When people feel they are being subjected to the latter, it doesn't surprise me when officers are not met with respect in turn. I'm not justifying any actions here, just trying to explain. But whether Alton Sterling was innocent or not, he appeared to me to be assumed guilty until proven innocent. He stood no trial and is now dead. That's not how our justice system is supposed to work. Justice isn't supposed to be served on the streets, that's what our courts are for.

BombogenesisWhat percentage of violent crime do they account for? Thanks in advance.

Are you actually trying to justify the killing of unarmed people because of a violent crime statistic?

I have absolutely no problem with police using violence against criminals. I have a problem with police going well beyond the measured response and you have to be blind or willfully ignorant to claim that this isn't happening more than it should.

Here's a little test, it's called the veil of ignorance. If you want to assess the morality or fairness of a given social issue, you imagine yourself behind a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, you know nothing of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in society. You know nothing of your sex, race, nationality, or any personal likes or dislikes. Behind such a veil all individuals are simply specified as rational, free, and morally equal beings. You just know the events as they unfold, without the irrelevant factors. If you put yourself in any of these scenarios that unfolded this week (cops or citizens) and assess it from behind this veil, how does it pan out for you? Has justice truly been done? I have a really hard time thinking anyone would say yes.

onenerdykidAre you actually trying to justify the killing of unarmed people because of a violent crime statistic?

I have absolutely no problem with police using violence against criminals. I have a problem with police going well beyond the measured response and you have to be blind or willfully ignorant to claim that this isn't happening more than it should.

Here's a little test, it's called the veil of ignorance. If you want to assess the morality or fairness of a given social issue, you imagine yourself behind a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, you know nothing of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in society. You know nothing of your sex, race, nationality, or any personal likes or dislikes. Behind such a veil all individuals are simply specified as rational, free, and morally equal beings. You just know the events as they unfold, without the irrelevant factors. If you put yourself in any of these scenarios that unfolded this week (cops or citizens) and assess it from behind this veil, how does it pan out for you? Has justice truly been done? I have a really hard time thinking anyone would say yes.

Not justifying anything. But if we're talking percentages by race, then why not discuss that? Based on those percentages don't you think cops should be a bit more vigilant around black people as a whole?

Ps I'll take those percentages any time

PS... I think the MN killing was very unjustified.

saskskierSince when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

If I get pulled over, I'm not worried I'm going to get shot. I'm not worried the cop assumes I've committed a crime, stole the car I'm driving, am part of a gang or am in the wrong part of the city. #BLM is a thing, because black people are.

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onenerdykidBLM is not an opposing stance towards white lives or all lives. They are trying to get us all to realize that black lives matter too. And given the blatant murders of black people at the hands of white police, they are right to demand justice and a call for moral equality and fair treatment. Combine that with the fact that most police officers don't even get indicted with murder charges following these killings, and the outrage justifiably increases.

Are there people within the BLM movement who are breaking the law and acting with the same bullshit disregard for innocent life as some policemen are doing? Yes there are and they should be dealt with like any other person who commits murder. Same should go for any police officers too.

I just don't understand why some people think that you have to be on one side or the other. Being opposed to killing innocent people should be something we can all agree on. You can be opposed to cops literally getting away with murder and supportive of the police force at the same time. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Likewise, I can be supportive of BLM and opposed to the killing of innocent police officers.

I agree.. We need more love not hate..

ozzywrongI agree.. We need more love not hate..

lmao all you do is hate and make fun of people on here...

JGWIIt's not helping at all that people are trying to makes this a cop vs black war.

Did it for the attention grabbing title. That's it.

What some people don't understand is that this happens to more white men than black men and we can't retaliate, we need another MLK to fix this problem. Police brutality is everywhere and is out of control, but it happens to both races. The media chooses to show more black men dying because they will get more attention, I haven't seen a cop shoot a white man in the news in a long time, but it happens all the time. We need to change peacefully.

brotoI'm sorry, but whether or not sterling was "asking for it," I don't think he deserved to die. Are there not deescalation procedures in place to prevent these things from happening? Nobody should end up dead for not following instructions from a police officer. It's not worth a human life. If another human life is at risk, that's a different story. And we don't know all the facts yet, but LEOs seem awfully quick to use deadly force these days in many cases where it looks completely unneccessary.

There is a difference between having to respect an officer and having to completely submit to authority under the guise of respect. When people feel they are being subjected to the latter, it doesn't surprise me when officers are not met with respect in turn. I'm not justifying any actions here, just trying to explain. But whether Alton Sterling was innocent or not, he appeared to me to be assumed guilty until proven innocent. He stood no trial and is now dead. That's not how our justice system is supposed to work. Justice isn't supposed to be served on the streets, that's what our courts are for.

That isn't how the justice system is supposed to work, in a perfect world Anton Sterling would have put his hands above his head instead of reaching in his pocket and he'd be alive. He would have been searched and then booked and then face the court system.

The police attempted to de-escalate the situation with a taser and by physical force. When the officers life was in danger, (they were responding to an armed assault call) they used appropriate force to ensure they lived, that means eliminating the threat, case closed.

Thugs need to realize that the police, or anyone for that matter, are not willing to risk their own lives for someone else's and they shouldn't.

onenerdykidAre you actually trying to justify the killing of unarmed people because of a violent crime statistic?

I have absolutely no problem with police using violence against criminals. I have a problem with police going well beyond the measured response and you have to be blind or willfully ignorant to claim that this isn't happening more than it should.

Here's a little test, it's called the veil of ignorance. If you want to assess the morality or fairness of a given social issue, you imagine yourself behind a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, you know nothing of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in society. You know nothing of your sex, race, nationality, or any personal likes or dislikes. Behind such a veil all individuals are simply specified as rational, free, and morally equal beings. You just know the events as they unfold, without the irrelevant factors. If you put yourself in any of these scenarios that unfolded this week (cops or citizens) and assess it from behind this veil, how does it pan out for you? Has justice truly been done? I have a really hard time thinking anyone would say yes.

In Anton's case, from behind the Veil justice was not served, HOWEVER, I am alive behind the veil and the person prepared to take my life is no longer able to.

the other guy, sounds like the cop was in the wrong because he was twitchy and un prepared.

saskskierSince when is a America a country where committing a crime should result in getting shot?

haha since fucking always

if someone posts a picture of their dog sitting on an american flag they get death threats.

if someone cuts another car off in traffic they get a gun pulled on them.

very rational group of people