Video Footage Of Police Officers Shooting White Unarmed Teenager In California

[Greenbacks]

This video is a little bit better then the Guardian link.

 

[tatehill2000]

its getting legs,,, the video is,,, but as mentioned above, it doesnt fit the narrative,,

 

[HacheMan]

Cops need retraining though. Just because you have to say it 20 times shouldn't make you panic

Exactly!

They need to evaluate ppl better who are vying to become police officers.

Those who are pussified & chicken shit, looking for the slightest reason to gun someone down out of fear or simply to experience doing so, have no place holding such a position.

What if this guy had been handicapped in some way?

 

[HarryCaray]

Kids learn in school that they are "untouchable" when it comes to being disciplined by teachers and principles. They can say anything and ignore orders knowing that the teacher cannot lay a hand on them. The worst consequence is being expelled from school. And for many, that is what they wanted from the beginning.

However, when this learned behavior is applied later in life towards another authority figure, the policeman, then the outcomes are quite different. Go ahead and call the police officer a m-o-t-h-e-r f-u-c-k-e-r and see what happens, Or better yet , ignore the cops orders.

As a high school teacher, I blame the "pussification" of discipline of students for cranking out several generations of citizens that have little respect for authority figures. But school districts are afraid of getting sued if they deal harshly with a student. And we get this out-of-control, downward spiral that we see happening today. Just my opinion.

Preach!

 

[HarryCaray]

Why are cops not using a taser or rubber bullets in this type of situation?

There are other equally effective ways to subdue a perceived threat besides taking its life.

 

[Willie99]

Kids learn in school that they are "untouchable" when it comes to being disciplined by teachers and principles. They can say anything and ignore orders knowing that the teacher cannot lay a hand on them. The worst consequence is being expelled from school. And for many, that is what they wanted from the beginning.

However, when this learned behavior is applied later in life towards another authority figure, the policeman, then the outcomes are quite different. Go ahead and call the police officer a m-o-t-h-e-r f-u-c-k-e-r and see what happens, Or better yet , ignore the cops orders.

As a high school teacher, I blame the "pussification" of discipline of students for cranking out several generations of citizens that have little respect for authority figures. But school districts are afraid of getting sued if they deal harshly with a student. And we get this out-of-control, downward spiral that we see happening today. Just my opinion.

my second grade teacher would whip me with a ruler, then my mother would whip me when I got home because I pissed my teacher off

when my kids had some sort of problem at school (very rarely), the first inclination for both my wife and I was to laugh at their lies and assume the teacher was telling the truth

too many parents today think their kids are victims, it's surreal

 

[Greenbacks]

This video shows 2 ANGLES.............Graphic Video.

 

[TheComputerGroup]

Why are cops not using a taser or rubber bullets in this type of situation?

There are other equally effective ways to subdue a perceived threat besides taking its life.

Exactly! Why arent cops using taser guns?? What's going on here? These cops have a visual on the suspect, & when a gun isn't being seen, why are they shooting?

 

[TheComputerGroup]

my second grade teacher would whip me with a ruler, then my mother would whip me when I got home because I pissed my teacher off

when my kids had some sort of problem at school (very rarely), the first inclination for both my wife and I was to laugh at their lies and assume the teacher was telling the truth

too many parents today think their kids are victims, it's surreal

In middle school, my music teacher had a paddle with 7 or 8 holes in it. The assistant principal would offer kids a choice, 3 days of after school detention for an hour or 5 licks from the paddle.....everyone chose the paddle.

By the time I got to highschool, paddling was banned.

Now a days parents quickly defend their kids no matter what their kids gave done......the discipline is out the window in most families.

The shooting of this white kid shouldn't give these officers a pass......the parents are going after them for murder 1 charges.

If a citizen shoots an unarmed teenager at night, & his defense was he thought the teenager had a gun & was threatening .......that citizen will.be looking at murder 2, or at least involuntary manslaughter.......why are these officers held to these same standards?

 

[bobbyjones2]

Kids learn in school that they are "untouchable" when it comes to being disciplined by teachers and principles. They can say anything and ignore orders knowing that the teacher cannot lay a hand on them. The worst consequence is being expelled from school. And for many, that is what they wanted from the beginning.

However, when this learned behavior is applied later in life towards another authority figure, the policeman, then the outcomes are quite different. Go ahead and call the police officer a m-o-t-h-e-r f-u-c-k-e-r and see what happens, Or better yet , ignore the cops orders.

As a high school teacher, I blame the "pussification" of discipline of students for cranking out several generations of citizens that have little respect for authority figures. But school districts are afraid of getting sued if they deal harshly with a student. And we get this out-of-control, downward spiral that we see happening today. Just my opinion.

Post of the decade. Cooperstown my man. You dont get to do whatever you want, there are consequences.

 

[KennyB]

You guys are fucking kidding me. I am so tired of people crying about the police. The guy was told to keep his hands up and he didn't. It looked to me like he was reaching for something. It could have been a gun or a knife and he was approaching the cop. This is 100% justified. This is not even grey. You listen to the authority of the police. If the arrest is unlawful you have your redress in the courts. I don't want our law enforcement lives at risk because this idiot wasn't listening to their commands. I commend the police for lawfully defending themselves.

 

[PatsFanatic]

^w-thumbs!^

 

[Greenbacks]

Comply....Period......Get on the ground like they said......Looks like he was looking for a suicide murder.

 

[Greenbacks]

Cops give commands and no one wants to obey......And people want to blame the cops after they get shot.

 

[GoBlue34]

First 2 shots I'm ok with. Once he is down and barely moving why not get closer, handcuff him, etc. The 3rd shoot seemed unnecessary and might be what gets the cops in trouble. But the kid is white so probably not...

 

[BigHurt007]

Yes he would be alive today if he listened, but as a cop, don't you have to actually see a weapon before you start to shoot?

These cops now a days are shooting on the assumption that someone has a gun, very dangerous.

They were responding to a call that stated the guy had a gun. Shouldn't they be assuming he does? Good lord

 

[Greenbacks]

They been doing that since the 60's bro.

Ever heard of Amadou Diallo? New york city in 1999. Shot at the guy 41 times. 41. Because they thought him pulling out his wallet to show them his ID was a gun.


Yes, 41.

 

[HacheMan]

Exactly! Why arent cops using taser guns?? What's going on here? These cops have a visual on the suspect, & when a gun isn't being seen, why are they shooting?

Especially when its crystal clear he didn't have a gun in his hand & that it was something else.

I agree that if he was armed, or they truly couldn't see both hands, then they might have to shoot to protect themselves.

But the guy didn't have sh!t in his hand, there was only one of him against the officers, so what were they even afraid of?

They took the cowardly way out in my opinion...

 

[BigHurt007]

First 2 shots I'm ok with. Once he is down and barely moving why not get closer, handcuff him, etc. The 3rd shoot seemed unnecessary and might be what gets the cops in trouble. But the kid is white so probably not...

Unnecessary? Did you miss the part where the guy reached for his waistband before the last shot?

 

[KingEleven]

Yes he would be alive today if he listened, but as a cop, don't you have to actually see a weapon before you start to shoot?

These cops now a days are shooting on the assumption that someone has a gun, very dangerous.

they have to assume or else it is their life!