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Black Georgia sheriff says shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police was 'completely justified'

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  1. Vote4Future

    Vote4Future Well-Known Member

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    The thread title came from the story, not from the original poster of the story.
     
    Vote4Future, Jun 17, 2020
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    Of course it was.
    There a very good chance the prosecutor will agree.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    They arrested him for DUI, and it was perfectly reasonable of them to do so.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    As a fleeing felon.
    Good shoot.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    Pants Well-Known Member

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    That's quite a comparison. He offered to walk home before the sobriety test. At that point, he'd been asleep behind the wheel. If you would like to compare that to rape, carry on.
     
    Pants, Jun 17, 2020
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    They arrested him for DUI, and it was perfectly reasonable of them to do so.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    Probably because he was clearly DUI?
     
    FatBack, Jun 17, 2020
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    Talon Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Way to miss/avoid the point, Pants.
     
    Talon, Jun 17, 2020
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    flyboy56 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Frack politics. My side is better than your side! Tee Hee
     
    flyboy56, Jun 17, 2020
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    My eyes saw a man shot in the back while running away from police. The taser has nothing to do with it and the cops know it. Second degree murder.
     
    fmw, Jun 17, 2020
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    Your eyes saw a fleeing felon, armed and intoxicated, and thus an immediate danger to the people in the vicinity.
    Good shoot.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    He was a fleeing felon armed with a spent taser. You don't shoot people in the back for being intoxicated. Second degree murder.
     
    fmw, Jun 17, 2020
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    They didn't. They shot him because he was a fleeing felon.
    Note that "fleeing felon" is a legal, as well as a descriptive term.
    Good shoot.
     
    TOG 6, Jun 17, 2020
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    How in the world can anyone defend what the police did in this case. It appears that the trigger man has quite a history of letting the bullets fly during his 7 year career on the force.
     
    Gentle- Giant, Jun 17, 2020
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    What point did I miss or avoid? You are comparing a rape to someone sleeping in their car. Because he was "slightly" inebriated (quote from the prosecutor). If you see that as a valid comparison, good for you. I don't.
     
    Pants, Jun 17, 2020
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    Are you aware that being drunk in public is illegal?
    Are you aware that he could have come back for his car and killed a family of 6 and 4 small children?

    They did the right thing. It's about protecting society...not one persons right to drink and drive

    He RESISTED ARREST ON CAMERA.

    How they charged him with murder is the million dollar question
     
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    Shooting a guy in the back while he is running away is a cowardly act. Exactly how is Brooks a threat to the two cops if he is running away?
     
    flyboy56, Jun 17, 2020
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    So you're okay with cops acting has judge, jury and executioners? Shooting anyone in the back is a cowardly act. Brooks was no threat to society once the cops removed him from his car. Stupid cop for letting Brooks take his laser.
     
    flyboy56, Jun 17, 2020
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    NO. And I did NOT SAY THAT so just stop right there.

    I'm OK with cops dealing with violent criminals who believe they are above the law

    You are wrong. For all you know Brooks may have gone back to his car and driven drunk again, killing a family. Are you even aware he was .108 and the legal limit is .08 ?

    Brooks was violent, attacked the cops and was a threat to society.
     
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    BasicHumanUnit2, Jun 17, 2020
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    LAW: Deadly force is justified in cases where violent felons are fleeing Law Enforcement.

    maybe read up on LAW
     
    BasicHumanUnit2, Jun 17, 2020
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    Not if the car was impounded. Brooks didn't run to the cops in a violent manner. He was running away. So exactly how threatening was Brooks to the cops and society?
     
    flyboy56, Jun 17, 2020
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    So, because he is intelligent, well spoken, law abiding, he's an Uncle Tom? Are those qualities only reserved for white folks? How very racist of you....
     
    fishinD, Jun 17, 2020
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    Uh, you missed the entire part of him assaulting cops, stealing a Police weapon
    The cops lives were in immediate danger. he had their Tazer. he could have tazed them and taken their gun and shot them dead.

    ALL HE HAD TO DO was do as the cops told him.

    He would be alive today no problem.
     
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    You think the DA knows a little more about the law then you?

    Police officers "can't fire a gun" at someone running away, DA says

    Atlanta police officers are prohibited from firing a gun at someone who is running away, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said during a news conference today.

    Howard referenced the city's standard operating procedure (SOP), which also prohibits officers from firing a taser at someone running away, he said.
     
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