The strange death of Freddie Gray

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

We are also seeing young white men die at the hands of police, in fact more frequently than young black men.

What's really sad is we are seeing far more young black men and women being killed by young black men than by police. However many of those victims aren't being chased or pursued for crimes, real or suspected but walking to school, playing in the park, sitting on their front steps and even lying in their beds.

There definitely is a problem in this country but making police the scapegoat is absurd.

You're going to need to provide some stats for your claim about more white men being killed by the police than black men.

And more white men and women are killed by other white men and women than by the police, so I'm not sure what your point is on the second paragraph there. Though it sure caught my dog's attention.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

You're going to need to provide some stats for your claim about more white men being killed by the police than black men.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ut-minority-d/

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

And more white men and women are killed by other white men and women than by the police, so I'm not sure what your point is on the second paragraph there. Though it sure caught my dog's attention.

You're second paragraph makes my point. I did not mean a black v. white comparison but rather a police v. citizen comparison.

Your dog must be very intelligent.

I'm not saying police don't make mistakes and are right/justified all the time, but by and large they don't shoot down or kill citizens going about their normal day.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ut-minority-d/




You're second paragraph makes my point. I did not mean a black v. white comparison but rather a police v. citizen comparison.

Your dog must be very intelligent.

I'm not saying police don't make mistakes and are right/justified all the time, but by and large they don't shoot down or kill citizens going about their normal day.

"By and Large" ? Shouldn't we expect 100% of the time that they don't kill people who are unarmed?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

"By and Large" ? Shouldn't we expect 100% of the time that they don't kill people who are unarmed?

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...y-shot-police/

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...IlW-yLGL1hAezw

'Bates, an insurance executive, has donated cars and other equipment to the sheriff's office -- and donated to the re-election campaign of Sheriff Stanley Glanz.

Details of Bates' certification began to unravel Tuesday, when Glanz told KFAQ radio that Bates had qualified with three different weapons — but that the paperwork had been misplaced.

The World says three supervisors were transferred after declining to approve Bates' training.'

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...y-shot-police/

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...IlW-yLGL1hAezw

'Bates, an insurance executive, has donated cars and other equipment to the sheriff's office -- and donated to the re-election campaign of Sheriff Stanley Glanz.

Details of Bates' certification began to unravel Tuesday, when Glanz told KFAQ radio that Bates had qualified with three different weapons — but that the paperwork had been misplaced.

The World says three supervisors were transferred after declining to approve Bates' training.'

"Oh I shot him, sorry." From the RESERVE 73 YEAR OLD COP ALLOWED TO CARRY A GUN.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

"Oh I shot him, sorry." From the RESERVE 73 YEAR OLD COP ALLOWED TO CARRY A GUN.

with faked training and certification....
appalling. what's really appalling is the people who will say 'oh, no big deal'.
yeah, just a human being killed because someone was allowed to play cops and robbers.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by jms62

"Oh I shot him, sorry." From the RESERVE 73 YEAR OLD COP ALLOWED TO CARRY A GUN.

Yea it happens everyday, don't you know?

BTW Baltimore has had 63 homicides so far this year with 56 of the victims being black (89%).

Police in all of Baltimore County have been involved in 2 deaths so far one being Gray and another being a 16 year old white kid wanted for a triple homicide in KY. Not sure either can be considered a homicide but nonetheless there are 2 victims who are dead. By why stress the 97% of killings not involving police?

http://data.baltimoresun.com/bing-ma...s=Show+results

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...214-story.html

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Yea it happens everyday, don't you know?

BTW Baltimore has had 63 homicides so far this year with 56 of the victims being black (89%).

Police in all of Baltimore County have been involved in 2 deaths so far one being Gray and another being a 16 year old white kid wanted for a triple homicide in KY. Not sure either can be considered a homicide but nonetheless there are 2 victims who are dead. By why stress the 97% of killings not involving police?

http://data.baltimoresun.com/bing-ma...s=Show+results

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...214-story.html

Because the topic is Police killing unarmed citizens that is why. Your citing of a statistic is simply Dell being Dell and creating a strawman.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by jms62

"Oh I shot him, sorry." From the RESERVE 73 YEAR OLD COP ALLOWED TO CARRY A GUN.

You mean Dick Chaney ?

[dellinger63]

I just read after an extended meeting following last night's riots, President Obama and newly appointed Atty. General Loretta Lynch plan to take action using video captured last night to bring charges.

Once identified the plan is to charge up to a thousand Baltimore Police officers with loitering.

This will put to rest once and for all the problem of police brutality and allow time to focus on the country's biggest threat, Global Warming. The President and Ms. Lynch plan to celebrate the action by taking Air Force on a joyride over the underground, nuclear research facility in Iran.

[Danzig]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/d...icide-30980451

two have no resigned over the reserve, non trained 'deputy' killing a guy. oops, thought i grabbed my taser....