Cop in America doing a bad job, again

[Man of Leisure]

Guy was an idiot. If you're fighting cops, take one of their weapons and then aim it at them then what the feck do you think is gonna happen?

Clearly was an idiot. But I'm sympathetic to him possibly being so drunk, that he had no clue what he was doing. And of course, he didn't deserve to die as plenty have already mentioned.

 

[VorZakone]

How does the data compare between the US and other Western nations with incidents like this?
(When a suspect resists and the police shoot him dead)

I feel like only in the US does this stuff constantly escalate to the point that the suspect gets killed. People resist in Western Europe too but I'm quite confident they don't get killed as much as people in the US.

Is it the fear for civilian-owned guns?

 

[TheReligion]

So a person can justify lethal force if he is getting beaten to a pulp by police as well? I mean if it's life and death you do what you gotta do. If you are being choked by a police officer and you can't breath can you turn the tables if possible and choke out the copper? It's not like you went in to a church and murdered 12 people, you committed a non violent crime or fell asleep in a parking lot, no way are you getting the death penalty but a police force reckons it's ok for you to die for that after they escalate a situation or fail to descalate. When can people fight back to save their lives? Never?

Sorry I'm not sure why you're getting worked up by what I've said?

In answer to your question the law applies to everyone so yes. Any person can use lethal force should it meet the criteria I've outlined above.

 

[adexkola]

If someone beats me up and runs away and I pick up a gun and shoot them in the back as they are fleeing, I'm getting arrested that very day.

He left his car there. They knew who he was. It's ok to admit you got your ass beat, and follow up and arrest the perp the next day. Then charge him with the crime of resisting arrest and assault and so on.

The officer was fired justifiably so but I'm not sure why so many are comfortable with the idea that in a system where it takes the death of an individual to realize, "oh that's a bad cop", said system can be reformed by just removing the bad cops. Which again, are only identified when they kill someone.

 

[villain]

 

[Cassidy]

Nah, I'm almost certain this wouldn't have been the case. This happened in Atlanta, not in podunk Mayberry.

It's interesting you also point out the suspect hasn't been found guilty of a crime yet. By that logic, firing your weapon should never be an option under any circumstance since you can only be found guilty in a court of law.
I think you know that's not what I was implying. Didn't realize they shot him 3 times though. That's bad.

It doesn't matter, I've witnessed the difference growing up. The perceived threat from a suspect it heightened by the race of the suspect.

Erm no. Firing your weapon is an option if you believe the suspect to be a mortal danger to yourself, colleague, or the general public.
Not acceptable firing on an unarmed person, who was suspected, key work being suspected of committing a non-violent crime. Whilst he was running away with his back turned. I believe he was sitting in the passenger seat of the car so it is not even clear if he even committed the crime of DUI.

Now he did resist arrest, so yes this is a crime, one which validates the force displayed by the officer whilst he was running away NO!

 

[Cassidy]

How does the data compare between the US and other Western nations with incidents like this?
(When a suspect resists and the police shoot him dead)

I feel like only in the US does this stuff constantly escalate to the point that the suspect gets killed. People resist in Western Europe too but I'm quite confident they don't get killed as much as people in the US.

Is it the fear for civilian-owned guns?

In the UK police don't standardly carry firearms (not counting tazers), but then again neither do the public.

The UK does have an issue with deaths in custody though or during arrest. Take the case of Julian Cole, not as bad as the US.
However, the situation is always going to be less heightened when you don't need to worry about firearms. Which is why the gun laws in the US to me are crazy

 

[shamans]

If someone beats me up and runs away and I pick up a gun and shoot them in the back as they are fleeing, I'm getting arrested that very day.

He left his car there. They knew who he was. It's ok to admit you got your ass beat, and follow up and arrest the perp the next day. Then charge him with the crime of resisting arrest and assault and so on.

The officer was fired justifiably so but I'm not sure why so many are comfortable with the idea that in a system where it takes the death of an individual to realize, "oh that's a bad cop", said system can be reformed by just removing the bad cops. Which again, are only identified when they kill someone.

This officer will sue for unlawful termination and get a big sum.

Drunk, arrest resisiting guy is running away with a firearm. That is simply not safe and you cant risk that sort of stuff. It is putting the lives of civilians in danger.

There should never be any tolerance on resisting arrest or stealing a firearm.

 

[shamans]

It doesn't matter, I've witnessed the difference growing up. The perceived threat from a suspect it heightened by the race of the suspect.

Erm no. Firing your weapon is an option if you believe the suspect to be a mortal danger to yourself, colleague, or the general public.
Not acceptable firing on an unarmed person, who was suspected, key work being suspected of committing a non-violent crime. Whilst he was running away with his back turned. I believe he was sitting in the passenger seat of the car so it is not even clear if he even committed the crime of DUI.

Now he did resist arrest, so yes this is a crime, one which validates the force displayed by the officer whilst he was running away NO!

How is a drunk man who resists arrest, fires a taser at the police roaming around the streets not a threat?

 

[shamans]

I am thinking about anyone who says he deserved to die. I cant think of anyone. I dont even know if that cop thinks that.

However this guy was an idiot. Its sad. But you dont do what he did and expect to live.

Had he took a civilian hostage then what? Easy to share tweets and mash your keyboard but the real world is different

 

[George Owen]

How is a drunk man who resists arrest, fires a taser at the police roaming around the streets not a threat?

A threat to himself for sure.

But society or someone else? You are reaching...

 

[shamans]

A threat to himself for sure.

But society or someone else? You are reaching...

The reason a drunk driver is pulled over is because they can harm someone else.

Would you feel safe with that man near you with a taser in his hand? I can tell you I wouldn't.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Just so you all know, tasers have an effective range of about 20 feet. Now you have a quantitative element to measure the police response here.

 

[Rado_N]

I am thinking about anyone who says he deserved to die. I cant think of anyone. I dont even know if that cop thinks that.

However this guy was an idiot. Its sad. But you dont do what he did and expect to live.

Had he took a civilian hostage then what? Easy to share tweets and mash your keyboard but the real world is different

What if your dad had never met your mum? Hypothetical escalations do nothing but to reinforce the problem.

 

[Rado_N]

The reason a drunk driver is pulled over is because they can harm someone else.

Would you feel safe with that man near you with a taser in his hand? I can tell you I wouldn't.

He was asleep in the passenger side of a parked vehicle.

 

[villain]

I am thinking about anyone who says he deserved to die. I cant think of anyone. I dont even know if that cop thinks that.

However this guy was an idiot. Its sad. But you dont do what he did and expect to live.

Had he took a civilian hostage then what? Easy to share tweets and mash your keyboard but the real world is different

It's America, I guarantee that there are thousands of drunk people in possession of weapons more deadly than a taser every night.

It doesn't justify his death, especially when the cops actually had him accosted and he wasn't under arrest in the first place.

Also don't bring hypothetical questions in a situation where a man was killed, its classless.

 

[shamans]

It's America, I guarantee that there are thousands of drunk people in possession of weapons more deadly than a taser every night.

It doesn't justify his death, especially when the cops actually had him accosted and he wasn't under arrest in the first place.

Also don't bring hypothetical questions in a situation where a man was killed, its classless.

And if any of those drunk people with guns resist arrest in such a manner they will get shot. Its for the safety of citizens. This man was clearly not stable. The cops in this case were respectful and very cooperative.

You simply dont run away like that. Like I said real life isnt Twitter

 

[afrocentricity]

Also don't bring hypothetical questions in a situation where a man was killed, its classless.

Par for the course in here at the moment. How you doing? Good I hope.

 

[villain]

And if any of those drunk people with guns resist arrest in such a manner they will get shot. Its for the safety of citizens. This man was clearly not stable. The cops in this case were respectful and very cooperative.

You simply dont run away like that. Like I said real life isnt Twitter

More hypothetical statements being made.
He is a citizen - this idea that a 'criminal' is lesser than those who haven't been convicted of anything is one of the reasons why police brutality is as rife as it is. And even then - the man wasn't a criminal, he wasn't arrested, charged, or convicted - police officers shouldn't be able to be judge, jury & executioner, especially if a man is sleeping in his own car.

Your continued non-approval of twitter/social media doesn't change any of the above, and it doesn't justify the police killing someone, so i'm not sure why you keep bringing it up as if it means anything.

 

[villain]

Par for the course in here at the moment. How you doing? Good I hope.

Mentally exhausted if i'm honest, but keeping the spirits as positive as I can.
I haven't seen you around in a while, you been good?

 

[Cassidy]

How is a drunk man who resists arrest, fires a taser at the police roaming around the streets not a threat?

1. We don't know if he was drunk (maybe we do now) but as far as I know we don't know that.
2. Who are you perceiving him to be a threat to? Himself ok yes, the general public how?
3. From your other posts, I see you have not followed what happened, as he was not pulled over. He was asleep in the passenger seat of a vehicle (that is not a crime)
4. He did not have a gun

But more to the point even if he was drunk, and he did get pulled over, and he did run away. What danger to the general public is he really? There is no imminent threat to life, there is no reason to suspect he is going to harm anyone.
So in that sense, there is no reason to use deadly force and shoot the man in the back whilst running away.

Let's also address something because I think it is very important. Even if someone has committed a crime or is suspected of committing a crime, that still gives no right to take their life.
The only reason for an officer to kill a suspect is if they feel either their own life is in mortal danger or if there is an imminent threat to the lives of the general public.

Committing a crime does not mean you should die at the hands of the police.

 

[VeevaVee]

This demonstrates one of the major issues - fragile ego. The cop can’t handle that the guy is ‘winning’ and in the right so he’s desperately trying to show who’s boss because he knows he has a lot of power and backup behind him.

A good cop would have said to himself, or even out loud, that he doesn’t want to escalate the situation so will write him a ticket and be on his way. It’s clear as day the guy isn’t suspicious and is just frustrated that he’s been intimidatingly tailgated for a while before being pulled over, a shitty technique that I’ve even experienced over here.

 

[Man of Leisure]

@Cassidy Don't really wanna get in this with you because in general, I agree with your points.

It doesn't matter, I've witnessed the difference growing up. The perceived threat from a suspect it heightened by the race of the suspect.

My Atlanta vs Mayberry comparison was in response to redped saying if this was a white person he's pretty sure they would have just gotten him home safely. I simply don't think that'd be the case. If you're suspected of DUI in a big city, you're getting arrested regardless of color.

Erm no. Firing your weapon is an option if you believe the suspect to be a mortal danger to yourself, colleague, or the general public.
Not acceptable firing on an unarmed person, who was suspected, key work being suspected of committing a non-violent crime. Whilst he was running away with his back turned. I believe he was sitting in the passenger seat of the car so it is not even clear if he even committed the crime of DUI.

But he was armed. Unless you're not considering the taser as a weapon? As for shooting him in the back, yes that's fecking bad. Didn't realize that's what happened when I first saw the video. The passenger seat is confusing. If he wasn't the driver, then why would he even be arrested?

Now he did resist arrest, so yes this is a crime, one which validates the force displayed by the officer whilst he was running away NO!

Of course not.

Gonna leave this thread now. Getting uncomfortable with @shamans semi-agreeing with me.

 

[Raoul]

This demonstrates one of the major issues - fragile ego. The cop can’t handle that the guy is ‘winning’ and in the right so he’s desperately trying to show who’s boss because he knows he has a lot of power and backup behind him.

The guy should've just gotten out of his car, allowed the cop to run his plates, taken the ticket and then driven off. Instead he tried to become a social media hero by attempting to vlog himself out of routine stop, and in the process probably got arrested. Some people are really dumb.

 

[Organic Potatoes]

How is a drunk man who resists arrest, fires a taser at the police roaming around the streets not a threat?

Ironically, probably less of a threat than if he had woken up and started driving as intoxicated as he appeared to be.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

I've only been asked to get out of the car once during a traffic violation. And I was going a lot more than 5mph over the limit at the time.

 

[matherto]

The guy should've just gotten out of his car, allowed the cop to run his plates, taken the ticket and then driven off. Instead he tried to become a social media hero by attempting to vlog himself out of routine stop, and in the process probably got arrested. Some people are really dumb.

Thereby allowing power hungry cops to continue with their madness.

 

[Cassidy]

The guy should've just gotten out of his car, allowed the cop to run his plates, taken the ticket and then driven off. Instead he tried to become a social media hero by attempting to vlog himself out of routine stop, and in the process probably got arrested. Some people are really dumb.

Even though I agree with you. The officer attempted to pepper spray him which was totally out of order.
By law an officer can only order you out of the car if the traffic stop was genuine. I.E if he has proof he was speeding.

 

[Man of Leisure]

The guy should've just gotten out of his car, allowed the cop to run his plates, taken the ticket and then driven off. Instead he tried to become a social media hero by attempting to vlog himself out of routine stop, and in the process probably got arrested. Some people are really dumb.

Cop was being a complete dickhead there. While I sorta agree with you that he didn't need to escalate the situation by refusing to get out and continue filming. But from what I could tell, the cop was the one at fault here and could have just written him a ticket. Sad to say, things prolly would have gone down differently if the driver was black.

 

[Anustart89]

Cop was being a complete dickhead there. While I sorta agree with you that he didn't need to escalate the situation by refusing to get out and continue filming. But from what I could tell, the cop was the one at fault here and could have just written him a ticket. Sad to say, things prolly would have gone down differently if the driver was black.

Or if his pepper spray canister wasn't empty.

He had ample time to calm down and de-escalate, yet the first thing he does when his backup arrives is to ask if he's got pepper spray. He clearly wanted to get at this guy and hurt him, and not in a heat-of-the-moment-way. Just in a 'feck you for not respecting my authority' way.

 

[Raoul]

Cop was being a complete dickhead there. While I sorta agree with you that he didn't need to escalate the situation by refusing to get out and continue filming. But from what I could tell, the cop was the one at fault here and could have just written him a ticket. Sad to say, things prolly would have gone down differently if the driver was black.

He seemed inexperienced and somewhat intimidated that he could wind up on social media. Adding to the comedy of errors, he forgot to refill his pepperspray.

 

[Raoul]

Even though I agree with you. The officer attempted to pepper spray him which was totally out of order.
By law an officer can only order you out of the car if the traffic stop was genuine. I.E if he has proof he was speeding.

Technically true, but cops have a lot of leeway and can always claim a routine traffic violation (illegal change of lanes, swerving etc) to justify getting pulled over. The guy inside the car made things exponentially worse by not cooperating.

 

[Cassidy]

Technically true, but cops have a lot of leeway and can always claim a routine traffic violation (illegal change of lanes, swerving etc) to justify getting pulled over. The guy inside the car made things exponentially worse by not cooperating.

Yes he was being a dick.
Enough to warrant pepper spray? No
In my honest opinion as a law enforcement officer, its your duty to de-escalate the situation

 

[Raoul]

Thereby allowing power hungry cops to continue with their madness.

Not in this case. Speeding would be a fair reason to pull someone over. Just as not cooperating and getting out of the car would be a fair reason to arrest them.

 

[Andycoleno9]

This demonstrates one of the major issues - fragile ego. The cop can’t handle that the guy is ‘winning’ and in the right so he’s desperately trying to show who’s boss because he knows he has a lot of power and backup behind him.

A good cop would have said to himself, or even out loud, that he doesn’t want to escalate the situation so will write him a ticket and be on his way. It’s clear as day the guy isn’t suspicious and is just frustrated that he’s been intimidatingly tailgated for a while before being pulled over, a shitty technique that I’ve even experienced over here.

Do you know how this situation ended? But i agree with some posters above; driver also was a smart-ass
Listen to cop, do what he asks and go on court later.

 

[Raoul]

Yes he was being a dick.
Enough to warrant pepper spray? No
In my honest opinion as a law enforcement officer, its your duty to de-escalate the situation

At end of the day, cops have judicial discretion to ask a driver to get out of their car where they can monitor them while running their license and plates. Not complying is simply asking for trouble - even if you're live streaming it on facebook, the law will always be on the cops side.

 

[Cassidy]

At end of the day, cops have judicial discretion to ask a driver to get out of their car where they can monitor them while running their license and plates. Not complying is simply asking for trouble - even if you're live streaming it on facebook, the law will always be on the cops side.

Again not disagreeing with you on that, if there was reasonable cause to be pulled over. Which in this case there was.
Pepper spray though?

 

[RedC]

Guy was an idiot. If you're fighting cops, take one of their weapons and then aim it at them then what the feck do you think is gonna happen?

What would be going through your head as a black man being arrested in America at the moment? I'm sure that situation doesn't result in calm, sensible thinking for most.

 

[VeevaVee]

The guy should've just gotten out of his car, allowed the cop to run his plates, taken the ticket and then driven off. Instead he tried to become a social media hero by attempting to vlog himself out of routine stop, and in the process probably got arrested. Some people are really dumb.

Yeah probably, but I don’t think that’s justification for the cop to continue how he did. Should we be excusing the shit policing because it would be easier to cooperate with the shit policing?

 

[Man of Leisure]

What would be going through your head as a black man being arrested in America at the moment? I'm sure that situation doesn't result in calm, sensible thinking for most.

Might sound glib, but there's prolly not a better time to get arrested in America as a black man than right now. Personally, I think the guy was just drunk and too incapacitated to think clearly.