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Thu Nov 27, 2014, 04:12 PM

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This Is Not a Gun: So, Officers, Stop Shooting Unarmed Black Men [View all] noiretextatique Nov 2014 OP

Time to send in Michael Moore to train police safeinOhio Nov 2014 #1

hilarious, and sad noiretextatique Nov 2014 #2

Unfortunately, the part near the end where Moore says tblue37 Nov 2014 #18

that is correct noiretextatique Nov 2014 #28

the easy to read chart.. hahaha RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #39

no comments noiretextatique Nov 2014 #3

They're busy in another thread justifying the shooting of Tamir Rice. I'm sure they'll be by smokey nj Nov 2014 #5

one has shown up heaven05 Nov 2014 #6

yep...and his comment is only about the toy gun noiretextatique Nov 2014 #23

thanks...they are on to their next project noiretextatique Nov 2014 #7

They slept in late Spirochete Nov 2014 #9

i eagerly await them and their idiotic excuses noiretextatique Nov 2014 #16

Or this hughee99 Nov 2014 #4

i've seen that over a zillion times noiretextatique Nov 2014 #8

I can't believe a poorly trained, trigger-happy cop mistook this for a real gun. hughee99 Nov 2014 #11

and the kid was 12 year old! noiretextatique Nov 2014 #12

If he was any younger, they might have claimed they shot him for his OWN protection hughee99 Nov 2014 #13

i know, it is just so sad noiretextatique Nov 2014 #15

Are you serious? NickB79 Nov 2014 #17

I think that toys should not be allowed to be made to look like real guns. tblue37 Nov 2014 #19

Agreed. I hate those fake guns. NickB79 Nov 2014 #37

Perhaps you're right, maybe the way to handle this is to attempt to find out hughee99 Nov 2014 #20

Their reaction was way, way too fast. Less than 5 seconds??? n/t nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #24

almost like it was the plan noiretextatique Nov 2014 #25

You left out one crucial point NickB79 Nov 2014 #36

here's a crucial point: Ohio is an open-carry state noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48

i find it very hard to believe noiretextatique Nov 2014 #21

i see you are focusing on the toy gun ONLY. noiretextatique Nov 2014 #22

I'm focused on the toy gun because it was brought up in this thread NickB79 Nov 2014 #35

About that waistband reach--if the cops were screaming at him to tblue37 Nov 2014 #38

they didn't even give him time to comply noiretextatique Nov 2014 #41

That's a good point. 12-yr olds don't always think the same as adults NickB79 Nov 2014 #43

he was 12 year old...they shot him in 5 seconds noiretextatique Nov 2014 #40

And 12-yr olds with guns have murdered people before NickB79 Nov 2014 #42

but this 12yo did not noiretextatique Nov 2014 #44

No, he didn't deserve to die NickB79 Nov 2014 #45

stop BLAMING the VICTIM: he was 12 years old! noiretextatique Nov 2014 #46

+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #47

well, one solution would be to address the class war BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #50

Oh ok BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #56

I do fault them for killing him 2 seconds after roaring up in their car. n/t virtualobserver Nov 2014 #51

Lol BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #58

You're being facetious, right? jmowreader Nov 2014 #26

do YOU have any comment of the other items? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #27

Those definitely do not look like guns jmowreader Nov 2014 #31

OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE noiretextatique Nov 2014 #32

This one does because it really does jmowreader Nov 2014 #33

thank you for proving my point noiretextatique Nov 2014 #34

hmmm...i found out that Ohio is an open-carry state noiretextatique Nov 2014 #49

Exactly, about three months ago I saw a couple walking through the mall both with doc03 Nov 2014 #52

they might have been killed in les than 5 seconds noiretextatique Nov 2014 #53

Hey I am white and I have no doubt that at the very least doc03 Nov 2014 #55

I saw the video, the boy was walking around and nobody else was even near him. Why wouldn't doc03 Nov 2014 #54

that video is horrifying noiretextatique Nov 2014 #57

How did they know he was twelve? hughee99 Nov 2014 #60

What I was actually suggesting was, hughee99 Nov 2014 #59

Let's assume they couldnt tell, if it was a 12 year old white boy, would they have instantly shot NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #61

I don't think it had anything to do with hughee99 Nov 2014 #63

And the decision to shoot so quickly was in large part due to the skin color of the suspect NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #64

Based on experience, I think they would have jmowreader Nov 2014 #65

Reaching for your wallet, reaching for your license, and raising your hands are all acts of violence kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #10

YES noiretextatique Nov 2014 #14

i've asked the two DUers who posted about how real the toy gun looks noiretextatique Nov 2014 #29

And a rational person assumes in most cases, like the guy in the parking lot going for his wallet NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #62

update to add new items noiretextatique Nov 2014 #30