Another Black Shooting In Minneapolis

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Wasn’t it last week when there was a report of a serving soldier being flashed to stop and he made sure he stopped in a well lit area and he stayed in the car because he thought if he got out he’d be shot. The policemen then pepper sprayed him through the open window. The officer was sacked but the thing is if the soldier had been shot and killed there would have only been one story heard.

I think its fair to say there are a few trigger happy coppers out there

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BBC News - Daunte Wright shooting: Officer Kim Potter charged over killing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56752821

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When you have armed police, then its unwise to resist arrest, even if you haven’t done anything wrong. It’s a recipe for disaster. Hope our police are never gonna be armed.

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When you have armed police, then its unwise to resist arrest, even if you haven’t done anything wrong. It’s a recipe for disaster. Hope our police are never gonna be armed.

Most British cities including Cardiff have an active armed response car on patrol 24 7 I understand

I sincerely hope it doesn't happen but it will be London, Manchester , Birmingham , Liverpool etc first that have armed police

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BBC News - Daunte Wright shooting: Dozens arrested in fresh unrest in Minnesota

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56729673

Apparently the officer thought she was carrying a taser gun instead of her hand gun

If this is the case and she made a genuine mistake I am sure she is devastated


But in that city , given recent history , there is going to be outrage and protests

I think all over America that if the officer involved in the George Floyd case is found not guilty of contributing to his death , and thats up to the jury based on evidence , then there is going to be serious unrest this summer

And of course when that happens nobody wins

But its easy for those of us not affected to condemn it

Was this killing racially motivated? If not why does colour even need to be mentioned??
If the cop had done the same but to a white person you would not have posted this thread.
This killing was a tradegy but from what i've read the colour of the persons skin was not the issue..

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Was this killing racially motivated? If not why does colour even need to be mentioned??
If the cop had done the same but to a white person you would not have posted this thread.
This killing was a tradegy but from what i've read the colour of the persons skin was not the issue..

Well it happened in the same city as a copper is on trial for killing George floyd , another black man .

With respect if you read my post you will see that I think that the copper has made a terrible mistake . But she has since been charged in relation to his death .

I have no idea if this shooting was racially motivated or the death of George Floyd was racially motivated but people far more intelligent than you or I have the facts and figures to suggest that black men in America suffer racial discrimination at the hands of the police .

If news comes up about the shooting of a white guy in similar circumstances I will put it on here . If I don't, make sure you do .

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Well it happened in the same city as a copper is on trial for killing George floyd , another black man .

With respect if you read my post you will see that I think that the copper has made a terrible mistake . But she has since been charged in relation to his death .

I have no idea if this shooting was racially motivated or the death of George Floyd was racially motivated but people far more intelligent than you or I have the facts and figures to suggest that black men in America suffer racial discrimination at the hands of the police .

If news comes up about the shooting of a white guy in similar circumstances I will put it on here . If I don't, make sure you do .

No need to mention colour it was a male who was sadly killed. Unless it was a racist incident it's irrelevent what colour the person was as i am to believe that if the victim was white the outcome would have been the same. But then we both know you wouldn't have posted a thread on it.

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Daunte Wright had an outstanding warrant for a pistol misdemeanour, also refused to stop re-entering his car when warned, if he'd obeyed the law, he'd still be alive. However, whilst the female officer seems genuinely shocked, that's an inexcusable mistake for someone 26 years on the force. African-Americans make up 13.4% of the population, yet are responsible for over 50% of the homicides, (the large majority of murders being intraracial), that astonishing statistic probably does put the police on edge.

Anyone see the one last week where an army lieutenant in his uniform was pulled over and gassed by some mental copper, he kept his hands in display the whole time despite being asked to produce something, he knew what could potentially happen if his hands slipped out of sight. He’s going to sue them which is good news. They’ve got a massive problem over there which looks like it’s only going to get worse.

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Wasn’t it last week when there was a report of a serving soldier being flashed to stop and he made sure he stopped in a well lit area and he stayed in the car because he thought if he got out he’d be shot. The policemen then pepper sprayed him through the open window. The officer was sacked but the thing is if the soldier had been shot and killed there would have only been one story heard.

It was in Norfolk, Virginia.
I’ve watched the video and have to say it is absolutely disgusting how the passenger was treated.

He was a LOT calmer than the State Police.

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No need to mention colour it was a male who was sadly killed. Unless it was a racist incident it's irrelevent what colour the person was as i am to believe that if the victim was white the outcome would have been the same. But then we both know you wouldn't have posted a thread on it.

I know that's bollocks

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/15/cariol-horne-new-york-officer-chokehold-firing-overturned

A judge in New York has overturned the firing of a long-serving Black former police officer who fought with a white colleague as he placed a suspect in a chokehold.

State supreme court judge Dennis Ward praised Cariol Horne’s intervention during the 2006 incident, which led to her dismissal by the City of Buffalo two years later and a lengthy legal fight for compensation.

In an 11-page ruling, Ward pointed to deaths of Black men during confrontations with law enforcement, including George Floyd and Eric Garner, and the role played by other officers in attendance.

“Recent events in the national news, including the death last year in the City of Minneapolis of George Floyd, who died from unreasonable physical force being applied for over nine minutes, have sparked national outrage over the use of this practice,” Ward wrote.

“One of the issues in all of these cases is the role of other officers at the scene and particularly their complicity in failing to intervene to save the life of a person to whom such unreasonable physical force is being applied.”

The ruling to reinstate the former officer’s pension, back pay and other benefits, Ward said, was based partly on the City of Buffalo’s 2020 adoption of Cariol’s Law, which obliges law enforcement officers to intervene if a colleague uses excessive force.

“To her credit, Officer Horne did not merely stand by, but instead sought to intervene, despite the penalty she ultimately paid for doing so,” Ward wrote.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ing-overturned

A judge in New York has overturned the firing of a long-serving Black former police officer who fought with a white colleague as he placed a suspect in a chokehold.

State supreme court judge Dennis Ward praised Cariol Horne’s intervention during the 2006 incident, which led to her dismissal by the City of Buffalo two years later and a lengthy legal fight for compensation.

In an 11-page ruling, Ward pointed to deaths of Black men during confrontations with law enforcement, including George Floyd and Eric Garner, and the role played by other officers in attendance.

“Recent events in the national news, including the death last year in the City of Minneapolis of George Floyd, who died from unreasonable physical force being applied for over nine minutes, have sparked national outrage over the use of this practice,” Ward wrote.

“One of the issues in all of these cases is the role of other officers at the scene and particularly their complicity in failing to intervene to save the life of a person to whom such unreasonable physical force is being applied.”

The ruling to reinstate the former officer’s pension, back pay and other benefits, Ward said, was based partly on the City of Buffalo’s 2020 adoption of Cariol’s Law, which obliges law enforcement officers to intervene if a colleague uses excessive force.

“To her credit, Officer Horne did not merely stand by, but instead sought to intervene, despite the penalty she ultimately paid for doing so,” Ward wrote.

Good thing too.