the Kajieme Powell shooting video

oats · 08-22-2014, 05:03 AM

Uh oh, that is not my point. My very first post in here was about why I think these things are happening. The outcome of the video is very relevant to the real issues here: poverty, systemic disenfranchisement of minorities and racism in police force, and over militarized culture. Yes, it is no coincidence that this happened 4 miles away from mike brown shooting, and that he was yelling "shoot me." The mike brown situation, as well as this man's behavior, are correlated symptoms of the above mentioned issues.

Defending yourself is different from being trigger happy. This was clearly trigger happy.

I think the officers should be reprimanded, taken through sensitivity training and protocol, and suspended temporarily. When they come back, they will have a period of the more menial police work like traffic shit.

08-22-2014, 05:03 AM	#11
oats Steel Cut Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,084 Battle Record: 19-10 Accomplishments - OM HOF (2x) Champed - Fight Night LXXXIV - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 79005428	Uh oh, that is not my point. My very first post in here was about why I think these things are happening. The outcome of the video is very relevant to the real issues here: poverty, systemic disenfranchisement of minorities and racism in police force, and over militarized culture. Yes, it is no coincidence that this happened 4 miles away from mike brown shooting, and that he was yelling "shoot me." The mike brown situation, as well as this man's behavior, are correlated symptoms of the above mentioned issues. Defending yourself is different from being trigger happy. This was clearly trigger happy. I think the officers should be reprimanded, taken through sensitivity training and protocol, and suspended temporarily. When they come back, they will have a period of the more menial police work like traffic shit. __________________ You should be water