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Police Shooting USA. Rayshard Brooks.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Would that be the same way the George Floyd people ignored Tony Timpa??

    You see here we have the Crux of your problem.

    You think this is just a black problem that Just black people are protesting.

    This will be news to you. It’s not. It’s black people protesting a number of things one of which is police brutality.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    You see here we have the Crux of your problem.

    You think this is just a black problem that Just black people are protesting.

    This will be news to you. It’s not. It’s black people protesting a number of things one of which is police brutality.

    There's a lot of black people very vocal about the fact that the protesters do not represent them in any shape or form.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    I think there were more police on the scene and they were within range to use pepper spray and taser.

    So tell me, why did the cops in the Rayshard Brooks killing not shoot more tasers at him, they had six in total? Unless they decided, as has been suggested that he was out of range of the policeman's taser, ergo they too were out of range of his taser and thus he was not a real threat to them?
    I'm gonna guess, is he black?

    You have one last guess...


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Would that be the same manner in which you ignore that more white people are killed by police annually?

    you realise there's a lot more white people in america than black people yeah?


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    He fought the police, he was under arrest, he took one of their weapons......

    Simple really, once you are under arrest you must comply with a lawful order.

    If this is what people want sure then what's the point in laws and more so why even have a police force.....


    People really are showing how thick they really are....


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    frag420 wrote: »
    Look, over there, a squirrel!

    Whats your thoughts on the link I shared above in the context of the incident that's just happened?

    If they had shot him it would have been reasonable force, for every case you could have a thousand variants.


    For every 10k arrests 3 black people die and for every 10k arrests 4 white people die, given the over representation of African Americans in serious violent crime, the difference is starker.

    The stats knock the idea of institutional racism in the police on it's head, that does not mean reform is not needed but people are pretending this is more than it is for ideological reasons, narcissism, middle class kids needing a cause and a bandwagon of righteousness.

    Ultimately the losers will be African Americans, who'll have less policing, less business and jobs locally and be left suffer the consequences.
    Sources:

    2017 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-43

    2018 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/tables/table-43

    2017 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/

    2018 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/police-shootings-2018/


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Would that be the same manner in which you ignore that more white people are killed by police annually?

    That sounds like a great headline to back up some narrative you have going on, but it doesn’t tell the truth about the actual situation because African Americans only make up 13% of the US population.


    Do you know why that’s relevant?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    froog wrote: »
    you realise there's a lot more white people in america than black people yeah?

    Yet over a circa 30 year period, from 1980 to 2022, African Americans were behing 52% of murders in America so the demographic breakdown doesn't reflect the true story


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,494 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    That sounds like a great headline to back up some narrative you have going on, but it doesn’t tell the truth about the actual situation because African Americans only make up 13% of the US population.


    Do you know why that’s relevant?

    And 50ish% of those committing murder annually, overwhelmingly against other black people.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    There's a lot of black people very vocal about the fact that the protesters do not represent them in any shape or form.

    So?
    There are lots of black people who think Trump isn’t a racist.

    There are white people who think the world is flat.

    It’s America, every viewpoint no matter how dumb will find a buddy.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭declanflynn


    Danzy wrote: »
    If they had shot him it would have been reasonable force, for every case you could have a thousand variants.


    For every 10k arrests 3 black people die and for every 10k arrests 4 white people die, given the over representation of African Americans in serious violent crime, the difference is starker.

    The stats knock the idea of institutional racism in the police on it's head, that does not mean reform is not needed but people are pretending this is more than it is for ideological reasons, narcissism, middle class kids needing a cause and a bandwagon of righteousness.

    Ultimately the losers will be African Americans, who'll have less policing, less business and jobs locally and be left suffer the consequences.
    Sources:

    2017 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-43

    2018 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/tables/table-43

    2017 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/

    2018 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/police-shootings-2018/
    3 in 10000 doesn't seem accurate, 2 got killed in the last 2 weeks


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    He fought the police, he was under arrest, he took one of their weapons......

    Simple really, once you are under arrest you must comply with a lawful order.

    If this is what people want sure then what's the point in laws and more so why even have a police force.....


    People really are showing how thick they really are....

    eh no one is debating the guy was breaking the law on a number of fronts, the argument is should he have been shot dead.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    frag420 wrote: »
    So tell me, why did the cops in the Rayshard Brooks killing not shoot more tasers at him, they had six in total? Unless they decided, as has been suggested that he was out of range of the policeman's taser, ergo they too were out of range of his taser and thus he was not a real threat to them?



    You have one last guess...

    One cop had emptied his taser already, the second cops taser was stolen by the perp.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    And 50ish% of those committing murder annually, overwhelmingly against other black people.


    Nope, that’s not it.

    With 13% of the population black people killed by police makes up 26% of the deaths.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    quokula wrote: »
    It says an awful lot about you that you think sleeping in a car without getting murdered is a privilege that black people don’t deserve. Utterly despicable.

    I'd say when you heard the news of this man, you took a knee, threw a clenched fist in the air, and bowed down in solidarity with your fallen comrade.

    I'd maybe suggest keeping the emotions out of it & relax on the self-righteous indignation. Where in my post did I say that "sleeping in a car without getting murdered is a privilege that black people don’t deserve."? He drove on the same premises while intoxicated, fell asleep while in the queue of the drive tru, which was reported. After that, it was all down to the gobsho*te being dumb to resist arrest, take an officer's weapon, then leg it and discharging the said weapon at an officer in pursuit.

    This isn't racism. Why? Because it was caught on film.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    Is this another 'victim' I have to remember*sigh*

    Not every American is aware of these things happening. Why we must have this so-called news inflicted on is daily is beyond understanding.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    That sounds like a great headline to back up some narrative you have going on, but it doesn’t tell the truth about the actual situation because African Americans only make up 13% of the US population.


    Do you know why that’s relevant?

    What percentage of violent crimes are black people involved in, compared to white people?? Because police generally aren’t just shooting randomners.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Danzy wrote: »
    Yet over a circa 30 year period, from 1980 to 2022, African Americans were behing 52% of murders in America so the demographic breakdown doesn't reflect the true story

    study from 17 U.S. States, 2009–2012;

    black victims shot dead by police were more likely to be unarmed (14.8%) than white (9.4%) or Hispanic (5.8%) victims.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080222/


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    Danzy wrote: »
    If they had shot him it would have been reasonable force, for every case you could have a thousand variants.


    For every 10k arrests 3 black people die and for every 10k arrests 4 white people die, given the over representation of African Americans in serious violent crime, the difference is starker.

    The stats knock the idea of institutional racism in the police on it's head, that does not mean reform is not needed but people are pretending this is more than it is for ideological reasons, narcissism, middle class kids needing a cause and a bandwagon of righteousness.

    Ultimately the losers will be African Americans, who'll have less policing, less business and jobs locally and be left suffer the consequences.
    Sources:

    2017 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-43

    2018 FBI UCR:
    https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/tables/table-43

    2017 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/

    2018 Police Shootings:
    https://washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/police-shootings-2018/


    So why do you think they did not shoot him and instead chose to subdue him with pepper spray


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    So?
    There are lots of black people who think Trump isn’t a racist.

    There are white people who think the world is flat.

    It’s America, every viewpoint no matter how dumb will find a buddy.

    This is the crux of your problem, you just want to argue for the sake of it.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Here is another execution caught on camera(homeless man).

    https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1272177941519257600


  • Registered Users Posts: 83,457 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Lads the statistics are that two thirds of people killed by cops in the US are WHITE. Only one-third black.

    Remember the media always creates the narrative. Don't be easily led by it.

    Is 1/3rd of America black?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    frag420 wrote: »
    So why do you think they did not shoot him and instead chose to subdue him with pepper spray

    Probably closer quarter and it was in daylight.


  • Registered Users Posts: 83,457 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Danzy wrote: »
    Exactly.


    You can't expect to fight the police and draw a weapon and just expect them to wait and see if you take the back of their head off.

    If you point a taser, bright green less lethal weapon with 1 cartridge, at police

    ...how does it take the back of their head off?


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Overheal wrote: »
    If you point a taser, bright green less lethal weapon with 1 cartridge, at police

    ...how does it take the back of their head off?

    They had no idea what weapon he had, nor could they wait and see.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    3 in 10000 doesn't seem accurate, 2 got killed in the last 2 weeks

    Now you are taking p*ss:eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Rodin


    RasTa wrote: »
    Here is another execution caught on camera(homeless man).

    https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1272177941519257600

    Scandalous.
    I notice he's not black.
    Will we learn his name? Will his face be put on walls?

    A major issue in the US is the prevalence of guns in the general population. Gardaí can reasonably presume that someone stopped at a checkpoint does not have a gun nearby. Police in the US have to assume everyone is armed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,589 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Rodin wrote: »
    Scandalous.
    I notice he's not black.
    Will we learn his name? Will his face be put on walls?


    So it’s the protesting you have a problem with more so than the brutality.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭Rodin


    So it’s the protesting you have a problem with more so than the brutality.

    I have a major issue with police brutality.
    But private gun ownership has a huge role to play in it.
    But I don't believe it is race-driven as we're being told.

    Just because two people of differing colour are involved in an incident, it doesn't mean it's about race.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    RasTa wrote: »

    How does this equate to Brooks exactly?


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