Have to admit, this is pretty controversial, when all the cop had to do was stop the man from going to the inside of his vehicle. The perp decided it was a good idea not to comply with the LEO’s demands, therefore the argument before us is: was this murder or was the officer’s life in danger? You decide!
They tried to taser him first. Something must have transpired previous to that and then for him to walk away when guns were trained on him was a bad move. Reaching down into his car was an even worse move. He could have been going for a gun.
At least a half dozen witnesses said that the man had tried to break up a fight between the two women outside a home at 2805 40th St. and that police had attempted to use a Taser on the man prior to the shooting. Then, they heard at least seven gunshots ring out.
A man, identified as Jacob Blake, was in serious condition at a Milwaukee-area hospital after he was shot when officers were sent to the 2800 block of 40th Street late
Yeah I have heard and read that line of reasoning as to why the shooting was justified. The video and the optics are pretty bad as though the cop is executing the suspect. Thanks for providing context to this, because it’s obvious the video doesn’t tell the entire story as to how it reached that point. This is just terrible all the way around, and everyone involved.
Yes I agree, and in normal civilised society complying with LEO’s is what most would accept as a reasonable argument. However, we are in the middle of civil unrest fueled by the BLM Marxists looking for any reason to throw gas on the fire. This event certainly does that.
This is a normal and civilized society. Those who think they are above the law and can act out simply because they are black quickly learn that skin color doesn’t give them a pass.
The rioting and temper tantrums are not going to change the laws.
Small areas of the country. They don’t represent the whole. Most are completely sick of it and wish the hammer would come down on these entitled little basement dwellers.
-Gun drawn on me
-Taser went off
-But hey, lets just walk to my car, unlock it, and reach for God-knows-what while a bunch of cops are on edge
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
I’m sure the perpetrator was emboldened by the cheering/yelling crowd and the cheer-leader eager to jump in a throw a temper-tantrum at, idk, armed law enforcement bc … reason. Peak Darwinism.
Cops Ambushed in Maryland! “But, but, but, they are peaceful protesters!”
Three Maryland police officers were ambushed and shot while responding to a call Sunday evening, authorities said. Prince George’s County police were responding to a reported home invasion around 6:30 p.m. in Hyattsville, a city about 32 miles southwest of Baltimore, Interim Police Chief Hector Velez said.
“Within minutes they arrived at the scene, and within seconds they came under gunfire,” Velez told reporters outside Prince George’s Hospital Center. “They were ambushed.” Officers returned fire and took two men into custody unharmed, police said. The injured officers were expected to recover.
Looked like an entirely justified shooting to me. They gave him every chance to stop, he completely ignored them. Walked purposely to his car and reached in for something.
(1) Some people do, indeed, think that they can do whatever they wish–especially if they are black–and get away with it.
(2) This man did, certainly, ignore the law-enforcement officer’s demands.
(3) That said, to shoot him in the back (or anywhere, for that matter) does seem like an enormous overreaction.
Note: The subsequent lawlessness can certainly not be justified. (Just how did the torching of an automobile dealership strike a blow for the victim, Jacob Blake–or even for black Americans, in general?
Here is a man sharing his perspective of his business being burnt down as a result of some really stupid shit going down to which this shooting has caused. It puts things in proper perspective. Like “D” said, people are getting pretty fed up, but this guy is more passive about things than going to his guns. What does the latter tell you?
