Columbus teen shot by police

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DancingOutlaw said:
This take so hot it could have its own solar system.
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In many ways I have to agree with her thought process. However, my own spin would be put up walls and hand out free weapons and ammunition. That's a way for people with those tendencies to be all they can be while solving a self perpetuating problem. That walled off society can decide to be a part of the solution - either by fixing the issue or ending with it. I'm not at all opposed to self determination and local solutions.
 
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theFallGuy said:
yep, and when push comes to shove your political leaders will gladly throw you under the bus just to score a few points in the polls. We are in dangerous territory where cities are going to be desperate just to hire people instead of hiring the quality people they need. I know Minneapolis is having that issue and it's happening here in Memphis as well. They can't fill the positions that they need. Good cops are retiring because they see where this is headed.
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The interesting part is why the liberal lemmings live in cities apparently for self protection and loathing or something similar.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
From the news conferences I’ve seen coming out of Columbus it would appear that city leadership is presenting a unified “ok don’t bring up that Minnesota bull **** in this case knock that stupidity off right damn now.” response.

Good for them.
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Hard nosed stalling while they collect the payoff.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I deal all the time with the inappropriate collectivization of all interactions between black persons and white police officers. Both have points to be made, in certain circumstances. But a problem arises when people imprint onto those circumstances their own experience or political narrative.

Advocates for reform have a point that we can revisit the tendency of officers to treat people differently based on economic class or skin color. I don't see why anyone would argue against that. It can't hurt to talk about it. BUT, it is a mistake to conclude that every interaction between white officers and black person that goes south is because of race. When advocates for reform do that, they destroy their credibility on the larger issue.

Those who deny there is a problem at all destroy their own credibility when they ignore the larger issue, or when they write off terrible circumstances as an oddity. I think we can rationally have a discussion about the bigger issue without having to resort to name calling or comparing incomparable situations to one another.

Take the incident with the young man shot by the gun rather than a taser, apparently by accident. One can argue until the cows come home whether the initial stop of the car was motivated by his race. I've seen no evidence of that but people claim it. Ok.

But when he bolts after being placed under arrest and the situation goes south in about 2 seconds, you cannot say race had anything to do with it. The officers reacted to what he was doing, not who he was. It may have been "wrong" in the sense that the officer confused her weapons, but it was not "wrong" because he was black since the officers had to react in a split second to what he did, black, white, purple, or green.
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I hate liking your posts...

I would like to add that police by and large are being put into no win situations. This case in particular is evidence of that.

He shoots the girl attacking the other with a knife:

"He could have used a Taser!" or any other uproar you currently see.

He doesn't do anything or attempts to go for his LTL and the other gets stabbed:

"Why didn't you do anything?!"

It's reaching a breaking point with the LEOs in this country. Certain parts at least where recruiting is going to be impossible, cops will second guess use of force decisions and start looking at other employment.
 
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Jen Psaki says fatal cop shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, shows police violence 'disproportionately impacts black and Latino people' - despite bodycam video showing her lunging with a Knife

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the fatal cop shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant shows police violence 'disproportionately impacts black and Latino people' during Wednesday's press briefing.

She suggested the shooting was an example of racial bias after Columbus police released bodycam footage showing the teen lunging at another girl with a knife.

It comes amid mounting criticism of the White House after President Biden said he was 'praying for the right verdict' before Derek Chauvin was found guilty and days after Psaki also criticized a Chicago cop for shooting 13-year-old boy Adam Toledo dead after he dropped a gun.

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Columbus police have released bodycam footage that appears to show 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant with a knife right before she was gunned down by police

Psaki responds to fatal cop shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant | Daily Mail Online
 
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Zues1 said:
He should stick to dribbling basketball, it's something he's decent at. Running his mouth...not so much.
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He' an idiot, but I've always thought this is interesting. Do regular people have to stick to "regional manager of logistics" or whatever their job is? Who doesn't have to "stick to" their job?
 
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clarksvol00 said:
He' an idiot, but I've always thought this is interesting. Do regular people have to stick to "regional manager of logistics" or whatever their job is? Who doesn't have to "stick to" their job?
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1st Amendment. It’s a free county. He can say whatever stupid things he wants. Likewise we can call him an idiot and say he should shut up. It like we are on the playground again.
 
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