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cleavland shooting of 2 unarmed suspects in car

Was Cleavland cop really scared for his life


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Do you really believe that the cop from cleavland that got on top of the hood of the car where the 2 suspects were in feared for his life? and that's why he did what he did? did the 2 people in car actually corner him where he had to jump on the car and start shooting?
 
It was believed they were armed.
The vehicle was used as a weapon.

It is reasonable for anyone who is confronting them to be scared for their life in such circumstances. Even Officers.
 
Do you really believe that the cop from cleavland that got on top of the hood of the car where the 2 suspects were in feared for his life? and that's why he did what he did? did the 2 people in car actually corner him where he had to jump on the car and start shooting?
"cleavland?" Really? :doh
 
Do you really believe that the cop from cleavland that got on top of the hood of the car where the 2 suspects were in feared for his life? and that's why he did what he did? did the 2 people in car actually corner him where he had to jump on the car and start shooting?

I dunno.
If one is actually afraid the suspects might kill you, does one jump on the hood of the car--making oneself an easy target for the occupants--and blast away?
Not likely.
 
Do you really believe that the cop from cleavland that got on top of the hood of the car where the 2 suspects were in feared for his life? and that's why he did what he did? did the 2 people in car actually corner him where he had to jump on the car and start shooting?
I haven't kept up with this one very much, but weren't they using the car as a weapon? If so, then I think it's entirely plausible that he feared for his life.
 
I believe he was acquitted in a Court of Law. On the whole I prefer Courts of Law to the Law of the Streets.
 
It was believed they were armed.
The vehicle was used as a weapon.

It is reasonable for anyone who is confronting them to be scared for their life in such circumstances. Even Officers.

The vehicle was at a complete stop and riddled by a hundred bullets, so the car and the inhabitants where almost certainly not a danger.

The shooting took place because they mistook an engine backfiring as gun fire and shot and killed 2 unarmed inhabitants of that car.
 
The vehicle was at a complete stop and riddled by a hundred bullets, so the car and the inhabitants where almost certainly not a danger.

The shooting took place because they mistook an engine backfiring as gun fire and shot and killed 2 unarmed inhabitants of that car.
Pull on a uniform, pin on a badge, strap up and you do it. Then tell us all how its done.
 
im sorry I did not know the car was actually moving towards him ..in fact I am surprised the car was not already dead besides the people in side of the vehicle,,, after a hundred bullets hit it lol
 
There is no way anyone can answer this question, as they cannot read his mind.

It's possible, I would guess.
 
Pull on a uniform, pin on a badge, strap up and you do it. Then tell us all how its done.

That is nonsense of course, not just police officers are allowed an opinion because if that were the case a lot more people are going to get killed without a good reason.

The police has to be monitored by the public to make sure they do not abuse their powers. Two unarmed individuals riddled with a hundred bullets are most likely not that much of a threat anymore that some dirty harry wannabee has to jump on the hood of a car and shoot at the 2 people inside a number of times. The officers should have approached with guns drawn and assessed the situation, not go dirty harry.

Especially because there was never one shot fired at them in the first place.
 
That is nonsense of course, not just police officers are allowed an opinion because if that were the case a lot more people are going to get killed without a good reason.

The police has to be monitored by the public to make sure they do not abuse their powers. Two unarmed individuals riddled with a hundred bullets are most likely not that much of a threat anymore that some dirty harry wannabee has to jump on the hood of a car and shoot at the 2 people inside a number of times. The officers should have approached with guns drawn and assessed the situation, not go dirty harry.

Especially because there was never one shot fired at them in the first place.
So a 4000 pound car is not a weapon?
Otherwise, were you there? You an eye witness?
 
So a 4000 pound car is not a weapon?
Otherwise, were you there? You an eye witness?
You do realize that your whole "you had to be there to have a valid opinion" spiel is just an indicator that you have no legitimate argument, right? All it is is a weak attempt to shut down opposing views without providing any substance. You can either effectively argue your side, or you cannot.

Actually, no, you probably don't realize that. Carry on.
 
That is nonsense of course, not just police officers are allowed an opinion because if that were the case a lot more people are going to get killed without a good reason.

The police has to be monitored by the public to make sure they do not abuse their powers. Two unarmed individuals riddled with a hundred bullets are most likely not that much of a threat anymore that some dirty harry wannabee has to jump on the hood of a car and shoot at the 2 people inside a number of times. The officers should have approached with guns drawn and assessed the situation, not go dirty harry.

Especially because there was never one shot fired at them in the first place.

By your description the perps inside were already dead, what's your issue? You mad because he desecrated corpses?
 
You do realize that your whole "you had to be there to have a valid opinion" spiel is just an indicator that you have no legitimate argument, right? All it is is a weak attempt to shut down opposing views without providing any substance. You can either effectively argue your side, or you cannot.

Actually, no, you probably don't realize that. Carry on.

I was not there. And neither was he. So the hyperbole and "appeal to emotion" about two poor unarmed blacks being "killed". Is total BS.
 
Pull on a uniform, pin on a badge, strap up and you do it. Then tell us all how its done.

It's done by not executing unarmed people as often as it seems happens.
 
I was not there. And neither was he. So the hyperbole and "appeal to emotion" about two poor unarmed blacks being "killed". Is total BS.
Are you being obtuse intentionally, or is it naturally unavoidable? My point was generic, as you have been using this same tactic in other similar threads lately, not case specific. I re-read my post and the fact that it's generic is obvious.
 
Are you being obtuse intentionally, or is it naturally unavoidable? My point was generic, as you have been using this same tactic in other similar threads lately, not case specific. I re-read my post and the fact that it's generic is obvious.

I use it a lot to prove a point.
 
So a 4000 pound car is not a weapon?
Otherwise, were you there? You an eye witness?

After more than 100 bullets into the car, with multiple bullets going into the 2 people inside the car, at the moment the rest of the police officers stopped shooting, all they had to do was wait and see for a second but from what I have read, this police officer is the only one who continued to shoot.

And if the car was still a weapon, then why jump on the hood of the car to shoot them sitting in the car. That shows that the car was no longer a weapon.
 
After more than 100 bullets into the car, with multiple bullets going into the 2 people inside the car, at the moment the rest of the police officers stopped shooting, all they had to do was wait and see for a second but from what I have read, this police officer is the only one who continued to shoot.

And if the car was still a weapon, then why jump on the hood of the car to shoot them sitting in the car. That shows that the car was no longer a weapon.

Again, what's your issue? The people were already dead by your description.
 
The moral to this story is, Don't speed away from the cops when they are trying to pull you over!
When my kids were teen drivers, I always told them to always be polite and respectful to the police
in a traffic stop. If there is a real problem with the ticket, that is a court discussion, not a roadside one.
 
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