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Video Shows Officer Shooting Unarmed Black Man in South Carolina

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Moral of the story is, if you are black and value your life. Don't run from the cops. If you are a cop and value your life and career. Don't shoot blacks under any circumstances.
 
Moral of the story is, if you are black and value your life. Don't run from the cops. If you are a cop and value your life and career. Don't shoot blacks under any circumstances.

Nope.

The moral is don't break the law, no matter who you are.
 
No it is not.
Black folks have been screaming over false scenarios.

No, but based on your assertions, it's apparent that you've been listening exclusively to this screamer. . .

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Moral of the story is, if you are black and value your life. Don't run from the cops.

True.

If you are a cop and value your life and career. Don't shoot blacks under any circumstances.

False.

Cops in states like SC can shoot as many Blacks as they want and face no consequences. The cop in this incident will not be convicted (unless the Feds threaten the police dept. in some fashion). The trial will either end in a full acquittal or mistrial.
 
Moral of the story is, if you are black and value your life. Don't run from the cops. If you are a cop and value your life and career. Don't shoot blacks under any circumstances.

Moral of the story is, a police officer can straight up murder a person and someone out there will defend it. If the victim was black.
 
I don't care how reamed I get for saying this. The far left uses the black men killed at the hand of police officers as pawns in their keyboard attacks on anyone they see as the "right wing".

The fact that this man was black is irrelevant. I don't usually rush to say disparaging things about cops, but in this situation, it's pretty clear what happened, and IMO the cop was in the wrong here. He deserves to be brought up on charges.

The race of the victim is relevant. It changes peoples' reactions. It changes conviction rates. I wish race didn't matter, but it does.
 
The simplest way to bring closure to this horrific incident is for the DOJ to launch an investigation into police abuse by SC cops (which it's already done), and then, to threaten to sue the police dept. for $100 - $200 million* unless municipalities convict all murdering cops, including the scum---- in this incident.

* this is a perfectly reasonable amount considering the no. of cases of police misconduct the DOJ will uncover in the course of its investigation.
 
Wow
based off the video this Cop is guilty

race is a sub topic
cops in general is a sub topic


THIS cop, THIS guy is guilty and should go to jail if not get the chair himself

Whats worse about these situations is many will now pick sides between race and judge all cops based on this cop etc etc.

Im with Goshin on this, just another reason why body cams should be gaining large support and be mandatory in usage.
 
No, but based on your assertions, it's apparent that you've been listening exclusively to this screamer. . .

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You make no sense.
It was kind of hard missing your screams.
 
You make no sense.
It was kind of hard missing your screams.

It may be hard for you to hear anything else since your teacher (pictured in my post) is so loud
 
It may be hard for you to hear anything else since your teacher (pictured below) is so loud
:doh And yet it was you doing the screaming with nonsense. Go figure.

Btw, stop speaking even more nonsense. I do not listen to the person.
 
I don't care how reamed I get for saying this. The far left uses the black men killed at the hand of police officers as pawns in their keyboard attacks on anyone they see as the "right wing".

The fact that this man was black is irrelevant. I don't usually rush to say disparaging things about cops, but in this situation, it's pretty clear what happened, and IMO the cop was in the wrong here. He deserves to be brought up on charges.
That you think you would be criticized for speaking the obvious truth demonstrates again how the far left have been able to control the media and the conversation between people. You feel you would be 'reamed' not because your point of view doesn't contradict the facts but because, unless you take their far left view, you are a bigot, racist, fascist, and so on. This the language they speak and their fallback position when the facts don't gibe with their feelings.

Gruber had them nailed..

Sensible people know you are none of those things but knowing you'll still be called a racist by the leftists certainly does discourage a civilized back and forth.
 
The simplest way to bring closure to this horrific incident is for the DOJ to launch an investigation into police abuse by SC cops (which it's already done), and then, to threaten to sue the police dept. for $100 - $200 million* unless municipalities convict all murdering cops, including the scum---- in this incident.

* this is a perfectly reasonable amount considering the no. of cases of police misconduct the DOJ will uncover in the course of its investigation.

The DOJ cannot sue for monetary compensation, as they have not been harmed.
 
Are they? Do you have a source for this 'pretty sure' feeling of yours?

Anyone who carry's a gun knows that story.
 
No it's not wrong. It all started because of a broken taillight.

And you are sounding like someone who's trying very hard to look for excuses for this cop. He then ran huh? That should tell us all we need to know here. The guy was 20 feet from the cop, and running away from the cop when the cop started shooting! The officer was in no way in danger.

Anyway I'm not going to get into a pissing contest about the specifics in this case. The fact is we have a much bigger problem in this country. Many cops have a shoot 1st and ask questions later attitude towards their jobs. And something needs to be done.
Show me once where I have excused the shooting. That doesnt negate the facts and the facts provide context. Context...not justification. If you arent smart enough to understand the difference...well...that explains a lot.
 
Funny, but I was unaware that having warrants and running requires immediate execution.

I have not yet seen anything in the OH Revised Code indicating that immediate execution is an accepted action for these - I'll bet that SC law is the same.

At best, running from a cop is a misdemeanor charge that must be charged, and requires a court of law to decide guilt or innocence.

At the time of the shooting, Scott was an innocent man, and should have been treated as such.
So you arent smart enough to understand the difference between context and justification either, huh?
 
Two points:

1. I agree with pretty much everyone who believes this officer should suffer the consequences of his actions and be punished to the full extent of the law, period.

2. I can't help but find it sad and hypocritical that many of the same people posting here who frequently want to chime in that not all Muslims are terrorists, freely and vociferously are now claiming that all cops are murders like this one and the only difference is that they don't all get video taped in the act of murder.
 
:doh And yet it was you doing the screaming with nonsense.

All we could hear was you screaming some childish bigoted right-wing claptrap about Blacks, which likely came from your teacher rush.

Here's a new reading assignment. . .

In an unusual turnaround, prosecutors late last year filed a spate of charges for use of excessive force against three white officers in the shootings of black drivers. Only one went to trial but resulted in a hung jury.

Read more here: EXCLUSIVE: SC officers exonerated in more than 200 shootings | The State The State

As Jim Calhoun once said, "Get some facts and come back and see me."
 
My first point deals with that possibility (and I suspect that the object was, in fact, the Taser). I also noted, "The officer's perceptions...among other factors, might lead to some mitigation of the charges, but it is difficult to imagine a scenario under which the officer would be exonerated." The officer's actions afterward almost certainly have hurt his case and increased prospects of conviction on a more serious charge. I could be wrong, but we'll see what happens when or if the case is heard, as a plea bargain is a possibility. A plea bargain might provide the officer his best chance at a reduced sentence.
Its refreshing to see reason from someone not invested in 'cause'.
 
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