• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen [W:425]

Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

danarhea said:
Look, the cops probably screwed up on this one, but I don't feel sorry for the gangster they shot. Not one bit. Since the deceased guy is on video firing shots at others, the cops most likely did the community a favor by killing him. Yea, the cop should be fired, but he should also get a medal.
Click to expand...

All this outrage at the cops but no outrage at the criminals that shot someone else.
In fact people are defending them.

If this kid hadn't been doing drive by's he would still be alive today.

Note kids when you engage in gang activity the chances are at some point you are going to get shot and killed.
Either by another gang or by law enforcement when they pull you over for the crime you just committed.

Even if they go to trial on this cop the jury will give him the benefit of the doubt and more than likely clear him.
The next question is where are these kids parents at?

They are crying and screaming at the cops but why are they not apologizing to the guy him or his friends shot?
All these protestors are not up in arms at the parents and their kid for shooting smeone else.

I simply don't see their myopic way of thinking.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

trixare4kids said:
What if someone said that about you? I thought you were for the rule of law, and due process?

Contradict yourself much?
Click to expand...

Nope. Just standing up for a dead teenager murdered by a cop without cause. Are you able to comprehend?
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
Nope. Just standing up for a dead teenager murdered by a cop without cause. Are you able to comprehend?
Click to expand...

So what about the kid they shot without cause? No outrage for him? Why?
This is why no one takes this movement seriously.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

braindrain said:
It's interesting how many times in this thread your have switched between the cops are guilty, to waiting for an investigation and then back to the cops are guilty.
The amount of times you are acting like the judge and jury for these cops makes it a little hard to belive you when you say you want to hear all the facts.
Click to expand...

Well, we know the police murdered a teenager. The cops said so. What other fact would you like me to wait for?
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

KevinKohler said:
And if that boy had killed someone else in his escape? Cop had no idea he didn't have his gun ON him. How was he supposed to know?
Click to expand...

By seeing it. That's what good cops do.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
He should be shot to death.
Click to expand...

While I think the cop most likely screwed up and should be fired and banned from being a cop ever again and if in fact it is proven that the dead young man took part in that drive by I really couldn't care less that he got himself killed. To many innocent people have been killed by piece of gang bangers doing drive bys for me to have any sympathy for them when they wind up dead. Don't care if he is white, black or purple.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
Well, we know the police murdered a teenager. The cops said so. What other fact would you like me to wait for?
Click to expand...

Really show me where they say they murdered him. You do understand the word murder means something specific right.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

ludin said:
So what about the kid they shot without cause? No outrage for him? Why?
This is why no one takes this movement seriously.
Click to expand...

It's called due process. Are you familiar with the concept? The young man that you have decided is an attempted murderer should be awaiting trial, not cooling on an autopsy table.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

braindrain said:
While I think the cop most likely screwed up and should be fired and banned from being a cop ever again and if in fact it is proven that the dead young man took part in that drive by I really couldn't care less that he got himself killed. To many innocent people have been killed by piece of gang bangers doing drive bys for me to have any sympathy for them when they wind up dead. Don't care if he is white, black or purple.
Click to expand...

If he was white he would be all over the news right now. Instead, you people justify his murder by some pig.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
"My Cousin Vinny" is your civics lesson? I'll pass.
Click to expand...

Just the beginning. But it IS a good movie, if you haven't seen it.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

braindrain said:
Really show me where they say they murdered him. You do understand the word murder means something specific right.
Click to expand...

Yep. He was murdered. Read the copious links in this thread. I can't repair your stupidity.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
"McDonough confirmed that Antwon was not armed and that no shots were fired at the officers."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...t-down-protest-black-teens-killing/724754002/

Again.

When will we change things?
Click to expand...

I'm sure shutting down the highway brought the protesters tons of support, not! If any protesters shut down my highway, I would really be peeved at them regardless of what they were protesting. Stunts like this do nothing but turn most Americans against the protesters.

Look back to Occupy Wall Street, when they took over public parks and refused to allow the citizens to use them. Then left their mess for others to clean up, most Americans turned against them.

Bottom line, you'll get no sympathy or support from me shutting down my highway or taking over a public park denying its use to the citizens. I'll bet shutting down the highway made the protesters feel real good while losing support from the public. Is that what they wanted?
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
It's called due process. Are you familiar with the concept? The young man that you have decided is an attempted murderer should be awaiting trial, not cooling on an autopsy table.
Click to expand...

But somehow the cops don't get that due process. You have already decided they are murderers.
That fact that you can't see that you are condemning others for the exact same thing you are doing is rather sad.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
If he was white he would be all over the news right now. Instead, you people justify his murder by some pig.
Click to expand...

Way to show your true colors. At least you are not pretending any more. I knew it would come out eventually.

And the fact that more white people are shot by cops them black people yet you rarely hear about it would indicate you are wrong.

Finally you should actually read what people write instead of what you wish they wrote. I have already stated the cop was wrong to shoot the man. If you weren't so caught up in your little hate fest maybe you would be able to see that.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
Yep. He was murdered. Read the copious links in this thread. I can't repair your stupidity.
Click to expand...

So you can't link to the cops saying it was murder. That's what I thought. Why make crap up. It doesn't help your argument. In fact it makes it look rather weak.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
It's called due process. Are you familiar with the concept? The young man that you have decided is an attempted murderer should be awaiting trial, not cooling on an autopsy table.
Click to expand...

Your hypocrisy is noted and confirmed.
Your not giving the cops that. In a previous post you said he should be shot.
Where is his due process are you familiar with the concept?

Him and his friends shot smeone where is your outrage that they shot someone without due cause?

Again that is why no one takes this movement seriously.
They fired 9 .40 caliber bullets at that guy.

Again where is your outrage?
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
If he was white he would be all over the news right now. Instead, you people justify his murder by some pig.
Click to expand...

It is all over the news now.
Honestly I don't care what color his skin is.

I would still have supported the cop in this case.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

ludin said:
Your hypocrisy is noted and confirmed.
Your not giving the cops that. In a previous post you said he should be shot.
Where is his due process are you familiar with the concept?

Him and his friends shot smeone where is your outrage that they shot someone without due cause?

Again that is why no one takes this movement seriously.
They fired 9 .40 caliber bullets at that guy.

Again where is your outrage?
Click to expand...
What always amazes me about these stories is while there is plenty of very legitimate things to be upset over that the police do and yet so many of the cases that seem to get the most attention from BLM involve some one like Mike Brown or this guy. Who it looks very much like it's a gang banger. And no that still doesn't make the cops shooting him right and at the bare minimum, if the stories is as reported, then the cop should be fired if not see jail time. Doesn't change the fact that I would not be hitching my starr to someone who just hours before was trying to murder someone.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

chuckiechan said:
People routinely blow up with no facts. “unarmed black youth shot by cops” sounds like a hit, doesn’t it? But the facts tell a different story. They fit the description and gave the officer probable cause to stop them. Refusing to cooperate is a major no-no on a felony stop.

Some how America has lost its mind. They are fighting the police, the are fighting the White House, and they are fighting everyday people trying to use the highway.

I stongly suspect outside forces are taking advantage and formenting chaos to weaken the country. BTW, IMO, they are winning.
Click to expand...

Greetings, chuckiechan. :2wave:

From what I've been reading, the world elite have wanted a one-world government for years, and they intend to rule over the entire planet. America has been a problem because we have a Constitution and Bill of Rights that have protected us for several hundred years, so they can't just state that those documents are "old-fashioned" and should be replaced with something more up-to-date. I don't know how bad things have to get in this Country before everything falls apart, but I agree with the last paragraph of your post - causing chaos is the way it's been decided to proceed - and I agree with you that people just want the riots, shootings, and other problems to stop, but things keep worsening instead. Sad.....
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
By seeing it. That's what good cops do.
Click to expand...

The shooting happened Tuesday NIGHT. Let me repeat.... NIGHT. I don't know good you can see at night, but there is no way I can tell if somebody has a gun when there is no light. And I doubt the cop could either.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

danarhea said:
The shooting happened Tuesday NIGHT. Let me repeat.... NIGHT. I don't know good you can see at night, but there is no way I can tell if somebody has a gun when there is no light. And I doubt the cop could either.
Click to expand...

He has already made up his mind on this case. Facts really don't play in to it at all.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

braindrain said:
He has already made up his mind on this case. Facts really don't play in to it at all.
Click to expand...

Facts do play into it......... From the article.......

"Pennsylvania law allows officers to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect in only a handful of circumstances. It’s permitted if the suspect poses a threat of immediate danger, has used or threatened lethal violence previously or possesses a lethal weapon."

I emphasized the second part. Under PA law, cops CAN shoot a fleeing suspect if that suspect has used violence previously. That there were bullet holes in the car, which met the description of the car in the drive-by, meets that criteria.

But you are right. Some will ignore this fact.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

MateoMtnClimber said:
If he was white he would be all over the news right now. Instead, you people justify his murder by some pig.
Click to expand...

Which news outlet do you watch? White people getting killed by the cops almost never makes the news cycle other than the first report of it. No one cares about white people getting shot other then the few innocent ones that get shot. If it were a white guy with the same exact circumstances people would be saying the same thing they are now if not worse. If it were a white guy you would no doubt see comments like good riddance or the police saved us from court costs. This is simply how white people on the right generally view suspected criminals getting shot by the police. It is messed up but there is a lack of empathy in regards to how we view those that commit violent crime.
 
Re: Pittsburgh protesters shut down highway for hours over fatal police shooting of unarmed teen Ant

danarhea said:
Facts do play into it......... From the article.......

"Pennsylvania law allows officers to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect in only a handful of circumstances. It’s permitted if the suspect poses a threat of immediate danger, has used or threatened lethal violence previously or possesses a lethal weapon."

I emphasized the second part. Under PA law, cops CAN shoot a fleeing suspect if that suspect has used violence previously. That there were bullet holes in the car, which met the description of the car in the drive-by, meets that criteria.

But you are right. Some will ignore this fact.
Click to expand...

Of course they will because it doesn't fit their false narrative that cops shoot because they're racist.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom