Among the many lives lost at the hands of police, many have been brought to the attention of the media. Some I feel deserved the response given, some I feel the police need to be held responsible. You decide!
#1) Man is wandering up and down the streets causing problems. Officer stops him as he is attempting to get into a van. Man charges after officer. Officer shoots. Man has 6 bullet wounds - two of which are from behind (3 shoulder, 1 chest, 1 back, 1 back of arm). Man had multiple drugs in his system. Officer has no marks on him. Is offender white or black? Should he have been shot? Should he have been killed?
#2) Man steals from store. Officer confronts man. Man attacks officer leaving bruises and even attempts to take officer's weapon. Officer shoots and kills man. Is offender white or black? Should he have been shot? Should he have been killed?
#3) Man fresh out of prison parks outside of elementary school. Man has shotgun in vehicle. Police are called to this suspicious activity. Police tell man to surrender. Man refuses and threatens suicide vs arrest. Man is shot when exiting car to move against police. Is offender white or black? Should he have been shot? Should he have been killed?
#4) Man and girlfriend are pulled over in parking lot. Officer tells man to exit vehicle. Man reaches to put vehicle in park. Officer shoots through open drivers window into man's shoulder and head. Man had no weapons or drugs on him, but his girlfriend had some pot on her. Officer says he was afraid he was going to get run over. Is offender white or black? Should he have been shot? Should he have been killed?
#5) Man is waving around gun in public place. Security cameras in the area show the weapon. Police see the weapon and fire. Is offender white or black? Should he have been shot? Should he have been killed?
These are the cases I was able to find online. YES, I feel they all needed shot or slowed down. Killed? depends on how brutally the officers were being attacked. Looking at these cases there are two which demand an answer or explanation - #1 & #4 - because they are clearly excessive in force and questionable judgement. #2, 3, & 5 are pretty straight forward. The issue here though? Their race answers are as follow: WBWWB. The truly questionable incidents involved white men, and not black men. But all races were involved in criminal behavior. So it might actually be a human thing, not a race thing. It might just be a humanity problem, not a civilians vs police problem.
Just some brief food for thought!
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