04-02-2018, 10:18 AM
(03-27-2018, 07:48 AM)GMDino Wrote:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/22/596051907/video-shows-sacramento-police-shoot-unarmed-black-man-in-grandparents-backyard
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-did-sacramento-officers-who-shot-stephon-clark-mute-their-n860196
Dylan Roof—a white male—is a domestic terrorist that shot and killed people in a church and he was captured calmly and got Burger King.
— roxαnn (@roxannseason) March 22, 2018
Stephon Clark—a black male—had a cell phone in his OWN backyard and was shot TWENTY times
I think it is very important to look at all the facts whenever we hear the "It looked like a gun" claim.
It is totally different if the police are just dealing with a routine traffic stop or if they are chasing a violent suspect. In the cases where there does not appear to be any serious criminal activity it is harder to justify an officer shooting someone just for holding a phone. But in cases like this where the suspect is involved in criminal behavior and fleeing the police it is more believable.
