The worst police shooting of an unarmed person so far?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zIYzSN3jGM

well, no, because he's alive.

I was just going to post exactly what db did. But the circumstances do look bad.

Bernie Sanders could have stopped it....

its ridiculous and still highlights the main argument for BLM.  Law enforcement has a double standard, they have a militaristic approach to civilians, especially black males, they are not well-trained and they do not have ANY ramification when they do the wrong thing.

The one thing it does not do is highlight any argument for BLM, which just wants retribution and chaos.

hard to beat dummy Liang shooting a guy takng the stairs instead of the elevator.

bramzzoinks said:

The one thing it does not do is highlight any argument for BLM, which just wants retribution and chaos.

I wonder what your position on this would be if it were JLM?  Im certain your point of view would be opposite.

Horrifying.  That poor man. 

All these shootings are bad -- and in fact there is rarely a case where there is a "good " shooting.  

bramzzoinks said:

The one thing it does not do is highlight any argument for BLM, which just wants retribution and chaos.

Amiri Baraka was right.

So were Ture and Fred Hampton

So was Farrakhan.

So now the police union says the cop was trying to protect the guy. *****ing up in the heat of the moment I can understand, but they actually sat and thought about this bull*****?

This video (no one gets shot, thankfully) is incredibly disturbing:

Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have ‘violent tendencies’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/22/video-austin-police-body-slam-black-teacher-tell-her-blacks-have-violent-tendencies/?tid=pm_pop_b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3sMpfm59hc

“All he has is a toy truck,” he shouted. “I am a behavior therapist at a group home.”

The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.  

So the officer would have shot an autistic man, playing with a toy truck instead? The caregiver did everything right, and still was shot.  

SMH for a sorry excuse.

“If police departments come out more and admit fault, that would probably go a long way, toward improving relations with the public.”

Attorney Hilton Napoleon representing Mr. Kinsey

So true.

bramzzoinks said:

The one thing it does not do is highlight any argument for BLM, which just wants retribution and chaos.

.

phenixrising said:

“All he has is a toy truck,” he shouted. “I am a behavior therapist at a group home.”

The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.  

So the officer would have shot an autistic man, playing with a toy truck instead? The caregiver did everything right, and still was shot.  

SMH for a sorry excuse.

“If police departments come out more and admit fault, that would probably go a long way, toward improving relations with the public.”

Attorney Hilton Napoleon representing Mr. Kinsey

So true.

I've read they handcuffed the guy after he was shot.

RobB said:

phenixrising said:

“All he has is a toy truck,” he shouted. “I am a behavior therapist at a group home.”

The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.  

So the officer would have shot an autistic man, playing with a toy truck instead? The caregiver did everything right, and still was shot.  

SMH for a sorry excuse.

“If police departments come out more and admit fault, that would probably go a long way, toward improving relations with the public.”

Attorney Hilton Napoleon representing Mr. Kinsey

So true.

I've read they handcuffed the guy after he was shot.

Yes, that's true. They do that to all the shooting victims -- plug 'em full of bullets, then roll them over on their stomachs, handcuff their hands behind their backs, and leave them to die alone, face down in the dirt, without even a few reassuring words or a hand on their shoulder as they bleed to death with their despairing family members watching from the back of a police car. That part bothers me even more than the actual shootings. 

Just seems odd to intentionally handcuff the guy you just accidentally shot. If the bullet had bounced off the curb and nailed his partner, would he have cuffed him?

Yes, I read the about the handcuffing. It makes you sick to your stomach. What if that bullet to the leg hit a major artery? You're lying there bleeding out, while handcuffed. I can't help but think about Eric Gardner, "I can't breath" left to die in the street. This caregiver could have found himself in the same situation. Thank God he's alive to tell HIS version of events.

When the victim was interviewed he said that after he was shot he asked the officer "why did you shoot me?" and the officer allegedly said "I don't know".  Take it from there....

RobB said:

phenixrising said:

“All he has is a toy truck,” he shouted. “I am a behavior therapist at a group home.”

The officer had intended to shoot the patient, whom he thought posed a danger, but accidentally shot the caregiver instead, said John Rivera, the President of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association.  

So the officer would have shot an autistic man, playing with a toy truck instead? The caregiver did everything right, and still was shot.  

SMH for a sorry excuse.

“If police departments come out more and admit fault, that would probably go a long way, toward improving relations with the public.”

Attorney Hilton Napoleon representing Mr. Kinsey

So true.

I've read they handcuffed the guy after he was shot.

Kind of undermines the story that they were trying to protect him.

This is a horrendous story.  Hope there is no cover up and they figure out what happened.

This was posted on Facebook by the autistic man's sister, Miriam Janice Rivers

"All I hear from the news is how my brother was holding a gun; He wasn't.  How my brother was blocking traffic; He wasn't.  How my brother ran away from the group home; he didn't. How my brother was suicidal; how ignorant! He wasn't. 
He was walking with his caregiver.With his toy truck.
Now I hear the police saying how they wanted to shoot my brother and not Mr.Charles. As if THAT makes the whole situation better. And if that was the case, how come they handcuffed Mr.Charles while he was bleeding from the bullet wound? Also handcuffed my brother. Leaving my brother inside the police car for 4 hours despite all the staff members from the group home informing the police that Arnaldo was Autistic. Instead they just read the "rights" to him. 
Now Arnaldo is in Aventura Hospital in the Behavioral Unit. He keeps having frequent  episodes of screaming, intense fear and flailing while still asleep. Asking for Charles, crying. He wasn't eating and he was anxious.  Being easily startled or frightened. How can we explain to him what happened? He doesn't have the capacity to comprehend the gravity of the situation. He has no sense of what danger is! But he understands someone got hurt. He understands Mr.Charles got hurt. Why? Because he kept saying to my mom:"Blood oh no Charles,blood!"In a desperate atempt to explain what he went through. What he witnessed. 
In the end I just hope Mr. Charles recovers quickly and stays safe. Him and his family have gone through enough as well. Praying for everything to be settled appropriately. 
I also hope Arnaldo heals and forgets what happened quickly.  And that my mother can actually have some peace of mind. Even though she is still mortified, perplexed, angry and appalled.
I'm just tired.
But this isn't over."

I'm outraged by all the unjustified shootings lately, but because I love someone on the spectrum, this one terrifies me too.  

bramzzoinks said:

The one thing it does not do is highlight any argument for BLM, which just wants retribution and chaos.

I watched a BLM march in Oakland last week. It was nothing like that. You could ask these cops who were walking behind them.

Wow, that letter from the mother is heartbreaking.  I work with autistic kids and I can just imagine what she and her son are going through.  This was a huge screw up and I wonder when we are going to hear who is responsible?