terryfossil 1
Other countries have guns,but mainly USA has so many shootings where the law shoots a citizen that they did not have to,do the cops work under that much fear.????..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/3909422-man-shot-killed-by-police-was-vietnam-veteran/
6 Answers
tabber
Best answer!
I think the police have some degree of fear, but I also know there is a cavalier attitude towards shooting minorities, because it's always been that way in the United States. We need to step back, calm down and retrain everybody to respect each other, and to help each other in society.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
ROMOS
Well, I suppose the police in the USA must assume that most incidents they are called to may involve a firearm, therefore instilling a certain amount of self preservation, that darn second amendment has many innocent lives to answer for IMHO, the USA are good allies to have around but fortunately most of the Worlds governments don't have to live under an archaic constitution that nearly all of their citizens believe in, che sera sera!
| 6 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
jhharlan
I dunno what to say or answer. It all frightens me. Especially when the shooting didn’t have to end in somebody’s death. James was getting food from a dumpster when all of the sudden there was a gun just inches from his head. Inches is too far away, it was close. It was a cop. Just happened by and saw him SEARCHING FOR FOOD! I don’t know why the gun was even drawn. Yeppers, the cops seem to be out of control of themselves. Can’t really blame them but absolutely more training needs to be applied. And people are shooting as well. The shooting in Dallas comes to mind. 5 or 7 cops were gunned down, killed by someone who just wanted to kill cops. Guns. I like that we can own any but for cry yi yi! My 73 year old aunt carries. Her excop husband surely does openly. Open carry scares the daylights outa me. All it takes is some shootist wannabe shoots someone hiding behind the stand your ground laws. Gun owners need to be checked mentally. I never needed to be sold a gun, not with my issues but I've owned several at different times. It’s crazy. I’d love to soap box this subject but I have no answers. Oh, and, I’m afraid of cops...
| 6 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Benthere
.... I must be missing something, if the intruder was shot/down, why brandish a gun in front of anxious police ?
| 6 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
....see where I am going with this ?
....take the gun out of the equation
Terry, what you believe and what actually happened are possibly two very different things. Just saying.
Bob/PKB
Having listened to what you posted, and followed up by researching an article, it seems this incident is not as callous as you seem to believe. I am pretty sure not every officer heard Mrs. Black describe what her husband was wearing, AND it was dark, AND Black may have had time to put the gun down before appearing (in enough light to be recognized?).
There are very few police shootings that thorough investigations determine the officer was at fault.
Do you check the news of every country, or do you have a special interest in the US?
| 6 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
To answer your question of why two didn't shoot...and, again, I wasn't there...perhaps neither of them was in a position to see Mr. Black holding a gun.
Like I said, I wasn't there, so I'm not going to jump to condemn anyone without knowing the facts. Too bad you don't do the same.
mycatsmom
I think if the cops must shoot someone, they should shoot them with a tazer or tranquilizer gun.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
