another unarmed black male killed by white officer

pearlofwisdom1 · December 2014

https://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/04/phoenix-police-unarmed-man-killed-by-officer/19878931/

I didn't ready every word but it's not adding up completely to me. The part where the cops went out to this guy's area because of a suspected robbery and loud music. Why did the suspect run? Because of the pills? They fought and officer thought a pill bottle was a gun?

pearlofwisdom1 · December 2014

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/24/no-indictments-after-police-shoot-and-kill-man-at-an-ohio-wal-mart-justice-dept-launches-investigation/

No indictment for that walmart shooting.

theseaword · December 2014

pearlofwisdom1 said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/24/no-indictments-after-police-shoot-and-kill-man-at-an-ohio-wal-mart-justice-dept-launches-investigation/

No indictment for that walmart shooting.

Aaaaah! Did you see that video? So sad. Guy never even knew the cops were there until too late.

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sister13 · December 2014

Back in September - this poor man was shot in South Carolina after being stopped for a seatbelt violation. The cop asked for his license, when the man reached into his car to get it, the cop started shooting. It is unbelievable. This trooper was fired, arrested and charged and thank God the victim of the shooting survived.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dashcam-captures-south-carolina-trooper-shooting-unarmed-man/story?id=25749239

Bythebeach09 · December 2014

fredalina said:
This is probably flammable, but I've been looking at the black men I work or am friends with differently lately. Not "differently" like in a judge way. Like, I don't find black men (or women or children) scary. Anyway, I've been trying to see my coworkers and friends to see if they would automatically look threatening in different clothes or at night. I just don't see it. I know it's dangerous to be a cop, and I know that in minority areas obviously most of the criminals will be minorities (the opposite is true in white areas), but I just don't know why a guy being black automatically makes him scary. I was talking with a dad at basketball practice last night, not about any of this, but I was looking at his adorable 5 year old triplets and wondering if they will REALLY suddenly look frightening or threatening in 10 years instead of just gangly and awkward and insecure like all 15 year olds. Their dad didn't look frightening or threatening. He looks like a nice guy and a devoted dad (who needs more sleep).

Ugh! This needs to stop now! While it's true that in all 3 of the cases making national news recently, the victim has been resisting the cops or running away, I just don't see that as an excuse. I really doubt that at least ALL of them would have died if they had been pale.

Interestingly, I never looked at someone and thought to myself that they looked scary, regardless of color. But, since I've moved to an area with a lot of gang activity (Bloods), when I see a black man, or woman walking down the street wearing lots of red, I am scared. This doesn't translate to the rest of my life, but in my neighborhood, it's definitely true. The gang affiliation scares the living shit out of me.

But, it would be the same if it was the MS-13s, or whatever. Color not the issue. The violent affiliation is.

I'm not sure I have a point....

sister13 · December 2014

fredalina said:

This is probably flammable, but I've been looking at the black men I work or am friends with differently lately. Not "differently" like in a judge way. Like, I don't find black men (or women or children) scary. Anyway, I've been trying to see my coworkers and friends to see if they would automatically look threatening in different clothes or at night. I just don't see it. I know it's dangerous to be a cop, and I know that in minority areas obviously most of the criminals will be minorities (the opposite is true in white areas), but I just don't know why a guy being black automatically makes him scary. I was talking with a dad at basketball practice last night, not about any of this, but I was looking at his adorable 5 year old triplets and wondering if they will REALLY suddenly look frightening or threatening in 10 years instead of just gangly and awkward and insecure like all 15 year olds. Their dad didn't look frightening or threatening. He looks like a nice guy and a devoted dad (who needs more sleep). Ugh! This needs to stop now! While it's true that in all 3 of the cases making national news recently, the victim has been resisting the cops or running away, I just don't see that as an excuse. I really doubt that at least ALL of them would have died if they had been pale.

I am probably rambling a bit, but I can't remember what things I read that were linked from here, or from FB, or other reading online. One thing that struck me was a result of a study that showed people perceived black children of certain ages (via looking at pictures) to be less "Innocent" than white children of the same ages. They also attributed a higher-age level of perceived activity and responsibility to those black children.

I don't have kids (yet) but I know my godson's mom used to get very upset when people would judge or seem to assume that her big-for-his-size son and assume he was older and should behave better in certain situations, so that description of the study resonates a bit with me.

That doesn't seem like an overt bias in the study I read about, but it does seem like it could get to the root of certain reactions from the time an officer hears "black male suspect" on the dispatch and enters a situation with an increased fear or predisposed to expect violence.

As a general concept, without getting into the details of each incident, I can't help but wonder over some of the recent and horrific shootings conducted by whites that have ended with those heavily armed suspects/perpetrators being taken alive.

Some of the media coverage also illustrates these biases that we don't even notice until it's before us in black & white. When a white kid is the shooter, the media says things like "Honor Roll Student Struggled with Demons" vs. a black person is the victim will say "Shooting Victim had Arrest Record for Narcotics" even if that had nothing to do with the death.

ShakeyJakey · December 2014

sister13 said:
Back in September - this poor man was shot in South Carolina after being stopped for a seatbelt violation. The cop asked for his license, when the man reached into his car to get it, the cop started shooting. It is unbelievable. This trooper was fired, arrested and charged and thank God the victim of the shooting survived.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dashcam-captures-south-carolina-trooper-shooting-unarmed-man/story?id=25749239

I saw this a long time ago. He kept shooting after the guys hands were up. Good thing that cop is a terrible shot.

Also RE your report about black kids looking less innocent, after Tamir Rice was killed, the cop reported his age to the dispatcher as maybe 20. He was 12.

ShakeyJakey · December 2014

https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedNews/posts/862794053741614

Officer shoots man and texts union rep instead of calling for rescue while patrolling an area they were not supposed to patrol.

nochill · December 2014

pearlofwisdom1 · December 2014

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6271820?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000047

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