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dreamvoid
03/28/18 8:16:54 PM
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43574249

A US police officer shot dead an unarmed man walking in traffic with his trousers down, and his family says it looks like "premeditated murder".

Police dashcam video shows Danny Ray Thomas, 34, walking towards the officer on a road in Houston, Texas, last Thursday before a gunshot rings out.

Deputy Cameron Brewer repeatedly shouts "get down on the ground" before firing. Both the officer and victim are black.

Mr Thomas' family say he suffered from depression after his children died.

His sister, Kita Thomas-Smith, attended a Houston City Council meeting on Tuesday where she tearfully urged politicians do to something about "police brutality".

Mayor Sylvester Turner told her: "I certainly feel your pain. We are certainly sorry for any life that is taken."

Outside city hall, Ms Thomas-Smith told the Houston Chronicle of the dashcam video. "It feels like premeditated murder.

"He was clearly walking, not running, toward the deputy not trying to hurt or harm him."

Deputy Brewer, who had a Taser with him, has been placed on administrative leave as police investigate the shooting.

Houston Police Department said in a statement last week that Mr Thomas was found "walking in the middle of the intersection" of a busy road in the city.


why did this man have to die when all he did was walk around with his pants around his ankles? couldn't they have tased or even tackled him? it's not like they could claim he had a weapon.
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DanHarenChamp
03/28/18 8:18:31 PM
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he certainly shouldve been tazed but not shot
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E32005
03/28/18 8:18:53 PM
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Paper_Okami
03/28/18 8:19:08 PM
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Acab
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frozenshock
03/28/18 8:19:09 PM
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Maybe the cop mistook the man's penis for a gun
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frozenshock
03/28/18 8:19:35 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHYs2x01aEM" data-time="

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weekoldhotdog
03/28/18 8:19:59 PM
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take away all guns
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EverDownward
03/28/18 8:20:32 PM
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we should kill the guns
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NINExATExSEVEN
03/28/18 8:24:27 PM
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Send that gun to jail.
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TheCyborgNinja
03/28/18 8:25:48 PM
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Was he waving around a gun-shaped wiener? You gotta put an orange tip on it so they know.
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LordRazziel
03/28/18 8:31:45 PM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Send that gun to jail.

What's the point of saying that?
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Ving_Rhames
03/28/18 8:33:03 PM
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wait for the full story pls
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weekoldhotdog
03/28/18 8:34:40 PM
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frozenshock posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHYs2x01aEM" data-time="

lmao
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_MorningStar
03/28/18 8:36:32 PM
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Maybe he should have gotten down? Oh wait, we hate cops here "FUCK THE POLICE"
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Eat More Beef
03/28/18 8:36:46 PM
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Anyone else curious to see if they give the black cop jail time for this?
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Sir Will
03/28/18 8:36:50 PM
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Having a mental illness is a capital offense apparently.
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E32005
03/28/18 8:39:09 PM
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_MorningStar posted...
Maybe he should have gotten down? Oh wait, we hate cops here "FUCK THE POLICE"

itp: if you dont get down you deserve to be brutally murdered
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NINExATExSEVEN
03/28/18 8:42:57 PM
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LordRazziel posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Send that gun to jail.

What's the point of saying that?


Edgy commentary?
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Stewman_Magoo
03/28/18 8:43:29 PM
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I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?
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SiO4
03/28/18 8:49:36 PM
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Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


Is that asshole actually cuffing the deceased at the end of the video?
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The Admiral
03/28/18 8:50:47 PM
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Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.
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Ray-Ray
03/28/18 8:51:15 PM
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he was looking like a fool with his pants on the ground
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jayj420
03/28/18 8:51:40 PM
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"only cops should have guns, they are the only people who can be trusted to use them properly"
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RickyTheBAWSE
03/28/18 8:53:08 PM
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frozenshock posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHYs2x01aEM" data-time="

Never gets old
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SiO4
03/28/18 8:54:53 PM
#26:


The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


It's Police brutality that people are concerned with. It just so happens to fall on black people more often.
You are tying to us the I have a black friend argument. Yes as it happens, the thin blue line does have some black friends.
That is no justification for the over reaches of the police force.
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Zikten
03/28/18 8:55:51 PM
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Cops usually shout "get down" and shoot at the same time or half a second later
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NinjaWarrior455
03/28/18 8:57:21 PM
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Sadly this country has basically become comply or die.
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LordRazziel
03/28/18 8:57:41 PM
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NINExATExSEVEN posted...
LordRazziel posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Send that gun to jail.

What's the point of saying that?


Edgy commentary?

What a wonderful contribution.
If you were saying that the cop should be charged, at least there would be some substance to your snark.
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iPhone_7
03/28/18 8:58:27 PM
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Zikten posted...
Cops usually shout "get down" and shoot at the same time or half a second later

Theyre shouting it to other officers.
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Wolf_J_Flywheel
03/28/18 9:01:11 PM
#31:


LordRazziel posted...
NINExATExSEVEN posted...
Send that gun to jail.

What's the point of saying that?

Because guns are evil and the mean ol gun killed that man. Havent you been paying attention to the news since February 14th?
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SiO4
03/28/18 9:03:01 PM
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NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Sadly this country has basically become comply or die.


nhoYn0Q

Then do the Math...

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/NH
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RickyTheBAWSE
03/28/18 9:04:39 PM
#33:


The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


"criminals" are expected to not always obey. that's why police have been trained to act in various situations. you being on the fence about whether or not this was justified is dangerous thinking, and says plenty about you. you think it's okay to break procedure and undermine all training.

"hard to tell because it happened off camera," lolololol
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E32005
03/28/18 9:05:40 PM
#34:


RickyTheBAWSE posted...
The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


"criminals" are expected to not always obey. that's why police have been trained to act in various situations. you being on the fence about whether or not this was justified is dangerous thinking, and says plenty about you. you think it's okay to break procedure and undermine all training.

"hard to tell because it happened off camera," lolololol

its become addy's gimmick at this point. its sad.
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JxOxNxIxCxS
03/28/18 9:06:17 PM
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Murican cops solidifying the murican cop stereotype lawl
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The Admiral
03/28/18 9:13:43 PM
#36:


RickyTheBAWSE posted...
The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


"criminals" are expected to not always obey. that's why police have been trained to act in various situations. you being on the fence about whether or not this was justified is dangerous thinking, and says plenty about you. you think it's okay to break procedure and undermine all training.

"hard to tell because it happened off camera," lolololol


Yes, it is hard to tell. If this man was attacking the cop, Im fine with him being shot.

Like I said, well past the point of treating criminals who disobey police instructions as though theyre the victims. If thats the side of society you want to be on, have at it.
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MacDaMurderer
03/28/18 9:18:16 PM
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The Admiral posted...
point of treating criminals


Everyone stopped by police are criminals?
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NinjaWarrior455
03/28/18 9:20:13 PM
#38:


MacDaMurderer posted...
The Admiral posted...
point of treating criminals


Everyone stopped by police are criminals?

Clearly he did SOMETHING wrong. Wait in a few days when we find out he had some overdue parking tickets or something.
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Miz_iZ_AwSOme_X
03/28/18 9:21:49 PM
#39:


The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


And that didn't warrant the officer to open fire on an unarmed man. Police brutality is police brutality no matter how you paint it. Dude didn't had no weapons or nothing in his hands for that matter.
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LordRazziel
03/28/18 9:34:45 PM
#40:


SiO4 posted...
NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Sadly this country has basically become comply or die.


nhoYn0Q

Then do the Math...

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/NH

I don't get it.
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ThePrinceFish
03/28/18 9:39:30 PM
#41:


RickyTheBAWSE posted...
you think it's okay to break procedure and undermine all training.

How do you feel about the officer who successfully sued his department after he was fired following breaking protocol and not opening fire on a man with an unloaded gun?

Or is it only okay to break procedure and ignore training sometimes
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SiO4
03/28/18 9:40:45 PM
#42:


LordRazziel posted...
SiO4 posted...
NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Sadly this country has basically become comply or die.


nhoYn0Q

Then do the Math...

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/NH

I don't get it.


Check out the Racial demographic of the state.
It really doesn't prove anything, as the saying is very old.
But in an artistic license sense, in this case, it's kinda interesting.
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Jiek_Fafn
03/28/18 9:41:27 PM
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Mr Thomas' family say he suffered from depression after his children died.

I wonder if he was trying to suicide by police in this case. It makes it a much sadder story.
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InstaReturns
03/28/18 9:42:18 PM
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I live in Houston, RIP
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Delirious_Beard
03/28/18 9:43:02 PM
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people still responding to addy lmao
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Ben_Ruggiero
03/28/18 9:44:51 PM
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The cop was black. This doesn't further our agenda. Move along people
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voldothegr8
03/28/18 9:45:19 PM
#47:


The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.

Innocent until proven guilty, last I checked cops aren't judges.
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SiO4
03/28/18 9:46:08 PM
#48:


Ben_Ruggiero posted...
The cop was black. This doesn't further our agenda. Move along people


SiO4 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Stewman_Magoo posted...
I hate when cops belt out a command WHILE they're opening fire on the person. Like give them a fucking second to comply.

Also if the cop had a taser why didn't he use that instead?


He had several seconds, he ignored the police orders, and he continued walking towards the cop.

Hard to tell if this justified since it happens off camera, but Im long past the point of feeling sorry for criminals who refuse to obey police instructions.

Also, the article points out that the cop was also black, before the usual race victimization rhetoric starts.


It's Police brutality that people are concerned with. It just so happens to fall on black people more often.
You are tying to us the I have a black friend argument. Yes as it happens, the thin blue line does have some black friends.
That is no justification for the over reaches of the police force.

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Axiom
03/28/18 9:48:07 PM
#49:


Ben_Ruggiero posted...
The cop was black. This doesn't further our agenda. Move along people

Shut the fuck up. Cops killing unarmed people is a problem regardless of the race of cops
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Taharqa_
03/28/18 9:51:36 PM
#50:


Axiom posted...
Ben_Ruggiero posted...
The cop was black. This doesn't further our agenda. Move along people

Shut the fuck up. Cops killing unarmed people is a problem regardless of the race of cops


^This.

How did that N.W.A. line go? "Black police showing out for the white cop."

Extra-judicial killings by police is a problem in this country.
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