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originally posted by: ghostrager
a reply to: infolurker
I've been on the wrong side of a cop that didn't know/care of citizens constitutional rights.
It's scary as hell because the cop doesn't view you as a person, just as a "threat". Don't dare stand up for yourself or your rights because their power trip will have the last say. If you make a wrong move they "need to protect themselves", even if they f'd up initially, you'll be six feet under unless you obey.
I have no problem with law enforcement as a necessity, but it seems so many LEO's have the "us vs. them" mentality instead of upholding their oath of honor.
Ghost
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn
I do however disagree greatly, that it is the responsibility of the Whites, Blacks, Reds, Greens or Browns. It is the responsibility and duty of "all" Americans.
We cannot afford to allow them to divide us. Divided we lose; they win.
You actually don't disagree because that's what I believe, too. My mention of race was to preempt the posters who feel that white communities deserve medals because they do not hit the streets when this sort of thing happens.
We aren't alone in thinking how stupid that logic is. This is why you do see a few white folk here and there during the backlash for police shooting involving unarmed black people. Some realize it is a public servant vs public issue and not a black/white issue. The BLM movement is justified as they are acknowledging the disparity between demographics of the victims.
But yeah, the separation keeps us manageable and oppressed. I love the cops in my town but if that sort of thing happened here, I will be demanding answers.
originally posted by: Konduit
originally posted by: ghostrager
a reply to: infolurker
I've been on the wrong side of a cop that didn't know/care of citizens constitutional rights.
It's scary as hell because the cop doesn't view you as a person, just as a "threat". Don't dare stand up for yourself or your rights because their power trip will have the last say. If you make a wrong move they "need to protect themselves", even if they f'd up initially, you'll be six feet under unless you obey.
I have no problem with law enforcement as a necessity, but it seems so many LEO's have the "us vs. them" mentality instead of upholding their oath of honor.
Ghost
I feel more comfortable around criminals then cops... which should speak volumes about the current state of law enforcement.
originally posted by: greydaze
a reply to: infolurker
That was a straight up Murder/Home invasion..Smfh,These kind of stories make My blood boil.
originally posted by: gflyg
a reply to: infolurker
Cops are like muslims. Most of them are good but theres a few that read there handbook the wrong way and act, kill and rape just like isis. Dont blame all cops just like you shouldnt blame all muslims. The only differance is good muslims dont support radical muslims yet good cops are bound by "the blue wall of silence" and support what the bad ones do by not standing up to them or exposing them.
originally posted by: stolencar18
originally posted by: greydaze
a reply to: infolurker
That was a straight up Murder/Home invasion..Smfh,These kind of stories make My blood boil.
This is a straight up BS statement. SMFH.
originally posted by: BubbaJoe
originally posted by: Abysha
a reply to: infolurker
I'm guessing there won't be any rioting in North Carolina? Why not? This isn't a vague racist remark. This is a serious question. WHY NOT?!
Why are white communities so docile when it comes to allowing themselves to be abused? I always hear of how black communities are "bad" because they react to injustices but that's how it should be. When police do this, it needs to cost the city money. Every time. Eventually, the folks in charge will realize that it's far more cost-effective to promote better training and stricter punishment for cops than to defend them in court all the time.
Wow, I think we have a racist.
White folks don't riot, we vote, we contact our representatives in congress, we write letters to the local paper. There may be more than a few that will do more, but most of us are working and trying to make a living and pay the bills.
originally posted by: stolencar18
a reply to: Bedlam
Apparently you forget reasonable suspicion is. Not saying that was the case, but there are conditions where LEO can enter without a warrant.
I don't know why everyone on here thinks a warrant is mandatory 100% of the time.
originally posted by: frostie
a reply to: infolurker
Yeah bet the cops get off free.
And.. how is there even an argument going on in this thread...?
originally posted by: stevieray
originally posted by: stolencar18
a reply to: Bedlam
Apparently you forget reasonable suspicion is. Not saying that was the case, but there are conditions where LEO can enter without a warrant.
I don't know why everyone on here thinks a warrant is mandatory 100% of the time.
lol, yes, like slamming a door in the cops' face, as though there's something that needs to be hidden from them.
That just MAY cause a cop to come on in. Amazing how simple logic and obvious likelihoods are avoided like the plague, in the greater effort to make the cops 100% guilty of everything. Never the fault of the guy with a rap sheet a mile long, lol.
originally posted by: stolencar18
originally posted by: stevieray
originally posted by: stolencar18
a reply to: Bedlam
Apparently you forget reasonable suspicion is. Not saying that was the case, but there are conditions where LEO can enter without a warrant.
I don't know why everyone on here thinks a warrant is mandatory 100% of the time.
lol, yes, like slamming a door in the cops' face, as though there's something that needs to be hidden from them.
That just MAY cause a cop to come on in. Amazing how simple logic and obvious likelihoods are avoided like the plague, in the greater effort to make the cops 100% guilty of everything. Never the fault of the guy with a rap sheet a mile long, lol.
This is a possibility, yes. I could speculate a million things. Maybe the cop saw something else. Who knows. I won't speculate. All I'm saying is that there ARE are warrant exceptions, and that the ONLY story that exists on his is what biased witnesses had to say. There's absolutely no proof YET.
This doesn't mean the cop is innocent. It doesn't mean the deceased is innocent. It means most people on here only know 1% of the story and they're ready to convict. It shows how biased people are. This forum has become what everyone jokes about LAPD...shoot first, ask questions later, except it's ATS pulling the trigger on cops, figuratively, without any info.
originally posted by: MountainLaurel
a reply to: stolencar18
Well, we can agree on this much, I also will be very interested to hear what the cops side of the story is and if any video was taken and will be made available. Yes, warrants are not always required, but the standard to enforce a warrant less search needs to be HIGH...a life or death situation. We do know the man they were looking for was not found in the dead man's home and eye witness statements that he declined to have his home searched and closed his door, which was then knocked down...WHY ???
originally posted by: mclarenmp4
a reply to: stolencar18
The fact is, anywhere else in the civilised world other than the U.S and the victim would still be alive. That is 100% fact.
Your police like to kill, the stats back it up.
originally posted by: MountainLaurel
a reply to: stolencar18
Well, we can agree on this much, I also will be very interested to hear what the cops side of the story is and if any video was taken and will be made available. Yes, warrants are not always required, but the standard to enforce a warrant less search needs to be HIGH...a life or death situation. We do know the man they were looking for was not found in the dead man's home and eye witness statements that he declined to have his home searched and closed his door, which was then knocked down...WHY ???
originally posted by: stevieray
originally posted by: MountainLaurel
a reply to: stolencar18
Well, we can agree on this much, I also will be very interested to hear what the cops side of the story is and if any video was taken and will be made available. Yes, warrants are not always required, but the standard to enforce a warrant less search needs to be HIGH...a life or death situation. We do know the man they were looking for was not found in the dead man's home and eye witness statements that he declined to have his home searched and closed his door, which was then knocked down...WHY ???
Somebody slams the door on the cops and they just quietly walk away.....they own whatever that person's doing behind that door. Could be nothing or could be Dahmer getting ready to eat somebody, or the guys in Cleveland with the girls hidden away for 10 years. Especially where they fear the cops coming back, so they have to go ahead and kill somebody in a hurry.
Nothing simple or obvious about it. Cops are going on intuition, experience, and human behaviors most of the time. They have to make the call then, not after they've made everybody on the internet happy.