steelhouse, it doesn't really matter what you were taught. Police do not have the right to shoot people who run away or who resist arrest. Tamir Rice should not have been shot even if that gun was real. We have a constitutional right to bear arms!

Another proponent of small minimalist government showing his true authoritarian colors.

The police went to the park and thought the gun was a threat to them and the people and shot him.

You are not going to cut these deaths down unless you make it a 2 year jail sentence for a police officer to fire a gun. Also in Britain since there are no guns, the police do not need the guns.

Thus, if you want to cut the homicides, suicides, and other gun related deaths by 90%, all you have to do is end the 2nd amendment (which is not really valid anyways). All the air cells and BB guns would have to go. People can hunt with bows like the Indians.

As Bill Cosby said once, it is about the gun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOf0sNSR4c

Lol "the police thought it was a threat" the kid was dead two seconds after they rolled up. Tactically they did the stupidest thing possible putting themselves at risk as well.

The first sentence in the above post is possibly the dumbest thing I've read all month.

Steelhouse, all you have to do to reduce shootings is: hire better cops, train them in de-escalation techniques.
Will this stop most shootings? Of course not, but it would be a start. Cameras on officers would help as well, but I'm not as for them as most but they might be necessary in the USA.

Another person of color was killed by police shooting. Still early in the investigation but thought it was relevant to post here:

http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2...t-readinteract

Lol at anyone defending cops creating a dangerous situation and ten shooting their way out of it.

Wait, no, not lol. **** you. That's what I meant to say.

Stricter gun laws would probably prevent most of these shootings. If you are caught with an illegal gun, it should be a 25 year minimum sentence. Then cops would be able to make the decision that most likely the perp is not a threat.

Combine the with making all handguns illegal for the optimal legal situation.

Also maybe make shooting children playing with toys in the park illegal to.

Except that will never happen.

The officer made eye contact with Mr Gray, he ran, so killing him was fine.

Seems legit steelhouse, you massive hypocrite.

Are you having a conversation with your previous post?

446 people have been killed by police since Jan 1st. That doesn't include, you know like causalities... broken bones, beatings, excessive pepper spray/tasering, paralyzation.




It also doesn't include people killed in jails or the number would be much higher.

Record 346 inmates die, dozens of guards fired in Florida prisons





45 police have died so far this year

14 by motor accidents
12 by heart attack
13 by gunfire
Rest are misc like 9/11 related illnesses, 1 assault

So yeah it's like 450 civilians and around 15 cops killed by civilians this year.

Because the line between illegal and legal stops exactly how many people who routinely operate outside of the law? How is gun control working in Chicago?

Are you honestly not familiar with the arguments?

It's pretty obvious (to anyone with a brain) that you are the racist here since black people are also more often involved in crime and commit more murders, relatively speaking. The murder perpetrator percentages are even higher as 32% for black people in the US. So it's actually kind of common sense that black people also have more altercations with the police, relatively speaking.

So, either you are a racist who treats black people like children by not holding them accountable or you are one of those Tea Party of the left types who ignore facts which contradict their worldview.

If you are a Tea Party of the left type I have a tip: go personal by using ad-hominems so you won't have to face the facts. But you could also just admit that you are a racist. It's easier because it's the truth.

Here it is. Concrete proof that running from the cops is a grave threat to a police officer's life. 12 police officers have died on duty this year from heart attacks, many of those occurred as a result of jogging.

Can you post more about your world view, please?

Oh, they almost exclusively post in the rape thread? Going to enjoy these next few minutes.

Ah the first ad-hominem. Jeez, I didn't think someone would actually prove my point in the first reply. I expected a more intelligent reply. Disappointing, I hope you can reply to the actual argument from now on.

Why do black people get arrested for drugs more than white people, even though they use drugs at the same frequencies?

You don't know what an ad hominem attack is. I am genuinely curious why you think category A of people who commit crimes at a similar rate are arrested at a higher rate.

What are you talking about? Black people commit about 50% of the murders in the US and are 13% of the population. They are more often involved in crime because they grow up poor more often and live in bad neighborhoods more often. Of course they are more often targeted by the police. How is this in any way not common sense?

Is this post supposed to be a template for what you're prescribing for the Tea Party Left? The ironing.

Ignoring facts about certain demographics out of racist reasons (treating people like children, without accountability, is racism too, and you'll find that many black people don't like this treatment at all) is worth mocking. I don't really care what name these people get to be honest.

It's not helping society progress. Instead we stay divided. I want understanding of issues instead of ignorant identity politics. Like for instance, the reason black people are more often involved in crime is simply because they grow up poor more often and end up in bad neighborhoods. Instead of fixing this issue we focus on fighting with eachother. I want this to change but the Tea Part of the left (or whatever you call them) types are often only interested in fighting instead of seriously wanting to discuss the underlying issues. Being honest about facts is step one.

Most liberals already know that black people commit more crime, and that they do so in large part because of poverty. A lot of the reason for the disparity in poverty rates is due to systemic racism. Who do you think you are educating with your hot takes?