Police Shootings

Rrhain writes: And what part of "the guy was white" played into your analysis? Let's not pretend that Canada has defeated racism.

And I don't believe that humans ever will fully defeat our prejudices and preconceived profilings. We will simply get better than we used to be, hopefully.

Stile is right---you always like to push activist causes. Are you one of them radicals?

Percy, responding to Hyroglyphyx writes: "Rank and file police in *most jurisdictions* shouldn't have guns. That's my position. Rebut that."

The only problem as I see it is that Rank and file citizenry, even in small rural jurisdictions, do have guns. Guns are a uniquely American problem, and disarming law enforcement won't make the problem go away.

Perhaps one solution would be to provide the police with another weapon that would be lethal in immobilizing suspects yet non-fatal, like a tranquilizer gun.

The guns have to be taken off the streets, taken away altogether, even from police with the exception of specially trained forces.

How would we make sure there was no black market or that some were hiding weapons? In other words, how specifically could all guns be accounted for should we vote to take them all away?

That, and I think he means that there would always be a market...legally or illegally and that legislation alone wont stop the spread of or existence of guns.

I'm not understanding your point. Is it deadpan humor? Irony? Satire? My opinion is that it is a mistake to paint "white" as a newly oppressed group. You will simply cause more conflict. And no, I will not trim the hedges or mow the lawn. My position is equal to any other group. I am no longer entitled to more, but I certainly won't settle for less. Don't fan the flames. The issue of Floyd is not a black thing or an anti-white thing. It is human behavior in general.

Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

Interesting exchange between you and Hyro. Here is my 2 cents.

Anyone of us can be a Monday Morning Quarterback. The police are responsible for what they do. It is fair to question why the guy was even shot 7 times, but that is a judgement call made by the officers who responded.

As for handcuffing him to the gurney, is it possible that he was thrashing around (or could have tried) and may end up paralyzing himself for life in so doing?

Perhaps handcuffing Blake to the gurney was for his own safety and not done as an overreaction of his perceived threat towards others...but mainly himself?

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