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In reply to the discussion: Keith Scott had a stolen gun, wife filed protective order on him in 2015 (2nd protective order 2004) [View all]jonno99
(2,620 posts)226. You keep saying 'execution' as if what happened was out of Scott's control. Had
he complied, he would still be alive.
Why didn't he comply?
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pintobean
Sep 2016
OP
Que the character assassination of a man killed after sitting in his car waiting for his kids
KeepItReal
Sep 2016
#1
Did he have a standing warrant for his arrest? Then he was NO TARGET of LEOs waiting for his kids.
KeepItReal
Sep 2016
#33
I am sure every violent ex-felon gun-humping domestic & child abuser who gets shot by authorities
jmg257
Sep 2016
#72
Yes often the penalty for refusing to drop a weapon when confronted by police is death.
Egnever
Sep 2016
#143
Except cops have training to handle such situations, at least they're supposed to
brush
Sep 2016
#245
So now you're saying a trained officer will do no better than someone untrained.
brush
Sep 2016
#255
Better is a goal worth seeking. Better training is a goal also worth seeking . . .
brush
Sep 2016
#258
That doesn't answer the question. What IN THIS INCIDENT should they have done differently
Lee-Lee
Sep 2016
#275
+million. Disgusting. None of that was known when he was accosted and killed.
ecstatic
Sep 2016
#123
Like I mentioned in my post, wounding shots should be used when there are 2 or more
Jim Beard
Sep 2016
#286
If you are trying to get me to say an innocent bystander, then I say you shouldn't be shooting at
Jim Beard
Sep 2016
#336
3 cops empty a few dozen rounds into his legs is better? You've heard of the femoral artery, right?
NickB79
Sep 2016
#345
Here is a reference so far as I understand relevent to Swedish police practice...
Marengo
Sep 2016
#102
I don't know about police but CHL training teaches to shoot to end the threat.
Hangingon
Sep 2016
#71
So are blacks guys. The days after Scott was shot, two white men and one white woman were shot
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#56
Ah, so facts and evidence really do not mean anything when compared to your agenda.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#187
Damn right I'm one of those - one of those that looks and listens with an open mind.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#236
You may not like the high-bow programming, but the "Most Shocking" episodes on the
Eleanors38
Sep 2016
#194
Yeah - but the cops didn't KNOW he was an ex-violent felon with a history of domestic violence
jmg257
Sep 2016
#6
I wonder if any of those cops have a history of domestic violence or substance abuse.
Orrex
Sep 2016
#10
A felon knows they cannot possess a weapon. A felon knows that he will be returned to prison
Trust Buster
Sep 2016
#19
I stated facts. You stated invective. That's the only thing that's typical here.
Trust Buster
Sep 2016
#90
DO you think you would drop it if told to a bunch of times? If not, I'd worry...a lot.
jmg257
Sep 2016
#49
Check out the link below. Now where is the outcry for the three white listed and Philip Hasan
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#265
And if a white gun-humper violent ex-felon domestic & child abuser holding an illegal stolen gun
jmg257
Sep 2016
#100
I see people defending the CURRENT cops rules, including that they investigate themselves.
Jim Beard
Sep 2016
#78
Anyone who is actually concerned about overzealous policing would back away from this.
Marr
Sep 2016
#93
You keep saying 'execution' as if what happened was out of Scott's control. Had
jonno99
Sep 2016
#226
I'm for talking about Tulsa, Oklahoma, but folks into guns and stuff want to stick with Charlotte.
Hoyt
Sep 2016
#170
Good point - where are the Tulsa threads?? I thought there had been a couple started.
jmg257
Sep 2016
#177
I'm all for talking about the obviously bad Tulsa shooting- but *this* is the one under discussion
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2016
#179
Well, this thread was hatched by a gun apologist, as typical. And gungeoneers are jumping on.
Hoyt
Sep 2016
#189
I wouldn't call it 'good news', but *that* is an obvious case of police criminality.
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2016
#199
"...gungeoneers are jumping on." Ah, THAT explains the good data and sound argument. Thanks!
Eleanors38
Sep 2016
#200
A 'better' way? One 'better' way is when in the presence of the police, don't get out of the car
jonno99
Sep 2016
#229
You people who keep defending cops who act as judge, jury, and executioner are the problem.
ecstatic
Sep 2016
#126
Well, that COMPLETELY justifies executing him in the streets without a trial.
6000eliot
Sep 2016
#132
Oh, I think it's fair to assume at this point that he was a fairly bad guy.
NaturalHigh
Sep 2016
#223
Amen...que the "you're stupid because you won't take the cops word for it" ad homs
uponit7771
Sep 2016
#208
"Who has access to stolen guns? " Keith Scott. It's now documented how he purchased this one.
Bonx
Sep 2016
#234
Documented by who? The cops who killed him? They could have been carrying the stolen gun
ecstatic
Sep 2016
#237
Then they hiked up his cuff and threw an ankle holster on him...all by the time he hit the ground.
jmg257
Sep 2016
#238
I blame the Chinese. They get up at 4am to play the violin for 8 hrs, do math for another 8 hrs
jmg257
Sep 2016
#248
He exited the vehicle with the gun in his hand. He was then told to drop the weapon. These
jonno99
Sep 2016
#252
The ankle holster doesn't mean the gun is in his hand. He could have left it in the car
brush
Sep 2016
#277
You believe everything cops say. I don't. We've seen too many time where they lie
brush
Sep 2016
#283
There's no photo evidence of Scott holding a gun in his hand, no matter what the alt right
uponit7771
Sep 2016
#309
Just so you know, the gun is a .380. Not sure how that jives with the wife's 9mm statement.
jmg257
Sep 2016
#315
Technicallity vs morality, no gun no benefit of the doubt given to PD who haven't earned it
uponit7771
Sep 2016
#338
I don't especially when they don't have a good relationship with citizens they're supposed to serve
uponit7771
Sep 2016
#347
No, many orange wallet shootings with no gun in the victims hand... people act like the police
uponit7771
Sep 2016
#308