Arkansas cop shot a kid last week. A white kid this time...

[TreasonousBastard]

https://jalopnik.com/arkansas-teenager-who-was-trying-to-fix-his-truck-kille-1847193494 ?utm_source=jalopnik_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-06-30

A sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a teenager in Lonoke County, Arkansas, during a traffic stop on Wednesday, June 23. Sergeant Michael Davis pulled 17-year-old Hunter Brittain over along Arkansas Highway 89 at 3:00 a.m. for unknown reasons.

The teen and his passenger were on a test drive at the time of the traffic stop, after Brittain had been trying to repair his pickup’s transmission, according to a report from Vice News.

Brittain’s family said that his truck — a GMC Sierra — had a broken shifter linkage when the deputy stopped him, which caused the truck to roll backwards.

During the traffic stop, Brittain got out of his truck to place a jug of antifreeze behind the rear tire to stop it from rolling into the deputy’s car. The deputy then shot at the teenager as he was placing the jug down, according to the passenger and witness Jordan King.

King was also detained for hours, for no apparent reason.

[mercuryblues]

1. seems like the all lives matter

crowd has painted themselves into a corner. If they speak out against this, they are admitting that it also happens to blacks.

If only he obeyed the police orders....

[Captain Stern]

2. A White kid?!?!....ok, now this shit has gone too far.

It's time to start taking this sort of thing seriously.

[boston bean]

4. It has been happening to white people. Just not at the same level.

Police need retraining. Better hires. And stop giving leg up for veterans. It is not a good mix.

[malaise]

3. These fuckers neither protect not serve

That is all

[Best_man23]

5. As a former Auto Tech, this story really resonated with me

When I was their age, I'd been where these young men were on more than one occasion, working late in a low income part of town trying to get a vehicle repaired so someone could get to their job. A few times I got stopped by police and asked what I was doing in that part of town at that time of night, and now realize that on any of those occasions, things could have ended much worse.

More information on this incident, and includes a bright shining example of white privilege: https://katv.com/news/local/teen-witness-to-hunter-brittains-death-by-deputy-shares-his-story

"At one point Thursday protesters in pickup trucks did burnouts in the parking lot of the sheriff's office. Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley went outside and asked them to stop." If BLM protesters ever did something like this, at minimum, the cops would arrest them and confiscate their vehicles.

The articles stated they have not released the body to the family, who should try to get an independent autopsy (I wouldn't trust the one issued by the county). We need to see the video from this shooting.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. FTP. ACAB.

[Runningdawg]

7. It's been happening to white people

but they bury it. They don't want anyone to know their kid had a mental illness or was a straight up thug.

[Hortensis]

9. No. This forum doesn't mention it, and of course RWers don't either.

There are over 5 times more whites than blacks. Of course, far more whites are executed on the streets by police, but definitely fewer per capita.

Such a terrible tragedy for this poor boy and those who've lost him.

[liberaltrucker]

8. Unemployed cop walking

nt

[Initech]

10. And what's the common denominator in all of these shootings?

Oh yeah - it's the fucking guns!

[Demovictory9]

11. kick