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#AltonSterling killed for selling CDs in Baton Rouge (WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO) (Original Post) ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 OP
Title no longer applicable, edited out. =) Shandris Jul 2016 #1
I did a quick search and the rest of the story is true uppityperson Jul 2016 #3
Does what a lot? I'll edit him out. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #4
Claims responsibility for gun violence. Shandris Jul 2016 #11
Well I don't find that funny at all. SMH at some people. Thanks for the explanation, Shandris. ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #21
oh fuck that shit. More links... uppityperson Jul 2016 #2
Thank you for posting these links. KeepItReal Jul 2016 #5
Thanks for the additional links, up. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #6
There was no need to shoot him. They had him down and shot him point blank range. uppityperson Jul 2016 #7
Yup, they straight-up executed him. This is America now. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #8
Excellent additions to the article. herding cats Jul 2016 #9
Welcome to police state America. Initech Jul 2016 #10
Anton was executed no doubt about it. Chisox08 Jul 2016 #12
This makes me sick to my stomach. Tortmaster Jul 2016 #13
The NRA is responsible for police brutality? Marengo Jul 2016 #38
It's a vicious circle ... Tortmaster Jul 2016 #41
Sickening, stomach-turning. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #14
Even if Alton was doing something untoward, they had him on the ground and then... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #22
Totally agree yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #25
Body cameras "fell off" the officers during the "altercation" Recursion Jul 2016 #15
This will continue to occur until... Chan790 Jul 2016 #16
Good post. Thanks, Chan790. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #17
I could in theory see one body camera falling off mythology Jul 2016 #28
Black Lives Don't Matter Orrex Jul 2016 #18
"...the cops are sure to be cleared of any wrongdoing" ... yup. One of my initial thoughts upon... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #19
Video being shown in MSNBC right now. SMH. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #20
Yeah, I wasn't going to look at this post because I didn't ecstatic Jul 2016 #29
That poor young man... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #30
Body cameras "fell off", yep, sure! Odin2005 Jul 2016 #23
Alton's son is on TV (MSNBC) right now and... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #24
Bullshi coco77 Jul 2016 #26
It's almost as if there's a edict for police to just go ahead and kill any black person... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #27
Once again, we know the drill Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #31
And, of course, all they'll get is "away with it" . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2016 #32
LA governor just announced that the investigation will be conducted by DOJ. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #33
That's at least more positive news than the Tamir Rice, Eric Garner or John Crawford cases. HughBeaumont Jul 2016 #36
They were holding him down and shot him in the head? Ace Rothstein Jul 2016 #34
Yup, that's exactly what it looks like. DOJ is taking the investigation. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #35
Adrenaline + Fear + Prejudice + Military Protocols maxsolomon Jul 2016 #37
Really getting tired of this Catherine Vincent Jul 2016 #39
Modern day lynching :( MuttLikeMe Jul 2016 #40
I hear you! etherealtruth Jul 2016 #42
kick Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #43
 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
1. Title no longer applicable, edited out. =)
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 11:48 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:50 AM - Edit history (1)

Post left only for continuity of subs.

 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
11. Claims responsibility for gun violence.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:49 AM
Jul 2016

It's his way of drawing attention to it I think. I don't know the man personally or anything, just seen his pattern over a period of time.

Chisox08

(1,898 posts)
12. Anton was executed no doubt about it.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:26 AM
Jul 2016

He was pinned to the ground and shot multiple times at point blank range. How can anybody justify what happened to him?

Tortmaster

(382 posts)
13. This makes me sick to my stomach.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:09 AM
Jul 2016

We need a Democratic President and House and Senate ASAP. Until we do, the NRA and police unions will kill any attempt to end all the senseless death and suffering.

Tortmaster

(382 posts)
41. It's a vicious circle ...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:59 PM
Jul 2016

... of violence, with the NRA gorging on the money made off it. The police will claim they were afraid for their life because the guy had a gun, so they had to have a gun and had to shoot their gun, and because of the crime and violence caused by these guns, the NRA sells more and more guns until more and more death occurs, meaning that more and more guns must be sold, and at the same time, the police argue that they have to be better equipped with more and more frightening death machines, and there you go.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
22. Even if Alton was doing something untoward, they had him on the ground and then...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:12 AM
Jul 2016

...executed him.

Police cannot make the choice to execute someone on the spot like that. He was pinned down by at least two cops. While pinned to the ground, they popped him. No due process. No trial (if he was breaking laws). Just straight up executed.

SMH.

yuiyoshida

(41,765 posts)
25. Totally agree
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:27 AM
Jul 2016

Its still hard to believe that events happen like this nearly every time we turn around.. and nothing is being done to address this kind of police brutality.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
15. Body cameras "fell off" the officers during the "altercation"
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:41 AM
Jul 2016

Mm-hmm.

I expect we'll see a lot of that in coming years.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
16. This will continue to occur until...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:55 AM
Jul 2016

having your body camera intentionally "fall off" (or "be rendered inoperable" or be "accidentally left in the car" or "was covered by a jacket&quot becomes grounds for termination and until juries in murder trials against police officers begin to rightfully view it as a willful attempt to conceal evidence...not proof of guilt in its own right but as part of the body of facts and evidence that should be considered in light of other facts and evidence of the alleged crime.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
28. I could in theory see one body camera falling off
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:03 AM
Jul 2016

But having it happen to multiple cops is suspicious at best. And given the phone video, it's even more suggestive that it wasn't an accident. Unlike the shooting which was pretty clearly intentional.

Orrex

(63,086 posts)
18. Black Lives Don't Matter
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 08:59 AM
Jul 2016

Proven time and time again.

Don't worry--the cops are sure to be cleared of any wrongdoing, and isn't that the most important thing, in the end?

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
19. "...the cops are sure to be cleared of any wrongdoing" ... yup. One of my initial thoughts upon...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:01 AM
Jul 2016

...seeing this. I watched those cops execute Alton and was thinking that, despite what is seen on the video, the cops will get away with it. And, they will.

ecstatic

(32,567 posts)
29. Yeah, I wasn't going to look at this post because I didn't
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:06 AM
Jul 2016

want my morning ruined. But MSNBC just showed it and the tearjerker press conference. 😔

 

coco77

(1,327 posts)
26. Bullshi
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:33 AM
Jul 2016

They had him down no need for a gun they could have handcuffed him, oh I forgot he is black so he has super human powers.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
27. It's almost as if there's a edict for police to just go ahead and kill any black person...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 10:50 AM
Jul 2016

...they want and there will be no consequences to the murdering police.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
31. Once again, we know the drill
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:22 AM
Jul 2016

Black folks with guns: Violent criminals
White folks with guns: 2A patriots

Once again the media digs up the victim's record before digging up the names of the cops involved...

Once again the usual suspects set up the same old arguments that 15-year-old speeding tickets and selling CDs on the street makes this a justifiable shooting...

Once again the "All/Blue lives matter" crowd is nowhere to be found...

Once again the "But what about black on black crime?!" Derpfest is in full shout...

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
32. And, of course, all they'll get is "away with it" . . .
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:23 AM
Jul 2016

. . . because it's far more important to "play stupid games, win stupid prizes*" America that a black guy MUST be at fault for his own death than even ONE corrupt police officer sees one day of jail time for their crimes.

* - [font size="1"]Doesn't apply to Republicans, CEOs, cops or rich white kids.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
36. That's at least more positive news than the Tamir Rice, Eric Garner or John Crawford cases.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:55 AM
Jul 2016

Hopefully this snowballs into a serious look at just what kinds of scum are slithering into our police forces.

Of course, I can hope in one hand and . . . you know the rest.

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
37. Adrenaline + Fear + Prejudice + Military Protocols
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:49 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Per Hanlon's Razor, I wonder if the motive is Panic and not Malice. That's probably my White Privilege talking; it's a difference without a distinction.

It's not going to stop anytime soon.

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