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Cold War Spook

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104. He was holding a stick to pick up trash, that is a weapon.

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #89)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 01:43 PM

Mar 2019

Those sticks have a pointed nail at the end to pick up the trash. He refused to drop it, that makes it a weapon.

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Colorado cops detain black man at gunpoint for picking up trash: 'This is my house -- I live here' [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2019 OP

Another cop who needs to be fired and Sinistrous Mar 2019 #1

Won't happen. sarge43 Mar 2019 #10

That's because I'm not in charge. Sinistrous Mar 2019 #21

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2019 #20

K&R ck4829 Mar 2019 #2

Could you please post the video link? I don't DontBooVote Mar 2019 #3

Here you go! MrScorpio Mar 2019 #5

Thank you very much!! DontBooVote Mar 2019 #6

I am only 1/4 of the way through the vid and this is terrifying! DontBooVote Mar 2019 #8

I fear this would have turned out much worse had the cops not known they were being videotaped. femmedem Mar 2019 #43

Thanks for the video. nt oasis Mar 2019 #55

What kind of wimps do we hire today as police officers? PatSeg Mar 2019 #59

Not backup Soxfan58 Mar 2019 #106

Good point PatSeg Mar 2019 #108

Yeah, I'm kind of done with Raw Story PatSeg Mar 2019 #58

Auto-playing multiple video ads as well as have two or three scripts that refresh every DontBooVote Mar 2019 #61

I wonder if these sites realize PatSeg Mar 2019 #71

Even today there are still cops everywhere looking for an excuse to pull out their guns DFW Mar 2019 #4

The FBI warned about the KKK in police forces decades ago. Lonestarblue Mar 2019 #15

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++! 2naSalit Mar 2019 #37

More diverse police forces could help in some cases IronLionZion Mar 2019 #42

YUP! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #54

Unfortunately this police force does look a lot like the community it serves. kag Mar 2019 #82

It just never ends with these motherfuckers, does it. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2019 #7

Sure doesn't, my friend. calimary Mar 2019 #9

That man was so close to being shot. marble falls Mar 2019 #11

Boy you said it. pangaia Mar 2019 #33

Gotta wonder who called the cops on him in the first place. 'Nosey Neighbor Nancy'? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2019 #12

Agreed, this is more of an issue of the person who called the police rather than the cstanleytech Mar 2019 #18

Eh Cosmocat Mar 2019 #22

That kind of happens when the standards get lowered in general natiowide. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #23

No. No, that's not the issue at all. LanternWaste Mar 2019 #67

I disagree. The officer who responded escalated the situation by pulling his gun. yardwork Mar 2019 #91

Oh, that escalated all right however according to someone else an officer also cstanleytech Mar 2019 #92

The same officer. yardwork Mar 2019 #100

Well if they do not lose their job (which they should) hopefully cstanleytech Mar 2019 #103

Looks like no one called. From the article: tblue37 Mar 2019 #27

Really? Sounds like that officer needs to be removed from the streets and moved where they cannot cstanleytech Mar 2019 #30

He's now on paid admin leave. kag Mar 2019 #83

The guy was black so obviously he was a homeless guy picking up cans for salvage. marble falls Mar 2019 #35

These idiots need serious treatment BSdetect Mar 2019 #13

See my post #27, right above yours. nt tblue37 Mar 2019 #28

In liberal Boulder IronLionZion Mar 2019 #14

In lily white Boulder. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #65

Nope, still pretty white. kag Mar 2019 #84

Nope. If anything it's worse ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #114

Ikr.. that was my first thought. Cha Mar 2019 #72

I expect there to be a full investigation. This is ridiculous. yardwork Mar 2019 #16

I hope you don't hold your breath for Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #70

This is what you get when you recycle people DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #17

Read loanstarblue's comment, that is the real problem Perseus Mar 2019 #19

I agree rabid right wing KKK infiltration DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #24

Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!!!!!!!! marble falls Mar 2019 #36

Out of curiosity.... Baconator Mar 2019 #94

Two priorities DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #101

That doesn't mean their personal safety becomes secondary... Baconator Mar 2019 #110

If you want to be a cop DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #111

I am supremely confident you don't know how things "used to be" for cops... Baconator Mar 2019 #112

You're pretty confident for someone who doesn't know anything about me DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #113

A militarized police force mixed with racism is very dangerous. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #25

Well said... pangaia Mar 2019 #34

You know who else wore black uniforms with all sorts of silver badges and chains ... marble falls Mar 2019 #39

I get your point quite well, but.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #45

I did not mean to suggest we need an all plain clothes police corps. I do want the ... marble falls Mar 2019 #47

Thanks, and I agree. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #98

Doesn't have to be military in nature zipplewrath Mar 2019 #57

I agree. happybird Mar 2019 #48

Exactly, and thank you. Those little photos speak volumes! KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #50

Nice find. Thanks. marble falls Mar 2019 #99

... Anon-C Mar 2019 #102

I remembered that during the "W" years, all police departments Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #77

The COP should be be PUNISHED ROB-ROX Mar 2019 #26

I lived in Colorado Springs for a year... Miles Archer Mar 2019 #29

Thanks for sharing that, Miles. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2019 #52

Damn. dalton99a Mar 2019 #73

I've lived in Colorado for almost thirty years now, and I whole-heartedly agree. kag Mar 2019 #86

i'm horrified by the video and couldn't believe this happened in Colorado, and esp'ly @Boulder onetexan Mar 2019 #87

I was in the Springs for a few years but never had any bad interactions... Baconator Mar 2019 #95

It was one incident that was bad enough to help define my experience. Miles Archer Mar 2019 #96

Blue by Day, White by Night- Contravene spike jones Mar 2019 #31

Fuck those cops. fire them.. ha ha THAT is going to happen. pangaia Mar 2019 #32

This is terrible. I'm so sorry they cannot feel safe anywhere AllyCat Mar 2019 #90

To be honest, I have always thought my BIL is a little paranoid... pangaia Mar 2019 #93

And they told us it was post-racial America malaise Mar 2019 #38

Why the cops were called is one thing. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #40

Sure, compliance works swell...if you're WHITE. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2019 #49

An non-compliance triples your chances of getting shot. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #68

People of color just walked to the back of the bus until one finally said "No". NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #74

Rosa Parks was not armed. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #88

The guy in the video wasn't armed. NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #89

He was holding a stick to pick up trash, that is a weapon. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #104

... padah513 Mar 2019 #107

I agree janterry Mar 2019 #105

Drop the weapon? Wtf. They were setting up a kill. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #41

Yes, I think you're right. nt. Mariana Mar 2019 #69

Shoot first, make up excuses, get a long paid vacation dalton99a Mar 2019 #81

Prison guard rejects? Those become cops. 47of74 Mar 2019 #44

Five percent of LEOs are nice honest folks. safeinOhio Mar 2019 #46

Until cops start being held accountable, this will only get worse. Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #51

I would have thought that Boulder police officers would be better trained. niyad Mar 2019 #53

No, this is the same crew who screwed any chance of ever convicting someone generalbetrayus Mar 2019 #80

how well I remember that case. I had thought they had gotten better training niyad Mar 2019 #97

Notice how all the cops on the scene participated in the fun. Mariana Mar 2019 #56

thought the same KT2000 Mar 2019 #63

It all comes under "breathing while black". FFS. n/t TygrBright Mar 2019 #60

He's lucky they didn't shoot him! red dog 1 Mar 2019 #62

This is so sick.... Sogo Mar 2019 #64

I'm sick of Nazis Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #66

Personally I consider such cops to have no value to society. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #75

This stuff makes me so sad; is this "how far we've come"? akraven Mar 2019 #76

Idiot racist cowards Midnightwalk Mar 2019 #78

K&R for exposure Blue Owl Mar 2019 #79

Didn't see your story 'til a moment ago. Unforgiveable. Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #85

Fucking ridiculous Bettie Mar 2019 #109