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aint_no_life_nowhere

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7. That's outrageous - I saw that on Al Sharpton's show

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 07:27 PM

Aug 2014

The police department was excoriated for releasing information showing the victim in a bad light (the 911 call in which he's described as walking around Walmart with a real gun) but refused to release the surveillance footage that allegedly shows him talking to his wife on a cell phone and not paying attention, NOT pointing the gun at anyone, but instead pointing it at the ground, and standing in the toy department near similar guns on sale. Allegedly, the video footage also shows the cops killing him, after which they order him to drop the gun on the floor.

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Police Murder Man With Toy Gun in Wal-Mart. [View all] BlindTiresias Aug 2014 OP

Well, he could've protected himself if he'd have had a REAL gun! WinkyDink Aug 2014 #1

of the 2 Cops were returned to duty after falsifing reports FreakinDJ Aug 2014 #2

It's not really a "toy gun" EX500rider Aug 2014 #3

Its a BB gun BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #4

Firing pellets at 548 mph is not a toy, that's why it's not sold in the toy section.. EX500rider Aug 2014 #6

If it's a Walmart like the three in my area aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #8

Yes they generally they go sports, bikes then toys. EX500rider Aug 2014 #11

The point is you can take about five or six steps and get from aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #12

Depends what part of the story turn out to be true. EX500rider Aug 2014 #13

And that's supposedly the big issue aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #14

What the hell? BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #9

If that turns out to be true then it was wrong.. EX500rider Aug 2014 #10

Cops shoot unarmed people all the time BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #15

Shopping while Black his only "crime" lunasun Aug 2014 #5

That's outrageous - I saw that on Al Sharpton's show aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #7