Forest Bueller_bf said:
BaylorBears_254 said:
My question is, what warranted the right to shoot the guy?
I've had my share of arguments on this forum to realize that the majority of white people, cops included, see blacks more aggressively than whites, no matter what.
i agree, he shouldn't have fled, but they were in no danger.
Zero right to shoot the guy, nothing warranted his shooting. Tazer on the other hand would have been ok.
I'm sure the 463 white guys killed by police last year would disagree with your assessment of police points of view. You just will never hear that point of view.
The viewpoint you hear from most white folks when a white guy resisting is killed, unless he is family, is generally "play stupid games, win stupid prize" that isn't my point of view, but it is very common because I've heard it often.
I'd love to hear the stories of those men killed, but let's be honest here, there is definitely a problem here on why the cops see blacks as more of the aggressor. Blacks kill blacks, whites kill whites, hispanics kill hispanics, so i don't want that excuse on why they do.
I mean, a few white guys just shot up some supermarkets and etc, and were walked out unscathed, yet this kid was shot for trying to flee with no weapon.
It's a conversation that i feel like plenty of you would have to sit down and have a civil talk about with a black person to completely understand.
I've seen some whites sit down and hear a black person out and truly come away with a different outlook on things.
Y'all probably won't/wouldn't do it, but until you put yourselves in a black person's shoes on what they go through with cops, other races, and etc, I just don't think many will understand.
Y'all have a good day tho