Michael Brown shot dead by police

[InRareForm]

BuzzFeed 5m

Police Chief: Officer who shot Michael Brown did not know he was a robbery suspect at the time of the confrontation.

lol ferguson police

[cantthinkofanything]

BuzzFeed 5m

Police Chief: Officer who shot Michael Brown did not know he was a robbery suspect at the time of the confrontation.

lol ferguson police

Brown didn't know that though. He thought he was about to get popped.

[DarrinS]

"I didn't know exactly what was going on, but I knew it didn't look right for someone to be wrestling with the police through the police window"

[DMC]

Acting like thugs and walking in groups into a store, taking whatever you want and threatening violence or even death if someone tries to stop you, that's typical black youth behavior as ween during the "protests". Compounding the issue is that black "leaders" who are actually just mosquitoes sucking the blood from the black communities excuse it and focus on what ever facade of injustice they can drum up to give themselves more spotlight.

[DMC]

BuzzFeed 5m

Police Chief: Officer who shot Michael Brown did not know he was a robbery suspect at the time of the confrontation.

lol ferguson police

So randomly shooting a black person means you have a great chance of hitting a criminal?

[Chomag]

Not saying anyone deserves to die, but this does show that he is not the sweet innocent teen that just wants to go to collage that the protesters and family keep gabbing about. It's also not unreasonable that Brown might have thought the officer was there because of the robbery and that does change the scenario even if the cop didn't know he was a suspect.

[Fpoonsie]

So randomly shooting a black person means you have a great chance of hitting a criminal?

Can't deny DMC's still funny, tho', breh.

[spurraider21]

I know I say some foul on here (often), but in all honesty:

I gotta feel bad for the black folks that rallied around a cause they fervently felt impacted by, just to see their efforts discounted because of the news that broke. Young black males get pestered and harassed daily for no reason -- I've seen it first-hand back in high school when I used to be more "down" -- and now people are going to try and argue it's "cause they're criminals, more often than not."

There's still a very real divide in this country, and racism is just as prevalent as it ever was, on both sides, and it doesn't look to be passing anytime soon.

Dapped

[Fpoonsie]

Dapped

[Cry Havoc]

Acting like thugs and walking in groups into a store, taking whatever you want and threatening violence or even death if someone tries to stop you, that's typical black youth behavior as ween during the "protests". Compounding the issue is that black "leaders" who are actually just mosquitoes sucking the blood from the black communities excuse it and focus on what ever facade of injustice they can drum up to give themselves more spotlight.

That's actually typical of POOR YOUTH behavior, not blacks. Do your ing research.

[RsxPiimp]

so what happens if it was a black cop? the blacks will just let it slide?

Of course.

[DMC]

That's actually typical of POOR YOUTH behavior, not blacks. Do your ing research.

I know plenty of poor white folks, none of them act like that.

[Cry Havoc]

I know plenty of poor white folks, none of them act like that.

Ah, anecdotes. The cornerstone of ty science.

[Spurminator]

It's not "typical" behavior for anyone.

[Cry Havoc]

[DPG21920]

Ah, anecdotes. The cornerstone of ty science.

Then you should be arguing that for the same anecdotes people are using now. For every bad experience, there's a good.

[Cry Havoc]

It's not "typical" behavior for anyone.

Accurate. It's more typical within impoverished areas though. Don't have access to education + safety constantly threatened + less personal opportunity = higher chance of turning to crime.

[DPG21920]

Sweet irony ^ people are taking this event and acting like every black person that walks down the street is executed and white people are never bothered. Ho Hum.

[DisAsTerBot]

that looks nothing like darth vader tbh

[Cry Havoc]

Then you should be arguing that for the same anecdotes people are using now. For every bad experience, there's a good.

I argue the statistics, because that's what's valid in a case like this. Not "he said, she said". Actual trends that science has shown to be consistent. And those trends are completely absent of race for the most part.

[Cry Havoc]

that looks nothing like darth vader tbh

[Cry Havoc]

Sweet irony ^ people are taking this event and acting like every black person that walks down the street is executed and white people are never bothered. Ho Hum.

It's not just a racial issue. It's also a, "hey, why are our cops geared like a division of our armed forces" issue.

[xmas1997]

I don't get it.
This was a cop going after a criminal, and not a racial issue.

[spurraider21]

I argue the statistics, because that's what's valid in a case like this. Not "he said, she said". Actual trends that science has shown to be consistent. And those trends are completely absent of race for the most part.

that comic strip was statistical evidence?

[Fpoonsie]

I don't get it.
This was a cop going after a criminal, and not a racial issue.

Police chief confirmed that the cop had no idea Brown was a robbery suspect when he came across him, and told him to get out of the street.

Unless you're insisting that jaywalking is a form of criminality worthy of an immediate death sentence.