Billyspad wrote:
Well that's a surprise is'nt it American police kill a guy with mental health problems!! Was he black by any chance? That seems to significantly increase your chances of catching a police bullet.
Sorry, but as you live out there in wherethefuck land, you know little to nothing of what's going on here.
First, you can see the suspect was white, so why bring race into it????
Second, almost three times as many whites as blacks are killed by the police.
Third, our issue is not really legal gun ownership, it is ILLEGAL gun ownership. Are you one of those who thinks taking away legal gun ownership will somehow fix everything, somehow make those with illegal guns (by definition the criminals) turn their guns in?
Fourth, your comments on our police versus the Brit police is pretty lame. Our fatal occurrences here are few and far between.
Fifth, many here believe in suicide by cop as a legitimate way out. It's sad, but true. It's not limited to the mentally challenged, to PTSD, to sickness, etc. some just want to go.
Finally, I will say that you sound like one who never had to face such domestic danger as someone waving a gun at you. Police do, and to expect them to ignore it is insane. It's my opinion that pulling a gun on a cop, or trying to take his gun from him, is most likely a death sentence (and earned). Physically attacking a cop is gross stupidity and cannot end well for anyone, regardless of color. You hear stories out there put in motion by our race-baiting media, but as I said, 3 times as many whites as blacks are shot by cops here. In rural areas, in Appalachia, etc., but our media rarely if ever reports it as it does not fit there race-based storyline.