Cop kills 19 yr old in Madison, WI - protests erupt

My pet peeve is this "unarmed" BS.

If an "unarmed" thug is so harmless.......let them babysit for you one night and see if that works for you. I didn't think so.

"Unarmed" does not mean not capable of harm and yes...even deadly force!

The narrative begins again...

Holder and Sharpton are on the way to Madison.

Displaced Bama Fan said:

On the surface, it looks as if the officer was acting in the best interest of others. I wish these folks would wait to get the facts before they protested this. I guess had the guy killed some folks in the apartment then would they still protest "Black Lives Matter" if he killed multiple folks?

Its wearing thin.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/cop-shoots-teen-in-wisconsin-protests-erupt/31667874

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Well, in their defense, the crowd in Madison is probably unusually left-wing, and therefore unable to think well.

The article said the officer used his revolver. I thought all law enforcement had gone to .40 Glocks and Springfields decades ago. I wonder if it was a .357 Mag.

At some point (maybe) someone somewhere will realize that if you assault someone not in self-defense (especially a cop) you might get killed. Maybe they'll have to kill a million idiots first, I don't know. One can hope....

If Obama had a son..........

Displaced Bama Fan said:

On the surface, it looks as if the officer was acting in the best interest of others. I wish these folks would wait to get the facts before they protested this. I guess had the guy killed some folks in the apartment then would they still protest "Black Lives Matter" if he killed multiple folks?

Its wearing thin.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/cop-shoots-teen-in-wisconsin-protests-erupt/31667874

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Waiting to get the facts is racist.

NationalTitles15 said:

Waiting to get the facts is racist.

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Letting facts get in the way is often racist too.

http://news.yahoo.com/madison-police-response-shooting-contrasts-ferguson-064356055.html

According to a criminal complaint in the armed robbery, Robinson was among a group of five people who staged a home invasion robbery in Madison in April 2014 in hopes of finding marijuana and money.
Police captured Robinson as he fled the apartment. He told investigators he carried a BB-gun pistol with him during the robbery and stole a TV and an Xbox 360 from the apartment. Judge Josann Reynolds sentenced him to three years' probation in December.

That being said, should the officer have waited for back up which was on the way? The shooting victim was in the apartment alone. Aren't there non lethal methods of subduing someone?
I think too many folks are getting shot.

seebell said:

http://news.yahoo.com/madison-police-response-shooting-contrasts-ferguson-064356055.html

According to a criminal complaint in the armed robbery, Robinson was among a group of five people who staged a home invasion robbery in Madison in April 2014 in hopes of finding marijuana and money.
Police captured Robinson as he fled the apartment. He told investigators he carried a BB-gun pistol with him during the robbery and stole a TV and an Xbox 360 from the apartment. Judge Josann Reynolds sentenced him to three years' probation in December.

That being said, should the officer have waited for back up which was on the way? The shooting victim was in the apartment alone. Aren't there non lethal methods of subduing someone?
I think too many folks are getting shot.

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Dude he was assaulting a police officer. I get that you're a liberal and you have liberal views, but you don't have to be that way every time you approach a situation or a problem. You really have an issue with a cop firing his weapon at a criminal who is assaulting him? Is this real life?

I'm suspicious of anyone on either side, liberal or conservative, who always thinks the other side is wrong. That's not statistically possible.

RedStar said:

Dude he was assaulting a police officer. I get that you're a liberal and you have liberal views, but you don't have to be that way every time you approach a situation or a problem. You really have an issue with a cop firing his weapon at a criminal who is assaulting him? Is this real life?

I'm suspicious of anyone on either side, liberal or conservative, who always thinks the other side is wrong. That's not statistically possible.

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Yes, apparently he does.

seebell said:

http://news.yahoo.com/madison-police-response-shooting-contrasts-ferguson-064356055.html

According to a criminal complaint in the armed robbery, Robinson was among a group of five people who staged a home invasion robbery in Madison in April 2014 in hopes of finding marijuana and money.
Police captured Robinson as he fled the apartment. He told investigators he carried a BB-gun pistol with him during the robbery and stole a TV and an Xbox 360 from the apartment. Judge Josann Reynolds sentenced him to three years' probation in December.

That being said, should the officer have waited for back up which was on the way? The shooting victim was in the apartment alone. Aren't there non lethal methods of subduing someone?
I think too many folks are getting shot.

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I'm still waiting on all the facts...but seems like I read he had assaulted someone prior to breaking in to the apartment...? Don't know those details yet, either.
But I have a problem with anarchy; and no, all liberals are not anarchists. Most of them aren't, actually. I'd be willing to bet a large number of those demonstrating in Madison now (locals) are more anarchist than liberal. When you have just done something illegal and a cop is trying to apprehend you, if you have an IQ over 50 you should know that (I'm sorry) resistance is not only futile but if it's aggressive enough, you may die because of it.
Life in America 101. Stupid, arrogant, aggressive people (IMO) are getting shot, and I'm not sure that the world is not a better place with them not in it.

lol amazing thread

gmart74 said:

lol amazing thread

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gmart!!!!!


I've missed you buddy!!

Here's my deal. The dead guy probably assaulted the cop. Of course the cop is going to defend himself. No problem with that. Here's my problem. The police officer entered the apartment by himself without back up when back was according to some 30 seconds away. The policeman placed himself in a situation in which the outcome was probably going to lead to violence and he would have only seconds to react. Much like the Tamir Rice shooting. End result was a young man is dead.

I don't think policeman are trained to do a solo entry but rather are trained to wait for back up.

Was the young man a "thug"? Maybe. But I for one don't want the police on the street to be judge ,jury and executioner.