Che Taylor shooting death SPD
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so? what is the rationale for not having them.Sledog said:
Let me see:dhdawg said:it's hard to know anything from that dashcam footage though. A bodycam would have been useful
1. Convicted felon
2. Repeatedly told to show his hands.
3. Felon knows he's going to prison for a long time as it's a felony for him to have a gun
besides the crime he's being sought for.
4. Reaches for said gun.
5. Felon is permanently rehabilitated posing no more danger to the public.
6. Outcome of contact was determined by dead felons actions.
7. The public needs to buy those cops a drink and thank them for their service. Being
forced to shoot a criminal isn't fun for them. It's a very tough thing to go through.
Body cams are not a panacea. They often do not point in the direction of the action as the wearers body is usually bladed with the officers gun side away from the suspect causing the camera to point 45 degrees off center.
And I am well aware of this individual's heinous criminal record and 100% believe the officers story in this case, as I do in most cases.
A useful bodycam film would eliminate any controversy, if there is any to begin with -
and if the footage isn't useful, you don't use it
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So what if the body cam showed after the fact that there was not a weapon in the vehicle yet the victim was shot anyway for his actions?
People need to stop looking for ways to arm chair QB the actions of the police in instances like this.
To me, it's very clear:
1) Suspect was told to show his hands
2) Suspect disregarded the actions
3) Suspect went into his vehicle for unknown reasons with unknown intentions
4) Suspect's actions provided an immediate threat to the officers
At some point, people need to also provide accountability to those that are being arrested to follow the directions of the police. If they don't, and their actions can be viewed as threatening, in my mind they deserve the results. It cuts both ways. -
The shooting could be justified either way. It's called a "furtive movement". The problem with having a camera and not having the film of the actual event is that detractors always claim the film was erased or doctored. Most officers like cameras and recorders, they exonerate them 99.9% of the time.
Here's a dash cam video that shows video doesn't always capture what really happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv6I-3ETfhM -
Who fuckin cares? Not like I'm gonna run into another dead kid's aunt at a bar again.
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Just more information, not armchair quarterbacking. And whether or not there was a gun of course is not always the determining factorTequilla said:So what if the body cam showed after the fact that there was not a weapon in the vehicle yet the victim was shot anyway for his actions?
People need to stop looking for ways to arm chair QB the actions of the police in instances like this.
To me, it's very clear:
1) Suspect was told to show his hands
2) Suspect disregarded the actions
3) Suspect went into his vehicle for unknown reasons with unknown intentions
4) Suspect's actions provided an immediate threat to the officers
At some point, people need to also provide accountability to those that are being arrested to follow the directions of the police. If they don't, and their actions can be viewed as threatening, in my mind they deserve the results. It cuts both ways. -
Lot of authoritarian apologists in this thread.
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dhdawg said:
Just more information, not armchair quarterbacking. And whether or not there was a gun of course is rarelyTequilla said:So what if the body cam showed after the fact that there was not a weapon in the vehicle yet the victim was shot anyway for his actions?
People need to stop looking for ways to arm chair QB the actions of the police in instances like this.
To me, it's very clear:
1) Suspect was told to show his hands
2) Suspect disregarded the actions
3) Suspect went into his vehicle for unknown reasons with unknown intentions
4) Suspect's actions provided an immediate threat to the officers
At some point, people need to also provide accountability to those that are being arrested to follow the directions of the police. If they don't, and their actions can be viewed as threatening, in my mind they deserve the results. It cuts both ways.not alwaysthe determining factor -
For you and most normal people, I'd agree with your statement.dhdawg said:
Just more information, not armchair quarterbacking. And whether or not there was a gun of course is not always the determining factorTequilla said:So what if the body cam showed after the fact that there was not a weapon in the vehicle yet the victim was shot anyway for his actions?
People need to stop looking for ways to arm chair QB the actions of the police in instances like this.
To me, it's very clear:
1) Suspect was told to show his hands
2) Suspect disregarded the actions
3) Suspect went into his vehicle for unknown reasons with unknown intentions
4) Suspect's actions provided an immediate threat to the officers
At some point, people need to also provide accountability to those that are being arrested to follow the directions of the police. If they don't, and their actions can be viewed as threatening, in my mind they deserve the results. It cuts both ways.
You and I know damn well that there are people that sit out there looking to poke holes in anything that they can ... particularly against authority. -
I'm just pointing out that video is not a be all end all.
