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    Minneapolis Riots / Atlanta Shooting

    Since COVID got a thread I suppose we should do the same for the next chaotic chapter of 2020. Are any members near Minneapolis? Or have connections to the city?
    Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next products.

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    I don’t know of any and I followed this site for a year. The closest I believe to Minnesota is OneTwoBomb, but he’s in Michigan.

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    The VAST majority of members just read and don't post. Only a handful of members are actually active regularly on the forum.
    Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next products.

    "They will hurt you. They will hurt your grandma, these people. The root cause of this is there's no discipline in the homes, they don't go to school, you know, they live off the government, no personal accountability, and they just beat people up for no reason, and it's disgusting." - Former Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters

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    What I want to know are there more members located within the United States or other countries?

    Speaking of Minnesota, should this cop be eligible for the federal death penalty?

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    Speaking of Minnesota, should this cop be eligible for the federal death penalty?
    As Mike said, no he isn't.

    He could be tried in Minnesota for first-degree murder for which he could get a life sentence, defined as 30 years. Many attorneys say that, because there's no real evidence of premeditation, he wouldn't be convicted of that. Murder three may be about the worst he could be convicted of, and that only gets you 12 years.

    The feds could slap him with all kinds of federal charges, like a hate crime, violation of civil rights and maybe some other stuff. Maximums on some of these can be years in a federal slammer.

    But this act of murder itself is strictly a state beef.
    Last edited by mostlyclassics; 06-01-2020 at 03:01 PM. Reason: Minnesota laws changed.
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    "He could" is not sufficient grounds for shooting. At the time he was shot he was running away. A taser is only effective from 15 feet away. Brooks was 18 feet and running away. The police should of take other steps before firing. Shooting someone should be a last resort.

    I brought up the DA's statements because they state what the law is regarding officer shootings. I think the Felony Murder charge is severe but it's not unusual for prosecutors to go with the highest charge to begin with. I feel a manslaughter charge is probably appropriate from from the information I have ( which admittedly isn't everything). He should also face charges for kicking him. Why would you do that?

    If the taser isn't effective from over 15 feet and he is drunkenly running away firing on the turn, then he isn't going to hit the police let alone kill them. The other cop should of fired his taser before the gun was fired.

    I have no problem with the police being armed with tasers. I would have a problem if they shot someone for no reason but then that would be illegal. I do believe that the police should be able to follow the law and their own guidelines. If they cannot do that then they should be fired. If they break the law then they should be prosecuted. That's completely reasonable.
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    JLR that's just a bunch of nonsense. First, you can't decide under such pressure and hectic circumstances whether you are at 15 or 18 feet from the thug. Second, "the running away" narrative is absurd as the guy turned around and pointed the weapon to the officer. As has been said, when you get the taser in your head it can kill you. An officer should always have the right to shoot when his life is possibly at stake as a consequence of the acts of an arrestee. And on him being drunk, a drunk guy with a weapon is a whole lot more dangerous and unpredictable than a sober one. Moreover, the attorney of the officer denies he kicked Brooks and the video is certainly not conclusive about that.

    To make things even more absurd, the other officer has now been charged with aggravated assault for his wrestling when Brooks went rogue. That's just scandalous. In addition, this officer has been charged with "violation of oath", so they are trying to be as creative and nonsensical as they can possibly be. Ofcourse the officers denies any such allegations.

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    This is gonna be my last reply on the topic because I'm not got much else to add that I haven't already said.

    Police goes through an incredible amount of training. This isn't a rookie. A police officer should be able to determine if someone poses a credible threat to their safety and react accordingly depending on the situation. If he can't do that then he shouldn't be a cop.I understand mistakes will be made but he wasn't charging towards them. Every indication is that he was trying to escape the officers so he would not get arrested. Being drunk makes your temperament pretty bad sometimes but it doesn't help your ability to aim and fire a taser. The police apparently missed him when they fired the taser so what chance did he have? There was other things the officers could of done. Of course the officer would deny kicking him. Lawyers do not tell the clients to admit guilt. What's conclusive in the video is the fact they went against police regulations by not immediately attempting to administer first aid. There is no justification for that.

    I just dont see the need for a police officer to immediately shoot someone multiple times in that situation. Maybe it's a cultural thing. In the UK, if police was threatened by someone with a taser, armed police would not be deployed to deal with the situation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JLR View Post
    This is gonna be my last reply on the topic because I'm not got much else to add that I haven't already said.
    Sorry to pile on, but....

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