My brother and I are usually liberal about black issues but I said it and he agreed, enough is enough. Why are black people protesting for people who act badly when they are around our police officers? Do they not understand what freeze or hands behind your back mean? Then they're going to continue to get billy clubbed in the heads.
Police have a tough job. Blacks choose to fight back when being arrested. I was arrested twice. I put my hands behind my back when the cops said to. PERIOD.
Black people are not protesting for people who act badly around our police officers.
Black people, white people and brown people are protesting the fact that law enforcement officers are not being held accountable for their actions.
The punishment for resisting arrest is not death.
I feel you. But you guys have to realize that guy selling cigarettes in NYC was resisting arrest and had a heart attack because it took 4 guys to hold him down. I do think the cops need to be trained and those cops should lose their jobs and those families should get millions. But black people have to stop resisting arrest like that.
The Ferguson kid punched that cop in the face. I'd expect to get shot if I punched a cop in the face.
I know what you are saying and I agree but also you have to take a look at some of the men you are defending. Plus this "cops abuse blacks all the time" I think is a little over played. Maybe if these blacks didn't disrespect cops they wouldn't get a beat down? Teach your kids that. Be polite. Yes sir no sir officer. That's what we do in a civilized society.
These blacks? You mean these black people, right?
I'm defending unarmed men who get killed for offenses that are not punishable by death. I don't care who they are.
Police officers in affluent neighborhoods say yes sir and no sir to the citizens. Did you know that?
Yes, they are very cordial here in my predominantly black, $73k median household income suburb. They're even nicer over in predominantly black, $120K median annual income Mitchellville.
Lets be honest. I could be black or white, male or female, young or old. If you walk up to a cop and say, "excuse me officer....", that officer is not going to arrest or tazer you.
I have walked up to cops who were DICKS! I remember walking away saying, "man what a dick". I know and I admit that cops need to be better trained and maybe they shouldn't even be cops for more than 10 years.
But right or wrong, if a cop tells you to put your hands behind your back, what do you do? If the answer is anything other than PUT YOURHANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK then I am not going to argue for you.