First, what idiot watches a sports game for the political views of the players? I’ve seen trained seals throw a ball and would spend my money on them.
Secondly, too bad the public doesn’t wait until the body cams and investigation are at least started before rioting over some criminal failing to comply with the directives of a law enforcement officer…1. Don’t forget the media has an agenda and it tends to not involve waiting for full information before rocketing their version in front of as many uninformed people as possible.2. Police were called because Jacob Blake was waving a knife around and in conjunction with a domestic situation (not because he was roaming the countryside as a non-violent friendly fellow). While in route, dispatch informed police that Blake had an outstanding warrant in regard to his recent sexual assault and domestic abuse charges.3. Police deployed a taser and it failed, as they are prone to do more than we’d like, despite being a great tool.4. Research thus far, very early, is showing that Blake said he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it. He continued to brandish the knife while disregarding officer commands to drop it, which would have ended the situation PEACEFULLY, if he’d have complied with such lawful orders.When he reached into the car, officers fired. Why? Because he already has one weapon and says he’s getting a gun next from the location he’s reaching into.
Personally, I’m still waiting for the rest of the evidence before I declare the police did anything wrong…
^ Not to worry. There will be plenty of cases in the future to wait before declaring the police did ‘something wrong’.
Many, if not most, of those cases will not be recorded by witnesses, so it will involve only testimony of police, most of which will not be released to the public — by agreements with police unions.
And if police did ‘something wrong’, then what? The shooter(s) get fired and move to another city’s police force and the black guy is still dead.
MR P over 3 years ago
First, what idiot watches a sports game for the political views of the players? I’ve seen trained seals throw a ball and would spend my money on them.
Secondly, too bad the public doesn’t wait until the body cams and investigation are at least started before rioting over some criminal failing to comply with the directives of a law enforcement officer…1. Don’t forget the media has an agenda and it tends to not involve waiting for full information before rocketing their version in front of as many uninformed people as possible.2. Police were called because Jacob Blake was waving a knife around and in conjunction with a domestic situation (not because he was roaming the countryside as a non-violent friendly fellow). While in route, dispatch informed police that Blake had an outstanding warrant in regard to his recent sexual assault and domestic abuse charges.3. Police deployed a taser and it failed, as they are prone to do more than we’d like, despite being a great tool.4. Research thus far, very early, is showing that Blake said he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it. He continued to brandish the knife while disregarding officer commands to drop it, which would have ended the situation PEACEFULLY, if he’d have complied with such lawful orders.When he reached into the car, officers fired. Why? Because he already has one weapon and says he’s getting a gun next from the location he’s reaching into.
Personally, I’m still waiting for the rest of the evidence before I declare the police did anything wrong…
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
^ Not to worry. There will be plenty of cases in the future to wait before declaring the police did ‘something wrong’.
Many, if not most, of those cases will not be recorded by witnesses, so it will involve only testimony of police, most of which will not be released to the public — by agreements with police unions.
And if police did ‘something wrong’, then what? The shooter(s) get fired and move to another city’s police force and the black guy is still dead.
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Rinse and repeat.
pamela welch Premium Member over 3 years ago
Oh Drew ♥♥ :-( :-(
Mike Smith over 3 years ago
As if Lebron is some paragon of Justice and Equality. He (and the NBA) sat down like the little bitch he is when China told him too.
LJZ Premium Member over 3 years ago
You are missing the point of the art. It is the frustration and anguish felt by athletes:
http://100photos.time.com/photos/john-paul-filo-kent-state-shootings
Well done Drew!
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
We all need to think about our priorities right now.