That's murder. Police apologists can spin it any way they want. I saw what I saw. Guy gets pinned to the ground, and a cop casually draws his weapon and shots him in the chest.
Not justifiable. I don't care what color anyone is. The cops f---ed up.
A totally uncalled for escalation. That's all cops do nowadays: look for an excuse to escalate things, and then try to justify their use of deadly force based on the escalation.
What was this guy's crime again?
Maybe when some law abiding concealed carriers get shot the same way, and they will, then People will understand that there's a problem here.
This shooting was not justified. The guy was not any kind of lethal threat.
Cop just pulls out his gun and kills the guy while he's pinned to the ground without the use of his arms.
We don't need cops who just kill people when things get a little squirrelly.
No way, no how is this proper procedure in the United States of America. It looks like the kind of thing that would happen in a police state.
There's just no proportionality anymore. It's all about escalation, and then blaming everyone but the cop once their escalation reaches its logical conclusion.
How about being in front of a convenience store after midnight threatening folks and telling them to get out of there? .... ( MSNBC live, approx. 6pm Pacific - until they scrub it).
nbcnews article also mentions the call "after midnight" that Sterling was "was acting threatening with a gun. "
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alton-sterling-shooting-baton-rouge-police-sparks-outrage-protests-n604431
maybe he was threatening gang members who dropped a dime on him, in which case going after the police is misdirection, or maybe he was up to something else. I guess we'll find out and we'll also find out who fired first. His family has confirmed he was carrying a gun. Maybe a better choice would have been to blow his arm off?
Just learning some details. Let me ask you? Did Alton have a gun concealed on his person when the cops shot him.....or did Alton have a weapon in his hand trying to shoot the cops. Help me clear up a few of these things.