[kyp275]

Originally Posted by Slick_rick

You might have a point if it wasn't for the case of Eric Garner. They caught him on camera being choked to death and the officer was also fired but that case didn't even make it past the grand jury.

No, I have a point because this has already moved past all those, he's ALREADY CHARGED WITH MURDER, there's no "lack of indictment" possible here.

If you want to argue using court procedures, then at least understand said procedures.

On the Garner case, there arguments can be made for the restraining method and intent of the officer (unless you're one of those guys who thinks the cop was literally trying to choke him to death, which btw also wasn't how he died). There is no such ambiguity here.

Many are all ready switching their reasoning from the original story to justify it based on the fact the victim ran. The onus is placed on blacks in America to do absolutely nothing (no sudden movements, no backtalk, no scary black man looks etc.) that might give the officer the urge to shoot them. When broken down to it core that truly means that blacks are supposed to be docile in the face of their betters, like the good ole days.

So there are stupid people who also doesn't know jack shit about the law (running alone is not a justifiable cause for using deadly force), what's your point?

Oh nvm, your point is the race card.

Another problem I have is that many people will only view this officers actions as an aberration and not something endemic to America's justice system. I earlier watched CNN parade a bunch of well-dressed uncle tom's to defend the police as a largely benevolent organization. While it would be unfair to characterize all police as biased and corrupt, it is also unfair to pretend bias and corruption doesn't influence many police officer's actions. Prison's aren't filled with blacks because blacks have some propensity to crime that whites lack; though many have brought in to this belief wholeheartedly.

The problem here is with your characterization, specifically in the lack of actual numbers.

How many police officers are there? what do you mean by "many" when it comes to bias and corruption? would you care to clarify just what you mean by "many"? perhaps a %? If you can't, then how can you say that police as a whole is not a "largely" benevolent organization?

The incarceration problem in the US goes FAR beyond simple race issue like you're trying to do here. While race is certainly a component, the more significant factors are a socio-economic ones.