Mom Confessions

pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:56 pm

Lemons wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:30 pm

pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:34 pm UPDATE: Here's a clearer video of Brooks running, the cops running after him and shooting him. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned. Cop gives the reason for shooting Brooks: Brooks pointed the taser at the cop as he ran. Last time I checked, a taser is not lethal (usually). These cops are too forking trigger happy.

To be fair though, if the suspect had been able to taser the cop and incapacitate him he could then get a hold of his real gun.

There were TWO cops, so unless the other cop was not paying attention, I don't think there is much of a chance. And the guy was running away.

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:53 pm Why does a drunk dude sleeping in his car warrant an armed cop showing up?

Mommamia wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:02 pm

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:53 pm Why does a drunk dude sleeping in his car warrant an armed cop showing up?

BECAUSE......

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:23 pm

Mommamia wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:02 pm

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:53 pm Why does a drunk dude sleeping in his car warrant an armed cop showing up?

BECAUSE......

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.

I don't think they needed to arrest him. Take him home and let him sober up and then issue a citation. No need to escalate what was originally a pretty mild situation. A lot of shit we call the cops for could be decriminalized, including this.

Lemons wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:45 pm

pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:56 pm

Lemons wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:30 pm

To be fair though, if the suspect had been able to taser the cop and incapacitate him he could then get a hold of his real gun.

There were TWO cops, so unless the other cop was not paying attention, I don't think there is much of a chance. And the guy was running away.

He turned around and aimed the taser gun at the cop. When someone aims a weapon at a cop that’s what happens, right or wrong. He went from unarmed and harmless to armed and dangerous. Police gun down people who aim for them and race isn’t an issue at this point. They’ve shot people dead just holding a knife.

Mommamia wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:33 pm

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:23 pm

Mommamia wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:02 pm

BECAUSE......

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.

I don't think they needed to arrest him. Take him home and let him sober up and then issue a citation. No need to escalate what was originally a pretty mild situation. A lot of shit we call the cops for could be decriminalized, including this.

Reality, Jes, Reality. It is not any cops job to take drunk drivers home then visit them the next day to give them a citation. They don't have enough time to do what they have to do, let alone play nice to some drunk. Drunk driving is against the law. If you fail a field sobriety test, it is their job to haul your drunk ass to jail, ticket you, then you call someone to come get you out of jail.

I honestly don't see how you function in the real world. Or do you?

AZLizardLady wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:59 pm Realizing before I am writing this that I can easily confirm this on my own, but my son just told me about THIS story only a half-hour ago and said that the drunk man attempted to grab a taser gun from one of the officer's? Is this true?

However, why did they have to shoot him? How many times did they shoot him and WHERE (location on his body) did they shoot him?