News No Charges in Wal-Mart BB Gun Shooting - Page 21

Skyy God · 09-24-2014, 01:38 PM

Watch the video. Dude's just shopping for pet food, swinging a BB gun, and minding his own business. Then, BAM.

Apparently the Dayton PD trains their officers to murder people.

http://www.whio.com/videos/news/walm...ptures/vCtB6Z/

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A special grand jury called to review evidence in the fatal shooting of John Crawford III, killed by police in an Ohio Walmart while carrying a BB gun from store's shelves, decided today that no officers involved in the shooting will be indicted.

Surveillance video from Crawford's shooting—previously unavailable to the public—shows Crawford walking around the store while talking on the phone, with the BB gun at his side or on his shoulder. The disturbing video then shows an officer rushing toward Crawford with his gun drawn before shooting him.

Though the special grand jury reportedly considered charging the officers with murder, reckless homicide, or negligent homicide, WHIO reports the jury ultimately decided not to indict the officers involved in the shooting, finding their actions were justified.

Vince Pope, attorney for the officers involved in the shooting, released a statement following the decision:

"I believe the grand jury's decision, it's absolutely the right decision, that the officers acted well within their training."

Derrick Foward, president of the Dayton Unit NAACP, also released a statement:

"The Special Grand Jury in Greene County made the wrong decision. It's a sad day in the history of Dayton."

Foward added the NAACP will call for a complete investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

http://gawker.com/no-indictments-aga...oot-1638642197

**Baby Lee** · 09-25-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

BL, you kind of remind me of Logical at this point. He was another poster that I absolutely adored that really couldn't stand me. What can I say? I'll always love you...

I don't dislike you. I'd say I was more, . . . gobsmacked, at the change in reaction, than anything.

It was like tuning into the 700 Club and hearing Pat Robertson say 'hey, I like ****ing whores as much as the next guy.'

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 09-25-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I think you're misreading me. You sense that I'm daring you to exert power inappropriately. I'm saying I'm through caring what the mods do around here anymore. This place has bigger problems [ie, hateful fans and inextricably entrenched positions and cliques] than banhammers anymore.

Yeah, I would agree with all of that. I have to be conscious of the mod thing though, and be diligent to challenge anything I think is not right. I've driven a few of them batty. It's my job.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 09-25-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I don't dislike you. I'd say I was more, . . . gobsmacked, at the change in reaction, than anything.

It was like tuning into the 700 Club and hearing Pat Robertson say 'hey, I like ****ing whores as much as the next guy.'

Well, I'm honest...

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 09-25-2014, 05:51 PM

Stevieray has accused me of it being my white guilt, and that dude is a good friend of mine IRL. I think I've succinctly stated my position. Right, or wrong it's mine.

GloucesterChief · 09-25-2014, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

Stevieray has accused me of it being my white guilt, and that dude is a good friend of mine IRL. I think I've succinctly stated my position. Right, or wrong it's mine.

Nope. I am white as can be and I treat cops like strange dogs. Could be dangerous, could be nice. Either way only give as little as possible and make the encounter as short as possible.

Though I believe the quality of most dogs is above the quality of most cops.

crazycoffey · 09-25-2014, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I believe with all of my heart that the Brown incident has set back the movement for blacks in regards to racism. The whole thing from my perspective has been about lies, and pushing an agenda, facts be damned. And that's a gigantic ****ing shame too me.

Agreed

crazycoffey · 09-26-2014, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Nope. I am white as can be and I treat cops like strange dogs. Could be dangerous, could be nice. Either way only give as little as possible and make the encounter as short as possible.

Though I believe the quality of most dogs is above the quality of most cops.

I'll take this one too. I'd rather be treated as an unknown dog than an audition for some asshat's 15 minutes of fame. Hell, maybe all this negative attention will have a positive effect on cop to civilian encounters.

**ShortRoundChief** · 09-26-2014, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mennonite

I don't know how i could have ever gotten such a crazy idea like that. Clearly your lying about the dead man bringing the gun into the store and your feeble "maybe the cops told him to get down" comment could never have lead me to that conclusion.

Here is the video of him being killed:

To me, it looks like they shot him on sight.

Clearly I need to be more clear. I assumed he brought it to the store , I was informed otherwise. Lesson learned. My feeble "maybe the cops told him to get down" comment was not an exact thing as it was to try to demonstrate that perhaps there was something else going on outside of the scope of a very limited snap shot of a video camera.

ARROW2 · 09-26-2014, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Yes you do, just not from Arrow.

What's with your arrow obsession? "Arrow......yeah but arrow....."

ARROW2 · 09-26-2014, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I don't dislike you. I'd say I was more, . . . gobsmacked, at the change in reaction, than anything.

It was like tuning into the 700 Club and hearing Pat Robertson say 'hey, I like ****ing whores as much as the next guy.'

Mad cause you can't go run and tell on somebody to the teacher like a butt hurt second grader and have the punished any more?