JoeB131
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- Jul 11, 2011
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Bland wasn't shot, she committed suicide. Garner wasn't shot, he resisted arrest and had long criminal history. Scott had a criminal record and was resisting arrest. Tamir was a tragedy, but he was a victim of gun culture, not racism. 300 million guns, cops get shot here way more than any other civilized country. We have more accidental shooting deaths than other countries have homicides with guns.
we only have the police's word that Bland commited suicide. Given what else they lied about, I"m not inclined to take their word at face value.
Garner's "Crimes" were things like selling cigarettes out of the package.
Scott's crime was falling behind on his child support. This is hardly a hardened criminal. Oh, yeah, and he was shot in the back 8 times and the cop tried to plant a Taser on him.
I agree the gun culture is a problem, but frankly, I still don't want cops that shoot first and ask questions later and I'm not sure why you do.