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208694, Unwarranted aggressiveness escalated the situation, 100%.
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Wed Jul-06-16 05:00 PM
had they conserved their distance and/or approached him more calmly, this would very likely not have happened.

that said some of these reports are funny. i read one that said something like "police received a call that a man in a red shirt selling cds pointed a gun at someone. he happened to match 'part of the description' as he had on a red shirt and was selling cds." ... several paragraphs later "he was armed, but did not appear to have the gun drawn at the time." uhhhhhh, so he pretty much matched the entire description in terms of what he had on, what he was doing and that he did have a gun. just want to be clear there.

this is another reminder than police protocol, unchecked aggressiveness, double standards toward black (and brown) citizens and the whole obey-or-die concept need to go. yes. but at the same time let's recognize some facts here.