>yes, the brother definitely could've complied. should he
>have? sure.
>
>that does NOT excuse what the officers did.
>

But that's like a chicken and egg argument.


>the officers were the professionals in this situation. they
>were trained to handle this situation and had several options.
> they chose the wrong option. and b/c they're held to a
>higher standard, they're wrong act trumps the brother's wrong
>act. and that should be the focus here.
>

If you want to lay the blame on the officers that's a slippery precedent going forward. Right?

How many times does the officer have to tell someone to get out of a 3,000 pound potential weapon before something happens.


>the lesson about obeying cops - teach that to your kids based
>on this. good idea. but it's not something that needs to be
>a broader conversation based on this. we don't need to teach
>our young Black men that they need to comply w/cops based on
>this. i mean, we as parents of kids do need to warn our kids.
> but the public conversation needs to focus on the cops and
>their wrong. b/c their wrong trumps the brother's wrong.
>


I have taught my Black Son how to comply with the police as a means of survival. I have taught him that he might be right but don't fight or talk back, because what ever was done wrong can sorted out later with a lawyer, but I need him to stay alive until we can get things in order.


<--- Introducing Mr. Khaleed Case.

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