Ohio Police Beating Death

How come you never hear about cops beating to death white people or 'accidentally' shooting them to death...hmmmm. I wonder....

I'm not trying to say that by and large, cops are not racist assholes because they are. I’m just saying that, we still have to look at each case individually. In this particular conflict, this 350 lbs. guy takes down a police officer. The big problem for the cops now is that in this given situation, 350lbs. now has equal access to the firearm. What to do now, but incapacitate 350. right? Maybe, maybe not. This whole thing is just kind of sickening

because there isn't a NAAWP to get on the TV and make a big deal about it. White people get abused and shot too, and just for the record, since you obviously must have just missed all the commentary in the news and hte many mentions here to this effect, he wasn't beaten to death. The beating was incidental to his death, which was caused by the strain of fighting with the cops.

Helpful hint: If you are going to smoke angel dust, you should probably order take out.

someone just made me LOL after readin this whole damn thread

remember the time when mace was using a chemical propellant and some police hella maced this guy and he didnt go down so they grabbed a tazer and when they hit him with that he burst into flames? that is a take down procedure for certain.

Seriously? Because deference to loudmouthed, self-appointed "civil rights" leaders by public officials is one of the facets of the three-ring-circus known as "race relations" in contemporary American politics.

Since I am not a public official, I don't have to play those games.

[Edited on Dec 05, 2003 by BrainFromArous]

Well said, Dante.

Let me be clear about this again: I'm all for supervision and accountability of police officers and the choices they make.

But we, as a society, have to "play fair" with the police by not holding them to standards that NOBODY could live up to.

Also, in re the 'leave him alone' argument...

The cops in question had the legal and moral right to enforce the law and - as Repro emphasized - KEEP ORDER. This man was a clear danger to himself and others. Leaving him to stew in his own juices was not an option. If cops are going to back off from a situation like that, they might as well get back in the patrol car, drive to their precinct and hand in their badges.

This doesn't mean that bullets and batons are the answer to every situation, but as Repro pointed out, cops cannot be expected to throw up a Quarantine Zone around every violent lowlife until said lowlife comes to his senses.

Put bluntly: You don't dial 911 so that the cops can arrive and avoid the criminals.

Political Correctness 101: Only Whites are racists.

Hello idiot. Do you actually realize you're an idiot, or do you go through life not knowing you're an idiot?

The award for contradicting yourself in only two sentences goes to Ironlung. Congratulations, idiot.

Something else:

According to reports, this man actually entered the kitchen of a White Castle and survived, before confronting the cops.

Think about it...

Cash.....

no wait I mean

And you've given me no reason to be critical of the NAACP.. besides just stating that they are always anti-white and always pro-black. And, again, your posts amount to nothing more than "because I say so."

Let me rewrite my thoughts: The NAACP supports blacks because that is the mission of the organization. And with the extent of racism in this country against blacks, both historical and present, this mission is justified. The reason why the NAACP seems to always be critical of whites is because whites have primarily benefited from and oftentimes cause this problem to persist. But this doesn't mean that the NAACP is under the opinion that "whites are the only racists" or whatever you just posted (admittedly, not about the NAACP). This doesn't even mean that the NAACP believes that more than a very small minority of whites actually have problems with racist beliefs. Further, this doesn't imply that whites individuals are racist.. I'm white, I'm not "racist", yet I realize that I currently benefit from institutional racism and historical racism.

You can have a problem with blowhards.. but don't drag the NAACP as a whole into your characterizations. The problem is more complex than you make it out to be.. and anyway, this country has (and still does) benefit from this organization.

And, yes, this is politically correct.. although we seem to have different interpretations of this term.

And forgive me for not blaming police officers, but criticizing their tactics in handling an irrational, drug addict. How much more irrational can I get?

ummm you might want to erase that. I'm gonna withold from my own immediate desire to answer with extreme sarcasm....cause Santa is watching.

Well, considering that you're suggesting that every drunk guy that gets belligerent should be treated as a hostage situation, not much.