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Phoenix police kill ex-NFL player Ekom Udofia, bodycam footage shows

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  1. Par10

    Par10 Well-Known Member

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    From the video, it looks like this:
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    Par10, Dec 17, 2020
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    Par10 Well-Known Member

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    FBI statistics says 14,000 - 15,000 total gun homicides per year. You can't blame suicide on racism.
     
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    You can blame EVERYTHING on racism. Covid is racist because feelings. Math is racist because statistics are also racist.

    You have to understand the true depths Democrats have sunk to find excuses as to why some people perform worse than others or behave certain ways. And why not racism? It shuts down the argument fairly quickly. If you disagree YOU are the racist as well, for not acknowledging their “truth” and their pain. Because you don’t know the pain and can’t understand it unless you live it. And even other black people who disagree are just uncle toms. They’re hypnotized and ignorant to the true “fight”.
     
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    So defund the police so that there is less recourses for training? lol
     
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    No they are not. They are likely to use force against people TRYING TO MURDER PEOPLE. You're overplaying the victim card.
     
    Buri, Dec 17, 2020
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    That's misinformation. Why are you making that up? You have to be 21, most agencies require 2 years college, and a 4 month long police academy is 8-10 hours a day for 5 days a week. Cops is the UK are subjects, not citizens.

    They're not better. They do not face armed thugs constantly.
     
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    I'm sure it is but what does it have to do with what we're talking about?
     
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    What about the officer's lives?
     
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    Reasonablerob Well-Known Member

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    How so?
     
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    Police in the UK get 13-18 weeks training and then are on probationary service on the streets for 2 years. We also deal with a society which is much less violent and has far fewer guns.
     
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    African Americans are more violent than any other section of society;
     
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    “Mental health” seems to be the new “it” to justify not listen to the police. And personally, I have a major problem with that. Someone who is having a “mental health crisis” can just as easily injury or kill you, member law enforcement or even hospital staff. If you’re a threat, it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white, mental health or not. The police are going to treat you as such.
     
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    That makes me smile. It reminds me when I was hired as a cop in the suburbs of Detroit back in 1957. I was issued a .38 cal Colt revolver, a pair of handcuffs (with keys) , ammo and a badge and told me to be back to start the afternoon shift at 4:00. Talk about flying by the seat of your pants!
     
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    1) Racism in USA is real.

    2) Cars can not be banned -- they are used very much every day. Motorcycles are much more dangerous.
     
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    Much of suicide can be blamed on availability of firearms. Two separate issues.
     
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    African Americans face discrimination in USA, like Jews faced discrimination in USSR. Those not affected may not notice.
     
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    Availability of guns is part of the issue.
     
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    Right.
     
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    yes the chance of a deadly force encounter with police is much higher if the person is a violent criminal. If you look at the statistics of Blacks shot vs the population it shows that Blacks are targeted more then Whites. BUT if you look at the statistics of Blacks shot vs Whites for violent criminals and the disparity disappears, in fact it slightly goes the opposite direction and more whites are shot then blacks.

    So no need to defund the police.. you want to get rid of Blacks being shot? Less black criminals fighting with the police is the solution..
     
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    Yes they should.
     
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    "Those...were...the..."
     
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    Good shoot.
     
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    Yes it is whilst racism is not.
     
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    No. What's to stop this guy, who wanted to be killed by cops, from removing the red cap (or painting it black)? When police beg someone to drop the weapon, it is up to the person to obey or not. If they do not, you cannot blame the cop.

    To put it simply, you can't fix stupid.
     
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    On another note, Biba Adams needs a remedial English course. That is a terribly-written article.
     
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