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Arkansas cop says black man has a gun until he realizes he's on Facebook live
- Thread starter Lant_War
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There is nothing that this man could do to appease the officer. The cop wanted violence from the start. Filming this saved his life.
Police said they found a gun in the back of the car, which Truitt never denied having with him.
Truitt said the gun wasn't in his reach, and officers had nothing to worry about.
Truitt said the gun wasn't in his reach, and officers had nothing to worry about.
TBH it's probably good policy for anyone interacting with law enforcement.
I'm sure the cop will be on paid leave by the end of the week only to be quietly reinstated when we stop paying attention.
For these to happen cops would have to have accountability and have to answer for their actions, and that is just not going to happen in the USA.
I agree with you 100% on all you said, and it shouldn't be in the civilian to defuse the situation! Of course some cops use every excuse to kill African Americans! But if there's a slight chance something can be done to better your chances, if ever so slightly, in your favor of not provoking the cop and shoot you then I'd take it. Talking back at the asshole with the gun pointing at you I don't think helps in that department. That's all I'm saying. I'm there with you calling out this asshole!
Or fuck, how about the black man they shot WHILE HE WAS FUCKING PRONE ON THE GROUND WITH HIS HANDS IN THE AIR.
They argue out of one side of their mouths: "the right to bear arms shall not be infringed blah blah blah"
They argue out the other side of their mouths: "well, of course he got shot, he had a gun!"
IF HE REACHES TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION THAT'S ALL THE COP NEEDS TO JUSTIFY A "I thought he was reaching for a gun" DEFENSE
He absolutely would have shot his ass if he reached to turn the car off. Heads up play by that guy. Fuck this cop.
You're helping like Alyssa Milano is helping.
All you're doing is putting the burden on the people getting shot and not the people doing the shooting. Whatever your intent is, your words are counterproductive.
Like two years ago some dude got shot while reaching for his ID IMMEDIATELY after... Being asked to reach for his ID. Like no reaction delay, just "I need to see your ID, OH SHIT MOVEMENT SHOOT."
Are some people in here really trying to say the civilian was in the wrong here? He wasn't being antagonistic towards the officer. He was making sure he didn't get killed. And it sounds like this was about being asked to leave private property? How is a cop that amped up about fucking loitering? Jeez.
And now this department will have a hard-on for making this guy's life shitty.
Yo, you are on crack. That dialogue saved him and his passengers lives. He had the tools that would get him dragged out off the car, but nobody got shot.
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This right here is why anybody saying "Oh he should have de-escalated with the police" needs to have their head examined. Should be bannable by now to say that rubbish with a straight face.
You might be more likely to get shot that way. Assuming you're black. The guy filming probably saved his life from this racist piece of shit cop
Good thing he didn't try to explain that while the officer had a gun pointed at him. You can't say the second half of "There's a gun on the backseat" faster than a bullet.
You basically rolled up in the thread on some weird fuck shit about how the dude didn't handle the potentially deadly situation with a motherfucker clearly looking to light his ass up the "right" way. Your entire comment chain in this thread is fucking sketch as hell and comes across like offering a lame fucking defense of this pig.
My man played it smart and he's still 'wrong' to some of these people.
Cops needs to be fired but won't be. Just the approach to this is all wrong. What if this person was mentally ill and couldn't follow those orders? He was ready to go as soon as dude slipped up and did anything. So fucking scary and had he killed him he would've gotten off, of course.
Cop: "Put the car in park"
Black Guy goes to put the car in park
Cop: "HE'S GOT A GUN!!!!!!"
How can any reasonable person expect the guy in this video to trust ANYTHING the cop orders him to do. The fact that Ada is sincerely trying to defend this is fucking disgusting...
Glad this guy didn't end up a hashtag for all the fucking thoughts and prayers
Black Guy goes to put the car in park
Cop: "HE'S GOT A GUN!!!!!!"
How can any reasonable person expect the guy in this video to trust ANYTHING the cop orders him to do. The fact that Ada is sincerely trying to defend this is fucking disgusting...
Glad this guy didn't end up a hashtag for all the fucking thoughts and prayers
There's SO much shit I want to say, but I don't feel like getting banned. Fuck that cop, though.
The only reason he wasn't shot was that he had both his hands in the air like that.
If he moved his hand to shut the car off, the cop would have fired. He already shouted "he's got a gun."
Just for the record, the guy did have a gun. BUT guns are legal (without a permit) in Arkansas.
You didn't read correctly if you think I'm at all defending that pig. I'm going to leave this thread now but not before repeating, again, that that cop was 100% wrong, should be fired and should stand trial for this.
I hope the case gets tossed.
The guy was absolutely right. He wanted him to shut the car off so he could shoot him.
Fucking disgusting.
Fucking disgusting.
Yo maybe read what you wrote, think about how it looks, take the L and stop posting.
There is no right way or more correct way to handle these situations. These people are looking to shoot motherfuckers.
So much wrong in that video in just under two mins of watching it. Even the little stupid stuff the cop didn't have to lie about he did. Like saying the guy was pulled over for coming back. With we know is a lie because right afterwards the cop said he never left.
The cop gave conflicting commands. He said turn the car off and don't move your hands.
You're still not understanding that respectful black people get shot and killed too.
Again, there are no best decisions to make outside of the comfy confines of Internet thought experiments.
He did nothing wrong.
A white supremacist group who applies and control what is their perception of 'law' and will be exempted of all consequences of their actions is an even more terrifying, and true, concept.
The fuck are you talking about? He literally asked him to turn the car off and when the dude went to comply he yelled "he's got a gun."
And that is the set up right there
The cop would use the defense that he was reaching for a gun which is already legal to own in the state without a permit. So he get's off scot free simply because of reasonable doubt
This was the best and only move for him to make. You want the car off? You come do it...I'm keeping my hands in plain sight at all times
And like clockwork, there are people here suggesting that the black guy who was about to be falsely executed by a white police officer is somehow in the wrong. He was 100% right to keep his hands out in the open there, especially when the cop is waving a gun in his face and screaming that he's armed.
Worst thing ever. A cop with a trigger finger. That is what everyone wants. A cop who freaks out.
I'm going to assume you're interactions with police officers are few and far between, and that you don't follow the news very regularly.
The cop tells him to turn off the car because he wants him to move his hands too quickly. Period. He has a gun drawn, shouts "He has a gun" and as soon as he realizes that the man is filming, he changes his demeanor. This wasn't the cop trying to diffuse anything, or solve anything, it was a cop who was out for blood, plain and simple. If the cop kills him, he gets a free vacation and his cop buddies will say "well we thought he had a gun, so it was justified, he feared for his life".
Everything the citizen did here was absolutely correct. Everything the officer did required that response. If a cop has a gun on me and asks me to do something that could give him an excuse to shoot me, I'm not doing shit.
Truitt says he plans to file a complaint against the officer in the video. Hopefully the officer is fired but I'm not holding my breath
I suppose any situation in a state where the gun laws allow you to rationalise that anyone might have a gun. 'Get a gun to protect yourself' -> 'He has a gun!'.