But not being caught off guard and getting a weapon stolen by a drunk guy (that was out numbered 2 to 1) in that scenario seems like a minimum job requirement.
I'm a white guy who lives in the city of Baltimore. It would not be in my best interest to "badge up" in this place at this time.
They probably were afraid the drunk guy they just shot multiple times was going to get away from both of them. Again.
In todays culture of trying to make things sound worse than they actually are (LA Times editorial from earlier comes to mind), I'd be curious to see what these two actions actually looked like. When I hear that someone "stood on his shoulders," I picture a guy with a foot on each shoulder and all of his weight on the person. But why on earth would the guy do that? The much more likely action seems to be that maybe he was standing over the guy with a foot on his shoulder, which, while also not okay, isn't as bad as the former. Similarly, what does "kicked him after he was shot" mean? Like, walked up and full swung the leg to legitimately kick the guy? Or nudged his body with his foot to see if the guy would move/respond? That these questions even come to my mind piss me off because they are 100% a bi-product of the "yellow-journalism" Norris mentioned earlier, which has become the new normal.
Shooter charged with felony murder... https://www.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-awaits-decision-charges-black-155234258.html
Apparently the DA is in a big reelection race AND is being investigated by the GBI for stealing 250K from the city. Gonna have it all here with this one.
Why not step aside if under investigation? Why do we need DA's that are in for 20 years? Arlington just primaried one out. There was no real issue, it was just time for something new. Everyone is replaceable and it isn't serving the community if there is a distraction like this. If you are cleared, run again in the future.
Well, time to see if Sherman has any descendants around to lead another March through Atlanta. We just need to start from scratch.
So apparently this same DA recently charged/prosecuted officers for using/pointing a taser and referred to a taser as a being considered a "deadly weapon" under Georgia law. Also, they're charging the officer with aggravated assault for kicking Brooks, claiming that the shoe "which, when used offensively against someone, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury." So shoe = serious bodily injury, but taser does not = serious bodily injury? Unless it's the officer pointing/using the taser? What a shit show.
