Kinja reply list

Read More
Gary-XJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:08pm
Just a friendly reminder that somehow other citizens can do this:

and not get immediately shot.

Weird.

I wonder why.
Reply
- Read More
  samcro9878Gary-X
  11/25/14 6:10pm
  They are douchebags. However I can guarantee you that if they pointed those weapons at a cop they would be shot.
  Reply
- Read More
  VanSamGary-X
  11/25/14 6:11pm
  That reminds me, I need to get a shoulder strap for my peni- er... "god given rights".
  Reply
Read More
ThatsMrQueerToYouJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:09pm
How short is the list of things you can do as a young black man in this country without the fear that the police will murder you for doing them?
Reply
- Read More
  dothedewThatsMrQueerToYou
  11/25/14 6:12pm
  As long as you stay inside you should be ok
  Reply
- Read More
  The Other TheronThatsMrQueerToYou
  11/25/14 6:13pm
  You know, I thought "sleeping," but it seems not. At least the cop was fired. http://www.theroot.com/articles/cultu…
  Reply
Read More
OMG!PONIES!Jay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:30pm

The police have decided to update their motto.
Reply
- Read More
  profxanderOMG!PONIES!
  11/25/14 6:36pm
  That was version 1.0. The new one, 2.0, is a lot catchier:
  
  Obey and Still Die
  Reply
Read More
bassguitarheroJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:19pm
I feel for this poor young man because he obviously thought that having a white mother, being "not-full-black," and being in a "safe" mostly-white town would offer him the protection to play dress up without getting murdered.

Unfortunately, the cold hard truth is there is no amount of white family members, money, cash or celebrity that will protect your black ass from the police. A cop would shoot Obama if he was driving by himself through Mississippi. That's the way it works.
Reply
- Read More
  Beet Mebassguitarhero
  11/25/14 7:03pm
  Seriously. Poor kid had to be sheltered. I wouldn't dare go out in public with a sword or anything that could be deemed a weapon. A risk not worth taking.
  Reply
- Read More
  bassguitarheroBeet Me
  11/25/14 7:14pm
  Straight up. I'm a photographer and I'm paranoid about having a monopod or even my camera when it gets dark. I've covered black metal equipment with fluorescent tape just to make it look even slightly less like a gun.
  Reply
Read More
IAmNotADamnWriterJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:22pm
Apparently walking with a replica sword while black is a capital offense in Utah.
Reply
- Read More
  Quint the GreyerIAmNotADamnWriter
  11/25/14 6:42pm
  and the sword part isn't really needed...
  Reply
- Read More
  William G from Tidewater VAIAmNotADamnWriter
  11/26/14 1:53am
  Walking while Black isn't the only fake crime the cops targeted him for.
  
  Utah is an open carry state, and that applies to knifes and swords as well. So why do cops think they are justified in demanding that anyone stop engaging in a LEGAL activity, let alone gunning them down for it. That needs to be part of the discussion. Cops everywhere in this country have an attitude that they should always be obeyed, though their demands often violate the laws they are supposed to uphold. Try filming an officer on duty and see the reaction, despite dozens of court cases ruling in favor of the right to record them.
  
  Seems the older I get, the more often I feel the need to play my old NWA records.
  Reply
Read More
PucksrJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:40pm
You know what is really weird? When cops shoot someone they always say "he lunged for me" or "he attacked me". Even that cop in S.C. who shot a kid reaching for his wallet originally reported that the kid "moved towards him" until the video evidence proved otherwise.

It is as if police officers know that an automatic justification for lethal force is when a suspect "lunges" at them, but that it is such a vague term that it is difficult to prove.
Reply
Read More
HypnoCatJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:12pm
What's the word to describe a mixture of nausea and rage?
Reply
- Read More
  TenorSoundsHypnoCat
  11/25/14 6:18pm
  Rausea. Or Nage.
  Reply
- Read More
  fernetbroncoHypnoCat
  11/25/14 6:30pm
  Übelkeitzorn, because German is perfect for portmanteau concepts.
  Reply
Read More
NJJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:46pm
Do these officers not carry tasers around? If so, wouldn't this have been a perfect time to use a taser, instead of a gun?
Reply
- Read More
  OrcIngaNJ
  11/26/14 9:54am
  Well, to be fair, you have to get pretty close to use a taser and that is hard to do if someone is swinging a sword (allegedly).
  Reply
Read More
HereHearHereHearJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:10pm
This is just disgusting. Were there no eye witnesses who could testify other than the men who shot a man in the back 4 times as he ran away? In what way was he a threat to them as he was running?
Reply
- Read More
  inspector jappHereHearHereHear
  11/25/14 6:15pm
  what's even more disgusting in the video is panda express.
  Reply
- Read More
  DeucePoopHereHearHereHear
  11/25/14 8:14pm
  The cop was in imminent danger of having a heart attack. Fatty don't like to run.
  Reply
Read More
Your New FriendJay Hathaway
11/25/14 6:29pm
I was going to attempt some sarcasm and say something like, "soon they'll be killing kids playing cops and robbers in playgrounds," but then I remembered it's already fucking true. Things cannot go on this way. They expect too much of us to stand by and not get angry enough to change the status quo.
Reply
- Read More
  DeucePoopYour New Friend
  11/25/14 8:12pm
  This! Apparently we need to agree on some rules of engagement for cops. Deadly force should only be warranted when their is an imminent threat to life. Just because someone disrespects a cop and makes his fat ass run is no reason for him to open fire. Nor is a toy weapon.
  Reply