[phaed]

I didn't see this posted anywhere and if not for being related to one of the attorneys representing the Airman, I don't know that I would have ever heard about it.

Long story short, person (Davidson) got out of his car holding (excuse me...brandishing) his wallet and after "refusing" to comply with the officer, was shot once in the abdomen. On appeal to the US Ct of Appeals, the court found that...

Link to updated story w/ dashcam video:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...waving-wallet-graphic-video-article-1.2995182

Moral of the story: Keep your damn hands where they can be seen!

A couple of things that bug me. One: After the officers obviously determine that they shot an unarmed man, they did NOTHING to render aid. That seems to be REALLY f*ed up in my mind. And two: I wonder if this would have gotten more (any!) publicity had Davidson been a black man?

i think your version of the moral of the story leaves a lot to be desired

 

[phaed]

Perhaps, but how do you fight a system that is rigged against you? To be honest, I feel pretty powerless.

simple. stop supporting it.

 

[phaed]

Regardless of what color you choose, how it's perceived by the state's agents is entirely up to them, not you. The better alternative is not to pop out of your vehicle with something in your hands.

The better alternative is not to give a select class of people the illusory power to murder others in the first place