Protesters clash with police in Charlotte after fatal shooting of Keith Scott

[umbertino]

Scott, 43, was shot and killed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Brentley Vinson in the North Carolina city after being mistaken for a wanted man

Jamiles Lartey in St Louis and agencies

Wednesday 21 September 2016 13.10 BST

Protesters demonstrate in front of police officers wearing riot gear after police fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Photograph: Reuters

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/protesters-clash-with-police-in-charlotte-after-fatal-shooting-of-black-man

[EagleEye]

After the fiasco in Tulsa and before I even knew about Charlotte I posted the following on FB:

How many more must die....I have watched the dash cam video...and the helicopter video....I see a man with his hands held high...walking slowly to his vehicle......I do not see "erratic behavior"....I do not see a "bad dude who looks like he might be on something".... I do see an SUV....normally a family vehicle....not the vehicle of choice for "thugs"....I do see that the door and windows on the vehicle remain closed and show the blood from the fatal shot.....and also saw a KNOWN terrorist who had engaged in a gun battle with two police injured...brought in with only an arm wound....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE..WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE NATION I LOVE....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY I ONCE PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE FOR AND NOT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES.....WHERE IS THE OUTCRY FROM "GOOD PEOPLE" THAT WOULD SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....EVERY BLACK MALE IN AMERICA IS NOT A CRIMINAL...!!!

The family of the Charlotte victim says he had NO gun and was waiting to pick up his children from school... because I raised two sons, I know full well about "drop weapons" and planted evidence...   the plain fact is that when they can successfully capture a terrorist after a gun battle WHY do they KILL unarmed men............

[umbertino]

14 minutes ago, EagleEye said:

After the fiasco in Tulsa and before I even knew about Charlotte I posted the following on FB:

How many more must die....I have watched the dash cam video...and the helicopter video....I see a man with his hands held high...walking slowly to his vehicle......I do not see "erratic behavior"....I do not see a "bad dude who looks like he might be on something".... I do see an SUV....normally a family vehicle....not the vehicle of choice for "thugs"....I do see that the door and windows on the vehicle remain closed and show the blood from the fatal shot.....and also saw a KNOWN terrorist who had engaged in a gun battle with two police injured...brought in with only an arm wound....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE..WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE NATION I LOVE....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY I ONCE PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE FOR AND NOT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES.....WHERE IS THE OUTCRY FROM "GOOD PEOPLE" THAT WOULD SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....EVERY BLACK MALE IN AMERICA IS NOT A CRIMINAL...!!!

The family of the Charlotte victim says he had NO gun and was waiting to pick up his children from school... because I raised two sons, I know full well about "drop weapons" and planted evidence...   the plain fact is that when they can successfully capture a terrorist after a gun battle WHY do they KILL unarmed men............

Grazie

[EagleEye]

On 9/21/2016 at 10:41 AM, EagleEye said:

After the fiasco in Tulsa and before I even knew about Charlotte I posted the following on FB:

How many more must die....I have watched the dash cam video...and the helicopter video....I see a man with his hands held high...walking slowly to his vehicle......I do not see "erratic behavior"....I do not see a "bad dude who looks like he might be on something".... I do see an SUV....normally a family vehicle....not the vehicle of choice for "thugs"....I do see that the door and windows on the vehicle remain closed and show the blood from the fatal shot.....and also saw a KNOWN terrorist who had engaged in a gun battle with two police injured...brought in with only an arm wound....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE..WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE NATION I LOVE....WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY I ONCE PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE FOR AND NOT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES.....WHERE IS THE OUTCRY FROM "GOOD PEOPLE" THAT WOULD SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....EVERY BLACK MALE IN AMERICA IS NOT A CRIMINAL...!!!

The family of the Charlotte victim says he had NO gun and was waiting to pick up his children from school... because I raised two sons, I know full well about "drop weapons" and planted evidence...   the plain fact is that when they can successfully capture a terrorist after a gun battle WHY do they KILL unarmed men............

having just watched the press conference in Charlotte....I am not sure whether to cry or go outside and scream at the top of my lungs...after insisting previously that the victim had a "gun" pointed at the officer....when asked WHEN/IF the video would be released...the chief said he reviewed the video and cannot "see a gun"...BUT IT STILL FITS THE FACTS OF HIS OFFICERS.....PLUS HE STEADFASTLY REFUSES TO RELEASE THAT VIDEO EVEN DENYING THAT HE SAID HE WOULD BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT IN THIS......meanwhile peace loving people are saying ENOUGH....