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| Police: Officer in Missouri shoots, kills man who pulled gun |
| 2014-12-24 |
| [Aypee] BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) - St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed in Berkeley, Missouri. County police spokesman Sgt. Brian Schellman says a Berkeley police officer was conducting a routine business check at a gas station around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday when he saw two men and approached them. Schellman says one of the men pulled a handgun and pointed it at the officer. The officer fired several shots, striking and fatally wounding the man. Schellman says that the second person fled and that the deceased man's handgun has been recovered. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports a group of about 60 people have gathered at the scene. Berkeley is about two miles from Ferguson, where a police officer fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. Appropriate police response. Appropriate ending. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Didn't matter. Not supposed to protect yourself against "young black men". Supposed to let them kill you, other people, and do anything they want. Reminds me of a certain planet of the apes movie... "Never say no to an Ape!". Yes I know that might sound racist to make that comparison. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-12-24 21:08 |
| #7 I'd like to see the numbers of people shot by cops per year compared to the number shot by black males. I think you'd see a pattern. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-12-24 21:03 |
| #6 It hasn't been a legitimate grievance in decades. The same lies -- "cops are killing our young black men!" -- led to the 2001 Cincinnati riot. They'd name a dozen cases -- and ten of them were well-documented, defense of self or others. The remainder? Investigations, trials, and appropriate punishments. Didn't matter. Not supposed to protect yourself against "young black men". Supposed to let them kill you, other people, and do anything they want. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-12-24 20:45 |
| #5 So I have to ask. In return for the legalizing of foreign workers taking any entry level jobs of the black community, Obama pledges by show of hand Holder and Sharpton (who has to kiss ass to stay out of jail a la Wesley Snipes) that black violence is ok then at the drop of a titliest sells the whole cause down the river for latinos - again - rich hollywood, and sandy beaches. Now blacks have the borderline assholes thinking they can get away with violence, especially against police officers, all frothed up. So now the communities like this which need more attention than ever will have no work available, soon no businesses, young men only able to speak local gangster. You want to talk reparations, your black leaders have paid you reparations, here. Howz it taste, being bought and sold by voter bloc? Abortion mills set up like dog food factories? Just enough government cheese to get by and stifle creativity? How's it feel to have multi-millionaire athletes take what could have been a legitimate grievance and turn it into some pro wrestling publicity meme? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-12-24 13:48 |
| #4 "Pull gun! Get shot!" |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-12-24 12:59 |
| #3 Sorry Charlie. Black Lives Mattered. Now its vacay with bowling and making cubanos. But I'm glad the black community has approached the stereotype of the young black male ready to deliver violence at the drop of a hat. Dealt with that one you did. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-12-24 12:53 |
| #2 Nailed it! |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-12-24 12:12 |
| #1 Let's get ready to riot? |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-12-24 11:18 |