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| Charlotte violence sparks self defense gun buying spree (Video) |
| 2016-09-23 |
| [Washington Examiner] The explosion of racial violence in Charlotte, N.C. has led to a gun buying spree by locals worried about their safety. At Hyatt Guns, one of the nation's largest, staff arrived Thursday morning after the second night of riots and encountered a line of buyers. "First off, our prayers are with law enforcement this morning. People are afraid. They see lunacy in the streets being perpetrated by criminals and they are gearing up to protect themselves," Justin Anderson, director of marketing for Hyatt Guns told Secrets. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 First thing I heard was the guy was a pastor... What kind of "pastor" had a criminal record that includes more than one dozen encounters with police. In at least four of those cases, the police had to use force with Crutcher. ??? Fuck this guy. Seriously. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-09-23 21:44 |
| #8 But not Smith and Wesson today. All other riots drove them up. Today they went down on the market. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2016-09-23 18:09 |
| #7 It is Tulsa, so of course she gets charged. Evidence will be presented, hopefully audio we here at home are missing. First thing I heard was the guy was a pastor and had been pulled over, this with the 5 second clip showing nothing but the shooting. Pretty damning little report. Actually, criminal considering the facts. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-09-23 18:07 |
| #6 She had a tazer but didn't use it. There were reinforcements there so this strikes me as a cop either unreasonably paniced or very full of it and thought killing was a job perk. I'm going with panic, and very few women make good street cops. I probably would have shot him myself. Once he made a move to reach inside the car. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Glutch4583 2016-09-23 16:52 |
| #5 Following the shooting incident and media coverage, it was revealed that Crutcher had a criminal record that includes more than one dozen encounters with police. In at least four of those cases, the police had to use force with Crutcher. Seriously? |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-09-23 12:47 |
| #4 The dude clearly was in a dissociative state and did not acknowledge the officer's authority. Under stress, and recognizing she could not control the situation, the woman escalated the choice of weapons when a non-lethal solution would have been sufficient. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-09-23 12:21 |
| #3 Real life isn't an episode of "The Rifleman" where the sharp shooting good guy can calmly wait until the weapon is pulled and has begun its swing-into-aiming-position before the good guy shoots the bad guy. He wasn't following instructions, and was ready to reach inside his vehicle. The moment that reach began was the time to dispatch him. He may have been reaching for a lolipop, or it may have been a gun. A cops life isn't worth risking to find out. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-09-23 12:18 |
| #2 Crusader, From what I've seen the incident in Tulsa was really bad for the police. The subject was NOT armed and was not attacking anyone. He was not obeying the cop, probably high on PCP, but that is no reason to shoot him. She had a tazer but didn't use it. There were reinforcements there so this strikes me as a cop either unreasonably paniced or very full of it and thought killing was a job perk. I had to deal with PCP back at school as an RA when it was being pushed as "hash". Yes, it could turn people crazy but I never felt the need to shoot them. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-09-23 08:42 |
| #1 Speaking of lunacy, you all should check out the ridiculous decision to prosecute the cop in Tulsa, OK. Police unions everywhere should announce that they are ready to withdraw all support if that decision isn't reversed. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-09-23 00:39 |