Well said.None of us know. We weren't there, we don't know the full facts of the case. We cannot judge from our keyboards and what is written online.
None of us know. We weren't there, we don't know the full facts of the case. We cannot judge from our keyboards and what is written online.
If a police officer points a gun at me then I would not resist nor continue acting in a manner that would cause them to make a decision, to pull that trigger or not.
This isn't America, yet, it's not a "normal" situation to be faced with a police officer pointing a gun at you.
Absolutely this.None of us know. We weren't there, we don't know the full facts of the case. We cannot judge from our keyboards and what is written online.
Absolutely this...... and yet there are people up and down the country passing judgement based on their own prejudices ....None of us know. We weren't there, we don't know the full facts of the case. We cannot judge from our keyboards and what is written online.
Disgusting seeing that man pouring out blood cos of that scumbags actions. When will these kids learn.The whole story now coming out after the trial. Not a particularly nice person and no wonder the police were armed.
Chris Kaba ‘shot gang rival’ at nightclub days before his death
Met Police marksman Martyn Blake has been cleared of Kaba’s murderwww.thetimes.com
It's easy to say such thing from your priveleged position knowing it would be highly unlikely you would ever be in such situation, however, the uncomfortable truth is we live in a country / society where if you are black it's common place. Feel free to argue / pretend otherwiseIf a police officer points a gun at me then I would not resist nor continue acting in a manner that would cause them to make a decision, to pull that trigger or not.
This isn't America, yet, it's not a "normal" situation to be faced with a police officer pointing a gun at you.
Well, so much for the debate, "Was justice served?" - or for that matter, "Should it have been manslaughter?"The whole story now coming out after the trial. Not a particularly nice person and no wonder the police were armed.
Chris Kaba ‘shot gang rival’ at nightclub days before his death
Met Police marksman Martyn Blake has been cleared of Kaba’s murderwww.thetimes.com
How many times a year do firearms officers discharge their weapons a year vs times called out/minutes spend at airports etc.It's easy to say such thing from your priveleged position knowing it would be highly unlikely you would ever be in such situation, however, the uncomfortable truth is we live in a country / society where if you are black it's common place. Feel free to argue / pretend otherwise
Last night on PM they were interviewing a former senior firearms officer who is also black and he said not one shot fired by the police in any operation he led and that there is almost never a shot fired by the police.How many times a year do firearms officers discharge their weapons a year vs times called out/minutes spend at airports etc.
People stop when asked when faced by an armed officer, what ever the background they come from.