Gonna be a mess - got an excuse to agitate

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah, that's crazy. But this guy had already been tasered, apparently. Then he got up and tried to get inside his car.

[CS1983]

Yeah, that's crazy. But this guy had already been tasered, apparently. Then he got up and tried to get inside his car.

Yep. Good shoot, IMO.

They have to assume he’s either going for a weapon in the vehicle or about to flee/turn vehicle into weapon.

[Squeeze]

Yep. Good shoot, IMO.

They have to assume he’s either going for a weapon in the vehicle or about to flee/turn vehicle into weapon.

Agreed. In LE, it's referred to as a "Furtive movement".

[Gman]

Agreed. In LE, it's referred to as a "Furtive movement".

I heard this morning that the individual in question was 'known to law enforcement' (likely a frequent flier), had previously been aggressive toward police, and was known to keep firearms in his vehicle.

There's a second video from the other side of the vehicle where Blake is wrestling with the officers before he gets up and walks around the vehicle.

Will be interesting to get more of the details.

The people in Kenosha that are burning the town down will be complaining about being 'underserved' and having to drive to get groceries, prescriptions, etc. in 3....2....1.

[BushMasterBoy]

Eventually somebody is going to protect themselves and property using firearms. It is going to be a massacre.

[Great-Kazoo]

Eventually somebody is going to protect themselves and property using firearms. It is going to be a massacre.

Looks like the opposing team has finally taken the field



https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/portl...094500346.html



Meanwhile, over a loudspeaker, police encouraged those present to “self-monitor for criminal activity.” In essence, the PPB had thrown up its hands.

In a statement to The Washington Post, the bureau said that officers were tired from responding to ongoing demonstrations against racism and police brutality, which have kept Portland in the national spotlight for weeks. Officers wouldn’t intervene in small skirmishes between “willing participants,” even if the clashes fit the city’s definition of a riot.

“Each skirmish appeared to involve willing participants and the events were not enduring in time, so officers were not deployed to intervene,” the bureau said of Saturday’s events. “PPB members have been the focus of over 80 days of violent actions directed at the police, which is a major consideration for determining if police resources are necessary to interject between two groups with individuals who appear to be willingly engaging in physical confrontations for short durations.”

[FoxtArt]

There is a difference between being a legally justified shoot and a "good shoot". There's a huge amount of times that police would have had legal justification to shoot someone in the last couple months and wisely haven't. And it's not that it is inherently wrong, but they have an extra level of control to avoid escalating tensions beyond a boiling point that can get a shit-ton of innocent people killed. In no way am I condemning the officer, but it was incredibly unwise to do that. I agree, there are many instances that a peep has retrieved a weapon from a vehicle. Still, the officer with signs on target would have an advantage if he did, granted, to some minimized threat remaining to his and their lives. Yet, much of the public doesn't comprehend that, and as a result, there's far greater risk to life in general now.

[Bailey Guns]

Yet, much of the public doesn't comprehend that, and as a result, there's far greater risk to life in general now.

Much of the public can't comprehend the difference between shit and Shinola.

[theGinsue]

Much of the public can't comprehend the difference between shit and Shinola.

Serious thread. Needs just a little bit of levity to balance it out.




I have an old friend (was stationed with him twice, he was one of my first friends at my first permanent duty station) who owns a business (Trolly Dogs, a Chicago-style hotdog eatery) on a corner in downtown Kenosha. I haven't been able to get him on the phone the last couple of days to find out if his restaurant has been harmed.

[Great-Kazoo]

OF course NOW the protesters and media are OUTRAGED over the as labelled VIOLENT actions of WHITE RACIST, TRUMP SUPPORTERS


Te irony of this entire deal is simply amazing. Burning & looting when protesting the cops and most of all their OMB syndrome is "acceptable". YET when those who (for what ever reason) decide to "clash" all of a sudden it's now VIOLENT! .


Yet it seems there's the usual request going out for people to dress up in Maga clothing to attack protesters, for a photo op

about 2/3 down the page

https://twitter.com/IwriteOK/status/1297271644109467648