Unarmed black man killed by white Phoenix officer

 

PHOENIX — The facts surrounding Rumain Brisbon's death — the ones that could be agreed upon as of Wednesday evening — follow a narrative familiar to a nation still reeling from the racially charged police incidents in Ferguson, Mo., New York City and elsewhere.

 

In Phoenix on Tuesday evening, a white police officer who was feeling threatened used lethal force on an unarmed black man. The incident left the officer unharmed and Brisbon, 34, dead with two bullet wounds in his torso at a north Phoenix apartment complex.

 

 

Do the rules of engagement need to be changed, is feeling threatened enough for a government employee to play judge, jury and executioner without ever even seeing a weapon?

Sounds like there are again two completely different stories here.

Does failing to comply with the orders of law enforcement merit a lethal response?

Problem 1 - Running from police.

 

Problem 2 - When is it acceptable to use deadly force.

 

Problem 3 - You can't read the mind of someone that is not obeying orders.

 

Just a bunch of horrible circumstances.

Failing to comply with officers is a bad idea, no other way to slice it. That doesn't, however, automatically give officers the right to kill.

 

Do police not carry tazers anymore?

Failing to comply with officers is a bad idea, no other way to slice it. That doesn't, however, automatically give officers the right to kill.

 

Do police not carry tazers anymore?

 

Yep.

 

Yep.

 

And yep???

Yep.

 

Yep.

 

And yep???

 

I was just wondering about the tazers... Seems like that could have been a less lethal option in some of these cases.

I was just wondering about the tazers... Seems like that could have been a less lethal option in some of these cases.

 

I was agreeing with you.

Well hell....

I was just wondering about the tazers... Seems like that could have been a less lethal option in some of these cases.

 

I'd forgotten about tasers.

I'd forgotten about tasers.

 

Apparently you aren't the only one.

It is hard to tell an officer to use a non-lethal solution when it is unknown what the victim is reaching for.

It is hard to tell an officer to use a non-lethal solution when it is unknown what the victim is reaching for.

 

So shoot them and then hope they have a weapon?

So shoot them and then hope they have a weapon?

 

Versus hope the taser stops him from potentially killing you? Yes.

It is hard to tell an officer to use a non-lethal solution when it is unknown what the victim is reaching for.

 

I've never been in the situation but I would think it would be possible to actually require police to see a gun, knife, etc before shooting.