July 6, 201610 yr I was not aware of the taser. Your questions are all valid. Having a gun in and of itself does not warrant being shot. If he was reaching for the gun then he made the wrong move. I haven't had the time yet to see exactly why the police were called in the first place. The store owner says he always lets the guy sell in front of his store. I read there was some sort of "disturbance" but I'm not sure what that was. I get the knee jerk reaction but we need to see what we can find out. Sadly, the body cam was "not working" at the time. That will only add to the skepticism. One correction: Body cams were working but they fell off of the officers during the scuffle. Not sure if they show anything or not.
July 6, 201610 yr Local NAACP leader complaining that cameras came off during scuffle. Seemed to be his biggest issue and the reason he thinks the police did wrong...because their cameras fell off. Until each officer has a personal drone that follows them from above, cameras are going to get knocked off or hit and pointed at a bad angle.
July 6, 201610 yr Regardless of who is at fault listening to his son son is brutal. MSNBC on Twitter: "Video: Son of #AltonSterling breaks down in tears as family speaks out about Baton Rouge shooting https://t.co/53dz3PN4c" That's just awful. So much unknown, but that video doesn't look the best that's for sure.
July 6, 201610 yr Local NAACP leader complaining that cameras came off during scuffle. Seemed to be his biggest issue and the reason he thinks the police did wrong...because their cameras fell off. Until each officer has a personal drone that follows them from above, cameras are going to get knocked off or hit and pointed at a bad angle. People are a product of their pay play/power. NAACP guy has to come out strong. He demanded the chief be fired or resign. Following the script.
July 6, 201610 yr People are a product of their pay play/power. NAACP guy has to come out strong. He demanded the chief be fired or resign. Following the script. Yep, just dusting off old talking points. I hope everyone waits to see what the actual facts are before jumping to conclusions one way or the other...we don't need to see another city burnt down.
July 6, 201610 yr Yep, just dusting off old talking points. I hope everyone waits to see what the actual facts are before jumping to conclusions one way or the other...we don't need to see another city burnt down. I'm not advocating for any violence or city burning... This part of BR is rough, rough, rough.... I can understand the response if the call is a person threatening someone with a gun...My initial post was a question of if the suspect was not going for "his" gun, but the gun of one of the officers, that ups the ante I believe.
July 6, 201610 yr I'm not advocating for any violence or city burning... This part of BR is rough, rough, rough.... I can understand the response if the call is a person threatening someone with a gun...My initial post was a question of if the suspect was not going for "his" gun, but the gun of one of the officers, that ups the ante I believe. If he was going for his gun it would make a difference. If he is pulling a gun out of his pocket this will be a justified shooting.
July 6, 201610 yr Did the initial officer rush the suspect because he was trying to flee, the suspect looks like he is back pedaling but its hard to see. For sure he did not obey the first 2 verbal commands to get onto the ground. Looks like the officer saw an opening to take him down and did so. Lot of man to take to the ground.
July 6, 201610 yr It changes how its handled going into it. If you have a guy,who is on probation, for lets say an offense involving a weapon, and you're told the suspect has a weapon, it changes your initial response. The lady addressing the press with his son there referenced they should not judge a man by his past. Sounds like he may have had some priors. But not sure if 911 call saying he had a gun would have identified this man by name?
July 6, 201610 yr The lady addressing the press with his son there referenced they should not judge a man by his past. Sounds like he may have had some priors. But not sure if 911 call saying he had a gun would have identified this man by name? Sterling was a registered sex offender, after a 2000 conviction for carnal knowledge of a juvenile, records show. The circumstances of the case were not immediately clear. Records say he was released for his offense in October 2004. He was previously arrested for aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, unauthorized entry and domestic abuse battery, records show. In 2009, he was sentenced to five years in prison for marijuana possession and for carrying an illegal weapon with a controlled dangerous substance. Family members said he was on probation when he died and would not have been allowed to carry a gun.
July 6, 201610 yr I believe they said they have 2 videos they have not released, one from the store and one from the cruiser cam.
July 7, 201610 yr Video from store owner. I guess we see the officer pull the gun from the victim's pocket. Owner turned this over to the FBI because he doesn't trust the police. Second cell phone video emerges of Baton Rouge shooting | Firstcoastnews.com
July 7, 201610 yr Video from store owner. I guess we see the officer pull the gun from the victim's pocket. Owner turned this over to the FBI because he doesn't trust the police. Second cell phone video emerges of Baton Rouge shooting | Firstcoastnews.com Are you suggesting the owner would not have turned over the tape if he trusted the cops ?
July 7, 201610 yr Are you suggesting the owner would not have turned over the tape if he trusted the cops ? No.
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