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OH HELL YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dude probably had some dirt on the yt cop, and he had a chance to drop him so he did. I bet he wont even face charges-if he does he will get off as usual…..

DAMN!

this is horrible!

this is ridiculous! i doubt he had dirt on that cop. he just saw an opportunity he couldn’t miss. evidentially they never even asked the guy who he was or asked him to stop running before he started firing. God forgive me but i hope this racist bastard loses his job for that b.s.

RIP. This is damn shame

That’s how it goes down. Nothing to see here. Move along, folks…

AND catch a charge or two. a murder charge and a neglect/public safety charge.

What ever happened to proper warning such as “freeze” or “stop, police” before firing shots. I do hope that the slain officer and his family gets the justice that they deserves and that the courts don’t bullshyte about this matter.

From today’s NY Times story on Officer Edwards, a married father of two sons — the line about minority officers being most likely to be victims of “friendly fire” struck me. I wonder if the events of that night would have been different if Edwards were white:

Several witnesses told the police that Officer Edwards never said a word. But one witness, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case, said Officer Edwards might have managed to begin to say one word — “Police.”

If history is a guide, a grand jury will consider possible charges against Officer Dunton. There will be calls for reform of procedures to better protect minority officers, who have most often paid the price for such cases of mistaken identity. And Officer Edwards and Officer Dunton will have their sad places in the latest chapter of a familiar police disaster.

@Sydney™

I agree with you and believe that police procedures should be addressed/reformed to reduce these instances in the future. I was not there and did not witness what occurred, but I sure hate having to read about this happening. It hurts me to my very core.

NY has the most racist law enforcement ever!!!!!!! My homeboy got locked up for “fitting the description” of somebody they looking for… and he was visiting from Canada!!!!! his mom had to bail him out!!!!!!!!

i bet he wont lose his job folks.. he’ll be back on the payroll like nothing happened… it’ll be swept under and another black man’s life is taken for pennies on the dollar….

In the eyes of NYPD all blacks are criminals.

@ brnhornet It is never the “right thing ” to shoot someone three times. please understand that there job is to prevent crimes not to murder by any means necessary.
Black people men esspecaily get this through your head that could be you at any givin moment lynching is still alive and well.

“Aight”, the fact that u think this man was killed because he had dirt on the other shows u don’t get the bigger picture. This is about a WHITE officer that killed a BLACK MAN that was also an officer, but he didn’t know that because he just assumed that he was a “hoodlum.” I don’t know what the procedure is in NY, but in DC U HAVE TO IDENTIFY URSELF B4 FIRING…I hope the white idiot rots in hell!!!!

While on lunch break yesterday, I saw this on CNN, and while the reporter kept on asking the Chief or whoever, “would the out come have been diff if the o/d cop running with the gun, was white,” that cop guy kept sidestepping his butt off, cuz all he kept on repeating was something like “It’s not a black and white thing, It’s a cop on cop thing!”

we don’t hate the police we need the police we hate the white in the uniform.

I also thought, that you are to seek cover, if you’re not directly envolded in the situation, then yell stop police drop your weapon, & then he would’ve known what was going on, so apparently this yt just wanted to k1ll a black man period, shyt I’m willing to bet that the car burglar was whyte also.

Also the guy that Edwards was chasing for breaking into his car, after they caught him, backs up what the cops said. He said he heard everything and the cops did identify themselves and they yelled stop, drop the weapon and Edwards for whatever reason started running towards the cops with the gun in his hand. This guy is latino just in case people think he’s in on it too.

since when do they teach cops to chase fleeing petty criminals with guns drawn while off duty through a city street?

This cop on black crime needs to stop. when is it going to be enough?

Dead Man Walking – Black Man Running – SAME THING. Men of color, in plain clothes, running with guns will always be assumed suspects. Period! Excessive force, whether against a individual or nation of color, will always be an acceptable order of the day. New York City has a history of this type of activity. I guess they have not learned their lesson and need more sensitivity training. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of officers do not live in enthnically diverse communities but work in areas with high concentrations of people of color with little OR no regard for people of those communities. This is a sad, sad day because one would think that with a Black president, Black men would be perceived differently by those truly in power. I guess not.

@ nikki and everyone else

Please go to the NY post website and read what they have. Once again bullets ca spin a person around.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05302009/news/regionalnews/slain_officers_tragic_mistake_171698.htm

Damn I hate this kinda mess.

This is why I believe whether there is a blk president or not, even when you are doing right, you still have a greater chance of being a victim, no matter what you are doing, where you are going or even who you are with. No one thought to check the blk offcer out, no they are just used to killing blks, so they just opened fire, on one of their own.

No, it did not matter that, he was undercover and had a badge and a gun. He just got killed. End of story.

NOW, what were all you look the other do-gooders claiming about if you do the right thing?,”You have nothing to worry about”…(yeah, if you’re wht, you can’t tell me it would’ve ended up the same way, epecially if you live/ work in an inner city. What rights do you REALLY have?

@Brnhornet-If you believe that “Official” story about they shouted out who they were and asked him to drop his weapon I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell to you ASAP. Please contact me for further details!!!! You must be crazy if you think it really goes down like that. Take it from a person with family members in local Law Enforcement, the FBI and ICE. If they have learned anything it is not true when they say all officers “Bleed Blue” especially when they are black!!!

continue*- excuse typo

@Give Daddy Some sugar- “This is a sad, sad day because one would think that with a Black president, Black men would be perceived differently by those truly in power. I guess not.”
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Your feeling wouldn’t be hurt if you didn’t believe everything you see…

You should know better than that..

A blk man in a suit, is still a n-gger.
A blk homeless man in a prk is a n-gger.
A president who happens to be black
is still a n-gger,
Kanye said it, no matter how bigyou get you still a n-gger in a coupe.

They look at all of us, the same, there is no
difference. They just tell you that…And what’s so bad, is that you believed it…

THIS COUNTRY HSAS NEVER RESPECTED THE BLK MAN.

NEVER.

should’ve been HAS..

@Brnhornet- I respect your opinion but at the end of the day you will see that most likely they did not even bother to find out what the story was. In most cases white or black the code of a police officer is to shoot first and ask questions later. Most of the police officers have that let me get them before they get me attitude which the streets foster but if someone is not shooting at you first most likely they are in a official capacity. I had the chance to get my Private Investigator license at one point and because of scenarios just like this I decided against it!!! The stuff you see on TV where they chase and knock them down criminals even if they don’t have a weapon is just not reality.

Pig on Pig violence – WHADDAYA’ GONNA DO?

@Brnhornet- I respect your opinion but at the end of the day you will see that most likely they did not even bother to find out what the story was. In most cases white or black the code of a police officer is to shoot first and ask questions later.

Most police officers have a let me get them before they get me attitude which the streets foster but if someone is not shooting at you first most likely they are in a official capacity. I had the chance to get my Private Investigator license at one point and because of scenarios just like this I decided against it!!! The stuff you see on TV where they chase and knock down criminals even if they don’t have a weapon is just not reality.

In West Memphis, Ark. cops killed a 12 yr old boy walking down the street at night whom they said had a pistol, but family and witness say that the little boy had a soda and a bag of potato chips. Whether we will admit it or not it’s a white and black thing that evidently some dont understand.

@ Love Hate

I agree with you. Just in this particular case I do not beleive it was racially motivated. You can take anybody cop or no cop. You have a gun and a total stranger is running towards (after you told him to drop it) you with his gun in hand how many of you would wait to see what his intentions are. It sounds nice and logical but when you have a split second do decide and it’s either you or them.

My condolences go out to both of them.

“…Just in this particular case I do not beleive it was racially motivated…”

@ brnhornet

Racially motivated does not have to mean the shooting cop outwardly hated blacks. It is more of a testimonial of how we are ALL programmed by media images and the such that blacks are criminals. A black man running around with a gun is perceived as a criminal and the thought that he could have been a law enforcement officer was the last thing on their mind. Cops are trained to discharge their weapons only when they are sure of the target….this cop was sure his target, Brother Edwards was a criminal. That is not excusable and IS racially motivated. A white guy running around with a gun would have been given the benefit of the doubt. There was no doubt present in this case.

Hey Syd!!

“You have a gun and a total stranger is running towards (after you told him to drop it) you with his gun in hand ”

@ anybody (Syd, I’m sure you know this)

Didn’t I hear the bullets entered through his back?

I think in this case, the rational minded should chalk this up as an unfortunate comedy of errors. I don’t think anyone can fault the shooters of racism, due to the location, the time, and the actual scenario: UNIDENTIFIED BLACK GUY WITH GUN IN HAND PURSUING ANOTHER PERSON – Like I said, a comedy of errors.

something like that happen here in Norfolk, Va about a year ago….So Damn Sad….

This just like something dat happened on the 3rd season of The Wire.

So SAD!!! If he had been white. they would have told him to…DROP THE GUN BEFORE I SHOOT!!! But when your black they shoot first and ask questions later.

“The next thing I know I was surrounded by red lights and I was face first laying on the pavement with a 9mm pressed to the back of my head…..all because a black man running late for work was PERCEIVED to be doing something criminal.”

Oh, wow, Ill. How terrifying for you. I’m so sorry you experienced that. . .

@ Lois Lane- I concur 200%!! Crackers, I’ll tell you!!
RIP my brother!

I guess if you’re a black off-duty cop, you need to walk around with your badge around your neck, and a ” i am a cop don’t shoot me t-shirt” smh

Hello Snoop

hey syd

We will never know if it’s based off subconscious racism. To me, it’s based off of officers who…no matter what color they are, get overly excited when it comes to their guns and don’t know when it’s appropriate to yell at someone to stop or to pull out their gun.

“to think race doesn’t play a part, even in a indirect way, is naive.”

Actually it’s not naive to think that. It’s called forming an opinion based upon what’s presented. We were not presented a scenario of what this officer did when the off-duty cop was a white person. We will never know. A better conclusion, would be to say this officer isn’t trained properly in how to handle nonthreatening situations. He could have been the same officer pulling a gun on someone jaywalking: his actions speak more to how he was improperly trained than him being racist. Now if the n word were being thrown around and he has a history of racism, then those facts should come out.

SMH

Doesn’t surprise me. The police are the real criminals. They get too trigger-happy and too spooked, whenever they come across someone of color.

So, I think from now on, officers of color, especially black ones, need to make sure that they get to know as many cops as possible. Because if they don’t, they’ll get mistaken for the rest of us, and well, you already read what can happen when that’s the case.

AND I FEEL BAD FOR ALL OF US IN IT

brnhornet- thanks for posting that. people should READ YOUR POST before they post some dumb sh*t like this.

I have read all the comments here and I will admit that a black man, through stereotype and some of it our fault, is perceived as more of a threat than a black man. However if that were true than I ask you this: AT WHAT POINT DO YOU PUT YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THE MEN WITH YOU AT RISK?

Cops are not paid to take risk. They are not paid to dodge bullets. When someone is in front of you with a deadly weapon, just for safety sake, you have to assume the worst. Another question: IF SOMEONE BREAKS INTO YOUR HOUSE AND YOU HAVE A GUN AND YOU DON’T KNOW WEATHER THAT PERSON HAS ONE OR NOT. ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT AND ASK THAT PERSON WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE? SIR ARE YOU HERE TO ROB ME OR DO PHYSICAL HARM OR BOTH? ARE YOU ARMED? IS THER ANYBODY ELSE WITH YOU?

No, you’re going to shoot first because you fear for your life. Why do we expect less for cops when it is a black man involved. Now I know that America is racist and as a by product so are some cops. But not all of them. For those that have had bad experiences with cops I’m sorry that happend to you. But to paint all cops racist because of that act is the same as whites thinking that all black men are thugs and criminals. We will never beat them if we have the same idiology as them.
As far as the bullet in the back anybody that has been shot, this includes me, will tell you that when a bullet hits you your body contorts. Could have ben that when Edwards got hit woth that 1st round he decided that what he was doing was not a good idea. I don’t wish to speak ill of the dead but he was dumb. He made a bad decision and unfortunatly it cost him his life.

@brnhornet

“Could have ben that when Edwards got hit woth that 1st round he decided that what he was doing was not a good idea. I don’t wish to speak ill of the dead but he was dumb. He made a bad decision and unfortunatly it cost him his life.”

Wow. . .

“I don’t wish to speak ill of the dead”

That’s what you just did. SMH.

@ Syd

The point I was trying to make is that the decision he made was not a smart one. I don’t think anyone will disagree with that.

*as recently as today*

I love my angel.

@It is more of a testimonial of how we are ALL programmed by media images and the such that blacks are criminals. A black man running around with a gun is perceived as a criminal and the thought that he could have been a law enforcement officer was the last thing on their mind. Cops are trained to discharge their weapons only when they are sure of the target….this cop was sure his target, Brother Edwards was a criminal. That is not excusable and IS racially motivated. A white guy running around with a gun would have been given the benefit of the doubt. There was no doubt present in this case.
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Truth and directly to the heart of the matter.

We have ALL been programmed, against anything that remotely has color…

Even in this case of injustice, some of you are still trying to justify shooting a black officer, IN THE BACK…

SHOOT FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER, IF YOU ARE BLK..

@marquis- you really are an idiot.. Te only error that was made, was them shooting and killing a blk police officer. There is no justification for it.
Bottom line.

that should’ve been “The”

excuse typo

convicted *

A dog’s life is worth than a blk man.

Yes, even in 2009. This is why people see nothing

wrong with treating blks subpar. We accept it…

I’ll bet anybody 10 to 1 odds, that the officer

that did this, will get off, scott-free and the

blks will accept it, the same way they always do…

EQUALITY, RIGHT? EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW,

RIGHT? If they can do this to a blk cop and get

away with it, the average bk person has a snow

balls chance in hell…. But no, there’s no

racism… SMDH

blk person *

THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A BLACK COP!!!!
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And it certainly won’t be the last time, either…

I read thru all these comments…..and afta reading every article our paper had on this, i’ve just concluded it was a tragic accident. No one wants to say that the young cop didn’t follow procedure, cuz it sounds bad, but he was a rookie. He made a rookie mistake that cost him his life. And the whole thing is sad

And four years on the police force is nothing….thats a pup

@ always knew
Actually I’m a black man. And for you to assume I’m white simply because my opinion does not agree with yours is based on the same racism and stereotype that you claim to dislike.

@ syd
I meant no disrepect towards Edwards. He made a bad decision. It does not speak ill of his character or his family. To go running down the street in NY with a gun in your hand is not the best course of action.

This could of been avoided maybe if police officer Edwards was wearing his shield around his neck, instead of carrying it in his pocket.

I do think that the white cop did not stop to consider Officer Edwards to be law enforcement because he was a black man with a gun in the streets of NYC. Police officers are trained to be suspicious of everyone especially black people. This is tragic on all accounts.

@brnhornet

@ always knew
Actually I’m a black man. And for you to assume I’m white simply because my opinion does not agree with yours is based on the same racism and stereotype that you claim to dislike.
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Excuse me, for thinking that you were
a white man…My commnts didn’t come from you not agreeing with my posts..I just didn’t think that someone sharing the same skin,could be so cruel and disrespecting of someone, who was the same color. So no, it’s not from the racism that I ‘claim to hate’, it was mainly based off the really mean and unnecessary comments that you mde in regards to the blk officer, that lost his life.

BTW: White men with guns run down the streets, all the time, they don’t get killed for it. Only black men do. I think maybe you should wake up and get a clue. You may be a cop, or *security* but you don’t know what everyone thinks and you are a poor excuse for even suggesting that maybe, it was his own fault. Yeah, it was his fault,for being blk…

INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT does NOT equal SMART…
especially in your case..

@wats in my pocket dawwwg..BIG FACE HUNDREDS!!

I have a lot of disdain towards police officers as well. A lot of them are corrupt as well as racist. The only thing we can do is continue to speak out against the injustices that occur in the police department. Cool heads always prevail in the end.

Most of us don’t care when we are killing each other. But when some other race do it we go crazy. Many of our black people lack respect for each other and don’t value life, why would another race respect or value our lives when it’s clear our own people don’t. I know people are going to be pissed, but it’s the truth. I didn’t see many people getting pissed off when the rapper kid got killed last week, or was it ok because he was killed by another black guy?

@Shantell

people like myself are outraged because this cop was killed and racism was a factor.

The police are suppose to protect and serve. We are tired of these officers wearing a badge of honor while they are corrupt. Police Officers are trained to attack. We do not want Officers filled with racist views wearing gear to brutalize us all because of mistaken identity, the wrong motion, or any other unjustifiable notion they may conjure up. This kind of injustice regarding Officer

Edwards calls for a public outcry.

The rapper who was killed last week was more of a domestic dispute over a girl. No one can stop someone from becoming enraged and deciding to exact revenge and take a life.

They had an episode of The Wire were the same exact thing happened, talk about life imitating art!

One thing that everyone had missed was that, as a trained officer Edwards would never ran towards another officer with a gun. He would most likely identify himself as a fellow officer and explaining to them the whole situation.

What justice ???? This is a sad accident. You have a plain clothed cop who chases someone with his gun drawn because the guy broke into his car. Instead of calling for a uniformed cop and identifying himself he chased this guy pass another undercover police care with his gun drawn. If you had been in this situation you would have shot. I’m sure if you check regulation this cop violated a few while off duty. People grow a brain and stop making everything a race issue.

For each of you who want to holler race. When a black man come running towards you with a gun I want to see how many of you will think ” a police offier” and ” he going to rob me”. I’m Black and i’m truly tired of the BS we make an issue. I’m truly sorry for thing young man and his family this is a accident. Auto insurance would have paid for the damage to the car, but a life is lost. Not to mention that the guy who broke into the car was unarmed.

For each of you who want to holler race. When a black man come running towards you with a gun I want to see how many of you will think ” a police offier” or ” he’s going to rob me”. I’m Black and i’m truly tired of the BS we make an issue. I’m truly sorry for thing young man and his family this is a accident. Auto insurance would have paid for the damage to the car, but a life is lost. Not to mention that the guy who broke into the car was unarmed.

@ Illuminate Truth Your story is so sad. I want to say more but I can’t think of anything to say other than stay strong.

@ *Treasure*

“This could of been avoided maybe if police officer Edwards was wearing his shield around his neck, instead of carrying it in his pocket.”

I don’t see how the pursuing officers could see a shield on the front of the officer who is ahead of them. Besides if an officer is off-duty why would he display his badge?

JeJoro

Police officers took an oath. They are required to intervene if a crime is occurring in their presence. If they don’t it is considered an act of cowardice, which goes on their record.

I am surprised more of this isn’t happening. We will see more and more acts of violence involving other races against blacks in America I guarantee it.

Follow me at http://www.twitter.com/thecrypticone

THIS IS SO SAD. BLACK MEN STOP LIVING THE LIFE THAT WILL HAND A WHITE PERSON A REASON TO PULL YOU OVER OR SHOOT YOU. RACIAL PROFILING IS BIG TIMING BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE USUALLY THE CULPRIT OF CRIME LIKE THIS.

BLACK WOMEN START RAISING YOUR YOUNG BLACK CHILDREN TO NOT LISTEN TO VULGAR RAP, PIMP MUSIC, AND KEEP THEM POSITIVE MINDED EDUCATED AND WITH A NON THUG MENTALITY.

THIS WAY LESS OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN!

BLACK MEN STOP SELLING DRUGS AND DOING PETTY CRIMES!!!

STOP HAVING BAD CREDIT AND WORKING A PISS POOR JOB!

STOP HAVING MANY CHILDREN! IF YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM YOU WOULDN’T HAVE SO MANY!!!!

STOP SETTLING FOR A JOB AND GET A DAM CAREER!!!

STOP NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR KIDS FINANCIALLY!

STOP NOT BEING A FATHER OR NOT BEING A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN YOUR CHILD OR NOT SPENDING ALOT OF QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN!

BLACK MEN START BEING MEN! IF SO THE WHITE MAN WILL GET AWAY WITH THIS LESS!!!!

he was off duty and should have minded his own bizness!

How was the cop who killed him supposed to know?

I mean if anyone is in plain clothes running after someone with a gun, wtf do you expect?

May he rest in peace, though.

@brnhornet

brnhornet quote: “Cops are not paid to take risk. They are not paid to dodge bullets. When someone is in front of you with a deadly weapon, just for safety sake, you have to assume the worst. Another question: IF SOMEONE BREAKS INTO YOUR HOUSE AND YOU HAVE A GUN AND YOU DON’T KNOW WEATHER THAT PERSON HAS ONE OR NOT. ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT AND ASK THAT PERSON WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE? SIR ARE YOU HERE TO ROB ME OR DO PHYSICAL HARM OR BOTH? ARE YOU ARMED? IS THER ANYBODY ELSE WITH YOU?
No, you’re going to shoot first because you fear for your life. Why do we expect less for cops when it is a black man involved.”
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The reason we expect a policeman/woman to act differently in that situation is because they are TRAINED to do so. AND, they are paid to take risk. Actually, their whole job is based on risk-assessment and risk-management. That’s what police do, so to say they aren’t paid for that is ridiculous. That’s why they are supposed to raise their gun, find cover, and announce their presence. I wouldn’t be surprised if the only person that yelled POLICE was Officer Omar. And as a police officer, shooting to kill is your last resort. The shooting officer made that his first resort. Either because a) He isn’t good at his job or b) he thought the Black Brother wouldn’t be missed. I’m leaning toward the second due to the lack of protocol. Obama is the Pres, but a lot of you are ignorant thinking racism is gone. It’s still here and maybe more than ever. Racists were protected and comfortable under Bush, lessening their actions, but under Obama, racists are uniting against diversity. Racism is more an issue now than ever and we shouldn’t be scared to call it by name.

@Hannibal Pimp. You’re a damn clown. Is it not your business if a man smashed your window and is searching through your car?

THATS A DAMN SHAME….THATS SOME BULLSHI…..N.Y.P.D NEEDS A WHOLE LOT OF BASIC TRAINING WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK PEOPLE EVERYBODY AINT ALWAYS RUNNING FROM THE POLICE AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE HE WAS A OFFICER….THEY ALL NEED THEYRE BADGE REMOVED….

For those mama’s and daddies that always will say to you ” the system works for all “.

Well….this is the realamerican system for you.

Mahogany,

You need to get your story out. Call every “good” radio station in NYC and tell them this.

fuccccccck theeeeeee holicccccccce!!!

I hate to say this but they both are at fault. With all the white people who are moving into harlem, as a black person you don’t run through no housing project with a gun out period. Cop or not. You are just asking for trouble. As for the cop who did the shooting I’m not surprised.

@Samantha
@brnhornet
@ anybody else who confused by this ish!

It both saddens and seriously worries me that people such as you can display such blatant naivety! I know this has been said by other commenters, but the level to which you people are willing to listen and believe the stories of a people who have LIED TO YOU FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS is astounding! I live in London, and unfortunately, I’m sure most Black and Brown folks in America haven’t a clue to the issues WE have with the police over here, but given the publicity that the American incidents get, and the history of abuse and discrimination that we ALL share in our relations with the pigs, how can you display such ignorance!

Other bloggers have schooled you already as to the number of other ethnic officers that have been gunned down in similar incidents. CAN YOU SEE NO TREND HERE!?! Wouldn’t the numbers be a little more balanced if there were no racism involved in these incidents?

People, please wake up! Know who your enemy is! These people have no love for us and until we realise that they are NOT OUR FRIENDS, we will continue to be hoodwinked and bamboozled!!

Why did the off duty cop draw his gun on the burglar? Was his life threatened? He should never have drawn his gun period. My feeling is most police use excessive force.

a man was running down the street wit a gun come on ppl the other officer had to shoot he didnt kno if that man was tryn to kill the burgler or what if u seen a man runnin down the street chasn sombody wit a gun what would u do? not shoot ? jus let the other person get killed? wake up not everythn has to be racist and yall damn sure dnt gotta protest every lil thing. .your bringn your own race down nobodys doin it to you. . why do black ppl gotta c everythn as racist. .yall jus want sumn to complain about

i mean RIP its not like a dnt have a heart. . a life was lost. i jus dnt c it as racist jus happens to b black and white on both sides