http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...715-story.html
“In the police video, two officers approach the suspect, who appears to be wearing a holster, as he stands by another officer. As one officer grabs for the suspect's wrist, the suspect pulls away and runs. The video, which has all faces blurred and no audio, pauses on a shot of what appears to be a gun on the suspect's hip. The shooting of the suspect is not shown in the video.”
Fast forward to 2:55 in the clip below for some slo-mo shots. Sure looks like he was intending to draw the firearm.
Last edited by blues; 07-15-2018 at 07:50 PM.
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Oh that was undoubtedly an attempt to draw on the officers.Originally Posted by blues
I haven’t been very up on the news lately, but is this the shooting they’re currently protesting in Chicago?
If so, screw those idiots.
“Conspiracy theories are just spoiler alerts these days.”
I've watched it at least 10 times and fail to see how anyone could interpret his moves as anything BUT an attempt to draw his gun. What's the question?
Agree that it looks like an attempt to draw, and that the shooting appears to be justified at that point. But prior to that, was he stopped only because he appeared to be carrying a concealed pistol? Would a white man suspected of carrying have been treated the same way?
In Chicago? More than likely.
Anywhere else typically depends on the local climate relative to citizens carrying.
“Conspiracy theories are just spoiler alerts these days.”
This occurred in Chicago. Illinois. They have very restrictive gun possession and carry laws. They have a LOT of shootings and murders there; over 1400 people shot and 270 murders so far this year. Yes, a white person "only" suspected of carrying a concealed firearm would have been stopped and checked as well. If the white person reacted the same to being stopped (resisted, pulled away from the officers, fled, and attempted to draw a firearm they clearly saw he had) then he would have "been treated the same way".
From Las Vegas:
Guy’s taking this whole “30th Anniversary of Die Hard” thing pretty seriously.
Learned a few lessons from the video, the first being “do not shoot at THAT guy or he will run you down like the scavenger you are.”
Glad all cops are fine.
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Last edited by LockedBreech; 07-16-2018 at 08:57 PM.
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