Comments on: Handcuffed man shot dead by GA police had known violent history

By: Frank G

Frank G — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:05:43 +0000

pretty obviously he “was a good boy just turning his life around”, amirite?

By: Gremlin1974

Gremlin1974 — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:18:29 +0000

Well he was driving a stolen car with fake plates, he might have been on patrol to, just not in the traditional sense.

By: JackRussellTerrierist

JackRussellTerrierist — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:16:20 +0000

I’m from California. The same thing happens there.

By: genes

genes — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:09:47 +0000

The reason it made National News is that it happened in the South. Had it happened in the North it would have been just another entry on the police blotter.

By: Andrew Branca

Andrew Branca — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:28:52 +0000

As long as there are humans attacking humans, and therefore humans defending against humans–in other words, for as long as humans have and ever will exist–the laws of self-defense will be non-theoretical.

It’s human nature, as they say.

–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

By: MattMusson

MattMusson — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:01:03 +0000

Gee Andrew, if it weren’t for these types of cases – your book would be purely theoretical.

By: Andrew Branca

Andrew Branca — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:34:23 +0000

Indeed, “parole” it is. Fix police on the way. I sure hope the post isn’t non-compliant.

–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

By: Andrew Branca

Andrew Branca — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:33:29 +0000

Hahaha, I bet there were even some days he didn’t commit any crimes at all!

Why were the cops harassing this poor citizen? Why didn’t they just leave this innocent child alone? I mean he only had ONE outstanding felony warrant, right? Don’t those cops have donuts to eat, or something? Sure, he was still on felony parole (third felony sentence in 9 years), but what’s a pistol whipping here and there, just young kids being boisterous. Stolen car? Heck, I bet if he’d asked the owner they’d have let him borrow it, nice kid like that.

Oofah.

–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

By: Greg Toombs

Greg Toombs — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:32:00 +0000

“At the time of Smith’s shooting on September 18 he was on active patrol … ”

Er, “parole,” yes?

The layers of editors and fact-checkers at WTOC could not be reached for comment.

By: Tex Detroit

Tex Detroit — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:18:44 +0000

Yes, after all, he did allegedly acquire a license plate for the purpose of concealing the identify of vehicle. I mean, think of the paper-work saved by eliminating this master villain.

By: Gremlin1974

Gremlin1974 — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:20:50 +0000

Sounding more and more reasonable for the cop to have shot.

By: inspectorudy

inspectorudy — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:49:29 +0000

This case reminds me of the case in Indianapolis where a suspect who was in the back seat of a cop car with his hands still behind his back pulled a gun out and shot HIMSELF TWICE in the head and died. Arresting cops had no comment.

By: JackRussellTerrierist

JackRussellTerrierist — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:15:26 +0000

Yeah. Spittles.

By: JackRussellTerrierist

JackRussellTerrierist — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:13:47 +0000

This entire case is a no-brainer. The ONLY reason this case made the news is because this vicious savage is black and the cop is white. More Eric Holder BS. he and his anyi-white headhunters should be stonewalled and told to go piss up a rope.

By: Tex Detroit

Tex Detroit — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:04:05 +0000

Any word on what kind of candy he was carrying when he failed to obey that stop sign?