They Are At It Again Philly and CNN Won't Show it

[ttwtt78640]

Police kill more whites than blacks.

Yep, and they kill far more males than females.

 

[ttwtt78640]

He sure is facing charges. So much for your systemic racism horseshit. Huh?

IMHO, it’s much better to be alive and facing charges.

 

[Paradoxical]

OP is lying. (Which is par for a thread claiming that left-lean media isn't reporting something)

Walter Wallace shooting: Philadelphia protests erupt after police kill Black man who was waving knife on street | CNN

At least 30 Philadelphia officers were injured as protests erupted overnight after police shot and killed a man who waved a knife while standing on a city street. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 President, John McNesby is asking for everyone to "wait for the investigation to complete and...

www.cnn.com

(CNN)Philadelphia police shot and killed a Black man who waved a knife while standing on a street, plunging the city into protests that injured 30 officers as the police commissioner acknowledged the encounter "raises many questions." Drawing fresh national attention to fatal use of force by police, the incident also renews the spotlight on the swing state of Pennsylvania just a week before the presidential election. The man killed in West Philadelphia was Walter Wallace, according to a statement from Mayor Jim Kenney. Swift demonstrations following his death ended with the police injuries, businesses looted and 10 people arrested, police said.
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Anger over the incident led to violence overnight, and Philadelphia police said at least 30 officers were injured during protests, according to a police press release obtained by CNN affiliate WPVI. Most of the injured officers were hit by projectiles, but at least one "was struck by a pickup truck - she sustained a broken leg and various other injuries," police said, according to WPVI. That officer was taken to a hospital. The other 29 injured officers were treated and released. In addition, five police vehicles were vandalized, and multiple businesses were looted across the city, the police said. At least 10 people were arrested.

Philadelphia sees more protests and looting as authorities investigate police shooting of Black man with knife

Protesters took to the streets for a second night after officers in Philadelphia shot and killed a Black man who was holding a knife in an encounter city officials say raises questions.

www.cnn.com

Can you find in their report where the black man was attacking them with a knife? I may have missed it.

 

[apdst]

I see the log in your eye has expanded.

I see you still post stupid shit while you don't even live in this country. Whatelse is new?...LMAO!

 

[braindrain]

I'm sorry but one shot to a kneecap would have brought him down. Don't police learn to disable a threat like that? Not shoot 10 bullets in his chest? It makes the police look weak and terrified.

No they don’t learn to shoot people in the kneecap as that is extremely stupid.

But thank you for showing you have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[ASHES]

Eh? I wasn't responding to how it went down. I was only focused on the OP's claim that CNN wasn't reporting on the unrest/etc that followed. It seems like every single time I see a thread complaining that "the media" (meaning left-lean media) or a particular left-lean source is not reporting on something, a thirty second search turns up their reports on it.

I was correcting the CNN reporting with the video and a NYT article.

 

[apdst]

IMHO, it’s much better to be alive and facing charges.

I'd rather be tried by 12, than carried by 6.

 

[bongsaway]

He sure is facing charges. So much for your systemic racism horseshit. Huh?

So much for your theory he was protecting himself. He came from out of state with a firearm for what reason? To help the police? He's charged with murder because that's what he committed. Feel free to tell yourself whatever version you wish.

 

[bongsaway]

I'd rather be tried by 12, than carried by 6.

I'll bet you wouldn't feel that way after sitting in the pen for twenty years.

 

[Metric Mouse]

30 officers injured. Including one hit by a truck. What in the world!?

 

[Metric Mouse]

I'll bet you wouldn't feel that way after sitting in the pen for twenty years.

Are you arguing that it's better to shoot people than to jail them?

 

[apdst]

I'm sorry but one shot to a kneecap would have brought him down. Don't police learn to disable a threat like that? Not shoot 10 bullets in his chest? It makes the police look weak and terrified.

Unless he missed and the stray bullet killed a bystander. Aiming for a leg is a far more difficult shot than aiming center mass.

There are lots of schools of thought out there about taking out a threat. Most of them teach "shoot till you're empty".

 

[apdst]

I'll bet you wouldn't feel that way after sitting in the pen for twenty years.

Beats being dead. Being dead is for a lot more than 20 years...LMAO!

 

[bongsaway]

Are you arguing that it's better to shoot people than to jail them?

Nope.

 

[bongsaway]

Beats being dead. Being dead is for a lot more than 20 years...LMAO!

If I had a choice between lethal injection and twenty years, give me the injection. You obviously have no idea about what it's like to be in prison.

 

[apdst]

So much for your theory he was protecting himself. He came from out of state with a firearm for what reason? To help the police? He's charged with murder because that's what he committed. Feel free to tell yourself whatever version you wish.

He didn't bring the firearm with him. It was given to him when he got there, for self defense. Good thing he had it. Huh?

 

[ttwtt78640]

I'll bet you wouldn't feel that way after sitting in the pen for twenty years.

Are you implying that it’s better to be dead than to serve jail/prison time?

 

[Common Sense 1]

The dumb shit decided to play a stupid game and lost...big time.

Don't bring a knife to a gun fight!!

 

[iguanaman]

Unless he missed and the stray bullet killed a bystander. Aiming for a leg is a far more difficult shot than aiming center mass.

There are lots of schools of thought out there about taking out a threat. Most of them teach "shoot till you're empty".

What if he was "threatening" them with a slingshot? Still shoot to kill? Police should be able to distinguish between different threats and deal with them responsibly. Shooting a man in the leg at 10 yards should be easy enough for a trained officer. They panicked and looked weak to me.

 

[bongsaway]

Are you implying that it’s better to be dead than to serve jail/prison time?

For me personally at this point in my life, yes. And it's not just jail/prison, it's for twenty years which most americans have no idea how long that is to be locked away and treated like a piece of shit.

 

[ttwtt78640]

For me personally at this point in my life, yes. And it's not just jail/prison, it's for twenty years which most americans have no idea how long that is to be locked away and treated like a piece of shit.

That seems a lot like saying that this guy simply wanted to be killed by police to avoid being arrested and tried for his (alleged) crime.

 

[Lursa]

Philadelphia police arrest 91 people during violent riots after shooting of armed Black man; 30 cops hurt

The fatal police shooting of a Black man allegedly armed with a knife in the western side of Philadelphia sparked violent protests overnight, with 91 people arrested and 30 officers injured early Tuesday – including one sergeant who was "intentionally run over" by a pick-up truck, officials said.

www.foxnews.com

They are burning and clowns are loading carts stealing again. Why does CNN ony mention it and not show the police assaults and hundreds of looting clowns?

I read the article on it in CNN...seemed pretty significant coverage to me.

So ????

 

[Common Sense 1]

Video of the fatal confrontation recorded by a bystander and posted on social media shows officers pointing their guns at a man as he walked in the street and around a car. The man walks toward the officers as they backed away from him in the street, guns still aimed at him.

"Put the knife down, put the knife down," one officer can be heard saying.

Both then fired several shots at the man, and he collapsed in the street. A woman ran up to the victim and began screaming. Several bystanders then walked up to the man who was shot.

It is unclear in the video if the man had a knife. Witnesses said he was holding one.


Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 President John McNesby expressed his support for the officers involved.


"Our police officers are being vilified this evening for doing their job and keeping the community safe, after being confronted by a man with a knife. We support and defend these officers, as they too are traumatized by being involved in a fatal shooting. We ask the public for its patience as investigators work to gather all the facts of this tragic incident in West Philadelphia today," McNesby said.

Unrest erupts in Philadelphia after police shoot and kill Black man

Video shows the confrontation, where several shots are fired at the man. Now some are questioning why less-lethal force wasn't used.

abc7news.com

 

[Lursa]

That seems a lot like saying that this guy simply wanted to be killed by police to avoid being arrested and tried for his (alleged) crime.

He was mentally ill.

And altho they havent released video yet, it's very possible the cops felt his lethal threat was real. They also didnt have tasers.

See? I got plenty of info from the 'not much coverage' in the CNN article!

 

[bongsaway]

That seems a lot like saying that this guy simply wanted to be killed by police to avoid being arrested and tried for his (alleged) crime.

Take it as you wish but those words are yours.