Seems legit...not.

America's best and brightest right there!

this filtnhy savages need to learn, they can't just do as they please. F**K THESE RIOTERS! THEY ARE ALL KILLERS AND NOTHING MORE

It's time cops learned they are not judge , jury and executioners. And you're just a pos anyways

Sooo. We let the suspect get whatever he wants out of the car, and if he shoots a little kid due to bad aim, we’ll start a go fund me page and light a bunch of candles. And if a cop is killed, we’ll be silent.

True story, they are supposed to learn this in training. Most learn it and abide by it, and then there are the bad apples but not every cop is Dirty Harry.

And the lesson is Dont make the Black Kids Angry!

It doesn’t deserve a protest unless the police were arresting him for something tiny. But, they shouldn’t let the police just continue his life if he killed him. I don’t know the full story, but if the police killed him, that police should be fired and possibly put in jail.

I suggest you read up on the whole story before suggesting anyone be put in jail. There have been numerous progressions in factual evidence that incriminate Blake during the time since this meme was posted, and the police were within their rights to use lethal force. Blake was being apprehended, he resisted arrest, the police used physical strength to subdue and when that didn't work they (per protocol) moved to less than lethal force using a taser. The taser did not work and he continued to resist arrest and attempted to leave the scene. After numerous orders to cease and desist he continued to disobey, reaching into his floorboard of his car (where many people tend to keep weapons) at which point the officers anticipated his return with a deadly weapon, and escalated lawfully to lethal force. It took 7 shots to subdue him and he still did not die from the gunshots. The police did exactly what they were trained to do. They later found a knife in the car exactly where he was reaching. That is justified.

You people are the reason your country is falling apart. Good luck with that

Two comments from you on the same meme? To what do I owe this pleasure? :)

None of this is true. No gun was found, his background is moot, shot 7 times in the back, the back. 2 officers are on leave.

No, all of it is true. Nothing I put in the meme is different from what happened. The man resisted arrest, he has a long rap sheet, not one officer but SEVERAL kept him at gunpoint throughout the entire exchange and repeatedly ordered him to cease and desist, he continued to act suspiciously and reached into the front seat of his car. This all presents probable cause enough to merit deadly force, gun or no gun and you can ask any law enforcement agency in existence if that is justifiable or not, they will all answer the same. With his hands under the seat it would only take a fraction of a second for someone to swing a gun around and lay fire to the officers. The only thing I put in the meme that is not on national news is the comical twist about rioting that resulted in a whole bunch of cars that got torched because of, well...just to torch cars I guess. Officers go on leave after any police involved shooting, I see no foul play here.

None of ANY of that was released, the investigation is just getting started, there is NO evidence he had anything other than his 3 children in the car, police responded to a domestic call, no details of that have bin released, he broke up a fight between 2 women as per early reports, there is absolutely no info on prior record of the victim, not that it matters, he was un armed and shot in the back 7 times, if he was white would you be outraged? People are angry. His three boys now will grow up traumatised and the cycle will continue, way to go perpetuating the killing of un armed black men.

You're painting me as a racist and I don't appreciate that. What have I said that shows that I am racist and how the heck am I perpetuating the killing of anyone? You've got some 'splaining to do if you really think that's the case...I'll ask you to please stop with that. I would in fact be outraged if it were a white man and it were the same story. I am angry. His family should not have to grow up with out him. However, it was his own fault. All he had to do was stop. It doesn't matter what he did or did not have in his car, his actions justified the reaction of police. As to prior record of the "victim", he was charged with 3rd degree sexual assault, disorderly conduct with regards to a domestic abuse case, and had an outstanding warrant for arrest. That's far from innocent.

Again, thanks in advance for stopping with the namecalling. That happens a lot in the politics section and some thrive on that but I'm not interested. If you can't understand that then find someone else to play schoolyard with. Thanks for the comment, appreciate your enthusiasm.

Again, what previous convictions, if any, had anything to do with him being shot. There is no such evidence so far on a warrent for his arrest, you're just making shit up. You are trying desperately hard to justify his killing. I have a criminal record, should I be shot in the back for refusing to talk to police and turn my back on them? "His own fault", think about that for a second.

If someone has a criminal history, you can't possibly think that responding police would not take that into account when they approach someone. I'm not trying hard to justify his killing, I don't have to try hard. They did their job. I'm not making anything up, it's on record at Kenosha County for the arrest warrant. Forgive me for not personally filling out a freedom of information act form and procuring it myself, I'm going off the same resources you have access to. Go look it up. If it's not true, I'll concede. Further, previous convictions have no bearing (other than putting officers more on guard) on his shooting, that is not my stance. It was his actions of non-compliance and reaching into his car while at gunpoint that justified their actions. There are much less suspicious encounters all over youtube that show how quickly a routine traffic stop can turn deadly, Blake's actions threw red flags all over the place.

Let me ask you this...if a police officer pointed a gun at you and told you not to move, would you turn your back on them and walk away then do something suspicious like reach under the front seat of your car? If you say you would, then why? If not, why? Why do you think Blake did that? Anyone that does what he did is asking to be shot, hence why I say it was his own fault, and they provided more than enough opportunities for him to stop. If an officer threatens me with lethal force and my wife and kids are in the car, I'm not moving. It's tragic, yes.

There is no excuse for killing someone, especially someone just walking around on the streets. It doesn’t matter if there a criminal, there is no excuse or justifying reason for killing someone unless it’s a death sentence, but in that case, we have a whole different story.

No excuse for killing someone? Period? If you remove yourself from all of this, and put yourself in a situation where a man is holding a knife to your throat with all intentions to kill you, are you not within your rights to defend yourself with lethal force? Killing in defense is not wrong.

Back to the story, Blake was not just walking around on the streets, he resisted arrest in the worst way possible. Read my other comment reply to you for the details. Had he complied with police orders he would not be laid up in a hospital bed right now and this would not even be a story.

Let me ask you this: if someone broke into your house/apartment right now, would you kill them?

If I felt my life or the life of my wife and child was in danger, yes if I had to. Severely maim would be preferred, but in a life or death situation I would not take chances.

I guess I do have to agree with that.

Still trying too hard. It's ok, I know your stance on the situation aswell as the others, you wanna try and justify Breonna Taylor's execution now? This is all why people are angry.

No, I won't defend police where they were wrong, and that one I think was wrong. I will say I don't think it was an execution though. Big errors on police for that one and I think Taylor and her boyfriend were within their rights of castle doctrine. She was a very unfortunate victim, very sad.

I always try to find common ground where I can, and I think we can both agree that justice needs to be served to all...both civilian criminals and police with bad intentions or poor training. I look forward to seeing how the Blake case works out, if they find wrongdoing I'll take back what I've said, honestly didn't think I would get into a long discussion like this on this meme, I was really just trying to point out in a comical way (because memes right?) that somehow people justify destruction of private property after something like this happens. Shouldn't be surprised though, this is the politics section after all :)

Sewmyeyesshut repeated the same emotional response over and over...made zero valid points about this situation. That person is a willfully ignorant idiot. Not that I can talk, but arguing with them is a fool's errand. You just cannot fix stupid and that person has so much stupid in them...so so much.

I don't call names, but appreciate your support. I just can't see any way with the evidence in hand that the cops did anything wrong. I've asked several times what sew (and others) would do if they were in Blake's shoes, would they obey orders or do what he did and get shot? So far, no answers but that's ok, I think it justifies the reaction of police without admittance. Just my two cents. It's easy to judge others when it's not your own life on the line, so anyone who says they would do what he did and somehow expect not to get shot is either lying or they don't have a good grasp on what law enforcement is authorized to do. If you or anyone else is interested, the video linked below is an example of a very similar situation that shows just how fast things can turn deadly. Man resists arrest, gets away, runs to car and grabs a gun and proceeds to shoot police. Anyone saying they should not have shot him in the back needs to realize that the timeframe between life and death in a situation like this is fractions of a second as shown in the video. If the perp is reaching under the seat, police have probable cause to use lethal force. Anyone that says 7 shots is too many, this video shows a man who was shot IN THE HEAD drive himself to the hospital. While one or two shots is technically enough, when your life is on the line you don't take chances. And so far, 7 shots at point blank still have not been lethal for Blake, so I don't buy it. Purely out of respect for human life and redemption, I hope he lives through this.

The video starts out clunky, replaying clips over and over again. If you start it at 0:38 seconds in it is pretty much the whole exchange from start to finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUnT5aFygg

Yes, but he was a peaceful boy on the way to community college and these cops were trying to deprive him of an education just to make sure he stayed on the streets and died in a gutter somewhere sometime.

Please, don’t use that language. Do you have any idea how badly you can make someone feel? Even if they were acting like that, please don’t use that language.

Dude, why the f**k are you replying to something several weeks old!?!?!?! Are you trying to elicit a vulgar response from someone? Seems like you are but a troll, trolling along. F**k off.

Are cops supposed to just wait and see what a known criminal is doing when they go into their car during a police confrontation? Wait until it's too late and the criminal has shot and killed the cops? It seems like that is what you are advocating for. This criminal gave the police probably cause to use whatever force was necessary to stop him from doing what he was doing. It's a beyond obvious case where a known violent criminal engaged in behavior that made it seem likely he was going to pull a weapon on the cops and quite possibly kill them. What else do you think he went to grab, a sandwich?

hmm...depends on the sandwich...might have been worth it if it was a good one...

Pastrami on rye.

Did they find a gun. Life and death isn't assumptions. We get it, you're ok with shooting unarmed black men in the back, part of the reason your country is in such shambles. Enjoy that.

Oh, I get it. You expect the police to be clairvoyant, gotcha! You side with career criminals over people who serve and protect the general public. The few bad apples out there do not represent the majority, yet that is exactly how you portray it. Also, enjoy that part where you believe that the whole of a country is equal to one of its parts. I happen to be enjoying my life plenty right now. Haven't seen a riot/protest with my own eyes. But you believe a narrative that the entire country is burning and civil unrest is represented by more than an extreme minority. Less than 0.001% of the country is out there rioting. Many more are protesting, but the minority is still to the extreme (less than 1%). I suppose where you live, crime is nonexistent and everyone loves everyone else.