Cops smoked another black dude near St. Louis tonight.

[Coach is Back!]

Dash cam was off because the cop didn't activate the lights to turn it on.  Bummer, but it happens.  The lack of body cam being activated - that's not cool.  You're in the middle of the closest thing to a warzone there is on US soil right now - and you are the target of idiots all over the nation.  Now we have to rely upon a scratchy gas station video in the dark now?   unreal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/24/antonio-martin-body-camera_n_6377626.html

So you posting this is really your way of spinning this into another bad cop situation. What you're really trying to say by posting this story is "the cop purposely turned off the camera, shot the innocent victim and placed a 9mm on the ground making it look like the kid was going to shoot the cop but instead shot the kid only because he was black".

You're easier to figure out than obama.

[tommywishbone]

black people on twitter are not happy.

Stolen phones and phones purchased with stolen credit cards have obviously not been disabled by our current riff with North Korea.

[Walter Sobchak]

Stolen phones and phones purchased with stolen credit cards have obviously not been disabled by our current riff with North Korea.

"Free" Obamaphones brother. Paid for with your tax dollars.

[Erik C]

Fortunately, no one of any value to the human race died.

[Thick Nick]

There is a crystal clear video of him raising a gun... the truth doesn't matter though. Never does.

[240 is Back]

I didn't say anything about the shoot being unjustified.  I said it looked clear cut.

BUT the cop leaving his camera off is a total dumbass move.  Agreed?

[Irongrip400]

I didn't say anything about the shoot being unjustified.  I said it looked clear cut.

BUT the cop leaving his camera off is a total dumbass move.  Agreed?

Not really in this case. The department only has a handful of them, and they just started using them. It takes a while for any new product to catch on once it's rolled out.

[240 is Back]

Not really in this case. The department only has a handful of them, and they just started using them. It takes a while for any new product to catch on once it's rolled out.

I don't care if the department only has ONE.  It should be on.

And they gave one to every cop on the Ferguson force, 3 weeks after the shoot.  They've been using them consistently since September.   
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-cops-get-body-cameras-after-michael-brown-shooting-n193196

I don't buy into "it hasn't caught on".   You're in a racial warzone with out of state violent protesters killing cops there, cops killing bad guys - and your camera isn't on?   Sorry, I don't buy into it.  I think if they think things are getting sticky, they make sure it is off, so THEY control the outcome.

[The True Adonis]

I don't care if the department only has ONE.  It should be on.

And they gave one to every cop on the Ferguson force, 3 weeks after the shoot.  They've been using them consistently since September.   
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-cops-get-body-cameras-after-michael-brown-shooting-n193196

I don't buy into "it hasn't caught on".   You're in a racial warzone with out of state violent protesters killing cops there, cops killing bad guys - and your camera isn't on?   Sorry, I don't buy into it.  I think if they think things are getting sticky, they make sure it is off, so THEY control the outcome.

He was off duty.  Why would he have to have it on? 

[240 is Back]

He was off duty.  Why would he have to have it on? 

to me, it's even more troubling that an off-duty cop is getting into shootouts.

was he wearing his uniform?  If not, was it two dudes raising guns at each other simultaneously because it's two dudes with guns bumping into each other simultaneously?   

Would love to hear the background on the shooting - have they released many details yet?   Initial reports sounds like the shoot was on the level, justified shoot.  Now we hear no camera was on (but it was present)?  and now we hear he wasn't even on duty?   What is protocol when you're off-duty and see something?  Call?  Start shooting? 

I called the Brown shooting 100% legal - but the cop was a big liar for making 150 feet into 10-20 feet for drama's sake.
I called the Trayvon shooting 100% legal - but zimmerman lied about lots of details, his own lawyer admits.

I hate lying cops/shooters. I have zero love for the dirtbags, they get what they get, but it doesn't excuse cops that break the rules. 

[The True Adonis]

to me, it's even more troubling that an off-duty cop is getting into shootouts.

was he wearing his uniform?  If not, was it two dudes raising guns at each other simultaneously because it's two dudes with guns bumping into each other simultaneously?   

Would love to hear the background on the shooting - have they released many details yet?   Initial reports sounds like the shoot was on the level, justified shoot.  Now we hear no camera was on (but it was present)?  and now we hear he wasn't even on duty?   What is protocol when you're off-duty and see something?  Call?  Start shooting? 

I called the Brown shooting 100% legal - but the cop was a big liar for making 150 feet into 10-20 feet for drama's sake.
I called the Trayvon shooting 100% legal - but zimmerman lied about lots of details, his own lawyer admits.

I hate lying cops/shooters. I have zero love for the dirtbags, they get what they get, but it doesn't excuse cops that break the rules. 

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/berkeley-officer-kills-suspect-who-pulled-gun-police-say-victim/article_d45db16a-7422-5307-b81d-b45dbdc896ba.html

The news has been updated:

the officer was responding to a report of stealing at a Mobil on the Run station about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday when the deadly shooting happened.

The officer saw two men on the parking lot in the 6800 block of North Hanley Road and began talking with them.

Belmar said one of the men approached the driver's side of the vehicle.

The officer's attorney, Brian Millikan, said one of the men spoke with the officer, while the other kept wandering away despite the officer's commands to stay near him, Millikan said.

One of the individuals "produced a pistol with his arm straight out, pointing it straight at the officer kind of from across the hood," Belmar said. He said the officer, who had a flashlight in his left hand, was near his driver's side door and the armed individual was near the headlights on the passenger side.

At that point, the chief said, the officer got his handgun, "and fired what we think is three shots." Belmar said one round struck the suspect, Antonio D. Martin, 18, and one struck a tire of the police car. Police said they did not immediately know where the third round went.

[Royalty]

to me, it's even more troubling that an off-duty cop is getting into shootouts.

was he wearing his uniform?  If not, was it two dudes raising guns at each other simultaneously because it's two dudes with guns bumping into each other simultaneously?   

Would love to hear the background on the shooting - have they released many details yet?   Initial reports sounds like the shoot was on the level, justified shoot.  Now we hear no camera was on (but it was present)?  and now we hear he wasn't even on duty?   What is protocol when you're off-duty and see something?  Call?  Start shooting? 

I called the Brown shooting 100% legal - but the cop was a big liar for making 150 feet into 10-20 feet for drama's sake.
I called the Trayvon shooting 100% legal - but zimmerman lied about lots of details, his own lawyer admits.

I hate lying cops/shooters. I have zero love for the dirtbags, they get what they get, but it doesn't excuse cops that break the rules. 

Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins (who is black) is not troubled by this incident.

[The True Adonis]

Belmar said the 9 mm gun found on the suspect had five rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber. He said the gun's serial number had been filed off, which could suggest the gun was stolen.

[Royalty]

Belmar said the 9 mm gun found on the suspect had five rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber. He said the gun's serial number had been filed off, which could suggest the gun was stolen.

Right. Gun = definitely obtained illegally.

Nobody buys a gun legally and then proceeds to file off the serial number. That would negate the manufacture's warranty on the weapon.

[240 is Back]

Berkeley Mayor Theodore Hoskins (who is black) is not troubled by this incident.

I'm not troubled by the shooting.  I'm troubled by the fact these 2 cops were rolling up on what they KNEW to be suspects in a crime - and they both had cameras off. 

They realized they were on scene, dealing with 2 d-bags chilling in the parking lot... they questioned the suspects/witnesses... no camera.

Why even get the cameras (3-4 months back) if they aren't going to use them when doing parking lot interrogationsat night?

[Bevo]

asshole pulled a gun...does it matter what the race of the cop is?

Actually it does matter cause it's more intense if the cop is white and the criminal Hebrew

White vs black gets attention, people are sheeps, media sees it this way and runs with it

[chaos]

240 is black was once questioned for 15 minutes by a cop so he uses any excuse possible to pick apart their story.

[Thick Nick]

240 just shut the fuck up already. You sound like a retard anymore with your nonsense. At least the other cop haters admit they just hate cops... For no good reason. Your bullshit about how "you don't hate cops BUT..." is older then Wes.

[Walter Sobchak]

I'm not troubled by the shooting.  I'm troubled by the fact these 2 cops were rolling up on what they KNEW to be suspects in a crime - and they both had cameras off. 

They realized they were on scene, dealing with 2 d-bags chilling in the parking lot... they questioned the suspects/witnesses... no camera.

Why even get the cameras (3-4 months back) if they aren't going to use them when doing parking lot interrogationsat night?

You keep stating your retarded opinions like there is someone on here that wants to hear them.

We get it, a cop fucked you, your mom, your sister, your dad, in the ass and you have some type of delusional hard on over it.

If you know so godamn much about policing and the proper way to deal with ghetto trash, then join the fucking police force or STFU.

[240 is Back]

240 just shut the fuck up already. You sound like a retard anymore with your nonsense. At least the other cop haters admit they just hate cops... For no good reason. Your bullshit about how "you don't hate cops BUT..." is older then Wes.

I respect, admire & support the 99.99% of cops that do the right thing.

I hate shady cops.  I hate cops that break rules.  I think most of us do.  A cop can send any of us away to life in prison - PRISON - by lying on a report.  A cop can injure/kill someone, and receive no blame, if he just leaves it out of the report.

The problem isn't cops - it's bad cops and good cops that cover for bad cops.  

[Royalty]

I respect, admire & support the 99.99% of cops that do the right thing.

I hate shady cops.  I hate cops that break rules.  I think most of us do.  A cop can send any of us away to life in prison - PRISON - by lying on a report.  A cop can injure/kill someone, and receive no blame, if he just leaves it out of the report.

The problem isn't cops - it's bad cops and good cops that cover for bad cops.  

We heard you. We get it.

[SF1900]

240 just shut the fuck up already. You sound like a retard anymore with your nonsense. At least the other cop haters admit they just hate cops... For no good reason. Your bullshit about how "you don't hate cops BUT..." is older then Wes.

Nothing is older than Wes. Not even dirt. 

[Bevo]

If I am ever in Florida and get to meet 240 I want to repeatly kick him in the balls and then work out with jason Genova after

[Rhino]

No one cares about Whites getting shot. And way more than blacks. At least six or 7 times more  

[Belieber]

I respect, admire & support the 99.99% of cops that do the right thing.

I hate shady cops.  I hate cops that break rules.  I think most of us do.  A cop can send any of us away to life in prison - PRISON - by lying on a report.  A cop can injure/kill someone, and receive no blame, if he just leaves it out of the report.

The problem isn't cops - it's bad cops and good cops that cover for bad cops.  

Can you post some examples of this?