BART Cop Goes On Trial
Originally Posted by GreyGT-C' post='922592' date='Jun 6 2009, 10:06 PM
i know it's a bond... which is normally about 10% of what the bail is set at.. so let me rephrase that.. how the hell do you make a $300,000 bond on a transit cops salary? He's dirty i tell ya..
If i had to guess i'd say his union might back a bond for cops on trial, i don't know I am just guessing.
Saw the footage. It's clear the "maybe he thought he grabbed his taser" BS is just the press trying to create more of a story through speculation. The guy pulls out a weapon which has a pistol grip and trigger (unlike a taser), has to turn off the safety, **** it and then fire it. There's about a 10 second space of time between his removing the gun from the holster and the shot being fired. "Oops I didn't notice" isn't even worth saying, which is why the officer is now just exercising his 5th amendment.
Originally Posted by phinsup' post='922590' date='Jun 6 2009, 06:00 PM
Obviously the 4 cops were out numbered and out gunned by the unarmed kid.
The kid and 4 friends were detained by officers, it doesn't say how many cops there were.. Another link?
But over the last 5 years, there has been a rise in killing of people apprehended by police, by use of excessive force with a weapon. IMHO, I think its because they really relaxed the hiring rules for officers. Back in the day all cops were huge dudes, who just intimidated you with their presence. Now a lot of them are smaller, and immediately they all for reach their deadliest weapons, first.. Get rid of hiring quotas and put standards back in place.
Originally Posted by Maxt' post='922591' date='Jun 6 2009, 10:05 PM
They were probably no different than our cops, 5'4" of jello, and they felt threatened..
my exact first thought! had this discussion in real life today lol.
kevin.
Originally Posted by GreyGT-C' post='922606' date='Jun 6 2009, 10:53 PM
i wish al gore would die. soon
Either you meant to post this in the al gore topic or you thought you were on twitter, either way yer an asswart.




