| I remember hearing this on the news, and feeling sickened that this could happen.
Just a few days ago I was sicken yet again, when the cops who shot this man were cleared of all charges.
Obviously, they used excessive force. There is simply no need for so many shots to be fired in order to kill a man.
Apparently, the policemen 'thought' he was going to harm them, so opened fire. IMO, 'thinking' is not good enough. Whether Bell was armed, whether he was high on coke or whatever, is NO excuse to shoot him as many times as they did. The man never stood a chance, because those cops never gave him one.
I'll play the race card, too. It pissed me off when people play the race card, but in this case, I'm playing it. I am of the belief that there is no way in Hell that this would have happened to a white man. |