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A shocking crime, but as TVC said, the only reason its more shocking than other shootings is because we got a first person view from the shooter. I hope this doesn't become the new "thing" for crazies.

hippy, I think you quoted the wrong person

She was deservedly arrested and then killed herself in jail. I would say that Prairie View would be well-served to dig a little harder in their effort to find heroes to name their streets after.

Am I the only one that could see Trump and his brashness leading us into a nuclear war with someone? That he could easily find a way to disrespect a world power like china or Russia to the point that he instigates an attack?

the very few bad ones, combined with the media's effort to make it APPEAR that there are several bad ones, is what's giving the countless good ones a bad rap.

I guess this can put to bed speculation that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, that he was influenced by his friends, and that he was just a dumb kid who wasn't going to hurt anybody. Reading this article made me feel a lot less sorry about what happened. I've heard a lot from people in this community that leads me to believe that the family shouldn't have been talking about what a sweet, innocent child he was to begin with. They can definitely stop with it now.

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I saw a chart that someone posted on Facebook. None in Beaumont to start, but it showed it in liberty county in their first phase of restocking. Assuming that the chart was correct, AND you're that hard up for bluebell, that's not too bad of a trip.

Have they released the homeowner's identity?

A tragedy. I hate to see the family getting on media trying to shift blame, but I guess nobody wants to think their kid did something bad. It's terrible that a 16-year-old was killed, but based on the circumstances, the homeowner did nothing wrong. In the same situation, I would've responded exactly the same way.

yes sir. I'm now in the background portion of the hiring phase at PAPD. Still need some stuff to happen to get on. Probably 50/50 right now that I get hired, which are pretty good odds considering how many have been rejected.

It's a lot easier to throw good officers under the bus this way.

Which would make sense, seeing as they deal with criminals all day, some of whom no doubt dislike them.

I agree. Seeing as that's not going to change, it's time for conservatives to bite the bullet and take more moderate stances on social issues if they want a chance to implement their fiscal policies.

They've been portrayed as heroes. Which is a shame. A robber and suspected murderer who tried to take a cop's gun gets a plaque in his honor, and a drug dealer becomes the rallying cry for a major city. That's a big time problem to me.

I went to a Christian college, where we were also held to a higher standard. Just as he has the right to spew inappropriate things on his twitter, the private institution he attends has the right to punish him for it. He's fortunate that he got some strong support, or he'd still be facing some serious discipline.

You repeatedly use the term "shove" in this thread. Not only did he not even come close to shoving her, the only resembling a shove in the entire video was the action she took towards him later. You're trying too hard to find something to be upset about when it's simply not there. If you want to find something to be upset about, how about finding some outrage over the insanely bloated salary she received from your tax dollars while not performing her job, all the while creating derision and divisiveness in our community.

"Uppity" is a word that was often used before my time. Does it mean, rude, disrespectful, argumentative, and combative?

As far as I can tell, he must have feared for his life. This was a split second decision, and nothing in the interaction leading up to the shooting would indicate that he was irritated with the man he shot, or that he held any racial animosity. While I am open to debate on whether he was correct to be afraid for his life, I don't see any other explanation. This is a far cry from getting pissed off at a guy who tusseled with you and then ran off and shooting him 8 times in the back. This was a panicked, reflexive decision.

The problem is real. It's also overblown by the media to the point that it's leading to a bigger problem. Out of the millions of arrests and hundreds of millions of citizen contacts a year, you get maybe a couple of cases where the police flat out murder someone. But it gets so blown up by the media, it would appear that this is something that happens daily, or at least weekly. That's not the case. But now you get crap like Mike Brown, who was deservedly shot, Eric Garder, who died of a heart attack while resisting arrest, and Sandra Bland, who hung herself after being rightfully arrested being made martyrs and victims, when in fact they all brought legal police action onto themselves. The guy that got shot in the back? He was murdered, and his killer was charged. This cop has been charged, although the case is not as clear cut. Charges were brought in the Baltimore case. When police act outside of their legal rights as police officers, they are generally charged. but here's the bigger problem I was talking about: because of the misguided belief that cops are routinely going around killing black folks for no reason, we're seeing more people running from the cops, disobeying lawful orders from cops, and disrespecting cops. And if you increase those three things, where you have more cops put in situations where they have to deal with belligerent and disrespectful people, you'll see more videos of officers losing their cool and overreacting. You'll also have more situations like this case where officers are fearful for their lives (in some instances incorrectly) due to a suspect's behavior, and more people, some undeserving, will be killed.

This is a pretty good description of what those who are rallying around Sandra Bland are doing, don't you think?

It has nothing to do with what I hope to see. In the seconds before and after the shot is fired it looks like the body cam is going through a washing machine. I'm having a hard time how y'all are getting a clear understanding of exactly what happened. As TVC stated, if the car was moving and the officer was partially in the car, he was within his right to shoot. That's why I stated that I would like to see the dashcam from his cruiser, which would likely show a much steadier view of exactly what happened.

I'm with hippy on this one. I could not tell from the video if the cop shot before or after the car started moving. I can't speak to his frame of mind. I do know that up until he shot, he was very respectful, showing no signs of racism or attitude, and the driver was being evasive and was clearly about to run. I have no doubt that when he fired the officer felt like he was in danger. The question is whether or not his feeling was justified. I'd like to see the dashcam video from his patrol car. If it shows the car start to move with him in the window then he's justified. If not, I'm not sure how the law will handle it. As for the statement the other officer made, even if this was completely unjustified, from some unknown distance he saw the officer shoot, the car start rolling, and the officer fall away from the moving vehicle in probably less than a second. I wouldn't doubt at all that he believed what he told authorities. The question is whether or not what he thought he saw was correct or not. Again, I would love to see some dashcam video.

That's happened to me just about every time I've been pulled over as well. That's police officers doing their jobs. Maybe I'm crazy, but I like the idea of police taking the opportunity during a traffic stop to do a little rudimentary investigative work to determine if the person they're pulling over is committing some other crime, as opposed to just sending them on their way.