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[–]cynical_americano 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

He was a "suspect", not a criminal.

no, he was literally a convicted criminal with a lengthy criminal history. he was a suspect for that investigation at the time, but due to his lengthy criminal history they had good reason to make certain assumptions (like a higher likelihood of lying to cover-up a crime).

Only a judge can label him a criminal after he has seen all the evidence for his alleged crime.

a judge, or judges, have deemed him as such. on one occasion for banishing a firearm and threatening to shoot a pregnant woman in the stomach.

before you try, yes, the officers did know he was a convict as they were familiar with him from previous encounters in the same area.

But, you already know all of this and are just playing the devils advocate.

right back at ya

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

None of that matters. Cops are supposed to bring in mass murderers alive if possible, the same as innocent people they kill in custody all the time.

It is supposed to be a part of their job. Just watching the tape, all the cries for help and saying he can not breathe...

If your father was on meds, erratic behavior, stopped and was not complying...Would you want him treated like this?

My suspicion is they had no idea who he was and what his wrap sheet was. Show me the proof of that they knew his record or even that they thought he was a flight risk...or any of your assertions in this regard?

All the time I see people gunned down, choked to death by cops. This is not a unique case. Policing in US needed a huge reform years ago.

[–]cynical_americano 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Show me the proof of that they knew his record or even that they thought he was a flight risk

all the answers are in that bible you preach about, you said so yourself. why should i provide anything when it was already provided for you in that book?

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So, I was right. Devil's advocate!