I watched the video of the Tulsa officers shot by a non-compliant driver during a traffic stop. I& #39;m tired of pretending like this type of "things quickly go bad because some jackass doesn& #39;t want to get arrested" isn& #39;t exactly why I don& #39;t feel bad for Jacob Blake.
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I don& #39;t know what the officer saw before he shot an irate, non-compliant Blake as he stormed toward his vehicle. But I know what flashed through my mind the first time I watched the video.
I saw Deputy Kyle Dinkheller being executed. I heard his screams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mssNOhv1UMc&t=90s">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw Deputy Kyle Dinkheller being executed. I heard his screams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mssNOhv1UMc&t=90s">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw Daniel Clary grabbing his gun through his driver& #39;s side window and almost two Pennsylvania state troopers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUnT5aFygg&bpctr=1600093529">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw Mario Hobson so desperate to avoid getting arrested on felony domestic violence warrants that he opened fire on officers from a car filled with children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVF8AIklxz4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw this Arkansas officer getting shot at point blank range by a guy in the back seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ncNh6mUwJ8">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw Officer Quincy Smith somehow surviving getting shot in the face by this guy, a friendly reminder why cops tell you to keep your hands in plain view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRuoXtAPl5c">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw Deputy Riley Jarecki going from "guy being difficult" to getting shot at in a fraction of a second. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCAqiFtsduA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw these LAPD officers getting shot out of nowhere by a guy on probation who really didn& #39;t want to go back to jail for being in illegal possession of firearm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxW6D3beBro&bpctr=1600213710">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw these Tulsa officers getting fired on by another man who really didn& #39;t want to go to jail that day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GopANvmsG-A">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw this punk reaching back into his car to grab a gun. Thank God that officer was on his toes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMOZUZwAxQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
I saw all of these images flash in my mind and a hundred more. And now I will see the video of those Tulsa officers being gunned down.
I& #39;ll see it every time I have to watch a video of a non-compliant, angry person ignoring clear police demands.
I& #39;ll see it every time I have to watch a video of a non-compliant, angry person ignoring clear police demands.
This matters. I& #39;m tired of people pretending that every police shooting victim is Breonna Taylor sleeping innocently in her bed. I& #39;m tired of a one-sided conversation on policing where the civilian& #39;s actions aren& #39;t scrutinized, or the officer& #39;s legitimate fears acknowledged.