Because for the Blue Lives Matter crowd

Yeahhh but that’s pretty easily relegated to just fancy decoration, I would think, and fall into the background. As for fancy watches - I will never understand paying more then 3 figures for a watch. Frankly, can’t imagine spending more than 2 figures, but I’m not a fancy person.

Sounds like he lawyered up and stopped talking.

I agree. As much as I’d like to say the neighbor should have gone over and checked things out, the chance of interrupting a dangerous situation or just making an enemy of a neighbor (“Mind your own business!”) is pretty high at 2 o’clock in the morning. This is supposed to be why we have trained police officers.

No big deal. I’m sure the NRA is going to straighten them out regarding 2nd amendment rights and....

Again, Smith called a nonemergency number asking for a wellness check. He did not say he witnessed any criminal activity. He simply wanted police to make sure nothing was amiss.

I said it before and I’ll say it again. Unless you are ok with risking someone getting shot, DO NOT CALL THE POLICE. It’s a sad thing to say, but that’s where we are today. They are not there to protect citizens, they are not equipped to handle situations that do not involve lethal force, and they are most certainly…

Update: The officer involved in the murder of Atatiana refused to cooperate with the investigation and has resigned.

I agree. 

I would agree, but it shouldn’t matter if she was holding it in this gun loving, stand your ground but only if you are white country.

If we were a decent country that actually had respect for all it’s citizens there would be a national outcry for better training for the police nationwide. I mean other countries must look at us and fucking laugh. There is footage of police in Canada, London and Paris handling situations with armed citizens that…

This is infuriating. Not that it’ll matter in a conviction, but if anyone out there wonders why it might be a good idea to have surveillance cameras in/around your home, it’s something like this. Not only have them, but have them backed up to an offsite server and make sure that a loved one has access in case of an…

Because the media(see wyipipo) will need good cover for the dehumanization they are about to engage in so they can justify the execution of this beautiful black soul for no other reason than a white man with a gun and lack of training on how to be a FUCKING HUMAN BEING was called out to her house for a WELLNESS check…

Besides the insinuation that her gun proves there was a “threat,” I’m bracing myself for further efforts to destroy her image that are certain to come in the next few days. Will they search her apartment? Will they do a “tox screen,” like they did on Botham Jean but not on his killer? Honestly, I’ll be surprised if…

True. I don’t think she was holding the gun, though.

Proper firearms training teaches you that you only put your finger on the trigger once you’re ready to take a shot.

Also, there is a strange man outside your window shining a flashlight in while telling you to put your hands up...most people at 2 in the morning would assume that person is there with ill intent so her having a gun handy is perfectly reasonable.

My thoughts exactly! What reason would you have to mention it?

The gun thing is what truly grinds my gears. As a Texan, I assume everyone has a weapon in their home. Mentioning there was a gun felt like they're trying to smear this woman’s character and justify the officer’s actions. At this point, FWPD needs to fire him and he should be charged with murder. 

The explanation for “Why not wait” is that he stupidly had already placed his finger on the trigger and is an idiot, like the hundreds of other idiots each month who manage to fire a gun without specifically deciding at that instant that shooting is what they want to do. There is no excuse in those instances and there…