Re: America, will they ever learn?
A few on here prepared to crucify the officer in Baton Rogue for the shooting of Alton Sterling. To think the police go out looking to shoot people of any color, let alone specifically black, is ludicrous.
My understanding is that the police were only there because of a 911 complaint against Sterling where he flashed a gun and threatened a homeless man. There are only four certainties based on the video footage that has been doing the rounds. The first is that the policemen were white. The second is that Sterling was black. The third is that the policeman shot Sterling. And the final one is that Sterling was resisting arrest.
Sterling was apparently known to police. He was on probation and therefore was not allowed to carry a gun. He had a lengthy criminal record including charges such as trespassing, criminal mischief, illegally possessing a weapon, aggravated burglary, public intimidation, criminal damage to property, robbery, theft, drug possession, giving a false name during booking, battery, aggravated burglary, resisting arrest by force, possessing a firearm with drugs, assault and was listed as a registered sex offender after impregnating a 14 year old girl when he was 20.
So you've got a guy with an extensive criminal record who has already spent time in Louisiana's prison system, carrying an illegal fire arm and resisting arrest. And instead of defending the officer involved in the shooting people are prepared to side with the victim mentality group and scream murder. I'd love to know how many would be prepared to confront someone such as Sterling knowing that he was carrying a gun and maybe of the mindset that rather than go back to jail he won't go down without a fight. He wasn't a loving farther of five, he was a deadbeat dad that owed a stack of money in child support.
It's pretty simple. If you are confronted by a police officer, be respectful, do what you are asked to do without an attitude and these things don't happen.