A Fort Worth Cop Killed A Black Woman Inside Her Home

[Ethereal]

Oh, well that makes it all okay.

The dead woman probably had some marijuana on her or unpaid parking tickets too.

[Dr. Who]

A lot of us could put ourselves in her shoes. She is there with kids, someone that has not identified himself is lurking outside her home. Most of us would grab a gun to protect them.

She did nothing wrong, other than have the audacity to open the door to let in some fresh air. But then she had no way of knowing that Barney Fife would be sent to the house, terrified of his own shadow and shaking in his police issue boots while creeping around the house like a felon. Had she shot him, she might have been justified.

[roadmaster]

The dead woman probably had some marijuana on her or unpaid parking tickets too.

They can try that crap but a woman alone with kids has every right to grab a gun in her own house hearing someone walking outside. She has a right to protect herself and her kids just as much as he does.

[roadmaster]

She did nothing wrong, other than have the audacity to open the door to let in some fresh air. But then she had no way of knowing that Barney Fife would be sent to the house, terrified of his own shadow and shaking in his police issue boots while creeping around the house like a felon. Had she shot him, she might have been justified.

The media likes to play these race games and I am sick of them. People need to picture their mom, daughter, sister, themselves ect in the house. We don't know all the facts yet and I am not trying to crucify the cop, there may be more facts coming out but I would be furious right now if that were one of my kin.

[Dr. Who]

The media likes to play these race games and I am sick of them. People need to picture their mom, daughter, sister, themselves ect in the house. We don't know all the facts yet and I am not trying to crucify the cop, there may be more facts coming out but I would be furious right now if that were one of my kin.

I can't say what role race played in this tragic incident, however the video is pretty clear in showing that the police officer failed to identify himself and shot before any human being could react to his command to “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!”. The officer could clearly see a child standing near the woman. The police chief has already stated that the officer breached police protocol, which should have included knocking at the front door. All that remains to be seen is whether the department should have known that this officer was unfit for duty and whether or not the department's protocols are insufficient, inappropriate or often not followed.

[Crepitus]

Because he's an unprofessional coward with a sense of entitlement. In other words, he's an increasingly typical example of police culture in America.

Unfortunately I have to agree.

[Cotton1]

No, my DL photos all look great. I even saved the old ones.

I appreciate your sense of fairness with regard to booking photos. I know you mentioned it in another thread as well. And you are correct. In those circumstances, people are not going to be all happy-smiley with an Instagram or Facebook photo finish.

However, and however unfair this may be.. I look at the shape of their heads and eyes, how high or low their ears are on their heads and so on and I make a judgment that they aren't winners of the genetic lottery.

Ears low on head = losers of genetic lottery

[The Xl]

Start convicting these guys of murder and this will stop. The legislature and the so called justice system are just as culpable for these murders as these cops are.

[FindersKeepers]

Not if the prowler is an unstable cop who has failed to identify himself and has already decided there is a crime in progress - then your right to defend your house is forfeit.

Did the officer catch a glimpse of her, see she was black, and immediately think that meant she shouldn't be in the home?

I'm not saying that was the case, but would he have had the same knee-jerk reaction had he seen a willowy blonde?

[Dr. Who]

Did the officer catch a glimpse of her, see she was black, and immediately think that meant she shouldn't be in the home?

I'm not saying that was the case, but would he have had the same knee-jerk reaction had he seen a willowy blonde?

Probably not. I have avoided pointing at that elephant in the room because I would be accused of advancing a racist agenda.