Jul 7, 2016 After sleeping on this and thinking about it today, this fact really does f--- up every "Why don't they just comply with officers" argument. d---.
Jul 7, 2016 It's just extremely f----- up to think two of my friends that are black, one living in the murder capital of the US right now, Chester, PA, could possibly be killed for nothing. And even more f----- up that one of them could be painted as a villian by the media for simply having a charge for weed when he was 19.
Jul 7, 2016 The lady no doubt made it worse for herself but part me of me wonders if that's actually a law. If you're given a ticket in New Mexico, do you have to tell the issuing office on the spot whether you want to pay or fight it. I've never heard of such law.
Jul 7, 2016 These stories are extremely sad, but there is no solution to this. there will always be a fringe minority of officers who f--- up majorly, whether intentional or unintentionally, and take an innocent life. I really wish people would stop making this out to be systematic, because it's really not.
Jul 7, 2016 You f---ing dolt. How do you square that with literally every other western country? Give me a break.
Jul 7, 2016 That's about all your post deserves. The notion that the epidemic of cops murdering black people in America is just some nuisance we can't do anything about is laughably ignorant.
Jul 7, 2016 Idk man, I live in Canada and I know that cops have picked up minorities (mostly Aboriginals) from the inner city and dropped them off at the edge of town among other things. But I've spoke to cops who haven't pulled out their firearm in 25 years of service. Cop killing is not a weekly event in Canada.
Jul 7, 2016 Alton Sterling arrest record discovered http://heavy.com/news/201 .. acebook-watch/ (Took down the kids gun picture since I cannot verify it, not sure it is him) Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old CD seller who was shot to death in a confrontation outside a convenience store with Baton Rouge police. His death has sparked outrage, protests, and an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. He was also a registered s3x offender with a lengthy criminal record that included weapons offenses, confrontations with police officers (including one in which he was accused of wrestling with a police officer, during which a gun fell from his waistband), property crimes, and domestic violence and other batteries (see all of the court records above). Of course, whether Sterling’s criminal record matters in the facts of the shooting is an entirely different matter; law enforcement officers do not have a right to s---t people because of their criminal records, obviously. However, Alton Sterling’s past is part of his fuller biography, and he was well known to Baton Rouge police (although the two officers involved in his shooting do not appear in the court documents recounting his criminal history). Police have said they first went to the scene of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot because they received an anonymous call that someone felt threatened by a man with a gun who was selling music. Alton Sterling was the father of five children, said the New York Daily News. The Baton Rouge coroner told Heavy.com that Alton Sterling was shot multiple times in the back and chest, and he called the wounds “multiple entrance,” meaning they were entrance wounds, including to the back. The shooting was captured on a citizen video, and the police officers, who have been placed on leave, were identified as Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II. Blane Salamoni’s father-in-law, James Durdin, has criticized Alton Sterling and black protesters and said that Alton Sterling “drew a gun” on the cops, which a citizen eyewitness disputes. Here’s what you need to know about Alton Sterling’s criminal record: Sterling Had Previous Confrontations With the Baton Rouge Police, Including Involving a Gun One incident stands out in the lengthy file; it involved a wrestling match with an officer that involved a gun. In 2009, the affidavit of probable cause contends that a police officer tried to pat down Sterling when Sterling resisted arrest, and the officer ended up “wrestling with the defendant on the ground” at which time a “black semi auto gun fell from his waistband.” The officer grabbed the back of Sterling’s shirt during the incident, and he was able to arrest him without further incident. In another probable cause affidavit, an officer named A. Miller wrote that he was patrolling when he saw a gray Chrysler carrying Sterling traveling 65 in a 45 mile per hour speeding zone. He pursued and stopped Sterling, who did not have proof of insurance. An officer with the last name of Moses responded as backup, and the officers let Sterling retrieve his belongings in a duffel bag, the affidavit says. Sterling walked away and said he would “have the officers’ badge and jobs.” He went to a bus stop and then walked back across the street, and laid on the pavement in a prone position, before saying again that he would have the officers’ badge and jobs and telling them to “go ahead and beat him down regardless of the outcome,” said the court affidavit. Sterling Was a Registered s3x Offender for a Crime Involving a Juvenile Alton Sterling, who sometimes went by the names Alton Bertell Sterlings or Aiton B. Sterling, was a registered s3x offender, according to a database maintained by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. Sterling is listed as 5 foot 11 inches tall, 310 pounds, with tattoos on his left arm, right arm, and left hand. His status is now listed as “inactive-deceased.” Sterling’s offense is described as committing “carnal knowledge of a juvenile.” He was convicted on Sept. 20, 2000 in Louisiana and released on October 3, 2004. Court records show the victim was a 14-year-old girl at the time of the offenses. According to the charging document on file in the courthouse, the victim’s mother had discovered that she was pregnant after taking her to the doctor. The document says that Sterling, then 20, had been dating the victim for about seven months and having s3xual intercourse with her in her bedroom. The charging document says he admitted to the mother having s3x with her daughter and exhibited an “I don’t care” attitude. Heavy.com is withholding the name of the victim and mother and all victims in the Sterling court file. According to the sentencing document in the court file, the judge gave Sterling 5 years of hard labor in the Louisiana prison system, but then gave him credit for time he already had served and suspended the balance of the sentence, putting him on probation. He was ordered to pursue a GED or trade and to perform community service, among other conditions of probation, the sentencing document says. The case was then re-sentenced, and Sterling, who had pleaded guilty, was sentenced instead to 2.5 years of hard labor in the Louisiana prison system. The court file said he was accused of not registering as a s3x offender or notifying authorities of his change of address, requirements of the law. Sterling Was Convicted Of Illegally Carrying a Gun & Other Weapons Offenses & Was Charged With d--- dealing Alton Sterling was accused of intending to distribute, produce, or manufacture marijuana, court records show. In conjunction with the same charge, he was convicted of “knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance.” The drug charge was dismissed when he entered a guilty plea, the court records show. In 2011, Alton Sterling was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor in the Louisiana prison system concurrent with any other sentence. In another probable cause affidavit, an officer, Corporal Paul Lockett, wrote that he was dispatched to a report of suspects trespassing at a home, where they had kicked in the front door and threatened the victim and her husband with a gun. In a probable cause affidavit accusing Sterling of burglary, the victim said that her door was kicked in and suspects presented several guns and made verbal threats. In a sheriff’s affidavit on another date, Sterling was accused of breaking into a woman’s apartment by making a hole in the wall, and then trying to sell her goldfish for $20. Sterling was also accused of possessing ecstasy and marijuana in different cases, the court file says. Sterling Has a Long Criminal History of Batteries, Including Domestic Violence Battery The court file says that Alton Sterling was convicted of domestic battery in 2008 against a member of his own household. Heavy.com is withholding the victim’s name. According to the court file, Sterling also pleaded guilty in this offense, which occurred on March 11, 2008. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit for time served. In a 2008 domestic violence battery case, the probable cause statement says that Sterling and her girlfriend were involved in a “heated verbal argument that turned physical” because he was on the phone with a female. The girlfriend said she told Sterling to leave the car but he wouldn’t, so he choked and struck her, the probable cause statement said. The statement said that Sterling denied physically harming the woman and told police she had grabbed his dreadlocks. The probable cause statement said red bruising was observed on the victim’s neck. In a separate case in 2006, Sterling was charged with two other people in a case involving a battery with a dangerous weapon. According to the court file, he was charged with aggravated battery, simple criminal damage to property, and unauthorized entry to an uninhabited dwelling. Again, Sterling entered a plea deal. In it, charges were amended to disturbing the peace, simple battery, and simple criminal damage to property. He was sentenced to spend 6 months in prison for each count, served concurrently (which means at the same time). In another case, Sterling was charged with a property crime: Simple burglary. Court records say he pleaded guilty in the May 2005 offense, which was amended to illegally possessing stolen property, a misdemeanor. He received 6 months in prison, but the sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation. In 1996, court records show, he was charge with another simple battery case, but it was dismissed. In another domestic violence battery case, the charging document says that a girlfriend of Sterling’s said she was battered at a Mobil station and that “she and the defendant have been involved in several physical confrontations” and that she “had been battered during their relationship.” In yet another case, Sterling was accused of entering a man’s house and demanding money. He then pushed and shoved the man, “tearing up furniture” and then others arrived to help destroy items, including appliances, the court affidavit says. The court record says that a police officer stopped Sterling, who said he had “tore up the apartment” because the victim had stolen his money. He gave his name as “Otis Deesnuts” and made a reference to a k!lling and having a barbecue, court records say
Jul 7, 2016 Philando Castile had no record from what I understand, but either way it's not really relevant in these cases. As far as we can tell neither of them were attacking or doing anything to the officers.
