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"an ordinary black guy"

2017-06-27 16:57:18.838365+00 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Washington Post: A black off-duty cop tried to help stop a crime. Another officer shot him:

Tate said the incident was a case of “a black professional, in law enforcement, himself being shot and treated as an ordinary black guy on the street. This is a real problem.”

I'm... I'm... I'm fucking speechless. Yeah, how dare this guy's client be treated like "... an ordinary black guy on the street." He's behind the Blue Wall, he shouldn't just be shot like an ordinary citizen. I mean, what are cops coming to when they can't tell their own from an ordinary black guy.

Holy shit.

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#Comment Re: "an ordinary black guy" made: 2017-06-28 11:50:53.940619+00 by: DaveP

See below which was taken from here. Sarcasm doesn't transcribe well.

Nick Malinowski (@nwmalinowski): Attorney for black cop shot by white colleagues can't believe his client was shot at like an "ordinary black guy"

https://www.washingtonpost.com...lack-off-duty-cop-tried-to-help- stop-a-crime-another-officer-shot-him/?utm_term=.2132800f163b https://twitter.com/nwmalinows...tatus/879702671485161473/photo/1

Vs. (@JFD8): @nwmalinowski The lawyer is African-American, and his comments drip with disdain as he says it. This video didn't translate well in transcription.

Nick Malinowski (@nwmalinowski): Additional comments from the attorney here http://fox2now.com/2017/06/22/...unded-by-fellow-cop-in-shootout/

#Comment Re: "an ordinary black guy" made: 2017-06-28 12:25:19.853062+00 by: Dan Lyke

Excellent!

#Comment Re: "an ordinary black guy" made: 2017-07-04 23:54:03.538167+00 by: TheSHAD0W

The details of the incident remind me of another incident a few years ago where two cops stopped a car with a young man in it; one cop yelled "don't move", the other yelled "get out of the car", he reached for the seat belt and was shot.

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