tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post865125073562038577..comments2024-03-27T19:38:49.490-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Is There More to the Philando Castile Case Than Meets the Eye?SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-28426529404192225462016-07-10T12:27:32.047-04:002016-07-10T12:27:32.047-04:00It should be pointed out that the taillight was bu...It should be pointed out that the taillight <i>was</i> burnt out. The photograph clearly shows the top half of the passenger side light is not on.<br /><br />This gave the police an official reason for the stop, which was for the express purpose of determining if the person closely or only vaguely matched the description of the armed store robber. This is completely legitimate police procedure.Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-33529378304931090712016-07-10T01:26:48.484-04:002016-07-10T01:26:48.484-04:00Of course cops get to choose what laws they enforc...Of course cops get to choose what laws they enforce. That's what a human mind does, it chooses, it's not Robocop programmed in the police academy. When a cop knowingly enforces an evil law, the cop is fully liable for being evil, because they <i>are</i> human and <i>can</i> choose, no matter what some other people named "legislators" say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-39012923065888372252016-07-09T21:24:10.522-04:002016-07-09T21:24:10.522-04:00Thanks for reminding me about their work on the Tr...Thanks for reminding me about their work on the Trayvon Martin case. I remember going there many times. They're one of those sites I visit now and then but not every day. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-62505530619992872872016-07-09T21:14:54.857-04:002016-07-09T21:14:54.857-04:00Longbow, you don't have to worry about offendi...Longbow, you don't have to worry about offending me. I have no dog in this fight. I'm only interested in what the truth is and whether or not it teaches something I should know as a concealed carrier. "Civilians shouldn't be carrying guns" can't be an acceptable answer in a "shall issue" state. <br /><br />I think it's illogical to dismiss any investigation going on. You are, of course, free to jump to any conclusion you want and not pay attention. Of course there are bad cops. There are bad surgeons, bad pastors, bad lawyers, bad everything. Humans are imperfect, every one of us. But it's illogical to jump to the conclusion that all cops are bad. It's like the argument that with 300 million guns and 12 trillion rounds of ammo, if gun owners were really dangerous, people would know it. By the same argument, if every cop was bad life would be many, many times worse than it already is. <br /><br />The biggest risk in getting to the truth here is the same "ruling class is above the law" fiasco we just went through with Hillary and the FBI. Too often, the tendency for grand juries is to give cops too much benefit of the doubt; to let them be a little to high above the law. They're the "thin blue line" and all. But those grand juries aren't cops, they're just people. Imperfect people like people everywhere.<br /><br />The system has flaws. What system doesn't? <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-43084574689414257912016-07-09T20:59:14.967-04:002016-07-09T20:59:14.967-04:00Indeed from the evidence it appears that Diamond l...Indeed from the evidence it appears that Diamond lied her tail off on that video and had to know the truth. The perp did indeed have a gun on his lap and either foolishly or nervously was reaching for it. He was the suspect in an armed robbery and was treated exactly as a suspect of armed robbery would have been if he had been white. This is looking like a good shoot. That policeman saved the life of a store clerk or innocent bystander in future armed robberies this guy would have committed. <br />You're right about conservative treehouse. They did an excellent job getting the facts out about the Travon Martin case and other cases where the MSM wanted to stay in the weeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-78438036456050502172016-07-09T20:54:08.330-04:002016-07-09T20:54:08.330-04:00Except cops don't get to choose. Whether you l...Except cops don't get to choose. Whether you like it or not, the laws are what they are. Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-80377268303180515982016-07-09T20:04:44.034-04:002016-07-09T20:04:44.034-04:00Peace officer sounds like a fine and worthwhile jo...Peace officer sounds like a fine and worthwhile job. I was impressed with what that Sheriff Andy Taylor character did on that TV show. As a libertarian I am only interested in chasing people who do murder, battery, arson, grand theft, and similar crimes with life-altering damage to the victims. Having caught and convicted the bad guys I will place them in a cage for decades so they are unable to keep hurting people. I promise I won't care what gang colors the criminals doing murder, battery, arson, and grand theft are wearing. As a libertarian, I know that "taxation" is merely a dazzle-them-with-BS name for grand theft. Where do I sign up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71367738616686765902016-07-09T19:23:34.492-04:002016-07-09T19:23:34.492-04:00With all due respect, you seem to know less about ...With all due respect, you seem to know less about how police shooting investigations are conducted than anyone else in America. You might want to ask yourself if your personal biases aren't affecting your thought processes. And if you really think that you have better integrity or skills than the average police officer, I have to ask why you haven't stepped forward to do the job, if only to show them all how it should be done.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-57385666550726175382016-07-09T19:20:13.857-04:002016-07-09T19:20:13.857-04:00We have no proof at all that he announced that he ...We have no proof at all that he announced that he had a concealed weapon or a license for same. We just have the word of "Diamond", or "Lavish", as she calls herself, and she was never what I would call credible. We have not heard from the two police officers were there or ANY official version. All we have is a thugette who seemed only concerned with getting on facebook as fast as she could to make a cash-crop video.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-52698079112218379672016-07-09T17:48:26.673-04:002016-07-09T17:48:26.673-04:00Graybeard, respectfully,
Call me jaded, but I no...Graybeard, respectfully, <br /><br />Call me jaded, but I no longer give policemen the benefit of the doubt in such cases. I reject the notion that, "If it was the cops what dunnit, then it was the right thing to do because it was the cops what dunnit."<br /><br />Too often the police investigate the police and find the police did no wrong according to the police.<br /><br />Look at the shooting of Dylan Noble for example.<br /><br />Or, lets say Castile was a bad guy. The policeman would be asked, <br /><br />"Why did you shoot him?<br /><br />The answer,<br />"He twitched."<br /><br />Conclusion,<br />"Well, hell. There ya have it boys."<br /><br />It is wearing thin.Longbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977251310265101498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-89928446848575889032016-07-09T17:20:01.300-04:002016-07-09T17:20:01.300-04:00That is the narrative...That <i>is</i> the narrative...<br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-37147828657656994412016-07-09T16:53:07.316-04:002016-07-09T16:53:07.316-04:00"Show me some ID!"
"Ok, but I am C..."Show me some ID!"<br /><br />"Ok, but I am Carrying a sidearm and want to show you my CCW license also..."<br /><br />Don't reach for it!" Bang! Bang! Bang!<br /><br />"Jeez! I told him not to move! I told him to show me his hands! Uhhhh, furtive movement! ...feared for my life! ...had no choice! Why didn't he just comply?! Civilians shouldn't be carrying guns..."Longbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977251310265101498noreply@blogger.com