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NEWS: Family: Utah Man Was Cosplaying Samurai Champloo When Shot, Killed by Police

I've been sat right next to in a train when there were plenty of other free seats and have also offered my place to others, whether elderly or just 2 people wanting to sit next to each other, and was thanked for doing so (white gaijin 5'4"/160cm, less than 65kg, and minimal Nihongo).

I don't doubt that there are problems sometimes, but politeness is infectious.

It's an extremely well-educated prediction, not an assumption.

If there were video then it would be different.

Just watch this video if you haven't yet.

Do you see the guy profusely apologizing for being shot at by a cop for simply trying to get his license? Do you not understand how completely screwed up that is?

This is why mandatory cameras on police officers is a must. Had this not been recorded then the cop could have claimed that he thought the man was reaching for a gun and would have been cleared after a paid vacation. The video camera saw justice that the stupid cop was publicly humiliated for his stupidity and lost his job and was rightfully arrested for assault and will hopefully never work at a "protector of the peace" ever again.

This is a very large problem, and the first thing to solving it is to accept that it is a very large problem, and so far, it mostly deals with Caucasian officers firing at African Americans with little reason to do so.

If you're saying that having more cameras, such as cameras on the officers themselves, is needed these days, you are absolutely correct. With the technology we have, murder involving cops should not still rely on "He said, she said."

Sean Groubert was fired for his actions and charged with assault. He may face prison time. You said, previously, that people like this would get paid leave, then come back to work. So do people get removed from their jobs, or get suspended until the heat dies down?"

The police maintained that Crawford had refused orders to drop the weapon; the video footage proves definitively that that was not the case—the cops shot the man almost immediately after encountering him. Claims in some media outlets that Crawford had been walking around the store and pointing the gun at people also seem false, unless those occurrences happened during the few seconds that Crawford was out of range of the surveillance camera.

Nevertheless, a grand jury declined to indict the two officers involved, according to The Huffington Post. The U.S. Department of Justice will look into the matter, however.

Last month, Terrence Knox, a sheriff’s deputy in York County, South Carolina, shot 70-year-old Bobby Canipe during a traffic stop over expired plates. Canipe reached into his truck bed for his cane, and Knox fired several shots at Canipe, hitting him once in the lung. Canipe survived the shooting, and Knox was put on paid leave. This week, dashcam video of the incident was released. Watch below:

Dillon TaylorFacebook photoOn August 11, Officer Bron Cruz of Salt Lake City, Utah, shot and killed 20-year-old Dillon Taylor, who was unarmed, because Taylor fit the description of a 911 caller reporting a group of men flashing a handgun, according to the district attorney, who ruled the shooting justified. The D.A. said Taylor and two friends he was with were “making a scene” before approached by cops, according to the SaltLake Tribune, which reports:

family photofamily photoIn Georgia, Laurens County deputies raided the home of David Hooks on a search warrant claiming there could be meth at the house. Why did police believe there was meth there? Because someone who stole a car from Hooks’ property told them so. Via 13WMAZ:

Albuquerque Cop Caught on Dash Cam Saying He’d Shoot "[expletive] Lunatic" in the Penis Hours Before Cops Fatally Shoot the Homeless Camper

videoHere's a police shooting in Laredo, Texas, that happened in late August that I just got a wind of now. Its details are, sadly, pretty typical in questionable police shootings. The victim, Jose Walter Garza, was a schizophrenic. Cops from the Laredo Police Department in Texas unloaded at least 80 rounds at Garza after he made a "threatening gesture" with what turned out to be a replica handgun. Six officers were involved.

How Do You Charge an Unarmed Man with Shooting People? Get the NYPD Involved.

Surprised they didn't demand the women they shot pay to replace the bulletsCredit: Giacomo Barbaro / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SAIn September, New York Police officers responded to an emotionally disturbed man causing a ruckus at a Times Square bus terminal by opening fire on him while they were surrounded by crowds and traffic. They missed him and hit two innocent bystanders (one of whom was in a walker). Police said at the time they thought the man, Glenn Broadnax, was reaching for a gun, but he turned out to be unarmed.

Even though Broadnax was not armed, an indictment unsealed Wednesday is charging him with assault for the injuries caused by police gunfire. From the New York Times:

Utah man swung sword at officers, but was killed during foot chase

I share headlines as soon as I get them. Updates on this case have been few and far between. Within a month, I feel that the whole incident will be reconstructed.