Ferguson Grand Jury decison reached

Nice look at escalation of force right there. If he aint listing and is carrying a deadly weapon, he is going to die. Almost looks like suicide by cops.

Saintsfan6 said:

How long does she think it takes for a POS to attack with a knife? Would it have been more appropriate for the officers to wait until he stabbed one of them for them to open fire? How long is the appropriate wait time for officers to use lethal force?! Freaking morons in the news.

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Apparently they are all experts on many things involving autopsies and other forensic evidence. The trick is to bend the truth to what you want it to be.

Some of the irony is the dead guy called his friend and basically had some pretty good documentation to prove the police were right. Still some in the media went with the guy should not have ended up dead. Tragedy, Shame, Unnecessary and all.

Saintsfan6 said:

How long does she think it takes for a POS to attack with a knife? Would it have been more appropriate for the officers to wait until he stabbed one of them for them to open fire? How long is the appropriate wait time for officers to use lethal force?! Freaking morons in the news.

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A person with a knife can advance about 20' and stab you in one second. She apparently does not know that. The suspect would have had to drop the knife immediately in order to avoid being shot. He wanted to get shot.

NSFW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixlPowYRpw

Teuller drill is hard to beat.

The 21' distance for the drill has been in effect for many years and some are now being taught to draw and fire if the subject with the knife closes within 25'.

Request Dust Off said:

NSFW. Don't click play if anything may offend you or anyone around you.

It was another guy days later:


Surprisingly it didn't make much of a splash in the news. I mean it's not like factual evidence has mattered before.

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Thanks! Hard to keep them all straight lol

JBP55 said:

The 21' distance for the drill has been in effect for many years and some are now being taught to draw and fire if the subject with the knife closes within 25'.

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Before that it was even shorter. IE: you see where the trend is going. Yet the trend from the media is to harp about every unnecessary shooting that tragically should never have happened.

My dad was LEO and they were taught 21'. He opted out before the Howard Johnson Sniper (Mark Essex) so that has been in effect a long time. They also carried revolvers back then as most of you all know, it just really drives the point home on how long ago that was to me.

Jack said:

Thanks! Hard to keep them all straight lol

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Don't worry by January there will be a whole new group to keep straight.

You think maybe some guys want to die famously?

Request Dust Off said:

Don't worry by January there will be a whole new group to keep straight.

You think maybe some guys want to die famously?

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Who knows what was going on in that guy's head. He may have had undiagnosed mental issues. It was obviously suicide by cop.

Undiagnosed mental issue is likely. Sad if the guy was mentally ill, but the LEO made the right call regardless. The funny thing is if the whole Mike Brown incident would have been caught on camera we wouldn't have heard jack spit about the incident because it would have proven how guilty brown was.

Well Said!!

NEW ORLEANS -- Saints tight end Benjamin Watson's post on Facebook about the Ferguson decision and protests in Missouri has gone viral.

The 33-year-old player wrote the post after the Monday Night Football game against the Baltimore Ravens. It's since been shared by more than 370,000 people and liked nearly 700,000 times.

In the post, Watson reflects on his feelings about the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Michael Brown:

At some point while I was playing or preparing to play Monday Night Football, the news broke about the Ferguson Decision. After trying to figure out how I felt, I decided to write it down. Here are my thoughts:

I'M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.

I'M FRUSTRATED, because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.

I'M FEARFUL because in the back of my mind I know that although I'm a law abiding citizen I could still be looked upon as a "threat" to those who don't know me. So I will continue to have to go the extra mile to earn the benefit of the doubt.

I'M EMBARRASSED because the looting, violent protests, and law breaking only confirm, and in the minds of many, validate, the stereotypes and thus the inferior treatment.

I'M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.

I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance. Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job. What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.

I'M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I've seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others.

I'M CONFUSED, because I don't know why it's so hard to obey a policeman. You will not win!!! And I don't know why some policeman (sic) abuse their power. Power is a responsibility, not a weapon to brandish and lord over the populace.

I'M INTROSPECTIVE, because sometimes I want to take "our" side without looking at the facts in situations like these. Sometimes I feel like it's us against them. Sometimes I'm just as prejudiced as people I point fingers at. And that's not right. How can I look at white skin and make assumptions but not want assumptions made about me? That's not right.

I'M HOPELESS, because I've lived long enough to expect things like this to continue to happen. I'm not surprised and at some point my little children are going to inherit the weight of being a minority and all that it entails.

I'M HOPEFUL, because I know that while we still have race issues in America, we enjoy a much different normal than those of our parents and grandparents. I see it in my personal relationships with teammates, friends and mentors. And it's a beautiful thing.

I'M ENCOURAGED, because ultimately the problem is not a SKIN problem, it is a SIN problem. SIN is the reason we rebel against authority. SIN is the reason we abuse our authority. SIN is the reason we are racist, prejudiced and lie to cover for our own. SIN is the reason we riot, loot and burn. BUT I'M ENCOURAGED because God has provided a solution for sin through the his son Jesus and with it, a transformed heart and mind. One that's capable of looking past the outward and seeing what's truly important in every human being. The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It's the Gospel. So, finally, I'M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope.

If only more people were like Mr. Watson. Unfortunately it will not be his message that resonates in the young black community, instead the messages of rappers, sinners, and thugs will be what resonates. Damn shame.

Saintsfan6 said:

If only more people were like Mr. Watson. Unfortunately it will not be his message that resonates in the young black community, instead the messages of rappers, sinners, and thugs will be what resonates. Damn shame.

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He will either be vilified or ignored.
Only on FOX will he be appreciated.

He was just on "On the Record."
I wish there were a bunch more of him.