Black Reverend Threatens Police With Terrorist Attacks Over Texas ‘Pool Party’

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It's not justifiable.  Residents were allowed to invite a couple guests, this was more than a couple and they didn't belong there.  They were harassing the residents.  Perhaps you should listen to what he said. The cop didn't threaten them until they approached him, he was protecting himself, he has that right.

Re: Black Reverend Threatens Police With Terrorist Attacks Over Texas ‘Pool Party’

They weren't harassing the residents.  This entire thing began when Mrs. Toon decided to involve herself in someone else's party.  Not to mention that these were kids in bathing suits who obviously weren't armed, so why did the cop draw his gun?  A trained law enforcement officer can't deal with a child crying without threatening to kill her???

Why do conservatives always do this?  Trayvon Martin was walking home from the store when he was attacked.  Michael Brown was murdered for crossing a street.  Tamir Rice was murdered for playing with a toy.  Willie Gray was murdered for being homeless.  Yet in EVERY one of these tragic events the Right Wing media has tried to turn the victims into the criminals.  These were kids playing in a pool. They weren't harassing anyone, they weren't threatening anyone, they weren't breaking any laws, and were simply minding their business and having fun.

By the way, could you post a link to the "rules" of the community that specify how many guests someone's allowed to invite to a party?  I haven't seen that in any of the reports on this yet.

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You don't know, and you don't care. Just your typical BS. If you watched what the residents said initially maybe you would get it. Cops are afraid to do their job now. Maybe they should have let the trash go until they decided to start shooting. But even then you'd be defending them. I have you on ignore and I'm going to ignore you.

Re: Black Reverend Threatens Police With Terrorist Attacks Over Texas ‘Pool Party’

Children in skimpy bathing suits don't exactly have anywhere to conceal a weapon, now do they.  And if a police officer is afraid of a crying child in a bathing suit then he clearly needs to find another job.

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Kat, somethings haven't changed from the old SH site, have they???

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Personally, I am tired of people convicting others based on little or incomplete information, which appears to be the case here. There are a lot of allegations out there and it is up to the police now to determine what appears to be the truth. The full, uncut, 7:36 minute video is available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6tTfoifB7Q

Allegations (depending on who you listen to):
1. It was a private party at a private pool in a private subdivision
2. OR it was a public party (via twitter) – all invited at a private pool.
3. Community security attempted to enforce 2 guests per resident into pool area.
4. Some youths denied admittance to the pool tried to climb the fence.
5. Police were called.
6. Only black kids involved or was it both black and white kids involved? (Videographer is white and he admitted on TV his 'invite' came via twitter. In addition full tape shows white youths present.)
7. Some youth outside pool area asked (told?) to sit down so they could be questioned. Other youths were told to LEAVE.
8. Some youths ran rather than take a seat.
9. Some youths mouthed off, including the female youth who was eventually wrestled to the ground when told to leave.
10. Female black youth refused to leave and then refused to sit.

11. Video does show police officer trying to get the girl to sit on the ground.
12. Video does show 2 youths coming up behind the police officer and one moving his hand behind his back. (Those 2 youths were eventually taken into custody and then released.)
13. Officer did draw his weapon, but never pointed it at anyone --- pointed at ground and holstered within 8 seconds of pulling it when 2 other officers ran up and went after 2 youths who tried to interfere. (I'll note one prominent black lawyer said the video showed the officer pointing the gun at the 2 youths and chasing them around the tree --- which it does not show.)

I recall allegations that turned out to be false (and in some cases outright lies) that were made to the media regarding the alleged 'gentle giant' Mike Brown --- and some posting on this thread were repeating the statements that he was 'shot in the back,' 'he was knelling with his hands up,' 'he never attacked the police officer' and that it was fully racially motivated Upon full investigation that all turned out to be wrong. Even the DOJ couldn't bring charges. Yet, the media and the continued repeating of the race based lies ended up in all but destroying Ferguson, MO.

And now, in Baltimore, it appears that the police were following a directive of the Baltimore State Attorney to crack down on drug problem at the corner where Freddy Grey ran, was chased and arrested. At no time did the BSA state that when she made her media charges to the press.

Let the investigation play out and all the evidence and testimony is gathered before condemning anyone! Making death threats on the officer, his family, community members who speak up about what was going on that doesn't meet the 'racial profiling agenda' of some needs to be stopped! Those making these threats should be prosecuted!

In every case recently, if the people involved had followed the instructions of police officers on the scene none of these incidents would have escalated.

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Seonag, you've summed it up beautifully. I wish there was a like on here.

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LMAO, You're actually trying to defend Michael Brown, and Boyscout Trayvon.  Now THAT'S funny.

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Sounds to me like the Rev. was breaking the law calling for a riot.

Lady - formerly SH Eastedie

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They always will be too.