Killed while Cosplaying while Black.

[ShinHakkaider]

Cops Shoot Cosplayer in the back

[Freehold DM]

Cosplaying? I heard he had a sword, but I don't know anything about Cosplaying. What was he wearing?

[lastknightleft]

Just another example of how if you're black it's your own fault if you do anything threatening like wear clothes, carry items, or smile (remember showing teeth is a sign of aggression to many species of which it seems police fall into because when they do things like this they clearly aren't human).

[Freehold DM]

I need to know more. I fear I will never now it, but still.

[Mwangi Inquisitor]

What if the cops had had katanas and the kid had had a Nerf gun? This incident would totally have been prevented. Let's replace all guns with swords.

[ShinHakkaider]

Freehold DM wrote:

Cosplaying? I heard he had a sword, but I don't know anything about Cosplaying. What was he wearing?

Apparently he was dressed as Mugen from SAMURAI CHAMPLOO.

[Mikaze]

How this hasn't been on the news more than it has is infuriating, to put it lightly.

[thejeff]

Mikaze wrote:

How this hasn't been on the news more than it has is infuriating, to put it lightly.

It's just one more black kid killed by the cops. That's not news.

If you want news, you need riots over it.

[Comrade Anklebiter]

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[ShadowcatX]

First, the policemen involved in the shooting have been suspended with pay pending investigation. Second, all we have is the word of an attorney who refused to release the name of the person who did the autopsy or the autopsy report. I think we should wait on at least one of those two things before we get up in arms about it.

[Undead Leon Czolgosz]

I politely disagree.

Nerd riot!!!

[Freehold DM]

Indeed, the story I heard about this was quite different. No cosplay mentioned, and something about swinging a sword around and then running away. I'm not saying the cops were right here, but I'm thinking there's something up.

[Freehold DM]

ShadowcatX wrote:

First, the policemen involved in the shooting have been suspended with pay pending investigation. Second, all we have is the word of an attorney who refused to release the name of the person who did the autopsy or the autopsy report. I think we should wait on at least one of those two things before we get up in arms about it.

YAY VACATION!!!!!

Autopsy report was already released man. Shot in the back six times.

[BigDTBone]

Freehold DM wrote:

ShadowcatX wrote:

First, the policemen involved in the shooting have been suspended with pay pending investigation. Second, all we have is the word of an attorney who refused to release the name of the person who did the autopsy or the autopsy report. I think we should wait on at least one of those two things before we get up in arms about it.

YAY VACATION!!!!!

Autopsy report was already released man. Shot in the back six times.

ShadowcatX is saying (I think) that the only 'source' of the autopsy info is the attorney. IE, no one has been able to independently review and verify that report. Nor has anyone been able to speak to the person who performed said autopsy.

[savokk]

Below is a link to a news article with an image of the sword in question.

Sword picture

[thejeff]

Freehold DM wrote:

Indeed, the story I heard about this was quite different. No cosplay mentioned, and something about swinging a sword around and then running away. I'm not saying the cops were right here, but I'm thinking there's something up.

Not so much swinging the sword around. Apparently he was stopped by the cops and was being questioned when he drew the sword and lunged at them.

Or so the official story goes.

I tell you. These dangerous black kids. Always attacking armed cops for no reason.

[ShadowcatX]

BigDTBone wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

ShadowcatX wrote:

First, the policemen involved in the shooting have been suspended with pay pending investigation. Second, all we have is the word of an attorney who refused to release the name of the person who did the autopsy or the autopsy report. I think we should wait on at least one of those two things before we get up in arms about it.

YAY VACATION!!!!!

Autopsy report was already released man. Shot in the back six times.

ShadowcatX is saying (I think) that the only 'source' of the autopsy info is the attorney. IE, no one has been able to independently review and verify that report. Nor has anyone been able to speak to the person who performed said autopsy.

That is exactly what I was saying.