Like Nikolas Cruz, the Waffle House shooter was taken alive, despite being

[tblue37]

armed at the time and despite being known to be dangerous and unbalanced.

But of course, like Nikolas Cruz (and Dylan Root), he is white.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. But jaywalkers and cig sellers have to be shot or choked to death.

[tblue37]

2. Yep. nt

[LenaBaby61]

5. But jaywalkers and cig sellers have to be shot or choked to death.

Well, there was the "black thing" going on there with those who were murdered like big game animals.

I think

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. Another one had to die for listening to loud music, one had to die for being 13 and playing,

there is a long list.

[LenaBaby61]

13. "There is a long list."

And getting longer unfortunately.

Being black in a Waffle House.

Police wrestled a black woman to the ground, exposing her breasts in restaurant, video shows.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/23/police-wrestled-a-black-woman-to-the-ground-exposing-her-breasts-in-restaurant-video-shows/?utm_term=.905f7f82ce90

So, going to a Waffle House may be a NO NO for a black woman/man.

[heaven05]

4. so this racist killer

has been caught? I thought he was still in hiding. And no if he didn't die it's because he's privileged and given the benefit of life. I see he was captured, alive.

[tblue37]

8. Someone spotted him in the woods and called the cops. nt

[tblue37]

6. In response to the now deleted post--No, I am not disappointed they weren't killed.

My point is that cops CAN handle people without killing them, and even dangerous people, even armed and dangerous people.

Therefore, the "I feared for my life" excuse for blowing away unarmed black men, even those who have not committed a crime, or who have committed at most a minor infraction (like having a license plate on the back of their car instead of both front and back), is BS racism, pure and simple.

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[Nevernose]

10. Preach it

+1

[B2G]

11. As far as I know

Neither if them were armed at the time of their arrest. One had a gun in his backpack , which the cops wouldn't have known until they searched it.

Personally I'm glad they were both taken alive. Death would have been the easy way out for both of them.

[EffieBlack]

16. So, the cops didnt know for sure these cold-blooded murderers were armed, so assumed they wernt

But they shoot and kill unarmed black men because they were in fear of their lives because they didn’t know for sure that they weren’t armed?

In other words, they assume white men who actually murdered people and were on the run DIDN’T have a gun and weren’t dangerous until they searched them, but they assume black men that they stopped for jaywalking, selling cigarettes, driving a car, or just being in their own backyard were armed and dangerous and needed to be dealt with using deadly force?

Hunh?

[TeamPooka]

15. It is legalized, state sanctioned murder. nt

[Gothmog]

12. Who is surprised by this?

[TeamPooka]

14. I heard Starbucks was going to give him sanctuary....

[ProudLib72]

17. I heard they were going to make him a manager. nt