Monday, August 10, 2015
You're going to see this image a lot and there's a few things you should know
This is an image of a suspect who was shot by officers laying on the ground. The video from where the picture comes from shows officers standing over him while the recorded screams "get an ambulance he's dying!"
Here's a few things you should know.
1: EMTs cannot enter an active crime scene. There were many suspected shooters and EMTs do not have body armor or anything like that.
2: Protestors were blocking the streets so ambulance time is going to take longer if it was on its way.
3: This 18 year old fired upon cops first and was shot at back. Yes, it's awful seeing an 18 year old lying on the ground bleeding, but his actions led to this scenario. While I hope he lives, all of the people screaming police brutality or "pray for this poor boy shot by the police" are ignoring the simple fact that this was preventable if he hadn't fired on police.
4: The people who fired are not "all protestors" anymore than a radical Muslim is "all middle easterners" or a militant Christian is "all Christians". The people who fired upon police were criminals.