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How stupid do you have to be ....


How stunningly stupid do you have to be to REPEATEDLY reach towards a gun in your waistband after the cop tells you MULTIPLE times NOT to reach for the gun - or point to it - or MOVE in any way?

This happened on tonight's new episode - and idiots wonder why they get shot.

Really stupid morons complain: "They shot me because I'm black. Them's raccisss."

No, you mental midget. You got shot because you can't comprehend the need to follow instructions when a cop has a gun pointed at you.

Is it more than just an intellectual deficit that causes this self-destructive behavior?

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Which brings up an interesting point and I only judge from the episodes I've been watching the last few weeks, binge watching seasons while on the treadmill (25-19, I'm on 19 right nwo) - why is it almost every black person resists when they're trying to handcuff them? It's completely baffling. I mean like 95% of the African Americans on this show just will not let them handcuff them,they all resist for some reason. There's no way to say it without sounding racist but it's a fact, I don't get it. Is it a culture thing?

There are some whites and hispanics that resist there and there but almost every black person does. I don't get it.

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And those who resist are usually shouting "I'm not resisting!!" As they resist. And then complain about brutality later and say they didn't resist. It baffles me how many incidents could be avoided if they just did what was asked. Don't reach in your pockets, put your hands up, etc.. it's almost like they are trying to get a reaction from the cops, or this is a game to them. I have been pulled over and when the officer asked me to do something, I did it. I didn't give attitude and listened and followed the commands. And I was on my way very shortly. If people would simply listen and follow commands, so many incidents could be avoided without them escalating. In incidents not on COPS but on the news, I have seen a suspect with multiple officers shouting to keep their hands up or get on the ground and they don't listen and continue to reach for things or walk towards the police. It's baffling. And when you don't listen, it's gonna make the police jumpy. I am not going to make a cop suspicious by not doing what they ask, even if I feel the officer has no right to pull me over or is being a jerk. Maybe police need more training on how to descalate a situation, but citizens need training as well.

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