Mope-rah Stirs the Pot

Here's one media type who is just praying for a riot:

• I don’t know how any white person could look at the video of a Chicago police officer shooting Laquan McDonald and think the 17-year-old deserved what he got.
  
  Please, explain that to me.
  
  Because whenever I hear a white person say what happened to McDonald was horrible, then add: “McDonald should have dropped the knife,” I cringe.

Because the truth hurts we guess. While the rest will be sorted out in a court of law, the sad fact remains that if there is no knife, no burglarizing cars, no frantic 911 calls, no stabbing squad cars, well....no shooting.

But Mopey doesn't stop there:

• Since when did it become acceptable for police officers to use deadly force against someone who is not posing a threat to the officers or anyone else?

Um...knife is a threat Mopey. All the books, scenarios, case law, etc say so.

• What happened to using Tasers?

Um...none on the scene and not 100% effective. Not only that, every police district is lucky to have one per two-man car due to maintenance, lack-of-training, etc, but you wouldn't know that unless you actually researched it, would you?

• And were patrol officers so out of shape they couldn’t detain a teen armed with a 3-inch knife?

And there goes Mopey with the fat-shaming of the entire CPD - this is what passed for opinion journalism nowadays.

Mopey, you ignorant slut.

We'll make the offer that has been made before to Mopey:

• We will supply you with a vest, radio, and hat (can't forget the hat!). We will provide you with a duty rig with handcuffs, OC spray, Taser, baton (wood or metal) and a fully loaded 9mm weapon of your choice in a retention holster...a full 20 pounds of equipment, give or take a few.
  
  We will give you the Illinois Compiled Statutes regarding Deadly Force situations along with the CPD Use of Force order and the Use of Force model. We'll supply you an Academy instructor to sound out the longer words and a qualified lawyer to explain the legal mumbo-jumbo.
  
  Then, on a dark road or alley of our choosing, we will await your arrival with a 3-inch folding knife. To win, you have to successfully disarm and handcuff us using the tools at your disposal within 30 seconds or you lose. You cannot violate the law or the CPD policy or you lose. You cannot use excessive force or put the cuffs on too tightly or we will complain and you lose. We will even sign a waiver that if you get a bullet into us, we won't complain...but you still lose.
  
  Oh, and if we stab you, you lose, too. If we stab you more than once, well, those are just the risks you take.

Here's a bit of advice - bet on the out-of-shape copper. You couldn't do this job on a bet. And your ignorant posturing makes you part of the problem.