Cincinnati cops demonstrate double standard: white man points gun at cops vs black man

[Liberal_in_LA]

You couldn't make up a clearer double standard between the realities black men and white men often face when confronted by American police.

Cincinnati police on Tuesday were called to a home to investigate an assault. When they arrived in Mount Healthy to investigate they were met by 26-year-old Christopher Laugle, who pulled a gun out and pointed it at police, who have since openly admitted that they "felt threatened" and "did not know the gun was fake."

Police peacefully arrested Laugle after he resisted and in his mug shot, he doesn't appear to have a scratch. Simply charged with "menacing," his bond was set at the low, low price of $2,000.

Laugle is the white man in this story, and his fate was entirely different than that of Paul Gaston.

Gaston, a 37-year-old Cincinnati man, had just been in a serious car accident. Witnesses called 911 on Wednesday after witnessing Gaston "stumble" out of a pickup truck he had been driving before crashing into a telephone pole.

We have no idea if Gaston was injured or concussed from the accident, but when police found him 650 feet from the crash scene and ordered him to the ground, he followed their initial orders, but appeared to be confused.

Video taken by bystanders shows Gaston on his knees, surrounded by police with guns drawn, putting his hands in the air. After lying on the ground for a moment, he comes back to his knees and is immediately killed in a hail of gunfire from three different officers.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-cincinnati-cops-reveal-double-standards-black-men-face-article-1.2537271

[Iggo]

1. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[Bigmack]

2. Why...?

That's not a dumb question to ask.

Why did the cops open up on the guy? There must be some reason... and "racism" isn't enough of a reason. That's just a word. This situation is more complicated... and common... to pass it off glibly with a one-word answer.

What the fuck were those cops thinking? That he had a gun in his waistband? And why the multiple shots fired? What about the cops taking cover behind cars, etc, and getting total control by voice until the guy was in a position where it was safe to move up on him? Why the need for instant obedience...? the cops had all day. Nobody else close enough for him to grab.

I'll readily admit I don't know police procedure, so jump on me if you must, but there are more police today than 20 years ago, and the number of officers shot is going steadily down. 219 officers killed in 1970... 114 in 2014.
If the number was going up... officers being targeted... I could understand the cops being a little more anxious to shoot, but....

You'd think that with all the video being shot these days, that the cops would be a little "video shy"... super careful about their actions.

As with so damned many of our problems today, I have NO fucking idea what to do.

This just simply has to stop.