HappyDays Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) This story is gonna blow up. http://deadspin.com/michael-bennett-las-vegas-police-threatened-to-blow-m-1800679578 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJDHs0YVoAAr9E9?format=jpg&name=small Edited September 6, 2017 by HappyDays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I just read that! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 I'm trying to post a picture of Bennett's statement but don't know how, so here's a link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJDHs0YVoAAr9E9?format=jpg&name=small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This thread will end up in PPP...without any doubt whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Yep. Back to the actual issue. @AdamSchefter Michael Bennett has retained civil rights attorney John Burris after being assaulted by police in Las Vegas.... http://fb.me/1I4Jewi6v Posted this at PPP in the Kaepernick anthem thread as a response to KtD's linking of it first. Edited September 6, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 With shots fired, I think it is a tough time to say Please and Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 They pulled a gun on him and put his handcuffs on too tight? That's it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This is a joke right? A big man who plays a contact sport is whining about being hurt? He met the description one would clearly understand or believe. He was put to the ground and held at gun point as any possible suspect with a gun would be and he's upset? If the police went up to him nicely would he have complied? When you're detained it is not the time to plead to be let go or say I did nothing wrong. A case of great example is Adolphus Washington. How was he profiled? Give me a break and tell this baby to go get a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Please change title of thread. It is misleading and, at this point, innacurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 This thread will end up in PPP...without any doubt whatsoever. The conversation will be better here. If it gets moved so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 They pulled a gun on him and put his handcuffs on too tight? That's it?they also gave him a wedgie with his panties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I"m calling bull **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 With shots fired, I think it is a tough time to say Please and Thank You So just tell every black guy to get on the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Perhaps he was targeted because he matched the gunman's ID and not just because he was black? I'm so tired of the go-to "it was because I'm black" bull ****. If the report is a blackman was firing a gun, why would an officer go after an asian, mexican, or white guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 it's not a good experience, but i'm not exactly sure what he's going to sue for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Well that is perfect timing for his cause, absolutely perfect. Where are all the cell phone videos of this? How come we haven't heard about this til now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This is a joke right? A big man who plays a contact sport is whining about being hurt? He met the description one would clearly understand or believe. He was put to the ground and held at gun point as any possible suspect with a gun would be and he's upset? If the police went up to him nicely would he have complied? When you're detained it is not the time to plead to be let go or say I did nothing wrong. A case of great example is Adolphus Washington. How was he profiled? Give me a break and tell this baby to go get a bottle. Pretty sure he's whining about his rights being violated. This thread should be locked immediately because your post belongs somewhere far, far away from 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I'm sure the truth of what happened will be somewhere in the middle as always. I doubt it went down exactly as he claims. Ironic that this fits his cause so well and we are just hearing about it now. If it really happened like that then the cops should be punished but I'm skeptical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So just tell every black guy to get on the ground? Apparently. Perhaps he was targeted because he matched the gunman's ID and not just because he was black? I'm so tired of the go-to "it was because I'm black" bull ****. If the report is a blackman was firing a gun, why would an officer go after an asian, mexican, or white guy?Do you know if the report was that the gunman was black, or are you just pumping out misinformed speculation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I am OK with his complaint, but he ruins it by comparing himself to actual criminals who were killed while breaking the law. Please note I am NOT saying all the people he mentioned by name were criminals, at least some were not. My point is he does himself no favors by naming others in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So just tell every black guy to get on the ground? That is his perspective and how he views it. We do not know the other side of the matter, my guess is there was a description of the suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I am OK with his complaint, but he ruins it by comparing himself to actual criminals who were killed while breaking the law. Please note I am NOT saying all the people he mentioned by name were criminals, at least some were not. My point is he does himself no favors by naming others in that way. He can't name famous instances of recent cases in which the police used excessive force that resulted in death? Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Apparently. Do you know if the report was that the gunman was black, or are you just pumping out misinformed speculation? Well pumping out information that he was told to do so just because he was black is all speculation as well. The truth is we do not know at this point, but hey lets jump to conclusions to suit a narrative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Pretty sure he's whining about his rights being violated. This thread should be locked immediately because your post belongs somewhere far, far away from 2017. you surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 He can't name famous instances of recent cases in which the police used excessive force that resulted in death? Why is that? Not all the cases he referred to are clearly acts of excessive force. Why cloud his situation by bringing in other incidents. Some of those people he brought up were actually breaking the law. If Bennett's case is strong enough to stand on its own, then he should let it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 I'm sure the truth of what happened will be somewhere in the middle as always. I doubt it went down exactly as he claims. Ironic that this fits his cause so well and we are just hearing about it now. If it really happened like that then the cops should be punished but I'm skeptical Definitely a lot more facts need to come out and the police will give their side of the story. Even if just some of it is true it is a clear civil rights violation. But who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Pygmy Goat Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Well that is perfect timing for his cause, absolutely perfect. Where are all the cell phone videos of this? How come we haven't heard about this til now? I wouldn't have stuck around to record if I was there and shots rang out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Well pumping out information that he was told to do so just because he was black is all speculation as well. The truth is we do not know at this point, but hey lets jump to conclusions to suit a narrative Why do you automatically assume "there was a description of the [black] suspect"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Definitely a lot more facts need to come out and the police will give their side of the story. Even if just some of it is true it is a clear civil rights violation. But who knows. i agree.. gotta be more to the story.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Why do you automatically assume "there was a description of the [black] suspect"? I don't assume they did, I said I would guess they did. Odds are he wasn't the only black guy in the crowd, but more to my point of is we do not know yet and to let things come out first. My experience is police don't just detain and handcuff people at gun point based soley on their color. Others may have other experiences, hence why I said it is my guess. I am willing to let both people state their cases before drawing any conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Suing for what? Sounds a lot like "he said she said." Why did he cite Trayvon Martin? A person who had no contact with any police officers the night he was shot? Bennet is just smart enough to be really, really stupid. Sherman-esque. Edited September 6, 2017 by jmc12290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Apparently. Do you know if the report was that the gunman was black, or are you just pumping out misinformed speculation? Mannc, you owe Herc11 an apology. He/she wrote "Perhaps" and "If". Herc11 was not "just pumping out misinformed speculation". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Apparently. Do you know if the report was that the gunman was black, or are you just pumping out misinformed speculation? Do you know what perhaps means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Mannc, you owe Herc11 an apology. He/she wrote "Perhaps" and "If". Herc11 was not "just pumping out misinformed speculation".I think you need to re-read his post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Kaepernick weighs in. @Kaepernick7 This violation that happened against my Brother Michael Bennett is disgusting and unjust. I stand with Michael and I stand with the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Do you know what perhaps means?As I read it, "perhaps" referred to the reason Bennett was detained and you were stating as a fact that the suspect was black. At any rate, you were apparently making an assumption unwarranted by the known facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Were the cops detaining every black person or was he the only one? Im sure he wasnt the only black person in the crowd. Maybe they were targeting large people and since he is large they got him. Uh oh, they must be sizest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I think you need to re-read his post. I think you need a course in reading comprehension and/ior be intellectually honest that you made a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Kaepernick weighs in. @Kaepernick7 This violation that happened against my Brother Michael Bennett is disgusting and unjust. I stand with Michael and I stand with the people. Once Kaep realizes his football career is over (if it is), I am guessing he'll run for office or at least go on the paid speaking tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I think you need a course in reading comprehension and/ior be intellectually honest that you made a mistake.WrongWere the cops detaining every black person or was he the only one? Im sure he wasnt the only black person in the crowd. Maybe they were targeting large people and since he is large they got him. Uh oh, they must be sizest.More baseless assumptions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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