Re: Is there a Black psychology problem…?
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[glow=blue,2,300]After all the facts of the Grand Jury's findings were published for public consumption,
here's how the people responded in a poll. [/glow]
A new public opinion survey of St. Louis County residents shows that the public perception of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and its aftermath is sharply divided along racial lines.
The survey, released Monday morning by the Kansas City-based Remington Research Group, found that 65 percent of African-American county residents believe Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson acted unjustly when he ended Brown's life Aug. 9 on a Ferguson street.
Conversely, 62 percent of the white residents surveyed by Remington believe the shooting death of Brown was justified.
The fissure broke even wider when surveyors asked if Wilson should be "arrested and charged with a crime" with 71 percent of African-American residents responding "yes," opposed to the 71 percent of white survey-takers who believe the police officer should not be arrested or charged.
An equally stark divide emerged on the question of whether Brown was "targeted because of his race."
Over three-quarters of the white respondents — 77 percent — responded "no" while 64 percent of the African-American respondents answered in the affirmative........
..........A shade over 70 percent of white St. Louis County residents told Remington Research they have faith in County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch's ability to handle the Brown case equitably during the grand jury process and possibly beyond.
According to the survey, McCulloch holds the trust of only 32 percent of African-Americans. Sixty percent disagreed that McCulloch will perform "fairly and impartially" as the case moves forward.
The media likewise did not fare well in the estimation of county residents participating in the poll.
Nearly 75 percent of all respondents told pollsters the media contributed to making the situation in Ferguson worse.
Half of the African-Americans polled and 81 percent of the whites polled were critical of the media coverage.
Why is there such a divide of perception in this obviously justified * shooting?
* = "Use of deadly force" is often granted to police officers when the person or persons in question are believed to be an immediate danger to people around them. For example, an armed man flaunting a firearm in a shopping mall without regard to the safety of those around him, and refusing or being unwilling to negotiate, would warrant usage of deadly force, as a means to protect others.
The use of deadly force is also authorized when a person poses a significant threat to a law enforcement officer, usually when the officer is at risk of serious bodily injury or death.
In the United States, this is governed by Tennessee v. Garner, (U.S. Supreme Court 1985) which said that "deadly force...may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others."
The officer has the right & obligation to protect his own life & well-being while carrying out his duty.
This extremely aggressive & mountainous thug tried to forcefully take the officer's firearm once before, & it's quite reasonable to believe he felt that given the chance this man would do so again, & then use that firearm on the officer to kill him if he could.
How stark is that? 
IMHO it couldn't be any clearer ........ 
Justified use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense ........ pure & simple.
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