Jimdamick
Well-Known Member
It seems that the Philadelphia police department is no fan of BLM, and that shouldn't be surprising considering the protests that are starting to emerge in that city over another shooting of another black man by a police officer.
The president of the Philadelphia police union responded to Black Lives Matter activists demanding accountability for the police killing of a black man by calling the group a “pack of rabid animals.”
Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby made the statement Thursday during a rally held by and in support of police, according to NBC Philadelphia. The “Back the Blue” rally was in response to a protest the week before by members of Black Lives Matter held outside the house of Officer Ryan Pownall, who fatally shot a David Jones in June
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Pownall, a 12-year veteran, shot Jones in the back as he fled from a traffic stop. Police said Jones was armed with a gun. This marks the second time Pownall has shot a black man in the back as he was fleeing. In 2010, he shot Carnell Williams-Carney who ran from cops while having an illegal gun on him.
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OK, the guy shot apparently had a weapon, so I sort of can understand the need for deadly force (in the back?), but my bitch is the head of the police officers union calling the black protesters a bunch of animals.
What's up with that?
There were no arrests made or property damage, so why where they "rabid animals" ?
Nice way to calm tensions in Philly.
The president of the Philadelphia police union responded to Black Lives Matter activists demanding accountability for the police killing of a black man by calling the group a “pack of rabid animals.”
Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby made the statement Thursday during a rally held by and in support of police, according to NBC Philadelphia. The “Back the Blue” rally was in response to a protest the week before by members of Black Lives Matter held outside the house of Officer Ryan Pownall, who fatally shot a David Jones in June
.
Pownall, a 12-year veteran, shot Jones in the back as he fled from a traffic stop. Police said Jones was armed with a gun. This marks the second time Pownall has shot a black man in the back as he was fleeing. In 2010, he shot Carnell Williams-Carney who ran from cops while having an illegal gun on him.
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OK, the guy shot apparently had a weapon, so I sort of can understand the need for deadly force (in the back?), but my bitch is the head of the police officers union calling the black protesters a bunch of animals.
What's up with that?
There were no arrests made or property damage, so why where they "rabid animals" ?
Nice way to calm tensions in Philly.