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Synthe
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Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress
#18954713 - 10/09/13 02:37 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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October 8, 2013 |
A Georgia family is disputing the police’s story about why officers shot and killed a man on Friday afternoon.
Two police officers shot 43-year-old Jack Roberson, a Waycross, Georgia resident, according to a report on News4Georgia.com,the website for the news outlet WJXT. The police were responding to a call from the Roberson house, and they said they regretted that Roberson died. But many facts remain in dispute.
Roberson’s family told the news channel that he was unarmed and had no weapons. They also said that Roberson’s fiancee had called law enforcement because Roberson, who has diabetes, was in distress after swallowing a couple of pills.
“I was here -- and my son was coming from the kitchen. He saw the officer over there. The officer didn't say anything. My son raised his hands,” Diane Roberson, his mother, told WJXT. “The officer took his gun, fired -- one, two, three. I heard four shots. My son fell. Nothing in his hands.”
Roberson’s fiancee backed up the mother’s account of what happened. “They didn't say anything,” said Alicia Herron. “They didn't pull their Taser out. They didn't shoot him in the leg, the arm. They went straight for his chest.”
The police say they were responding to a suicide call, though the Roberson family says Jack Roberson was not suicidal. The police were told that Roberson was being combative and was damaging property. “The officers yelled repeatedly for Mr. Roberson to stop and drop the weapons. Mr. Roberson gained ground on the officers and raised one of the weapons in a threatening manner toward the officers. Both officers fired to stop Mr. Roberson from assaulting them,” said Waycross police chief Tony Tanner. The family denies that Roberson had a weapon. The police did not specify what type of weapon they say he had.
The police officers who fired the shots have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated by the state.
It’s not the first time Waycross police officers have become embroiled in controversy. In April 2012, the police shot and killed 26-year-old Andrew Poole. The police were looking for a murder suspect. Poole was not the suspect, though, and his family says he too was unarmed. http://www.alternet.org/georgia-family-says-police-killed-unarmed-man
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Synthe] 5
#18954984 - 10/09/13 03:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i'm gonna just play it safe & stay right the fuck away from Waycross, GA...
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: leon trout] 10
#18955084 - 10/09/13 04:06 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Moral of the story? If you want to commit suicide just call the cops and tell them you need help . . .
Additionally, If you are actually in serious need of help, DO NOT call the cops or you will be shot
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: LiquidGlass] 3
#18955702 - 10/09/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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USA is such a shit hole of a country. Cops get away with murder every day
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The Psyentist
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Fungi] 4
#18955887 - 10/09/13 06:45 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fungi said: USA is such a shit hole of a country. Cops get away with murder every day
Hey asshole. At least we don't have to worry about dingos devouring our offspring.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: The Psyentist] 1
#18955929 - 10/09/13 06:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Cops are such pieces of shit, some of the lowest scumbags of society.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: The Psyentist]
#18955981 - 10/09/13 07:10 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The Psyentist said:
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Fungi said: USA is such a shit hole of a country. Cops get away with murder every day
Hey asshole. At least we don't have to worry about dingos devouring our offspring. 
And this happens where exactly?
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: IoRhinz] 1
#18956430 - 10/09/13 08:50 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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IoRhinz said:
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The Psyentist said:
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Fungi said: USA is such a shit hole of a country. Cops get away with murder every day
Hey asshole. At least we don't have to worry about dingos devouring our offspring. 
And this happens where exactly?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Azaria_Chamberlain
but folks, let's not argue--ALL cops are bastards--not just the pigs from the US--though they certainly are a special breed of porker i must admit
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Synthe] 2
#18956501 - 10/09/13 09:00 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Synthe said: October 8, 2013 |
A Georgia family is disputing the police’s story about why officers shot and killed a man on Friday afternoon.
Two police officers shot 43-year-old Jack Roberson, a Waycross, Georgia resident, according to a report on News4Georgia.com,the website for the news outlet WJXT. The police were responding to a call from the Roberson house, and they said they regretted that Roberson died. But many facts remain in dispute.
OK folks now listen up....and let this be a lesson to you
"COPS (pigs) ARE NOT YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS>"
IF YOU WANT TO GET KILLED< ASK A COP FOR HELP
Myself, even if I had some crook with a knife at my throat, I still wound not call a PIG
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Vitalux]
#18956821 - 10/09/13 09:58 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Agreed. Australia is full of scum bags cops too, just in US they love shooting unarmed people every day. You just don't hear about it in Europe or Australia.
OT am I the only one who smiled when Hank and Gomez got shot dead in Breaking Bad?
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: shivas.wisdom] 1
#18956934 - 10/09/13 10:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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They are a special breed. In the states, it really takes a special type of asshole to become a pig.
It'll be interesting to see what will happen as these police brutality stories keep increasing.
Winston Churchill: "Americans are slow to hostility."
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Fungi] 2
#18957077 - 10/09/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fungi said: USA is such a shit hole of a country. Cops get away with murder every day
i live in the USA and yea i agree it is a shithole country.. especially down south. I love USA but it is a shit hole
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: MescalitoMagnality]
#18957984 - 10/10/13 05:13 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The police did not specify what type of weapon they say he had.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Fungi]
#18958411 - 10/10/13 09:14 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fungi said: Agreed. Australia is full of scum bags cops too, just in US they love shooting unarmed people every day. You just don't hear about it in Europe or Australia.
OT am I the only one who smiled when Hank and Gomez got shot dead in Breaking Bad?
Not all of us have seen the new season. You sir, have ruined it for me.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: lowbrow]
#18958470 - 10/10/13 09:40 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fuck the pigs, that is all.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: something cool]
#18958569 - 10/10/13 10:12 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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something cool said: Cops are such pieces of shit, some of the lowest scumbags of society.
Some are, most aren't.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Synthe]
#18958575 - 10/10/13 10:15 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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These are still just allegations, should we assume that the cops are guilty of murdering an unarmed man for no reason in his home while on record responding to a call? Innocent until proven guilty?
Personally I'm skeptical, if they wanted to murder someone why wait until they're on record going over to the guys house and shoot him with witnesses?
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: something cool]
#18958577 - 10/10/13 10:16 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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something cool said: Cops are such pieces of shit, some of the lowest scumbags of society.
As opposed to morons who make generalizations?
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: Dickhead]
#18958605 - 10/10/13 10:22 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Awebig said:
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something cool said: Cops are such pieces of shit, some of the lowest scumbags of society.
Some are, most aren't.
In my experience the opposite is true. Most are, there are a couple of okay ones.
Agreeing to enforce so many unjust laws automatically makes them scumbags in my book, though. Every cop knows they're at least partially signing up to put people in jail for nonviolent drug offenses, and extort the public via parking tickets and the like.
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Re: Police shoot diabetic man after his mom calls 911 because he was in distress [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#18958614 - 10/10/13 10:26 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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You guys don't hear about the good shit some cops do. It's best to play it safe and assume you could be dealin with a sociopath if you're around one though, because the ones like this are the ones that make them all seem bad. I hope this dude gets what's comin to him though, seriously.
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