'My Baby Daddy Was Shot'
Nice headline. [8]
'My Baby Daddy Was Shot' In Struggle With Police
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15251239/detail.html
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- College Park police say a man has been shot to death after a struggle with an officer.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office identifies the man killed as Antoine Cantrell.
Police Chief Gary Yandura says officers responded to a call around 9:30 p.m. Thursday about a 28-year-old man who was causing a disturbance.
He says officers spotted the suspect about 20 minutes later and an officer chased the man into woods near a recreation center.
The chief released a statement saying the man began struggling with the officer over his gun and the officer's gun discharged, killing the suspect. The chief says two other College Park officers were in the immediate area at the time.
"My baby-daddy, Antoine Cantrell, was shot," Canrell's girlfriend, Trellis Varner told WSB-TV Channel 2 reporter Amanda Rosseter. "We just want to know why, cause they're not telling us nothing. They're not telling us why, what happened, why they shoot him, cause he don't carry no gun. He's not that type of person. All he did was run." [[Riiiiiiiiiight]]
Cantrell's family members said he always ran from College Park police.
"It's an ongoing thing between him and the College Park Police Department," said Canrell's brother, Ainsley Jackson. "Everytime they catch him, they jump on him."
"The suspect had an extensive record within our department," said the College Park police chief in a statement he gave to WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News.
Fulton County Jail records show Forest Park police arrested Cantrell in October on drug and trespass charges.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting College Park police in the investigation into the shooting.
'My Baby Daddy Was Shot' In Struggle With Police
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15251239/detail.html
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- College Park police say a man has been shot to death after a struggle with an officer.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office identifies the man killed as Antoine Cantrell.
Police Chief Gary Yandura says officers responded to a call around 9:30 p.m. Thursday about a 28-year-old man who was causing a disturbance.
He says officers spotted the suspect about 20 minutes later and an officer chased the man into woods near a recreation center.
The chief released a statement saying the man began struggling with the officer over his gun and the officer's gun discharged, killing the suspect. The chief says two other College Park officers were in the immediate area at the time.
"My baby-daddy, Antoine Cantrell, was shot," Canrell's girlfriend, Trellis Varner told WSB-TV Channel 2 reporter Amanda Rosseter. "We just want to know why, cause they're not telling us nothing. They're not telling us why, what happened, why they shoot him, cause he don't carry no gun. He's not that type of person. All he did was run." [[Riiiiiiiiiight]]
Cantrell's family members said he always ran from College Park police.
"It's an ongoing thing between him and the College Park Police Department," said Canrell's brother, Ainsley Jackson. "Everytime they catch him, they jump on him."
"The suspect had an extensive record within our department," said the College Park police chief in a statement he gave to WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News.
Fulton County Jail records show Forest Park police arrested Cantrell in October on drug and trespass charges.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting College Park police in the investigation into the shooting.
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"Thankfully, the GBI seems to care enough to investigate."
GBI investigates all fatal police shootings in the State of Georgia.0 -
I bet a Megabuck that The Baby Momma is the one who called the Police to begin with... 0 -
You're right. The irony. [8]
quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
I bet a Megabuck that The Baby Momma is the one who called the Police to begin with...0 -
Welcome to the forum jhigh,,, I'll tell you like they told me,,,, put your waders on, keep your gun clean, and always wear kevlar. This forum is infected with some excellent laughter at times. And quite informing sometimes. I've learned quite alot by just reading the posts. quote:Originally posted by jhigh420
You're right. The irony. [8]
quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
I bet a Megabuck that The Baby Momma is the one who called the Police to begin with...0 -
I wonder what part of france "antoine" was raised in ??
Doug0 -
I ain't forgot, and not likely toquote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
I wonder what part of france "antoine" was raised in ??
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quote:Originally posted by wartiger
quote:Originally posted by nunn
My goodness! What a turnaround from the tone of another thread about police treatment of a prisoner!
At least they only killed this guy; didn't try to strip his clothing off.
Could the difference in attitude have something to do with the race and gender of the subjects?
Race and gender are not factors, but the situation is totally different. In this case, you have a career criminal, who, according to his own brother, has a history of running or fighting with police. In this case, the perp fought an officer over his weapon and was killed by "accidental discharge". Maybe my own experiences have made me alittle prejudice towards those who would fight the police, not their race. This guy just happened to be black, and statistics show the black race to be more prone to violence towards the police. The black male makes up less than %20 of the U.S population, but %80 of the prison/jail population. Numbers don't lie. While I can sympathize with the guy's family, I have none for him.
Jhigh420, Please re-read my post and tell me where I made the issue of race of the victim. I merely stated stastics, stastics released in 2006 by the FBI. On ALL police reports, sex, race, etc. are recorded statistics. These were "researched" numbers. I for one treat all people the same, regardless of race, sex, etc. I treat all people with the same respect shown to me, and I am as nice as I can be, until it is time to not be so nice.
As far as the personal jabs towards you, I apologize, I was having a bad day and you just happened to get the brunt of it. My characterization of you was wrong and out of line.
I do belive people are the direct result of their up-bringing, surroundings and the communities they live in and around. My arguement is that if this guy had not fought with a cop over his sidearm, this could have been avoided, regardless of race. That being said, welcome to the forum.0 -
God Bless the United Police States of America! 0 -
What I meant by research is looking up the statistics on your own - doing your homework. You can't believe everything you hear. Here is a link to an article examining prison statistics released by the DOJ for 2006:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pjim06.pdf
According to table 11, 38.6% of the local jail population is African-American. By referencing table 13 and dividing the number of African-Americans incarcerated in state and federal prisons by the total prison population, approximately 41% of all inmates in 2006 were African-American. That is a huge difference from 80%, which is so misleading I can't help but question the motive of your post in response to nunn. By making such a broad generalization about criminals and African-Americans, you had to be talking about the victim as well. After all, police say he was a career criminal(arrested for loitering once and an extensive "record within our department") and African-American. I can't see why anyone would miss that connection.
Despite all this, my main point is I want people need to question what really happened here because the circumstances seem suspicious to me. I have little sympathy for the victim, but I believe there's more to it then what the officer claimed happened. I'm willing to give the officer the benefit of the doubt for now, but I'm still interested in the investigation. There's been widespread corruption in Atlanta and I'm sick of it(lookup Derwin Brown, Bill Campbell, Kathryn Johnson.) If I and others aren't vigilant, Atlanta may just become a cesspool of it(if it isn't already). Thanks for the response and welcome, but no apology needed. After all, this is the internet where flame wars were born and everyone's right not to be offended died years ago [:)]
quote:Originally posted by wartiger
quote:Originally posted by wartiger
quote:Originally posted by nunn
My goodness! What a turnaround from the tone of another thread about police treatment of a prisoner!
At least they only killed this guy; didn't try to strip his clothing off.
Could the difference in attitude have something to do with the race and gender of the subjects?
Race and gender are not factors, but the situation is totally different. In this case, you have a career criminal, who, according to his own brother, has a history of running or fighting with police. In this case, the perp fought an officer over his weapon and was killed by "accidental discharge". Maybe my own experiences have made me alittle prejudice towards those who would fight the police, not their race. This guy just happened to be black, and statistics show the black race to be more prone to violence towards the police. The black male makes up less than %20 of the U.S population, but %80 of the prison/jail population. Numbers don't lie. While I can sympathize with the guy's family, I have none for him.
Jhigh420, Please re-read my post and tell me where I made the issue of race of the victim. I merely stated stastics, stastics released in 2006 by the FBI. On ALL police reports, sex, race, etc. are recorded statistics. These were "researched" numbers. I for one treat all people the same, regardless of race, sex, etc. I treat all people with the same respect shown to me, and I am as nice as I can be, until it is time to not be so nice.
As far as the personal jabs towards you, I apologize, I was having a bad day and you just happened to get the brunt of it. My characterization of you was wrong and out of line.
I do belive people are the direct result of their up-bringing, surroundings and the communities they live in and around. My arguement is that if this guy had not fought with a cop over his sidearm, this could have been avoided, regardless of race. That being said, welcome to the forum.0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
My goodness! What a turnaround from the tone of another thread about police treatment of a prisoner!
At least they only killed this guy; didn't try to strip his clothing off.
Could the difference in attitude have something to do with the race and gender of the subjects?
A paralized man sitting in a wheelchair getting dumped by a retarded Deputy who probably got her affirmative action job BECAUSE of race is not a moral equivalent to a criminal who struggles for a police officer's gun. I don't know what they teach civilian cops in weapon retention classes but the last time I had one they taught me how to break from such a struggle and then SHOOT.0 -
quote:Originally posted by jhigh420
You're right. The irony. [8]
quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
I bet a Megabuck that The Baby Momma is the one who called the Police to begin with...
Half the domestic dispute situations, the one who called the police turns on the police too. [B)]
I learned that from watching COPS.
Yah I bumped it! so you'all can see my wisdom[:D]0
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