cincinatti riots (fwd)

[Charles Brown]

Yea, epistemological point. How do you know the victims drew guns ? What is your evidence that they drew their guns, the testimony of the police officers who shot them ?  Those are known as  biased witnesses.

CB


>>> michael at ecst.csuchico.edu 04/15/01 07:36PM >>>
It is not unknown that the perps draw their weapons after they are dead.

On Sun, Apr 15, 2001 at 11:23:03PM +0000, Carl Remick wrote:
> >Our police aren't paid enough *not* to fire at people who have drawn 
> >guns...
> >
> >Brad DeLong
> 
> Or in the case of the NYPD, people who have drawn wallets (Amadou Diallo), 
> candy bars (as I recall happened to one juvenile) or potentially any other 
> object small enough to fit in a pants pocket -- if, that is, the wearer 
> aligns with a certain "profile."
> 
> Carl