So, I just heard on NPR on the way home, there are two more victims. His wife is 8mo pregnant...
What did he do?
Murdered a black dude
Are we seriously talking about the woes of a wife and child because they won't get to have a cold-blooded killer in their life anymore? Fucking seriously? That's a positive, not a negative.
lol
Let's add another hashtag to the list #LavallHall, unarmed, black, schizophrenic executed while fleeing. Cameras aren't enough to stop police from executing a black person every 21 hours.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nat...m-chance,38397
Describing the murder charges brought against a white South Carolina police officer who was filmed shooting an unarmed black man as an encouraging step in the right direction, the American populace reported Wednesday they were hopeful that future victims of police abuse would have an equally random chance of receiving justice. “The number of law enforcement officers who have shot unarmed civilians and gone free over the past year has been extremely discouraging, but the fact that this policeman was arrested so swiftly shows that there can be justice for victims so long as a bystander is nearby, has a camera phone on them, captures the whole interaction, and several dozen other circumstances play out in the precise sequence,” said North Charleston, SC resident Jenine Williams, echoing the sentiments of millions of Americans who told reporters they have faith that, as long as a fair-minded eyewitness happens to be passing by at the exact right time; has the inclination to stop and film; an unobstructed view; enough battery life and memory on their phone; a steady hand; the forethought to start filming an interaction with the police before it escalates into violence; is close enough to get detailed footage, but far enough away to avoid being shot themselves or seen by the officer and potentially having their phone confiscated; and it is daytime, then justice would certainly be served.
I'm not callous to people's lives being ruined, but it's hard to have many feels for the cop's family after what he did. The person he killed had children and a family too. Either way, families on both sides are now changed forever for the worst. At least this time there can be no doubt that he murdered the man in cold blood, then tried to manipulate the evidence to support his case.
I still feel sorry for the wife and kid. She had no idea that her husband was probably this kind of person and now their kid is going to grow up without a father. I'm not saying I don't feel bad for his family either. Just saying that this asshole fucked up a lot more lives than it was worth NOT just fucking running after the slow guy.
I was debating on posting that pic once I saw it on reddit. Offensive, but at the same time funny.
However, yeah, I agree totally. Their kid is definitely going to grow up without a father, and now without much support too unless she's on maternity leave. Shit sucks. However, this isn't a unique case; it won't be the first time this will happen, and it definitely won't be the last. It's simply a case that now has the media's attention and is traveling the internet circuit.