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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:55 PM Oct 2014

Florida cop fired for having Trayvon Martin shooting targets

http://www.yourblackworld.net/florida-cop-fired-for-having-trayvon-martin-shooting-targets/

A Florida police officer was fired for having Trayvon Martin shooting targets , according to CNN.

Sgt. Ron King of Port Canaveral Police Department was permanently relieved from duty after an investigation revealed that King offered the Trayvon Martin hoodie range targets to two of his fellow officers.

John Walsh, interim CEO of the Canaveral Port Authority, said the two officers saw the shooting targets in King’s vehicle but turned down the offer.

“Port Canaveral Police Department considers that behavior unacceptable,” Walsh said of King’s conduct.

And another ALL CAPS headline!

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Florida cop fired for having Trayvon Martin shooting targets (Original Post) KamaAina Oct 2014 OP

Open season on unarmed black children Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #1

Sadly, true etherealtruth Oct 2014 #6

Open season? Mar11B Oct 2014 #11

You may be looking at the comment from the wrong angle. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2014 #16

Your first post, and you jump in with that? MH1 Oct 2014 #17

This was like over a year ago snooper2 Oct 2014 #2

That didn't even begin to convince me Egnever Oct 2014 #8

What he fails to say in the video is what the faceless person was holding in his hands scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #14

So what if it was over a year ago? Oilwellian Oct 2014 #3

This was discussed quite a bit in this forum last year. n/t BeeBee Oct 2014 #4

Another cop being deprived of his free speech rights. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #5

I'm an old white woman in Florida who wears hoodies HockeyMom Oct 2014 #7

One less ammosexual in the ranks Initech Oct 2014 #9

just fucking evil world wide wally Oct 2014 #10

Someone actually manufactured and marketed them scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #12

Nice Florida story for a change. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #13

A sergeant no less. lpbk2713 Oct 2014 #15

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

1. Open season on unarmed black children

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 01:57 PM

Oct 2014

People want blacks dead.

Period.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

6. Sadly, true

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:15 PM

Oct 2014

... for too many people.

On another note .... A Detroit jury (for the second time) could not reach agreement in the shooting of an innocent 7 year old child, by a Detroit police officer http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/weekley-jury-is-still-deliberating/29050744

Mar11B

(1 post)

11. Open season?

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:29 PM

Oct 2014

What people? Are you referring to all people in general or to a specific demographic? I don't think that it is fair to lump everyone in the same boat as this man, who displayed obvious signs of a mental disorder.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,835 posts)

16. You may be looking at the comment from the wrong angle.

Reply to Mar11B (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 03:03 PM

Oct 2014

It's duck season (or rabbit season) whether you or I want to go hunting or not.
The point is for those who do, the ramifications are few.

MH1

(17,600 posts)

17. Your first post, and you jump in with that?

Reply to Mar11B (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 03:06 PM

Oct 2014

Obviously by 'people" the poster doesn't mean ALL people.

But unless you've been very well sheltered from the news for the last several months (years), you also know that it is NOT just this one guy, there are quite a few people who want blacks dead.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

2. This was like over a year ago

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:01 PM

Oct 2014

He uploaded this in April 2013

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Egnever

(21,506 posts)

8. That didn't even begin to convince me

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:17 PM

Oct 2014

I am surprised he was fired though. Considering cops get away with much worse.

scarystuffyo

(733 posts)

14. What he fails to say in the video is what the faceless person was holding in his hands

Reply to Egnever (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 02:50 PM

Oct 2014

He's correct that targets with human silhouettes are used as training aids but if
the target was made to show the person in the hoodie holding candy and a soda
then he's full of shit and he knew exactly what it was suppose to represent .
Especially if these were made during the Trayvon Martin incident .

If these were produced way before the shooting then I could believe his story