Why does Shannon Rupert deserve to be mocked?

[RolandCuthbert]

Back in October of 2019, Shannon Rupert was a woman in obvious mental distress. I don't what the issue exactly was. Her family said she had a history of drug abuse and mental illness. Anyway, she was at a hotel when the police were called to approach her about her behavior. When the police arrived, she was obviously agitated, waving around a pair of scissors. She refused to comply with police orders. I guess she called this "Black" officer the n-word and approached him with a pair of scissors.

The officer then shot her dead.

There are videos posted on youtube that show the incident. And there are dozens even hundreds of posters mocking her death. They talk about how she did a great flip when she was shot. There are comments claiming "good riddance". It is a sad, sad commentary on how cynical and callous our society has become.

I am lucky that I got a chance to talk with her sister online. As I have tried to explain I lead a couple of racial/cultural discussion groups at Meetup and Facebook. We talk about police brutality sometimes. Because though it is traditionally thought of as a racial issue, many non-"Black" folks have serious issues with policing as well. So I have started a bit of an outreach program to collect these experiences. Her sister told me about her son and the issues she was having in her life. Apparently, she was trying to call family members when the police approached her.

Even if you don't think this is another issue of police violence, why on earth would you mock this woman and make fun of her death? What is her son supposed to think?

The officer who fired the shots.

[The_unknown_memer]

I'm glad people like you are there for her and her family

Apparently it feels more like a payback for some people , I'm taking a wild guess that these are BLM supporters, probably young black people and white liberals who think their doing good by being racist and sexist

Anyway If what you say is true then she doesn't deserve to be mocked

I don't want to jump to conclusions but it sounds like people are happy that instead of another black person like Georg Floyd and Breonna Taylor , it's a white woman

As a BLM supporter myself i don't support this shit regardless of race

We should all try and fix the justice system, I hoping it will give people a sense that there police aren't doing their jobs properly and hopefully come together to solve the problem

[goaded]

Here's how police do their job properly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_Principles

I'd quote some, but all 9 are nearly 200 years old and just as relevant today. It's not a long read.

[RolandCuthbert]

There may be some of that. But I don't think it is that much. I am actually going to be doing a web show soon with a couple of brothers who are BLM haters. One is a former cop who definitely defends the officer in the shooting. The other guy and I fell out over Ryan Whitaker. I had reached out to his family only to find out that his family blames the lack of publicity for his case on BLM, when the only way people know about his murder is because BLM activists have talked about it.

So it should be an interesting couple of months.

But I know of no BLM effort or rally supportive of an officer. . . even a "Black" one who was involved in a case of police brutality. in fact, BLM went to Minneapolis to march when Justine Damon was killed by a "Black" officer.

He is currently serving 11 years in prison.

[monkeynutts]

Yeah it's common, many fatalities are because people are psychologically disturbed. I have heard that some places in the states have a growing interest in non lethal weapons, but these cops go to work everyday and its like a bad day in Bosnia, using non lethals reduces the body count.

[monkeynutts]

And in answer to your question, no she doesn't deserve to be mocked.

[RolandCuthbert]

Thank you sir!

[goaded]

No, obviously not. Some people are sick like that.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201016-why-some-people-are-cruel-to-others
"Humans typically do things to get pleasure or avoid pain. For most of us, hurting others causes us to feel their pain. And we don’t like this feeling. This suggests two reasons people may harm the harmless – either they don’t feel the others’ pain or they enjoy feeling the others’ pain."

Perhaps the problem with the shooting itself lies in giving young men guns and expecting them to deal with situations outside their experience, while telling them they're permanently in danger?

This is an amusing paragraph from a work of fiction, but I think it's accurate:
“The Metropolitan Police Service is still, despite what people think, a working-class organisation and as such rejects totally the notion of an officer class. That is why every newly minted constable, regardless of their educational background, has to spend a two-year probationary period as an ordinary plod on the streets. This is because nothing builds character like being abused, spat at and vomited on by members of the public.” After that, you can apply to be trained with firearms, if you can pass the review.

[RolandCuthbert]

Wow! I definitely think our officers are overused in this society. Shannon deserved to talk to a medical professional who could help her out. I went to her facebook page and saw the photo of her son, it broke my heart.

[jshm2]

You're asking the wrong question and making a mockery of that tragedy yourself.

The officer did what had to be done within the scope of his US cop training. The real question you need to ask is why her family abandoned her to that state in the first place. It is their fault, not simply the cops.

As for people mocking, people are free to use or abuse as they like within their rights. You can't complain about people mocking one tragedy but not others.

[RolandCuthbert]

WTF is wrong with the trolls here? I have been in touch with her family. And her family wants her story shared. She was not a bad person. She just had problems.

So take that bullshit about mockery and stick it up your ass.

As a society, we have to stop putting officers in situations like these. Too many only seem to know how to pull the trigger when faced with someone having a mental breakdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRMYVFmEmx8&t=8s

[Anonymous]

Another karen preventing another black male from living his life in peace. This racism has to stop.

[RolandCuthbert]

Yawn. . . she was preventing anything.

Why be disingenuous?