A wild guess: âHe was blackâ ?
A journalist on the scene (canât find his tweet thread now) said the man was originally approached for selling âloosiesâ (individual cigarettes) which heâd actually been handing to his aunt.
He also noted that his friends said he was armed and had a concealed carry permit.
Fun Bonus Fact: The journalist recorded the police-provoked melee that followed when they accosted people peacefully protesting the shooting. He had his press credentials in one hand and his phone in the other, recording. He was pushed by the cops, had his phone slapped out of his hand and was, of course, thrown to the ground.
Waiting for the unusual suspects to appear to scream, âwait until we have the facts!â or âhe souldnât have run from the policeâ or âif he had nothing to hide, why was he runningâ etc, etcâŚ
WTF is âExhibiting Characteristics Of An Armed Personâ?
Existing while black.
Anything the Chicago PD wants it to mean.
I yet recall the Democratic national Convention of 1968.
And 1969 when Fred Hampton was killed in a shoot out with the police. Lying in bed. And all the police rounds went straight down through the mattress.
Wait⌠what about the 2nd amendment???
As conservatives have taught us, when the First Amendment is shredded, the Second takes over.
America appears to be getting close to proving them right.
Characteristics of an armed person? So, a white, middle aged, Republican male?
For blacks? Seriously? They were only 3/5 human back in the eighteenth century; the Second Amendment didnât apply to them. #ConstitutionalOriginalism
Thatâs what crossed my mind
And it was my poor attempt at sarcasm
Existing while black is a crime in Chicago.
police believe the man did not have a concealed carry permit
Are the Chicago police trained to ask the prospective victim if he has a concealed carry permit before they shoot him, or does this simply mean that the powers that be would never issue a concealed carry permit to a black guy?
âIt got a little bit out of handâŚ,â [Chicago police patrol chief] Waller said.
Of course, heâs talking about the reaction to the shooting of the âman exhibiting characteristics of an armed person,â not the actual shooting, itself.
Apparently, a crime, at least, in Chicago.
Tragically, the victim was âexhibiting characteristics ofâ a person without a concealed carry permit.
The whole thing would be farcical if not for a dead human being. But have no fear, I am sure the crackhead elf will start a civil rights investigation any minute now.
I hope in his confirmation hearing someone asks Kavanaugh the Originalist about this.
Actually, I hope the hearing never happens, but if it doesâŚ
Waller said police believe the man did not have a concealed carry permit
And then went to the licensing bureau and had it erased from the system.