Maybe Mr. Chappelle was on to something-When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong!-Police Mistake a Brush for Gun

I have an opinion on this....it's roasting in the oven and when it's done, the progressives and victimization set are not going to like it. Meanwhile check out an excerpt on this tragedy, courtesy of the NY Daily News:

A Brooklyn teen carrying a hairbrush was shot 13 times and killed by police Monday night after his mother told the officers he had a gun, authorities said.


Five cops, including two sergeants and a detective, opened fire on the youth, who had been arguing with his mother and standing on a first-floor window ledge screaming and acting irrationally, police and witnesses said.

"Basically, it's suicide by cop," said a police source.

Cops and witnesses said the mother of 18-year-old Khiel Coppin was standing outside the building at 590 Gates Ave. when officers arrived.

"He's got a gun! He's got a gun! He's going to kill you," the mother told cops, according to the police source.


Cops said Coppin, who had a history of mental problems, was standing on the first-floor ledge of apartment 1-D in Bedford-Stuyvesant, concealing something under his shirt.

"They were shouting, 'Halt! Halt! Halt!'" a police source said of the moments before cops opened fire on the teenager.

OK-my formal opinion. It's time for many in communities of color to come clean and start to become more self-effacing-ultimately lives are at stake. And we must also fight the compulsion to be duped or mislead by media manipulation and substandard leadership. If you notice, the photo above shows an alleged activist with an over-sized orange brush, highly unlikely to be akin to the brush in question. Also the photo below of the tragic youth is a dated picture-definitely cherubic and innocent. But what did the youth look like in the present day?

Trust me folks-I do not want any more young men of color to die senselessly but the facts as they have been presented depict a troubled young man who hours before threatened to kill himself-all the while making gun references. How are the authorities supposed to approach such a person? Are there cases of police misconduct? Yes-but are there also cases of certain folks in Black and Brown communities that test the limits of decorum and logic in their encounters with the police? The answer must also be in the affirmative. If the police are to be called into question regarding tactics and procedure then conversely some in our communities must also be brought to task for non-compliance when questioned or promoting a macho/criminal prose when encountering the authorities. Am I wrong on this? Let's hear your thoughts.







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18-yr.-old carrying hairbrush shot 13 times by cops