Cub scout leader claims Farmington Hills Police shooting targets were all Black men
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Police Department Only Used Pictures of Black Males in Target Practice Exercises (During Boy Scout Visit)
- Thread starter Teusery
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So many tasteless aspects in one, it's impressive. Kids to gun range to shoot real guns, photo of real person on target, photos of ONLY black people on targets. America gonna America, crazy shit
My boy scout's camp had a gun range of its own and we shot guns there during summer boy scout retreats. I don't see the big deal of showing off a range to some boy scouts, but i also came from a hunting family.
The targets on the other hand is insane.
The targets on the other hand is insane.
Might be more a context thing. Gun range for hunting/sport feels different than the police showing you the gun range. They aren't practicing for deer.
I went to a gun range in Vegas and you had Obama posters and your generic 'black/latino gangster' targets blatantly being sold and shot.
Also reminds me of this scene in Atlanta pointing out the hypocrisy
Also reminds me of this scene in Atlanta pointing out the hypocrisy
Yep. Pretty sure all the other suburban police departments are no different.
Yep, I was in the Scouts. The 2 summer camps we went to had rifle ranges; they had the kids firing little .22 single shot rifles; no magazines.
But the targets we used...were target-assed targets. Just circles with a bullseye in the center. There is no reason to have kids shoot at a target like this.
yep and especially using images of real people for kids is fucked. Like this is just so easy for cops.
great scene still
Yeah, even here in Canada, as a Scout we had a yearly event at a local gun club where we worked one-on-one with the gun club members to shoot rifles and handguns at targets (never humanoid shaped targets though, only circular score targets with rings and points values). The focus on safety and respect for the firearms was immense and I think it only instilled positive results in me.
But that's a far cry from this being led by a Police department with targets of black men. Despicable.
This is the country where white parents had picnics with their kids while they watched black folks get lynched.
Yep that's exactly the kind of thing we had too. And just basic targets.
Any city in the metro Detroit area with "Hills" or "Grosse" in the name is probably doing the same thing.
I can guarantee you this is not the first police firing range to do this. This is the first one that got caught.
