Pittenger, Robert (R) NC
- Charlotte, NC.
- Police shooting death of Keith Scott
- Protest of Charlotte Mecklenburg PD
- NC SBI
- 0 transparency cover-up
- Punting of custody for dashcam and bodycam footage

Aliens have guns now? NRA, what were you thinking?

Tell em' what it is. But...... Gerrymandered to represent, the lines move with the votes not the votes with the candidates. Too many unconstitutional redrawing of district lines based on partisan voter turnouts as well as voter suppression. The 4th Circuit Appellate Court ruled on that and the discriminating voter i.d. Law.

Trump had something to say about the shooting in question, "I will stop the drugs flowing into this country and poisoning our youth and many other people.... And if you're not aware, drugs are a very very big factor, of what you're watching, on television, at night".

What were we talking about again?

Holy sh'nikes!!!





Awesome.

The video shows the officers yelling at him to drop the gun while he's still INSIDE the SUV. If he hasn't gotten out and an officer specifically requests a baton to break the windows that are rolled up, how can he be posing a threat to anyone. His wife even tells him not to let them break the windows, to come on out of the car. He's shot with his back turned and you do see the black latex gloves taken off dropped next to Scott and slid around by the officer. The still photo taken after crime scene tape is put up shows Scott with his pants pulled down to his ankles and an ''object'' in a place that previously did not. The officer in the video who drops the gloves and moves them around is standing in the place where the ''object'' is later photographed.
The videos were all created BEFORE the photo. If the officer who isn't rendering first aid in the video is not TOUCHING ANYTHING HE SHOULDN'T BE TOUCHING why would he be wearing gloves or INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE by dropping the gloves THEN ALTER THE CRIME SCENE by moving the gloves when THE WRONG SUSPECT is incapacitated on the ground and controlled by other officers?

And to clarify, the Cheif of Police on record states that neither video shows the WRONG SUSPECT had, drew or pointed a gun at officers. So it is not a fact discernible to the public that Scott was in physical possession of a gun at any time. No ''objects'' are visible on the scene that could even be mistaken as a gun until the still photo after the scene has been taped off and FURTHER ALTERED as evidence by the Cheif's statement. In the later part of the video the CRIME SCENE IS ALTERED WITHOUT REASON. Everybody knows you can't go DROPPING OBJECTS OR MOVING THINGS AROUND IN AN OBVIOUS CRIME SCENE unless you are a police officer or involved party and are doing so to PREVENT FURTHER INJURY OR DEATH --IF-- YOU ARE NOT ORDERED TO FREEZE OR POSTURE BY AN OFFICER.

UPDATE: in the wake of victims wife release of cell phone video of shooting Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts requesting SBI release bodycam and dashcam footage "as soon as possible" NC SBI has not released any footage or dispatch audio in the case yet.
The video released by the family does not show any weapons or signs any weapon was present up to the point Mr. Scotts body is rolled over to be cuffed. What the video does show is a set of black gloves dropped by an officer and slid across the ground by the officers foot. The still photo presented as evidence of a gun has a black object circled near the area between Scott's body and the curb. The video shows other items being dropped by officers on the left side of Scott's body that appear to be pieces of paper, it's unclear if this was removed from Scott or not.

It appears the Mayor knows something the public doesn't. It should be released as soon as possible.

No, it's not partial info. It's the Esquire magazine authors article in full. The video referenced is from the Guardian. I have seen different titles for her all I know for sure is that she used to work for Trump's campaign in Ohio.

Something tells me this will come out in the debates. If speaker Ryan wants to know what is wrong with the republican party these candid personality slips tell it all. You can't say they were caught off guard they were being interviewed personally. You can't say they were misrepresented because they are on camera in context responding to questions they understood. If they didn't feel it they wouldn't think it, if they didn't think it they wouldn't say it, if they didn't say it they wouldn't mean it. How could they not think feel or mean it if they say it in such explanatory manners? What is there left to say or explain after this?

Yeah, I saw that. He should shut up and resign. Or he could go out on the streets during the protest carrying a sign with his words on it, that would be more fitting.

Not to mention the riot police pretty deliberately gassed the media in the area where the protester was shot and still have not even marked it as a crime scene. Does crime scene tape cost more than tear gas? The mayor had no idea how many officers were deployed, the governor had no idea the protester that was on life support had already died. Too busy declaring a State of Emergency. I can't wait to see what A.G. Roy Cooper has to say about this damned atrocity since he's running for governor.

There is a right way to handle a bad situation, like what they did in Tulsa OK, releasing video and audio from dashcam bodycam and aerial from the helicopter. Not sure why a helicopter would respond to a vehicle breakdown, but it gave a perspective that otherwise wouldn't be seen or heard. The officer who fired the fatal shot has been charged with 1st degree manslaughter.
Then there is the wrong way. Target the wrong guy, give orders he can't follow, advance in numbers forcibly perhaps addressing him by someone else's name, shoot him, figure out you killed the wrong guy, destroy evidence, plant replacement evidence, withhold the video and audio that does exist since 'reportedly' some officers bodycams 'malfunctioned', threaten the public who has the right to see the video since it happened in a public place and lock up the people that WILL vote you out of office and or demand your resignation.
Is it legal to declare a State of Emergency to cover up a crime? Make that two crimes, it's been almost 36 hours since the protester was shot in the head and no arrests or APB has been issued or announced, no warrant, nothing. Make that a possible third crime, an unidentified person in dark tactical gear was seen with a rifle and forced to leave by peaceful protesters. An indefinite curfew has been enacted with little to no notice to the crowd. Really close to an election...

This just kinda fell out of nowhere. I didn't see an original interview for this but he came on with Don Lemmon to try to explain what he meant and was very apologetic. I think he might know he just basically tendered his resignation with other members of congress requesting it specifically based on this. This really frames 'voting your conscience' in a down ballot race that is desperately needed by the establishment and fringe members of the party. When you think about it, even seeing the Guardian's journalists eyes swell during the interview of the Ohio Trump staffer (whose title has also fluctuated since this broke) what the Representative said was worse. Her statement was more inflammatory in and of itself but the BBC is more generally acknowledged by the opposition than the Guardian, she's quit or been fired, and someone with his title experience and tenure should know better than making a statement like that days after another police involved shooting death. Put said shooting in his state or district, during the protest the same day the family has to privately screen the dashcam and bodycam footage that will be unjustly withheld until the October 1st deadline when a local law goes into effect withholding all surveillance, dashcam and bodycam footage until the investigations are complete, the same day a protester dies from a mysterious gunshot? head wound in the area where Police are firing flashbangs gas grenades and rubber bullets into the crowd, and no one is reported arrested for having shot him as the police say, this just adds fuel to the fire.
The Police Cheif has killed any chance of a fair trial with the statements he made, and his actions on the first two nights of protests. The governor has done the same making several statements at press conferences and interviews without once even mentioning the wife who witnessed it and the 7 kids who no longer have a father. Both have praised and expressed concerns for the officers, when the whole altercation arose from officers mistaking the victim for someone else they were attempting to apprehend. They don't even acknowledge that, their focus is the threat a man reading a book waiting to pickup his son from the school bus posed to them hands at his sides slowly backing away from the officers.
#BODYCAM NOW
#AUDIO NOW
#DISPATCH RECORDS NOW
#AT LEAST POSITIVELY ID THE SUSPECT
#STOP KILLING US
#STOP PLANTING EVIDENCE

Because It Turns Out Racism Did Exist Before 2008, Trump's Campaign Official Has Resigned
By Jack Holmes Sep 22 2016

Update (1:51 PM): Kathy Miller has resigned, according to a statement from the Trump campaign's Ohio state director Bob Paduchik. He called the comments "inappropriate," but added that Miller was a volunteer and not a spokesperson for the campaign. Contrary to some prior reports, Miller was in fact the chair of the Mahoning County campaign.

ometimes, there's a moment of clarity. The Guardian provided one today in an interview with Kathy Miller, the chairwoman of Trump's campaign in Mahoning County, Ohio. In short, Miller believes there was no racism in America before Barack Obama was elected as the first black president.

"I don't think there was any racism until Obama got elected. We never had problems like this. I'm in the real estate industry. There's none. Now, the people with the guns and shootin' up neighborhoods and not being responsible citizens—that's a big change. And I think that's the philosophy that Obama has perpetuated on America. I think that's all his responsibility. And if you're black, and you haven't been successful in the last 50 years, it's your own fault."

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 6:02

PM Charlotte protesters ‘hate white people,’ NC Congressman Robert Pittenger says


BY COLIN CAMPBELL ccampbell@newsobserver.com

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger says the violence in Charlotte stems from protesters who “hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not.”

Pittenger is a Republican whose district includes parts of the city where protests have turned violent in the wake of a police shooting of a black man.

Pittenger appeared on a BBC TV news program Thursday and made the statement when asked to describe the “grievance” of the people protesting.

“The grievance in their minds – the animus, the anger – they hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not,” said Pittenger, who then went on to criticize people who receive welfare.

“It is a welfare state. We have spent trillions of dollars on welfare, and we’ve put people in bondage, so they can’t be all they’re capable of being.”

Watch the video of Pittenger’s comments below:

Protesters in #Charlotte "hate white people" - North Carolina Congressman Pittenger tells #newsnight https://t.co/q6ELYD01QV

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) September 22, 2016

Within hours of the interview being posted, Pittenger issued an apology for the comment and said he was simply quoting protesters who’d appeared on TV.

“What is taking place in my hometown right now breaks my heart,” he said in a statement issued by his congressional office. “My anguish led me to respond to a reporter’s question in a way that I regret. The answer doesn’t reflect who I am. I was quoting statements made by angry protesters last night on national TV. My intent was to discuss the lack of economic mobility for African Americans because of failed policies. I apologize to those I offended and hope that we can bring peace and calm to Charlotte.”

Still, Pittenger’s statement was quickly denounced by many on social media, including two state legislators:

One of the most ignorant statements I have ever heard. Ashamed to have served with this fool in the #ncga. #ncpol https://t.co/nZJe6t4b69

— Rep. Grier Martin (@GrierMartin) September 22, 2016

@GrierMartin @RaleighReporter I agree with you, Grier, and I'm afraid it wasn't a misquote.

— Rep. Chuck McGrady (@ChuckMcGrady) September 22, 2016

The people of NC and CLT deserve better than devastatingly ignorant and divisive comments, @reppittenger. We must move forward together.

— G. K. Butterfield (@GKButterfield) September 22, 2016

The N.C. Democratic Party called Pittenger’s comments “racist.”

“These comments are inexcusable,” executive director Kimberly Reynolds said in a news release. “At a time when we need calm and understanding while we learn more about the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Congressman Pittenger is fanning the flames of hate with his racist rhetoric. This sort of bigotry has become all to common under the party of Donald Trump. Our great state should not be represented by someone who would make such hateful comments.

“Congressmen Pittenger must apologize, and Governor McCrory and every Republican leader in this state should denounce this hateful rhetoric immediately.”

The N.C. Republican Party did not immediately respond to an inquiry about Pittenger’s remarks. Earlier in the day, NCGOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse issued a news release blaming NAACP leader William Barber for “encouraging violence” when he demanded the release of police videos showing the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

“We are highly concerned that William Barbers (sic) demand for the police video to be released ‘by nightfall’ is a threat to citizens in Charlotte,” Woodhouse wrote. “The statement appears to be encouraging violence, if Barber’s unreasonable demands are not met.”



COMMENTS

Are you sure about those numbers? Whose jersey is selling the best in the NFL right now? I'd say that's a pretty good metric to measure support or approval for a professional athletes nonviolent exercise of his 1st amendment free speech/expression. As for the death threats, if he has had them and doesn't know who is making the threat who can he report? I'm sure he has home security and any team facilities have extensive security presence. Maybe he has more balls than the equipment manager.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil.

Last time I checked death threats are not considered constitutionally protected free speech. Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable HUMAN rights set forth in the constitution. He's sitting down and giving a million dollars (of his own money) to charity. What is wrong with telling the truth in America?

Well, now thanks to the patriot act passed 45 days after 9/11/01 we get to hear the two way pager messages sent and recieved during the attack itself. DURING the attack, yes, it's not a typo.

Watch the damn documentaries. 15 Septembers later on the history channel.

Think about how long it takes to draft, edit, finalize, present, argue, litigate, vote and pass such a bill into law as the patriot act. 45 days, passed into law. We know for a fact that congress was quite busy doing other things during this time, but 45 calendar days puts this in November of 2001. So it's being utilized in a very specific time and place before the legislation has even been proposed, let alone the extensive process necessary to take an unthough idea from bill draft to passed law. Nevermind that there is no system in place to do this.

Don't take my word for it, watch it, dvr, pay attention and see and hear it for yourself.
Wouldn't congress need to vote in another committee to fund the bill's resources? Wouldn't it take time to set that up? Even IF it didn't, even if the bill and the equipment was just rolled out once the bill was passed, say into the first week of December since 45 calendar days puts the bill's passage around thanksgiving, how could they possibly use the equipment to capture the text messages from the day that prompted the proposal of the damn bill?

Np. This changed everybodys lives and we need to realize it. The documentaries are hard to watch for many people but it's something we need to do. Not only to honor the fallen but to understand our world and our current situation in regards to this event and others. Some people get choked up or feel the need to turn away, but as long as you turn away history is going to keep repeating itself. 15 years, almost 4 full presidential terms and we are still... engaging. 5 w's are what it's going to take to cure this, not M.D.'s.

Similar, no cameras, got to the t.v. between strikes, no explantation no words no gasps nothing until afternoon. It wasn't silence the sound was on but nobody talked. A few people would leave or enter the room you just felt it. Even those heavy full leather basic issue boots made no sound. After a lunch nobody wanted to eat we went back to the b's on lockdown until further notice. Complete literal lockdown. Further notice was dinner, breakfast, lunch. For two days they'd come by and see if anybody was ill or had family in N.Y. drop off toiletries if anyone needed them.

I'm not a hero. I followed orders and did my job to the best of my abilities.

U.S. Army 1st Cav, training.