A Maryland sheriff's deputy who fired 12 shots at a man who attacked him with a tree branch will not be charged in the man's death, Maryland prosecutors reported Monday.
Sgt. Frank Pruitt, according to prosecutors, took legal actions against Kevin Costlow, 52, the morning of Feb. 6 along a roadway in Montgomery County. The two had squared off after the deputy responded to a radio call about a motorist — Costlow — who had caused two crashes before getting out of his car and trying to attack people at the scene with what initially was reported to be a baseball bat, prosecutors said.
Family members of Costlow, a retired information technology executive, have questioned why the encounter unfolded as it did.
“Kevin Costlow was a responsible and respected family man and business leader,” their attorney, Timothy Maloney, said in a statement. “He lived an exceptional life without any violence or criminality of any kind. This is what makes the tragic events of February 6 so inexplicable to his family.”
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Would the camera man be saying this if it were a black guy doing the exact same thing?
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No, he wouldn't.
He said "Thought ya ass was priviliged" which is a reference to the concept of "White/Male" privilege. This concept is usually adhered to by anti-male sexists and anti-white racists, so no, he wouldn't be saying the same thing if it was a black guy, he only wants white guys to get shot, he even said "That's the shit I like to see".
This is the world we live in now: Discrimination against men, white people, etc, is applauded, discrimination against anyone else is reviled.
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Probably. Skin color doesn't matter. Being a crazy crackhead does.
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yes
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If it was a black guy he woulda been mag dumped as soon as he picked up that stick
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