• conditional_soup@lemm.ee
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    21 hours ago

    This is the kind of thing people do when they fully believe that there is no path to justice. If we ever held cops accountable, this wouldn’t have happened.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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      7 hours ago

      Everyone exploding at this, but this headline seems written to stir controversy, and people don’t seem to be reading the article.

      Two key facts:

      • It’s reported that the 18 year old who was shot and killed was pointing a firearm with an extended magazine at officers when he was shot (though yes, he was running away, so yes, it could have been handled better, but there are thousands of more cut and dry cases to be mad about).

      • The deputy who was killed may have absolutely nothing to do with what happened

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        6 hours ago

        Key “facts” about your “key facts”:

        The cop that shot him CLAIMS the kid pointed the gun at him, but the video evidence contradicts that. In fact, he was prompted to shoot the moment he exited his vehicle by other cops hollering “He’s got a gun!” He relied on their statements, not his own experience of seeing the gun.

        The fact that the kid had a gun is automatically in dispute. ALL cops have throwaway guns to be used in exactly this sort of a case. The video does not show him with a gun, but one was on him when he was found? Highly suspicious.

        This kid stole a car, which was recovered. That is not a death penalty situation. Nobody should be murdered over an insured car.

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        6 hours ago

        I really don’t think either of those facts mattered to dad. I think what matters is the reality that police are so rarely held accountable in even those cut and dry cases that there is no perception of justice at all.

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        Coppers should be taught de-escalation, but rarely are, especially in the USA based on what I see.