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14-06-2020, 10:35 AM | #1 | |||
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I'm sure this will fascinate some people here. Here's the obvious question: did the cop act appropriately?
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14-06-2020, 10:43 AM | #2 | |||
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So brawling with armed cops can get you killed? Even if the cops were acting completely reasonable up until that point? Gosh.
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14-06-2020, 10:47 AM | #3 | |||
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Yes The Cop's were doing there Job
its sad he took a Taser, and Fired it at the Police. Drunk driver for sure There is a uncut video on this link https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...de-Wendys.html |
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14-06-2020, 10:54 AM | #4 | |||
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No one needed to die. They have his details, so let him sneak away and pick him up the following day when he's sober. Bravado and machismo took over and their ego's became the most important thing, rather than a man's life.
More worried about getting stick in the locker room from other cops than to actually protect and serve.
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14-06-2020, 10:57 AM | #5 | |||
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He fires a Taser he took from one officer So the Cop fired from a distance its sad he died. That Young Cop was Fired. He was doing his Job. |
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14-06-2020, 11:01 AM | #6 | |||
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His firing feels a bit like a "sacrificial lamb" because of all that's going on.
No-one could reasonably say this cop should face criminal charges, and the killing doesn't even warrant a brick being thrown, but in the current climate the force can't be seen to let it slide. |
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14-06-2020, 11:02 AM | #7 | |||
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No one needed to die. He was running away so he wasn't a threat to them. This isn't the wild west. Someone doing something bad isn't an excuse for murder.
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14-06-2020, 11:06 AM | #8 | |||
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Yes and the Police Chief also resigned. He did everything by the book. That perp was 100% Drunk Driver |
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14-06-2020, 11:08 AM | #9 | |||
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Shooting someone in the back while they’re running away, with a non-lethal weapon is grounds for being fired
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14-06-2020, 11:08 AM | #10 | |||
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14-06-2020, 11:14 AM | #11 | |||
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14-06-2020, 11:16 AM | #12 | |||
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14-06-2020, 11:19 AM | #13 | |||
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In what world is running in the opposite direction a threat?
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14-06-2020, 11:39 AM | #14 | |||
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14-06-2020, 11:47 AM | #15 | |||
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14-06-2020, 11:49 AM | #16 | ||
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To be fair... To say that a taser is not a potentially deadly weapon is just not true. They can do a lot of damage in the wrong hands up to and including killing someone. They couldn't reasonably just let someone go home with a deadly weapon stolen from the police and pick it up later... That would be insanely reckless.
However, they knew for a fact that he only had a taser, so why did they not use... Tasers? Why use a firearm that's far more likely to cause a fatal injury? Again it's one of those situations where I can't help but think, if it had happened in the UK this person would be alive because shooting him wouldn't have been an option. They would have found another way to apprehend him and get the weapon back. Which means, its obviously possible to police without relying on lethal force... And it feels like in places where they have the option, it's often used out of simple habit, laziness or fear. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 14-06-2020 at 11:50 AM. |
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14-06-2020, 11:53 AM | #17 | ||
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I actually saw a video from somewhere near here recently of a guy (drug addict, I believe) going nuts in the street, smashing up cars, got surrounded by police and started smashing a police van window and attacking the police. He was tasered and arrested. I couldn't help but think... If this was America he'd be full of holes.
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14-06-2020, 11:57 AM | #18 | |||
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14-06-2020, 12:06 PM | #19 | |||
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14-06-2020, 12:10 PM | #20 | |||
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"Why use a firearm that's far more likely to cause a fatal injury?"
The cop was running after him he refused to stop it's normal in USA to fire a gun, Sadly he died. He would not let them Cuff him. Last edited by arista; 14-06-2020 at 12:14 PM. |
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14-06-2020, 12:11 PM | #21 | |||
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i would say it was down to training deficiencies more than anything else. Someone who is trained knows how to approach those situations and how to react properly
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14-06-2020, 12:14 PM | #22 | ||
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Firing a gun at a fleeing suspect is not "normal" at all, and is in fact very likely the reason the officer was fired.
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14-06-2020, 12:16 PM | #23 | ||
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White mass shooters have been captured alive and taken into custody, these mass murderers with automatic rifles that can kill crowds in seconds are given more consideration and care than unarmed black people running away from their killers.
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14-06-2020, 12:19 PM | #24 | |||
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14-06-2020, 12:24 PM | #25 | |||
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