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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 05:05 PM Feb 2013

Why did no one protest the violation of this man's due process rights?

The consensus on DU is that this kind of conduct by police is vigilantism, murder, and a lynching.

http://www.kansas.com/2012/12/17/2606830/topeka-police-remove-man-from.html

A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and was later killed after an armed standoff, authorities said Monday.

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Authorities, based on a tip, found Tiscareno holed up early Monday at a house about a mile away. When negotiations broke down, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents fired tear gas inside. Tiscareno then emerged from the home with a gun and officers opened fire, according to the Shawnee County sheriff's office, which is leading the investigation.


Not a single post at DU decried this abuse of police authority. Despite this being the exact same fact pattern as another case causing great outrage.

The only difference being that (a) one house caught fire, the other didn't; and (2) one suspect left the building and was shot on sight by the police, whereas the other committed suicide.

Please go ahead and tell me that the politics of the suspect plays no role in how people judge the fairness of how he is treated.




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Why did no one protest the violation of this man's due process rights? (Original Post) geek tragedy Feb 2013 OP
Jeeze give it a rest already 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #1
Not explicitly, but they objected to the use of force by police in a situation geek tragedy Feb 2013 #3
someone also posted about that case of shooting at some Democratic JI7 Feb 2013 #2
 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
1. Jeeze give it a rest already
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 08:31 PM
Feb 2013

Multiple people have tried to explain that it wasn't Dorner support.

Let it go already for Gawds sake

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
3. Not explicitly, but they objected to the use of force by police in a situation
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 08:48 PM
Feb 2013

where lethal force was clearly legal and constitutional.

JI7

(89,252 posts)
2. someone also posted about that case of shooting at some Democratic
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 08:34 PM
Feb 2013

office or building or something. i think it was from 2008 .

and lets not forget jimmy lee dykes.

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