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Firing squad ... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2022 OP
No consequences for being trigger-happy Walleye Jan 2022 #1
Straight up murder Docreed2003 Jan 2022 #2
Not a murder. This was a suicide. nt Lucid Dreamer Jan 2022 #5
It takes around 20 cops to stop one guy with a box cuter? They couldn't use a taser or pepper doc03 Jan 2022 #3
Clearly they fired because they thought he had a gun unblock Jan 2022 #4
1. They get off killing people. SamKnause Jan 2022 #6

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
2. Straight up murder
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 12:33 AM
Jan 2022

This will be swept under the rug as a mentally ill man with a box cutter but the fact of the matter is with that many officers, that situation could and should have been deescalated. Instead, he jerked his arm up in a pointing gesture and the itchy trigger fingers ruled the day...shooting at him even after he was already incapacitated on the ground.

doc03

(35,325 posts)
3. It takes around 20 cops to stop one guy with a box cuter? They couldn't use a taser or pepper
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 12:39 AM
Jan 2022

spray instead they execute him? What a bunch cowards.

unblock

(52,196 posts)
4. Clearly they fired because they thought he had a gun
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 12:52 AM
Jan 2022

So, if they thought he had a gun, why did they position themselves to maximize said gun's target area?

If cops think someone has a gun and might use it on them, as they clearly did, why were they just standing there without protection, leaving a hail of bullets as their only "defense"

Hide behind the cars.
Hide behind the concrete barrier.
Get those bulletproof riot shields.

Don't just stand there doing what amount to saying, "go ahead punk, make my day!"

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)
6. 1. They get off killing people.
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 08:09 AM
Jan 2022

Last edited Sun Jan 30, 2022, 10:46 AM - Edit history (1)

2. They act like rabid animals in a pack.

3. They are trained to kill.

4. There are rarely any consequences.

5. The majority of the public view them as heroic.

6. When 1 of them is killed it is viewed as a national tragedy.

7. Lying is part of their job.

8. They are cowards: police ranked as 22nd most dangerous job.

9. They bully and intimidate.

l0. They don't know the law.

11. They are vengeful.

12. They are not your friends and they are not there to help.

13. They wear gang patches: thin blue line flags.

14. They steal private property: money, cars, homes, etc.

15. There swat teams repeatedly raid the wrong addresses.

16. Our justice system backs their illegal activity.


I have been watching cop cameras for 4 months doing research.

That is what I based my comment on.

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