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exboyfil

(17,863 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:00 PM Dec 2015

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Video shows Miami Beach police fatally shooting man - Trigger warning

Thoughts on whether this was justifiable?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/05/us/miami-beach-police-shooting/

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Video shows Miami Beach police fatally shooting man - Trigger warning (Original Post) exboyfil Dec 2015 OP

Not justified GummyBearz Dec 2015 #1

Wrong... the incentive would be to extend the confrontation. It's called, "overtime." Hoppy Dec 2015 #3

Have they just given up on using the tasers? cwydro Dec 2015 #2

Apparently, a taser was used JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #5

Not justified GitRDun Dec 2015 #4

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

1. Not justified

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:04 PM

Dec 2015

A razor.... in his hand? No sudden movements, not like he was holding it to someones throat. Why kill him at that point? Other than "uhg, this is annoying, I should have been off 20 minutes ago. I want to see who won the football game last night. Fuck it, lets just shoot him and get it over with already. bang"

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

3. Wrong... the incentive would be to extend the confrontation. It's called, "overtime."

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:13 PM

Dec 2015

Now, maybe the 3 for 1 sale at Dunks was gonna be over in 10 minutes and the cop was afraid he was gonna miss it. That would be justifiable reason to shorten the confrontation.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

2. Have they just given up on using the tasers?

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:10 PM

Dec 2015

The female cop was closer than the rifle cop, and she looks in no way threatened.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)

5. Apparently, a taser was used

Reply to cwydro (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:23 PM

Dec 2015

And the taser and the gun were fired simultaneously. I bet they don't teach that in taser class.

GitRDun

(1,846 posts)

4. Not justified

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 12:19 PM

Dec 2015

It's not even close.

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