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womanofthehills

(8,718 posts) Mon Aug 24, 2020, 02:35 AM Aug 2020

Karen Attiah tweet about Jacob Blake shooting - good observation [View all]

Part of what chills me about the Jacob Blake shooting is that it doesn’t even appear like he was an aware that the white officer was walking behind him for several steps

with his gun drawn and aimed directly at

him.

Prey that doesn’t even know it’s being hunted.

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Karen Attiah tweet about Jacob Blake shooting - good observation [View all] womanofthehills Aug 2020 OP

Hope Jacob Blake Lives & the PO is brought Cha Aug 2020 #1

Depends on what happened directly beforehand rocktivity Aug 2020 #2

Then the question becomes whether Blake's actions justified deadly force misanthrope Aug 2020 #3

If he was walking away from the police, he broke the law if he'd been ordered not to. rocktivity Aug 2020 #5

The fear for their life standard is why I don't think this shooting is justified JonLP24 Aug 2020 #7

Except BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #8

I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one Roland99 Aug 2020 #4

No matter. Defying an order when you have no weapon and present no danger doesn't justify murder SharonAnn Aug 2020 #6