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In reply to the discussion: Mom: Minnesota Cops Killed Son After Stopping Him on an Air-Freshener Violation [View all]wnylib
(21,420 posts)38. For multiple murders that would make
him a threat to society? Even if that was the case, it is customary to arrest someone, read them their rights, put them in jail, and have a trial.
It is not customary for cops to be judge, jury, and executioner in the moment. Unless you are Black.
If it was an accident, she is mot competent to have the use of a gun in public and should not be a cop. At the very least, she should be terminated for incompetence. Maybe charged with manslaughter.
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UpInArms
Apr 2021
OP
Something hanging from your rear view mirror is up there at the top of the list of bullshit ...
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2021
#3
And evidently comes with an instant death sentence if seen by white cops
Ferrets are Cool
Apr 2021
#13
In many states, it is a traffic violation. Objects hanging from the rear view mirror obstruct vision
3Hotdogs
Apr 2021
#6
The cops here could do nothing else all day every day if they enforced that. Now it's masks.
brewens
Apr 2021
#12