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In reply to the discussion: An unarmed, prone, white woman was killed by police here and hardly anyone cares about that, either. [View all]BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)59. Right!!!
It's not like Renton, et al, are Third World enclaves in pockets of wasteland within an otherwise pretty prosperous state.
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An unarmed, prone, white woman was killed by police here and hardly anyone cares about that, either. [View all]
pnwmom
May 2021
OP
I was surprised to learn we don't have body cams here, and only 47% of the police departments
pnwmom
May 2021
#3
This "us against them" police culture and the environment that protects and excuses them
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#5
It's pretty stark. If they thought she posed a threat, why didn't they handcuff her
pnwmom
May 2021
#6
seems to me that they have had more than enough time for an investigation..........
riversedge
May 2021
#7
It sure does. And isn't it strange that the Sheriff's office submitted their report
pnwmom
May 2021
#11
yes, I read the entire long story. It needs national attention so glad to posted it. I retweeted
riversedge
May 2021
#16
Police departments always fucking lie to the press after they've killed someone.
RockRaven
May 2021
#8
And yet people will believe the first version given by the cops and insist
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#10
+1, ... and "justified" is all a lot of people need to claim there was a good shooting
uponit7771
May 2021
#43
Who knows? They not only haven't been arrested, they were put back on their jobs
pnwmom
May 2021
#19
That's partly why I posted this. I was shocked to find out only 47% of police departments
pnwmom
May 2021
#40
Some would call this shooting justified because she did NOT do what she was told to do. We are
uponit7771
May 2021
#41
"Officers Mendoza and Barnard told Churna not to move, and said that if she did, she would be shot."
Grokenstein
May 2021
#44
+1, as long as she didn't follow directions people will claim the shooting was justified
uponit7771
May 2021
#55
K&R. All shootings of people need to be diligently pursued for accountability.
58Sunliner
May 2021
#62