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ExciteBike66

(2,341 posts) Fri Apr 30, 2021, 08:27 AM Apr 2021

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Andrew Brown "driving at" officers...

I don't know about you, but if I was arresting someone quote unquote "dangerous", I probably would not position myself either in front of or behind a running vehicle that person is operating.

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Andrew Brown "driving at" officers... (Original Post) ExciteBike66 Apr 2021 OP

K&R, ... and if the video showed that most likely these guys would've put it out already and set uponit7771 Apr 2021 #1

"Using the car as a deadly weapon" seems to be the go to justification for shooting suspects sop Apr 2021 #2

Like how Trayvon Martin turned the sidewalk into a "deadly weapon" StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #4

I just knew there was more to this Watchfoxheadexplodes Apr 2021 #3

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

1. K&R, ... and if the video showed that most likely these guys would've put it out already and set

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 08:29 AM

Apr 2021

... the narrative at that.

sop

(10,167 posts)

2. "Using the car as a deadly weapon" seems to be the go to justification for shooting suspects

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 08:40 AM

Apr 2021

when they're trying to flee in a vehicle. If evidence existed of that, the authorities would have likely already released the video.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

4. Like how Trayvon Martin turned the sidewalk into a "deadly weapon"

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 11:03 AM

Apr 2021

when he tried to fight off the vigilante who attacked him.

Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,496 posts)

3. I just knew there was more to this

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Original post)

Fri Apr 30, 2021, 09:44 AM

Apr 2021

Knew it

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