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In reply to the discussion: State Cop Shoots at Minivan Full of Kids [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)"She endangered herself, her kids, and the public by running from the police no matter the reason. " Agree, but that's no excuse to try to kill her. If endangering the children is wrong then the police should get prosecuted also.
You are right she shouldnt have been scared. But maybe she was afraid of bad treatment by the police. Not that that happens.
She was wrong and will be punished and the police were wrong and they will be rewarded. High fives at the cop bar.
"The cops figure they have a right to kill anyone that does not obey them. " You read about it in the paper every day where someone tries to get away from the police and they get killed, usually with 100 bullet holes.
"Don't go assuming every cop wants to kill people with impunity. They don't. " And I didnt say every cop. NO cops should think that they can kill with impunity, yet you read about it all the time. Example, a couple calls the police because they cant handle their special needs son. So the police show up and promptly shoot him to death. More high fives at the cop bar. Oh yeah, near here a mentally ill man was in a tree and wouldnt come down. Bingo-bango they shot hime. A well know homeless man in Seattle was crossing the street carving a piece of wood. He was drunk and didnt respond fast enough and was shot dead in front of his friends.
It's only a very small number of police that are psychopaths but that's still too many.