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19. Walmart has theft insurance. If the women are
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 03:13 PM
Aug 2014

fleeing and can't be safely detained, let it go, ffs! This is crazy!

This was an Off Duty Police Thug using his own weapon 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #1
A new hero for Fox News to champion Capt. Obvious Aug 2014 #2
Shopkeeper's privilege Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #3
Exactly. Shoplifting isn't a crime worthy of execution. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #29
how the heck can somebody get away with shooting a shoplifter who is fleeing WI_DEM Aug 2014 #4
He wasn't charged as far as I can tell Rose Siding Aug 2014 #5
what could anyone Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2014 #6
And now for the rest of the story Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #7
"the officer opened the car door and ordered them to stop" 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #11
Driving away is not using a car as a weapon, no matter what LEOs are taught these days. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #13
Driving away itself isn't. If that act knocks a person down Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #14
Walmart has theft insurance. If the women are ecstatic Aug 2014 #19
That's turning into "The body can be used as a weapon" 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #20
That's just BS. Cops always use the lie that the car was a weapon. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #33
Don't you mean the cop's version of events? BklnDem75 Aug 2014 #24
I opened this thread fully expecting to find someone practicing the old cop apologia. morningfog Aug 2014 #26
True. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #31
No surprises here... BklnDem75 Aug 2014 #32
...You Told A Story, Now For Some Facts! grassrox Apr 2017 #42
nothing happened riverwalker Aug 2014 #8
i no longer believe cops. period. and are they such wimps that a purse bowls them over? samsingh Aug 2014 #28
Charges may depend on the location. In Texas you can fire a weapon after nightfall if Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #9
Let me guess! TiredOfNo Aug 2014 #10
Thread Win. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #12
Pretty racist to assume a shoplifter is black Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #15
You missed my point... TiredOfNo Aug 2014 #16
The cop was black Rose Siding Aug 2014 #22
Was that the sound of somebodies preconceived notions getting disturbed? Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #25
Safe bet to assume a cop will shoot a black person justiceischeap Aug 2014 #17
What is racist is the predictability of the race that cops kill. morningfog Aug 2014 #27
Baloney. It is an understanding of the racism of cops and the legal system. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #35
This story is almost 2 years old... BuelahWitch Aug 2014 #18
Yes, I noted that in the op Rose Siding Aug 2014 #21
Two stupid people collide, one has a gun. NCTraveler Aug 2014 #23
He was an off-duty police officer BuelahWitch Aug 2014 #30
Employed by WM Rose Siding Aug 2014 #34
This is on WM. There is no way they should allow employees to use deadly force. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #36
He didn't use deadly force for theft Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #38
Your cop apologist nonsense is sickening. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #39
The cop didn't escalate it Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #40
This is war. The oligarchs are firing the first shots. Initech Aug 2014 #37
I was so surprised edhopper Aug 2014 #41
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