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LisaM

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1. The cop said, "I don't know" when the victim asked why he shot him.

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 02:09 PM

Jul 2016

To me, this points out that some of this police violence could be alleviated by better training. I am not defending this policeman in any way. But I've heard enough of these stories that it's becoming abundantly clear these officers are not highly trained. They overreact in some situations. They don't go through all the scenarios. They clearly can't recognize autism in this case, which is absurd.

We've got to invest more into training our police force.

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You lay down with your hands up and you STILL get shot by the cop? [View all] DanM Jul 2016 OP

The cop said, "I don't know" when the victim asked why he shot him. LisaM Jul 2016 #1

"I don't know -- I just wanted the paid vacation." nt villager Jul 2016 #2

I know. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2016 #4

I've long been skeptical of "lack of training" as a factor in police use of lethal force . . . DanM Jul 2016 #6

Yes indeed. Orrex Jul 2016 #10

I don't think "I don't know" is an acceptable answer. LisaM Jul 2016 #12

News video JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #3

This is horrendous. cwydro Jul 2016 #5

Amen - and the trauma for the rest of his life JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #11

There are two seperate videos neither one showing anyone getting shot. Do we have doc03 Jul 2016 #7

I don't know--he looked pretty threatening, all helpless on the ground like that. Orrex Jul 2016 #8

K&R ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #9