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LisaL

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40. He had something that looked like a weapon.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #39)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:49 PM

Jul 2017

There was no way to tell from a distance whether it was the real thing or not.

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Australian woman shot dead by Minneapolis police [View all] Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 OP

obviously the cops felt they had good reason to shoot her... HipChick Jul 2017 #1

There's a reason people like me think twice, thrice, and more before calling the cops. hunter Jul 2017 #45

There is no "they." ONE cop on the passenger side shot past his partner's HEAD to kill. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #58

This is such a horrible tragedy. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #70

Very odd... sarisataka Jul 2017 #2

Holy shit. What the hell ill the excuse be for this, other then the cop was crazy?? jmg257 Jul 2017 #12

No rationale has been provided, which I think is unusual. LisaL Jul 2017 #42

If this description of the shooting is accurate, then OMG: tblue37 Jul 2017 #3

I'm sure they're going to make it sound like the end of True Romance Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2017 #5

Valerie Castile was right. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #4

She was a blond very white lady nt burnbaby Jul 2017 #6

I believe that was Whiskey Grinder's point. nt cwydro Jul 2017 #7

You get me. nt WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #8

Apparently no one on DU cares about this particular shooting. cwydro Jul 2017 #10

Crickets. cwydro Jul 2017 #27

Thank you... whathehell Jul 2017 #54

It appears not. nt cwydro Jul 2017 #63

Double, even Ttriple standards, maybe? whathehell Jul 2017 #64

Yes indeed. cwydro Jul 2017 #66

"Y'all are next." Iggo Jul 2017 #13

I have no idea what you mean nt burnbaby Jul 2017 #25

Apparently. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2017 #26

Yes. nt cwydro Jul 2017 #28

No "next" about it....Men of all colors murder Women of all colors whathehell Jul 2017 #55

I doubt anyone here doubted that whathehell Jul 2017 #52

Okay. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #57

Good. n/t. whathehell Jul 2017 #61

Once again, a quick review of whose lives matter gratuitous Jul 2017 #9

Huh? cwydro Jul 2017 #11

If the shooter is locked up, the victim's life matters. Iggo Jul 2017 #14

Well, I agree with that. cwydro Jul 2017 #17

Nice event tree - but shouldnt "thoughts and prayers" go in there somewhere? hatrack Jul 2017 #15

Um, yeah, but whathehell Jul 2017 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #16

Your demand for instant gratification isn't how our justice system works Lee-Lee Jul 2017 #18

First, it was a partial list gratuitous Jul 2017 #20

I've watched plenty Lee-Lee Jul 2017 #21

Good post. nt cwydro Jul 2017 #31

If you think a cop is going to be tossed immediately into jail B2G Jul 2017 #23

I'd send you a point gratuitous Jul 2017 #24

Yes. nt cwydro Jul 2017 #29

Thank you. cwydro Jul 2017 #22

You forgot the part about whether we get a laundry list of the victim's foibles, traffic violations, WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #19

Well, it looks like with this victim... cwydro Jul 2017 #30

Kicking. cwydro Jul 2017 #32

Not true. In This case people are actually condemning what happened JI7 Jul 2017 #33

What would you blame her for? LisaL Jul 2017 #34

There is nothing to blame her for just as there was no reason to blame tamir rice JI7 Jul 2017 #35

Tamir Rice at least had a toy gun that police could claim they believed to be a real thing. LisaL Jul 2017 #36

Tamir rice was not armed either JI7 Jul 2017 #37

He had a fake gun that looked like the real thing. LisaL Jul 2017 #38

He had no wespons either JI7 Jul 2017 #39

He had something that looked like a weapon. LisaL Jul 2017 #40

I'm just outraged the police have not given ANY explanation cwydro Jul 2017 #41

My feelings exactly. LisaL Jul 2017 #43

Because there is no explanation which would make it ok JI7 Jul 2017 #44

"Police were trying to determine whether any video of the incident exists" MrsCoffee Jul 2017 #46

Apparently Noor is refusing to sit down with investigators. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #47

Refused to be interviewed? cwydro Jul 2017 #48

Yep, he hasn't given an interview to the investigators. LisaL Jul 2017 #49

Wow, this says a lot. cwydro Jul 2017 #50

They should be able to fire any officer exboyfil Jul 2017 #51

Totally agree. LisaL Jul 2017 #53

I agree. cwydro Jul 2017 #65

+1, same thing with Wilson in brown shooting YCHDT Jul 2017 #69

Yes. exboyfil Jul 2017 #74

I guess he doesn't have to, within his rights, but then there needs to be a grand jury. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #56

Yes, he does have the right to remain silent. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #59

Then they can "refuse" to let him out of jail. whathehell Jul 2017 #67

"startled by loud sound"! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2017 #72

In this case, the victim was an unarmed female.. whathehell Jul 2017 #60

Why !?!? What is your thoughts on why this isn't a 2838737 post thread ? YCHDT Jul 2017 #68

"What is my thoughts?" Lol. cwydro Jul 2017 #71

New details about cop Not Ruth Jul 2017 #73