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Dont call me Shirley

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41. So cops aren't even trained anymore on how do defuse a potential suicide situation. They are

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Sun Oct 4, 2015, 05:01 PM

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responsible for her murder.

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Sheriff's office: Deputy shoots, kills woman in Aloha [View all] cascadiance Oct 2015 OP

This is the second killing of a woman with a knife by a police officer... C Moon Oct 2015 #1

And where are those taser guns PatSeg Oct 2015 #24

most likely not. ManiacJoe Oct 2015 #27

Yes tasers tend to be used to torture PatSeg Oct 2015 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #34

Not clear that it was a taser. It was described as a "non-lethal" weapon... cascadiance Oct 2015 #35

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Oct 2015 #37

suicide by cop Marrah_G Oct 2015 #2

And sometimes the cops are murdering, racist, misogynist pieces of crap who shouldn't be there. jtuck004 Oct 2015 #11

Right around the corner from me. snort Oct 2015 #3

Sad news. The lady had no idea when she moved there that she would be leaving like this. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #4

Video report link... cascadiance Oct 2015 #5

I drove by this on my way home this evening. i had no idea wht was going on. CentralMass Oct 2015 #6

Well, it's my opinion that ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #7

I guess it's hard for me to feel that a 55 year old woman with just a knife... cascadiance Oct 2015 #8

I share your disbelief and frustration. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #9

Maybe its just Laziness yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #10

I'm a pretty lazy guy ... I mean really damn lazy. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #12

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #15

Yes. stage left Oct 2015 #31

Thank you! Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #33

Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. SusanaMontana41 Oct 2015 #13

That is a true statement YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #14

I frequently wonder why they don't shoot the person in the leg. It seems so evil not to. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #16

I might be cynical and jaded, but... electricray Oct 2015 #18

You know, PatSeg Oct 2015 #26

Shooting to wound is illegal in all jurisdictions. ManiacJoe Oct 2015 #28

Not in D.C. atreides1 Oct 2015 #36

Because aiming for an extremity massively increases the chance of missing. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #32

I think this is where body cameras would have been very useful to help us sort out what happened. cascadiance Oct 2015 #38

Excellent point. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #39

sad for any suicidal person to know, can't even call 911 and expect real "help" in America. Sunlei Oct 2015 #17

Know this area well, near Intel - modest homes, mostly built via GI Bill. 3 cops couldn't whereisjustice Oct 2015 #19

Whoever deputized this cop should be fired and never allowed to be in charge of police activities Agony Oct 2015 #20

WA County Sheriff Punx Oct 2015 #21

I still wonder why they haven't ID'd the woman just yet... Could she be a POC? cascadiance Oct 2015 #22

A 'suicidal' person seems to be an invitation to kill. blackspade Oct 2015 #23

Well, duh, they kept her from breaking laws against suicide. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #25

Story updated to note that those who shot her were deputies, not police officers... cascadiance Oct 2015 #30

Woman has now been identified as Phyllis Ilene Jepsen cascadiance Oct 2015 #40

So cops aren't even trained anymore on how do defuse a potential suicide situation. They are Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #41

Not sure of the validity of this image, but a twitter points to this as a pic of her... cascadiance Oct 2015 #42