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Dark n Stormy Knight

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5. I can't watch it. Your description is horrific enough.

Reply to Mayberry Machiavelli (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 08:34 PM

Dec 2017

I feel like screaming. There is just no way on earth the great majority of these incidents with police killing people can be justified. How the fuck do they keep getting off?

Also, I keep asking this and no one answers: If they absolutely must shoot, why can they not shoot in a not-fatal way? Why not disable the person's ability to be dangerous. Why must they shoot to kill?

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Video of Police Shooting of Daniel Shaver: He didn't play "Simon Says" right and was killed for it. [View all] Mayberry Machiavelli Dec 2017 OP

Mandatory annual psych evals would seem to be a good idea Siwsan Dec 2017 #1

Danger Police in Area! spike jones Dec 2017 #2

Who the F**K was on that jury? Cattledog Dec 2017 #3

And what sorta testimony did they make their decision on??????? Plucketeer Dec 2017 #12

I sincerely doubt.... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #18

I could not agree more Plucketeer Dec 2017 #21

I've read that he's no longer on the force.... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #22

Woah that one was bad? treestar Dec 2017 #4

I can't watch it. Your description is horrific enough. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #5

They are trained to shoot to kill period. nt doc03 Dec 2017 #6

That training is inadequate. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #8

I agree but in America it seems you are presumed guilty today nt doc03 Dec 2017 #9

Police are trained to shoot center-mass in order to stop the threat... ADX Dec 2017 #7

In most of these cases, the "threat" is not such that they need to shoot to kill to stop it. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #10

That cop's a murderer. byronius Dec 2017 #11

Holy shit IronLionZion Dec 2017 #13

Looked like Murder 1 to me world wide wally Dec 2017 #14

absolutely no reason for that shooting. They_Live Dec 2017 #15

He complied to the LETTER terrified for his life; and the arrogant cop STILL shot him. tomhagen Dec 2017 #16

what was all the crawling about? pfitz59 Dec 2017 #17

Exactly. SergeStorms Dec 2017 #19

Jesus, I couldn't watch the whole thing. trusty elf Dec 2017 #20