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Cops in standoff w/couple in car shoot them dead...turns out the couple was sleeping
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I've had the cops called on me for far less
ryutaro's mama
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Yeah, like if I ever got into a car wreck, and staggered door to door looking for help...and then someone lies to the police and says I was trying to rob them. Then when the police show up and I try to flag them down, I get shot and killed.
Yeah...I don't need that kinda help.
I don't think people support the fuckery, but they support the help with catching murderers and robbers.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I called them once about 20 years ago. They were less than useless. Never again.
Vincent Alexander
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If this all turns out to be true, every single officer who fired a bullet should go to prison for life.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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This is every young child's fucking nightmare. Your parents take off for a night for themselves, and they never come back.
What does this have to do with anything?
When you give a gang the legal right to murder and never have to go to trial for it, this what happens.
Also, it's a known thing where they always fire when someone else fires. It's not an actual tactic. It's basically a strategy to make it impossible to pinpoint who exactly fired killing shots, so that a grand jury is even more likely than they already do to not persue the case.
Also, it's a known thing where they always fire when someone else fires. It's not an actual tactic. It's basically a strategy to make it impossible to pinpoint who exactly fired killing shots, so that a grand jury is even more likely than they already do to not persue the case.
Palette Swap
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The gall of these fucking crooks.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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There are plenty of people who overlook or even support police misconduct because they believe themselves to be completely safe from it.
Nikodemos
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Easier to spot them when they wear a uniform...
ryutaro's mama
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No one will be held responsible and this will be forgotten as an unavoidable tragedy.
The police involved will go home with a sense of security that they'll never be blamed for the pointless deaths they've caused. If anyone has a conscience they've probably already been threatened into never saying anything about the terrible "they had a gun" cover-up that's been thrown together.
The police involved will go home with a sense of security that they'll never be blamed for the pointless deaths they've caused. If anyone has a conscience they've probably already been threatened into never saying anything about the terrible "they had a gun" cover-up that's been thrown together.
old manatee
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I was mugged in a city and afterwards I wrestled with calling the police because the police in the small town I grew up in used to harass me because I had long hair. I ended up calling them, and after I told them what happened they asked me what race the muggers were. I told them I couldn't see because they came up behind me and put a gun to my neck. The cop turned around and reported into the radio that they were looking for a #1 male in my neighborhood. I will not call the police for any reason in the future. It's like throwing gasoline on a fire.
otherization
given a gun and trained as if you have the solution and you need to go look for a problem
blue wall of silence
"tried by a box of 12 instead of carried in a box by 6" mantra
complete lack of any force continuum and de-escalation
kkk plants that enjoy getting away with executing black people legally
thelastcrusader
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The victims were black. My God...something drastic needs to happen fast for the sake of Americans everywhere. I think if I get pulled I'll be super defensive like a dog backed into a corner worried they'll shoot me at any second for moving my hand an inch to scratch my leg.
ebullientprism
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What for? I am sure he can shoot himself without any help if he wanted to.
BreezyLimbo
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Can't even sleep in your car anymore
what the fuck
what the fuck
DiipuSurotu
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"Let this happen" is a weird way to phrase it. They are the ones doing this.
EdibleKnife
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For a lot of the general public, one strike when you're a minority is one too many and you're ready for a death sentence. Unless you're a saint, sitting quietly in the library reading Chaucer when you're brutalized, you get no sympathy. Even then, "you probably did something to deserve it."
OriginofHysteria
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I'm trying to comprehend how this actually happened.
Like...didnt the cops actually go up to the car and see what's inside? They have no issue doing that to people they pull over, what difference is it in this scenario?
Like...didnt the cops actually go up to the car and see what's inside? They have no issue doing that to people they pull over, what difference is it in this scenario?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Have you ever called the police?
Here's what happened in my situation: someone gets beat up, police are called, friends are called, police arrive an hour later to interrogate everyone at the scene, the state takes over the case since it's domestic violence, no charges are filed by the state, criminal gets away, fucking nothing is accomplished other than trying to incriminate everyone interrogated that night.
People say the police are only good for showing up at a crime scene late to aggressively harass everyone at the scene, and I didn't believe it until I saw it for myself.
No but I mean what are you doing for 45 minutes in a 'standoff' with people that are asleep.
Like how did that happen.
Nikodemos
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ayyy lmao
Wyndstryker
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What happened to assessing the threat?
It's like they went in there assuming a threat.
It's like they went in there assuming a threat.
Land of the free.
Ghost is Bad
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an excuse to get away with murder
ryutaro's mama
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Because absolutely nothing will come of it.
"Feared for my safety" is a catch all that automatically makes the situation fuzzy to Joe Public and when in doubt, Joe Public tends to side with the police.
Any shooting by anyone needs to go through a trial. End the stupid "justified homicide" crap. Start by getting rid of grand juries - we're only one of two countries that use such an outdated system. All grand juries do is let prosecutors stay buddy buddy with cops by burying any potential trial with them in the secret GJ process.
Say You're an idiot, And you are in fear of your life, for reasons. They were being disrespectful by not adhering to the finger men's requests. So execution.
Quite simple.
Hellwarden
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Wow, that is fucking awful.
Littlefang
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Jesus Christ. What if this couple was passed out because they needed serious medical attention?
Nikodemos
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What the fuck is "fearing for one's safety" supposed to mean? It's part of the fucking job description. Cops are supposed to put their safety in danger during a regular day's work. It should be literally illegal for cops to fear for their safety. A cop fearing for his/her safety is guilty of criminal incompetence, since s/he is not actively putting that safety on the line for the average citizen.
theignoramus
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I would guess the woman was "roused" by the cops yelling out orders and in a confused panic, grabbed her weapon. There is no mention she actually fired the weapon, every report has the cops firing first, not returning fire.
Again, the question I have is, if they were in cover, why in the name of christ did they just lay into the vehicle with heavy firepower? The woman was probably just startled and confused, and as a mother of children, Im sure the situation could have been resolved without a hail of gunfire.
THE:MILKMAN
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At this point nothing else can be said. These incidents seem to be a daily occurrence.
To balance things I did read this article a few days ago that does show that there are restrained cops out there (above and beyond, even)
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/me...cle_b4d359f2-0b13-55d2-9aec-178b359a5683.html
To balance things I did read this article a few days ago that does show that there are restrained cops out there (above and beyond, even)
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/me...cle_b4d359f2-0b13-55d2-9aec-178b359a5683.html
ElectricThunder
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I can't even begin to process this....what, are they trying to dial it back to needing the entrances smeared with ram's blood or some such to avoid getting slaughtered in the night without the slightest chance of survival? This is the sort of shit that perhaps even the KKK in antiquity might not have been quite so...something...as to undertake as even they tended to attack folks that were awake, even if in their homes versus vehicles. Combine that with the irrelevant victim info...just...how in the hell...
This is one of the most insane stories of this sort I've ever heard---and we've all seen the bottom fall out of that many times over within just the last few months alone.
This is one of the most insane stories of this sort I've ever heard---and we've all seen the bottom fall out of that many times over within just the last few months alone.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Yeah the argument that cops have a risky job always seems to lead to giving them extraordinary benefit of the doubt and to let them off the hook for their behavior. It's appalling. How does knowing the dangers of their profession mean they aren't to be held accountable for their actions?
Nah. That ones been on the list for a while. Kids getting tear gassed in the crib and shot through windows and walls by cops is nothing new.
This story doesn't make any sense.
What exactly did they do for 45 minutes? Did anyone try yelling at the couple to see if they respond? Maybe put on some loud sirens?
Where is the gun in question that the cop saw? Well, was there a gun or not?
Who the fuck shoots into a car when they get no response from someone?
What the fuck is going on?
What exactly did they do for 45 minutes? Did anyone try yelling at the couple to see if they respond? Maybe put on some loud sirens?
Where is the gun in question that the cop saw? Well, was there a gun or not?
Who the fuck shoots into a car when they get no response from someone?
What the fuck is going on?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Where's the dash cam and body camera footage? I have to see how this played out.
I'm struggling to come to grips with how inept your police force is. Holy shit America what the fuck.
Johnson A "It looks like they're asleep Johnson"
Johnson B "These black folks are sneaky Johnson they might be pretending"
45 minutes pass
Johnson A "I think I see a gun Johnson!
Johnson B "Shoot them!"
Johnson A "It looks like they're asleep Johnson"
Johnson B "These black folks are sneaky Johnson they might be pretending"
45 minutes pass
Johnson A "I think I see a gun Johnson!
Johnson B "Shoot them!"
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