“While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car,” a state police statement said.
“Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger,” the statement continued.
Why kill him, though? Why even try to pull him out of the car? Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?
Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?
Because then they wouldn’t get to kill someone and have that amazing post-murder sex.
American cops treat lethal force as the go-to, and wonder why so many people are ACAB…
Defund the police all the way to $0
Nah, we still need police. But literally only a small fraction of what we have now. And a fraction of the budget allotted to them. And a MASSIVE retooling of the hiring process. We need to hire good, empathetic, smart people who want to serve and protect. Not these highschool C student bullies looking for everyone around them to respect their authoritah
Empathetic people would burn out from the exposure to the horrible parts of society. None of them would opt into this.
I think your take on empathy is a bit oversimplified. Most people exhibit qualities of empathy. It’s not just one size one shape.
That’s not how reality works. You NEED police. The problem is that in the USA you don’t have police, you basically have a government funded maffia with thug enforcers.
How about “restructure police”? Much better. You’ll actually end up with a service that serves and protects
We’d be more open to that sort of compromise if it didn’t always end in giving them more money and more latitude in murdering us.
Charge people to be police. They want the extra privilege of qualified immunity? Pay for a limited license to operate as a peace officer.
So the wealthy can become even more entitled? This comment is braindead.
What if we reframed your weird argument as liability insurace?
So if I want to kill somebody, I just have to pay up first?
I literally thought this was the other story about them killing the pregnant woman. What’s it say about the police and society in general that I’m like, oh, a different one from the same thing that happened last week
Ok but is the property okay? Did anyone check on the stuff? I hope no items got hurt.
Well, the police are there to basically protect the property of wealthy individuals and corporations. They don’t do jack shit for private, middle or lower class individuals except “file a police report” for the stolen belongings. But if you try to walk out of a store with merchandise, you’re fucked, because it’s the wealthy that they are paid to protect.
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“ Tries to run over police officers with a car.”
According to the police, who have plenty of incentive to lie.
So many lies from so many cops, I’ll need to see the video before believing Item #3.
(It’s so common that I had to scroll to the top of the page to remind myself which cops “about to be run over and having to kill someone” we’re talking about.)
I think it’s important that we have the principles and humbleness to feel sorry for every death, even ones that were caused by the person that died.
I think the person who shot the person who died might have caused the death
Why even try to pull him out of the car?
Why not?? if he actually was shoplifting why not take him out of his car?
Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger
Would you not agree with the cops actions if this was true?
Do you think if they decided it was too dangerous and let him drive off with his stolen items, that he would have turned around and gone back to run them down?
They could have kept themselves and the public safer by tracking him down later and tacking on a few more charges. Thet chose to kill him instead.
They wouldn’t assume that someone they caught for such a stupid crime like shoplifting, would be insane enough to try running them over. It just doesn’t make sense to risk getting charged with attempted murder, over shoplifting.
Funny how you’re happy to admit how outlandish and unlikely the story sounds yet you still trust the police are telling the unembellished truth and were in the right when they killed him.
I am not saying that the cops are telling the truth in my comment, I was saying that if their story is true, then their actions are justified.
I already know that they are most likely lying, but there’s a possibility that this actually happened as they’ve told it.
Your mistake is assuming the police would tell the truth.
It’s dangerous to try and take him out of the car? For everyone?
Cars are lethal weapons, it’s important to remember that.
