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Because people believe their was no justification for shooting him regardless of his guilt in the vandalism matter.
But I thought all the information wasn't out yet? Were these protestors there? How do they know there was no justification if they don't know the details? Pulling a gun on a cop after running from them and disobeying is justification. Because they thought the phone was a gun.
No. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
OK, so let's refresh the basics: We have this system in place where the state is allowed to retribute against wrongdoers. This - theoretically, at least - ensures that the weak and the powerful alike enjoy the protection of the law. However: The state is a very powerful entity, and so we do not allow the state to carry out said retribution until and unless the state has established a very good case. And we insist that the punishment is in proportion to the crime. It's all written down in this pretty cool "Constitution" document.
Hinting that someone deserves to die for vandalism is of course a complete travesty if one professes belief in the principles outlined in said document.
He was shot not because of the vandalizm, but because he pulled out something from his pocket in the darkness.
Cops are held to different standards (legally-speaking) precisely because they have a duty to protect/serve/defend and wade into harm's way in a manner that the normal member of the public does not. That's why regular self defense laws or use of force laws do not apply to police, but, rather, special laws cover their actions.
Yes, when you screw up and kill someone you get a paid vacation.
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Then you're not part of the 99%.
I've posted several times with cases of white men and children being gunned down by cops. But that doesn't fit the narrative that 'they should have complied' and 'they're criminals' or 'we're not getting the whole story - surely he did more but it wasn't captured by the camera'.
They enable criminal cops because they're too stupid to see that this abuse of power can, and does, happen to innocent people of all races.
Seems to be lost on some, not everyone with a badge is a good guy.
Than there are some(as heard in this video) who get rattled too quickly, they don't belong in this line of work.
A good example is the officer in PA who shot and killed a man she had in handcuffs laying on the ground, all started with a traffic stop. She was facing murder charges, because that's exactly what it was.
Pulling a gun on a cop after running from them and disobeying is justification. Because they thought the phone was a gun.
Running is not cause for lethal force.
Disobedience is not cause for lethal force.
At least not in civilized countries.
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