boredandlazy
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If it isn't already an international incident, that will make it one.
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Australian woman calls 911, shot dead by responding police in Minneapolis
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Emperor_Uriel
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Family will be painted as anti-American.
The victim was anti-gun, the son said "America sucks." Those two facts will be latched onto very forcefully. In addition, if she ever voiced support for BLM or similar groups, refugees, or any other liberal cause, they'll use that as evidence she was anti-cop.
Then, they'll say that she was a left-wing loony who was frustrated with the police, she made some sort of threatening motion when she was near the officers, and the shooter heroically took her down to save his endangered partner.
Most cops are decent, but I doubt we'll see any decency on display here.
tiebreaker
Member
The officer should be jailed for man slaughter.
Hari Seldon
Member
Yeah this sounds like accidental discharge if these reports are true. I can't imagine his partner is going to be too happy about a bullet being shot right by him. In the army if you have an accidental discharge you are in deep fucking shit.
gutter_trash
Banned
when I was a kid, it was considered normal to walk up to cop car for help or wave down a cop car.
but in the US it seems that walking up to cop car for help will cost you your life
the US has a serious ass problem
but in the US it seems that walking up to cop car for help will cost you your life
the US has a serious ass problem
They just won't cover it much.
Instead they will focus on how out of touch liberals are or how bad Hillary and Obummer are.
Fox doesn't try to discredit everything. Instead they just let stuff that they don't like get buried by the stuff they feel is important to their propaganda.
Which is a very smart strategy. The facts and science have had a very disgusting liberal bias recently so it is just best to ignore it and focus on bullshit.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Nope.
Any small amount of fear and shoot to kill.
And you will not be charged or convicted.
I'll say it again.
Take the guns away from cops. They cant use them responsibly
Here is the Policy and Procedure handbook information for Equipment and Supplies; specifically section 4-223 Body Worn Cameras (6/29/16)
Here is the entire section for the Equipment and Supplies. It's very detailed and has a lot of information for car cams, personal cams, etc. Read through the entire thing if you're interested as it is extremely relevant to this situation.
CLICK LINK
It's lengthy, but here is the Officer Responsibilities for BWC (Body Worn Camera).
Here is the entire section for the Equipment and Supplies. It's very detailed and has a lot of information for car cams, personal cams, etc. Read through the entire thing if you're interested as it is extremely relevant to this situation.
CLICK LINK
It's lengthy, but here is the Officer Responsibilities for BWC (Body Worn Camera).
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
America needs police reform now. You should never be reaching for a lethal weapon unless it's a last resort, there are other ways of dealing with situations.
You should probably also scale for the difference in sampling period.
That's why the "good cops" don't matter. They can execute people as well, and get away with it because there's no reasonable punishment for the whole body.
I'd commend them for doing their jobs, but that's what they are supposed to do. Troops on the other hand, actually risking their lives to keep peace get all praise. We lose about 140 cops a year. Most to car accidents and heart attacks. Yet they by large act like life is out to get them at every turn. They should be shooting at burgers. Based on the data.
OH shit yeah my bad. Yeah that is insane.
They mean that the cops didn't plant one.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
I hope this blows up across the nation.
You know, I keep seeing this.
Sure, getting struck by lightning is rare, but you know what? Who goes out during a lightning storm?
I honestly don't blame him for never wanting to go to the US when there are so many other places to go and have an even lower chance of being murdered by police and no justice actually being served.
They do. But most Americans offer their unconditional support for police officers. They are above reproach, they are above the law. They are heroes and can do no wrong so whatever happened, had to happen that way. They will come up with all sorts of reasons why somebody had to die. Americans by and large are conditioned to just shut off their brains when it comes to police, allowing no critical thinking at all. It seems new laws are coming out monthly that are designed not to protect the American people, but to protect police officers from the American people and the judges and the system pass them through gleefully like it's their patriotic duty.
This makes change near impossible.
Or she was wearing a facial mud mask.
andythinkpad
Member
Photo of victim. RIP.
From Minneapolis. Currently live in the suburbs. My wife and I are thinking of moving to this area of the city. We were looking at a home a few blocks from this shooting a week ago. It's definitely going to give us pause.
If America is a crime novel, the group of characters that has most "plot armor" would the police officers, it's interesting to see a police officer pit against a hot, white woman, who also has pretty thick plot armor.
Miles Quaritch
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With her being Australian, I can see this gaining traction. Remember the Indian grandfather who was body slammed and left disabled?
Depends on if tje Australian government decides to make a big deal out if it. Seems so far they aren't...
Depends on if tje Australian government decides to make a big deal out if it. Seems so far they aren't...
SecretMoblin
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The Strib story was updated a short while ago.
No new details about the incident, but it's good to see the community rally around the issue of police violence:
Also, damn, she was going to get married just next month and was already using her fiance's last name professionally.
No new details about the incident, but it's good to see the community rally around the issue of police violence:
Also, damn, she was going to get married just next month and was already using her fiance's last name professionally.
EdibleKnife
Member
Might get attention but little justice if that story is anything to go by
It's not a benefit they afford to non-police suspects, making it inherently not impartial. It's a fact that the officer shot and killed her, something you won't find in that statement.
http://fair.org/home/copspeak-7-ways-journalists-use-police-jargon-to-obscure-the-truth/
kiunchbb
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I would assume they want the ability to turn the camera off when they are using the restroom or accessing area that demand confidentiality or forbidden recodings.
Ban all Americans from entering Australia until America can get their police terrorism problem figured out.
If a cop shots someone, just sentence them like you would a civilian, strip their privileges under law. That would solve all these problems.
Miles Quaritch
Member
That's the downside unfortunately. Still, some attention on a government level can only be a good thing and might help to bring charges.
EdibleKnife
Member
We American's had stories about what people were willing to paint as the government sanctioned murder of a citizen who had returned from NK after being detained. If we try to ignore, bury or make a single effort to excuse this, Australia is justified in calling us a country of hypocrites. Not that the US hasn't already proven the embarrassing state of gun control but also interaction between law enforcement and citizens
legacyzero
Banned
Some fishy shit going on here
yeah...
That woman was on PCP, Johnson! I had to use necessary force!
Dammit, Minneapolis, which garbage can are you guys getting your police officers?
TheOctodad
Member
I love the twin cities and we are generally safe and friendly. But damn it this is out of hand! I know it's always an issue and I was equally (if not more) upset over Philando, but the frequency and blatant disregard is really disheartening.
they wont, they wont say shit about it.
polyh3dron
Banned
I'm sure the officer "feared for his life".
Can't wait until it's confirmed that she had THC in her system and therefore deserved to die.
Can't wait until it's confirmed that she had THC in her system and therefore deserved to die.
CornBurrito
Member
Wow I hope these fuckers get paid administrative leave, or transferred to another department. That will teach them.
JetBlackPanda
Member
she had an uzi and a bag of crack in her panties.
Shockingly it looks like it got a blurb. It's too major of a story for them to just outright not mention it. The comments section associated with it is the usual Fox News toilet.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/1...e-after-calling-to-report-possible-crime.html
polyh3dron
Banned
Well on the bright side, maybe now that this victim is a white woman, and a citizen of another country at that, maybe it's a good time for some sweeping legislation to be enacted to stop cops from killing people.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Some Alabama cops severely injured an Indian citizen grandpa and nothing happened. Cops got off as usual and the international community quickly dropped it after it happened initially.
It's a sad situation in the US. Police are above the law.
This one is directly related to the news story at least:
then it points out the REAL problem for some reason I guess?
I had never looked at Fox news comments before but my goodness it makes Youtube sound like the debate room at King's College.