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In the discussion thread: How come the police always seem to be cleared when they do shootings? [View all]

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Fri Feb 24, 2012, 09:25 PM

MicaelS (4,399 posts)

6. Johannes Mersele went to prison for killing Oscar Grant

BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant

Mersele is out now, though.

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
How come the police always seem to be cleared when they do shootings? [View all]	quinnox	Feb 2012	OP
Generally, laws on use of deadly force exempt government employees who acted "in good faith..."	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#1
Do you mean like these in one small Oregon city?	FightingIrish	Feb 2012	#2
that seems like a good example, one of many	quinnox	Feb 2012	#4
Cuz police fire only when there is	golfguru	Feb 2012	#3
so in your view, the police	quinnox	Feb 2012	#7
That is not what I said	golfguru	Feb 2012	#14
Because most police Departments investigate themselves instead of having independant	teddy51	Feb 2012	#5
Bingo! .. Bingo in aisle four!	Bozita	Feb 2012	#10
Johannes Mersele went to prison for killing Oscar Grant	MicaelS	Feb 2012	#6
Yep. On the RARE occasions they ARE called on something.........	socialist_n_TN	Feb 2012	#9
Yeah I've wondered that myself.........	socialist_n_TN	Feb 2012	#8
Her death is unfortunate, but that is a justifiable shooting.	Lurks Often	Feb 2012	#22
Because society and politicians have spent the last 40 years telling white people they should be	aaaaaa5a	Feb 2012	#11
They exist to protect the current power structure.	Dawson Leery	Feb 2012	#12
The real reason: because police do the investigating.	saras	Feb 2012	#13
Because some animals are more equal than others. nt	raouldukelives	Feb 2012	#15
Honestly...	JSnuffy	Feb 2012	#16
I can, but they are rare	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2012	#17
Wow that's such a tough one.	gulliver	Feb 2012	#18
I don't know...	Black and Gold	Feb 2012	#19
Not just shooting, but car crashes too	sgsmith	Feb 2012	#20
I tend to think it is because the laws are such that if they act properly, they're covered	Stinky The Clown	Feb 2012	#21

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