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In reply to the discussion: Police shoot teenage special-needs girl within 20 seconds of arriving to ‘help’ [View all]Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)99. How progressive of you. Well, not my version, but a cop apologist's, gun toter's version of
progressive I suppose. I think an attacker is not an attacker is not an attacker. A young woman with mental problems could be handled more delicately, even if attacking than neo-nazi laying down machine gun fire. How would an cop without a gun, say in Europe might have been expected to handle this situation? Eye for an eye? Is officer's safety paramount in all situations?
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Police shoot teenage special-needs girl within 20 seconds of arriving to ‘help’ [View all]
FreakinDJ
Jun 2014
OP
God almighty are there no rational people to be had in some of these police departments?
lumpy
Jun 2014
#1
He should have backed the fuck away then he would have no reason to fear. Fucking idiot cop.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#24
Kinda hard to get an unbiased report from a website called "policestateusa".
blueridge3210
Jun 2014
#2
The officer who shot and killed this 13yr old boy, instructed officer to say they feared
FreakinDJ
Jun 2014
#20
"A family friend, however, described the object she was holding as a 'butter knife.'”
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#46
The family called expecting medical help. They kind of help they usually get. This time they
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#26
I did. Let it be your daughter, depressed, armed with a kitchen knife. Are you calling the cops
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#32
Paramedics are not going to be allowed to go in if it's repoted the person has a knife.
LisaL
Jun 2014
#35
I don't think she was "depressed." I think she was angry, paranoid and psychotic.
MADem
Jun 2014
#105
Okay, maybe I was a bit unfair. But there are enough people out there who defend the cops no matter
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#90
And I'm just not very trusting of authority nowadays. I've seen too much utter bullshit fly
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#92
She doesn't look like a "girl" in that picture. She looks like an 18 year old young woman.
MADem
Jun 2014
#54
Uh, I am not "stereotyping" - the police HAVE refused to take people on because their IQs were too
MADem
Jun 2014
#108
I just don't believe these guys anymore. They've screwed up (even intentionally) too many times. nt
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#93
Yeah whatever. How about the cop clears the are including clearing it of himself. No excuses.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#25
wait, the family called the cops on her, said she was dangerous & held a weapon, and ?
pitohui
Jun 2014
#8
That's insane. The family had no reasonable expectation that the help would kill their daughter.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#27
Sometimes mentally ill people grab weapons. Many times those people are not homicidal.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2014
#43
How is cops killing this girl any better than everyone leaving and letting her hack her heart out?
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#23
Nope, better for the cop to assess from a distance and keep a safe distance while trying to talk her
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#33
I wouldn't be opposed to that. Do you expect them to hold their ground at all costs?
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#38
I very much agree with "Maybe tbere should be different proticals for situations such as this."
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#39
A knife weilding adult attacked the police with a deadly weapon and was killed....
Demo_Chris
Jun 2014
#42
"A family friend, however, described the object she was holding as a 'butter knife.”'
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#49
The responding officer SHOULD have been equipped. He knew what the situation was.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#55
It's a stretch to say that a butter knife in the hands of a teenage girl is deadly force.
pnwmom
Jun 2014
#96
I was not clear. A metal butter knife might not justify deadly force IF the officers knew....
Demo_Chris
Jun 2014
#98
Cute. "A justifiable shoot." Very jargon like. As if you've said that phrase before.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#63
True. Her story ended when she assaulted the police with a deadly weapon....
Demo_Chris
Jun 2014
#94
How progressive of you. Well, not my version, but a cop apologist's, gun toter's version of
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#99
rip. public needs to learn how to deal w family members w knives. cops will blow them away
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2014
#71
This in constructive. The idea that we "advocate for a Crisis team" seems like it would be in
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#100