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In reply to the discussion: Sisters question fatal shooting in DC police chase [View all]DinahMoeHum
(22,312 posts)29. The police are NOT mind-readers, folks. . .
. . .unless they were warned beforehand about a specific suspect, they have no way of knowing whether the driver is a terrorist, or mentally ill, or under the influence, or suffered a heart attack or a diabetic seizure, or even what sex.
They are trained to react to the action and the behavior taking place. Nothing else.
Circumstances are known AFTER the incident. Until that is known, it is wiser to reserve judgement.
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To me, it was a police overreaction. Then again, I wasn't there and am only using
RKP5637
Oct 2013
#2
80 mph down Constitution Ave, trying to penetrate 2 security barriers, 1 yo in back seat
DrDan
Oct 2013
#4
video shows police tried to get her out of car, guns drawn, but Carey drove off at high speed
wordpix
Oct 2013
#44
Sadly, in this age of terra, the trunk of the car could have been laden with high explosives
indepat
Oct 2013
#51
hyperbole, much? She did not just "approach" the WH, she smashed through the barriers
wordpix
Oct 2013
#45
+1 As someone with several family members with mental health and addiction
TheDebbieDee
Oct 2013
#13