Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police | CNN
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The Blendon Township, Ohio police department released bodycam footage of an officer-involved shooting that took the life of Ta’Kiya Young. Young was accused of shoplifting by an employee and tried to leave the scene. CNN’s Miguel Marquez reports.

Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police.

This is murder.

  • cowpowered@lemm.ee
    1787·
    10 months ago

    The hell is wrong with this country. Shoplifting is not violent crime. If they flee put out an arrest warrant and they’ll turn up later, in a lot more trouble.

    Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone who attempts to escape. It’s totally unnecessary pointless murder.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
      1163·
      10 months ago

      It’s totally unnecessary pointless murder.

      It’s an execution. Someone accused of a crime doesn’t get a trial or a chance to defend themselves. Someone with a gun makes a decision to end their life on the spot.

    • Boddhisatva@kbin.social
      755·
      10 months ago

      Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone who attempts to escape.

      Not to mention, standing in front of a car driven by a POC who has every reason to expect the cops to shoot them anyway. That person is already frightened and likely panicked and not thinking clearly. Putting yourself in front of a car with a panicked driver who is justifiably in fear for their life is incredibly stupid.

      Also, what is with cops just repeating the same command over and over again and refusing to otherwise interact with the person. Are they trying to make the situation worse? Why not try and de-escalate the situation. Oh, that’s right, they want a reason to shoot people.

      • snooggums@kbin.social
        502·
        10 months ago

        Are they trying to make the situation worse?

        Yes, because it lets them use lethal force like the jack booted thugs they want to be.

    • experbia@kbin.social
      488·
      10 months ago

      Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone

      This “technique” has been demonstrated enough that frankly, I think that any rational person would conclude that in any situation where a cop walks in front of your car, you’re better off just gunning it before the cop has a chance to extrajudicially execute you first. If they walk in front of your car, it’s clear they’re just itching to murder you. The threat has been made, you should fear for your life. It’s you or them.

      • JustZ@lemmy.world
        53·
        10 months ago

        That’s not unreasonable. Maybe under Montana common law argument would work.