Man dead after being shot by Atlanta police while running away, caught on video, GBI investigating

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[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

So police can kill anyone as long as they assume the worst? How about no.

[–]fartwaffen 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

How to not get killed by police: Don't attack them or point weapons at them. Seems to work for 95% of most people.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You'd think, but if you actually look in to the 1004 people killed by police in 2019 you'll find that's true a lot less often than one would like to believe.

50% of people killed by police are white btw, so it's a problem every type of American faces. American police misconduct is out of control, and has gone unchecked for too long. The laws need to be updated so the bad police can face justice like everyone else. The police union protection racket must end.

[–]fartwaffen 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

How many of those people were armed and initiated violence with the police?

Are police overly aggressive? Yes. They shouldn't be getting training from a country with some of the worst human rights violations in the world. I also want to see them de-militarized. No reason to be playing seal-team-6 for the cops.

But if you attack a police officer or point a weapon at them, they have a right to use deadly force. I don't want to live in a community or town where the police are completely ineffective, like the UK.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

How many of those people were armed and initiated violence with the police?

About 50%. But why does the police have more lax rules of engagement than the military does?

And what about the other 50% who could've been apprehended without being killed?

And that's not even mentioning the dozens of people who die every year from police conducting "wellness checks": https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=wellness+check+murders

This situation is outrageous compared to almost every other developed nation. It's a simple matter of police who do misconduct, need to face justice for that misconduct. Simple as that. We have a broken justice system that gives police special priority, so they can literally get away with murder. And they do. And now that corruption is rampant in the police system itself, because it has gone unchecked so long.