New Mexico won’t charge officers who went to wrong house, killed resident

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

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[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

wasnt wrong information supplied or they misread and didnt match the info give ?

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The officers made a mistake and went to the wrong house. Even if it had been the right one, they shouldn't have murdered the homeowner. What good is the Second Amendment if the police can kill you for exercising it?

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

officers should not be able to defend their lives

shit take

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

assuming the information is correct without triple checking it

the post-computer information age has dumbed things down in our society

rote procedure vs using 'smarts'