PoliceRaw and Surveillance Video Show Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Man Armed with Officer's Taser

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[–]kissfan7 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Police often claim tasers are non-lethal. If that's that case, wouldn't this shooting be disproportionate?

[–]HopeThatHalps 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

it's a lot to ask of cops that they make proportionate tit for tats in the midst of a struggle. If someone puts up that much of a fight they're liable to get shot down. Best course of action is to not put up that sort of fight. And if you feel you have to, because the cops are in the wrong, just know that you might die right there.

[–]kissfan7 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's not a lot to ask, since other countries have WAY lower rates of deaths by cop.

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

Other countries don't have the same mix of 2A and systemic social problems. But mostly, most other developed nations are not as politically conservative.

[–]kissfan7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good points.