You can debate the need to arrest, but creating a ruse that ends up with the man being shot several times?

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    9 months ago

    Agreed. It’s likely that the cops set the conditions for this to happen; maybe not consciously, but still.

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      9 months ago

      That is my issue. It is like a no-knock warrant where they kick in the door at 2am and kill the home owner.

      I am not 100% against no knock warrants but they should be rare. I have read many stories where they ended up someone being dead over something more trivial that could have been dealt with during daylight hours and just talking to the person in public.

      It is why I support reform. I am not anti-law enforcement at all but I am against bad law enforcement.

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      Absolutely, and for many cops, it’s not even subconscious. They enjoy confrontational situations where they have every advantage of law, gunpower, steroids, and the ever-present public perception that they’re good guys no matter what.