• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Belford said officers approached the Lexus sedan where Young was seated. He said she then started the vehicle and after two officers ordered her to get out of the car she began moving it forward.

    Belford said an officer in the direct path of the car fired one shot through the windshield hitting Young.

    He said officers broke the window to the car and began performing medical care.

    So she deserved to die?

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      1 year ago

      They have the bodycam video to back up the threat claim?

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      As opposed to being ran over. They stated that they’ll be releasing the footage as soon as they can. Might change things, but if someone started coming at me with a car I might be firing a gun if I didn’t think I could move out of the way faster than she could turn into me.

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        So, if there wasn’t time to get out of the way. How would the officer of not been hit by the car still? I’m betting she touched the gas a tiny bit and that was enough for a death sentence.