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Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says (www.mississippifreepress.org)
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[–] 78 points 2 weeks ago* (28 children)

America is crazy. A women does shoplifting and officers shoot at her? I don't know if you guys know how insane your country is.

Dont you have some law that officers only can use deadly force when their life or someone else's life is in danger?

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  • [–] 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

    Not just shoplifting but literally stole a pack of diapers. People don't steal diapers for fun, that's obviously someone who was out of options, and took the only option left to her

    Edit to add: apparently she didn't even steal the diapers! Some customer said they thought she did and she didn't have the receipt (because who grabs the receipt when they go and buy a single consumable item?)

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  • [–] -4 points 2 weeks ago* (11 children)

    Shops are also insured so it doesn't even affect the owner. Some super rich insurance company gets to pay for a new pack of diapers.

    Compare this with what's going on in France, where thousands of immigrants are rioting and burning down stores and cars. Millions of dollars in damage. The police there still just use tear gas and rubber bullets and haven't killed anyone.

    America is in its own league of police brutality.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

    You might be getting your news from Fox about France.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

    I dont watch TV news at all, but ive watched YouTube videos from the riots filmed by ordinary people. That's probably as close to the truth you can get without being there.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

    As some late night host said (Stewart?): do you think immigrants are the ones who are rioting IN FRANCE?

    Let me give you a hint: one of the places they rioted was the Bastille square.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (6 children)

    Videos show black men with red, white, green flags so yes, it's not the native French. :)

    Of course it's immigrants.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Are you trying to say the rioters in France are Mexicans?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    AFAIK the protests have nothing to do with Palestine, and for far right like RN it is really easy to plant someone and to say "see? This is all caused by immigrants, if you vote for us we have a Final Solution"

    French historically are known for violent protests, the Versailles wasn't always a museum, it used to be a house with people living there. People with heads still attached to their bodies.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    She was also driving in the direction of the police officers. What else were they supposed to do? Stand out of they way? Not shoot a one year old child?

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  • [–] 28 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    We haven't seen the body warn yet, but the issue is why is shooting at her automatically justified in this context? Driving at officers or not. Why did officers put themselves in the position to be driven at, why not just tail her and pull her over, why not get her registration and go to her address. There are far more alternative options than (as seems to the standard) going for maximum force first.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    why is shooting at her automatically justified

    The cop saw her holding up a baby. He was shooting at the baby.

    Presumably this was justifiable self defense because the baby was the reason the mother needed diapers and if she hadn't needed diapers the cop would not be fearing for his life at that moment

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Nope. Most state laws shield cops from trouble as long as they were trying to be a cop and openly doing cop stuff. There would be a review, but the review is just to establish the cop was doing cop stuff. Even not following "procedure" isn't enough to remove the veil of legitimacy.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Dont you have some law that officers only can use deadly force when their life or someone else’s life is in danger?

    Qualified Immunity

    Im sure a bootlicker like you will absolutely adore the concept.if only the police in France could just murder who they want... right? Then the cost of living crisis will be resolved and the schools will be fully funded.

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