FALPhil wrote: |
I feel like the cops are not doing their job. There was plenty of information to determine who the guy was, including video. He was a crack addict - easy to find and pick up. In his prior felonies, there were no convictions related to violence, just theft and drugs. Reporting the information at hand would probably have ended up with the guy being in jail before sundown. Look, this cop has been involved in 10 shootings. The vast majority of cops never fire their guns in the line of duty. Something is way out of proportion here. |
FALPhil wrote: |
Resisting arrest by fleeing does not warrant death. There was no indication from the information provided in the articles that the perp was a danger to the public at large (although there is an indication that the bank had a policy to to take every threat at face value). There have been many cases where innocent "fleeing suspects" were killed based on mistaken identity. Each year in the US, more innocent people are killed by cops than cops are killed in the line of duty. . |
Handloader wrote: |
Second issue: You state "more innocent people are killed by cops . . ." Is this your opinion or do you have a specific reference to back up your statement? Until I see a credible reference, I would find that very hard to believe. |
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