America is terrifying.
Cop in America doing a bad job, again
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Just going for Starbucks is a challenge here. Think Mad Max v Natural Born Killers.
This is so insanely disgusting.
I would be terrified if I was one of those boys. Especially once the officer starts talking about drugs and a gun.
I was in Ybor city in Tampa and saw I guy get shot in the street. Blew my mind as I was only over here for about two years and hadn't even seen anything like that before.
at least the murderer feels bad though
At least she's been charged I guess.
My upstairs neighbour does the same thing from time to time. So far, no one's been shot.
Texas officer charged with manslaughter over 'wrong flat' killing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45468083
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45468083
The no of times "devout Christian" is mentioned. As if it should be have some bearing on the case.
I may be wrong, but I counted only 1. Or do you mean it being mentioned at all?
That’s a hard watch.
Probably someone more tech savvy can answer that for you.
It’s a bank shooting in Cincinnati if you’re able to search local YouTube/internet.
Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...plant-on-people-they-shot-trial-reveals-vgtrn
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...plant-on-people-they-shot-trial-reveals-vgtrn
Literally wtf. Stupid mistake turns into manslaughter because she had a gun.
Terrible.
This is beyond depraved. I can't believe what I just read.
In fairness we were warned
Plenty police departments are on with the same tactics. And it's a fact known for ages.
It's fecking disgusting, but the scarier part is that nothing changes despite having all the evidence.
news from 2011:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/ex-nypd-cop-we-planted-ev_n_1009754.html
I read a similar case last year. Can't remember which part of America. This time, the entire squad were planting evidence and robbing people.
America needs a top down restructure of its police system. A body needs to be responsible for all forces and maintaining standards.
Well when the default is to paint the victim as some potential criminal because he listened to rap music and smoked weed and was in and out of courts... highlighting his religion and professional status should be unnecessary, but it isn't.
This is a truly unbelievable case. The police officer walked into a flat, presumably thought it was hers, saw a man there and he ended up dead. He was a law-abiding professional guy. What a tragedy - and however do you not recognise that a room you're in isn't your room?
She shot him at the door, don't think she entered. And I guess they are trained to ask questions later.
She was tested for alcohol and drugs after the incident. It would be a big surprise if she didn't test positive.
She tried the keys, didn't work and when the guy opened the door, she fired. Whether there was confrontation in between is still unclear.
Yeah, the point is that she did not see the room . I am not defending her actions in any way, just explaining how it is possible to not recognize your apartment.
There was a bright red doormat outside his door that she doesn't have.
Pretty scary how everything can turn for the worse in milliseconds. Thankfully the partner officer was quick to react, draw and shoot accurately. Another waste of oxygen gone too.
That's more difficult to miss but not impossible.
If police are going out on patrol with this mentality it's no wonder there's such a big issue with shootings.
The short/inadequate training for police in the US definitely results in a lot of police officers that aren't cut out for it. People who go into it for the wrong reasons, people who are too hot-headed, too easily spooked, too confrontational, or just plain unstable.
And how the hell isn't she in a cell? She was off duty, and shot a man dead for the crime of opening his front door. I feel bad for her, I really do, and I have no problem believing she's an emotional wreck, but that doesn't change the fact that she committed a serious crime, and should be treated as any other suspect would.
And how the hell isn't she in a cell? She was off duty, and shot a man dead for the crime of opening his front door. I feel bad for her, I really do, and I have no problem believing she's an emotional wreck, but that doesn't change the fact that she committed a serious crime, and should be treated as any other suspect would.
Interesting the way you talk about these people. I’ve noticed this a few times. You seem to perceive every violent criminal as subhuman. Do you believe in the possibility of redemption? Is there any point in the judiciary and penal system? Or should every violent criminal be executed on the spot?
If the attitude you seem to be revealing with your choice of words is common in the US police force, then that would certainly help explain why this thread is so long.
I have no other words except third world policing style.
The most surprising thing in the article wasn't that police have cover-up contingency plans, but rather the fact that over 85 people have been fatally shot by police over the last 2 years who had replica toy guns on them.
Baltimore is a wild place.
Ive read 2 different accounts from different articles on this page. One account is your assertion which I actually heard first, but there's an article a few posts up where a police source states she entered an unlocked apartment and shot Botham in the dark when she was startled.
All the people just now seeing the Baltimore stuff should read this post
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Yes I've noticed it too. It's as if he believes that criminality is inherent and that the police are doing us a favour just killing off criminals for us. It's disturbing that so many police think they can be like Judge Dredd and it not matter at all. When you start thinking of criminals sub-human or a waste of oxygen then where does it end?