Unarmed man begs for life, shot by police

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Critical optymizer · 2020-05 · on “For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection”

You seem to have a very simplistic view of police, I almost envy you for it. None of what you're saying needs to be a reality. None of it is necessary. > Police are people and they can get scared, angry, and make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes - that doesn't excuse anyone from paying for those mistakes. Some of these mistakes cost lives. Regular folks go to jail. The police in the US, in general, doesn't. Those who do are the exception. Usually - suspension, investigation, acquitted. > When a police officer instructs you to do something just do it. What do you think happens when 'the police' shouts conflicting instructions? The answer is: you get shot [0] What if the police instructs you

Critical sudoaza · 2020-06 · on “Ask HN: How can we prevent excessive force by police?”

I'm talking about this case, the officer wasn't punished instead now has a huge pension for his traumatic experience [this video]

Critical lincon127 · 2023-08 · on “Truth Social tipped off authorities on Utah man killed by the FBI”

Depends on context, obviously. The police officer has the responsibility to constantly assess the situation in order to determine if violence is warranted, as well as if that violence needs to be potentially lethal, regardless of whether or not a person is complying. As an office, one doesn't have the right to commit bodily harm, nevermind kill someone, without good cause. Hence why people talk about it so much, and also why people like to talk about police brutality even when it's regarding people that don't comply with officers (eg. protesters, bystanders, people filming, etc.) Example: this classic [this video] . Shit like this happens in the States all the time, it's just not usually as bad,