Michigan Cop shoots non compliant motorist in head.
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Yes, it is well known that being shot is one of the lowest risks a police officer faces.
More of them die from COVID.
Or a foreigner who only moved here 5 years ago and speaks broken English.
But if you get physical before backup comes, you can always shoot him when you start losing and everyone will say how it was a justified shoot.
So what's the downside of getting physical?
I am fine with this, and so are the laws of Canada. Check out the Criminal Code of Canada. It's FREE!
Of course, for the most part, the only events reported in the news are the ones that end in death or obvious signs of Police brutality. I don't have the numbers, but you can bet in a country with 330 million people, there's probably thousands of traffic stops and arrests on a daily basis that are performed without a hitch.
So what's the downside of getting physical?
A question you wouldn't ask if you've ever been in a fight.
You've lead a cushy life. You're lucky.
There are.
And there are a bunch that end in violence that isn't reported.
What is the stat, 10% of police killings start with a traffic stop?
It's the most common type of interaction with police (it gives the police a chance to make money and to make searches they would otherwise be constitutionally not allowed to do).
There's just no reason for them to be conducted as often as they are and to be used as a means of escalation by police as often as they are.
I know what the law is.
Where we disagree is what is a reasonable fear for safety.
I'd like a safer country, both here and in the US, where we have fewer cops and give them less leeway to use force however they like.
But then I've never been very pro-authoritarianism.
And you've never encountered hyperbole.
Also, if you don't think cops escalate violence disproportionately because they know the advantages they have in doing so, then you've never studied cops.
Yep.
Situation #3: The perp was driving with a “revoked license” and plates that don’t match the vehicle. That’s FACT.
When the cop asked for his license, he faked it for a bit then foolishly decided to run.
So he willfully chose to be non-compliant to the point of being defiant. He was resisting and physically fighting the cop, going for his taser! That’s FACT.
Resulting in the tragic loss of his life.
Yet all these omniscient know-it-alls and armchair quarterbacks think they know exactly how it all should have gone down. So many law enforcement experts on TERB lol.
I just hope the vast left-wing media, the usual politicians, BLM, Al Sharpton, Ben Crump and teams of lawyers don’t make this guy out to be a martyr, nor demonize the cop for defending his own life.
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I'm reminded of this incident right here in Toronto from a few years ago. Anyone who is armed and being attacked/assaulted will use their firearm to defend/protect themselves and so would you.
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I agree. I've already said that he won't be charged with anything. That doesn't change the fact that his actions an example of what happens when poorly trained cops ignore proper technique, an unnecessary death.
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Yes, I would describe him as an anarchist though very opposed to the accelerationist type. He's protested a bunch of things and yes, he went to jail for trying to help illegal immigrants. And sorry but based on his analysis of the Ukraine stuff, it sure as hell seems he has both the knowledge and the connections in military sciences.
But I see you attack the speaker and have absolutely nothing to say about his analysis.
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Is the argument supposed to be that some cops face real threats in heir work so it's okay for this cop to initiate the use of force and kill a guy over a traffic stop?
Did you watch the video? You think it was the Cop who initiated the use of force. He wasn't killed because of a traffic stop. He was killed because he was resisting arrest and trying to gain control of the officer's Taser. Had he gotten free and his hands on the Taser, he could've easily grabbed the Cops gun and shot him.
You can argue whether the Cop should've taken a different approach in dealing with the suspect. But I'll bet if you reviewed video of every person that Cop has ever pulled over, he likely didn't do anything differently. Only this time, for whatever reason, the suspect resisted and tried to gain control of his Taser. It's unfortunate that the guy's dead, but you're messing with fire when you try to overpower a Cop and take control of their weapon. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Movie depiction of a real event of a man being viciously attacked. Unfortunately for the attacker, the victim of the attack was an undercover police officer and was armed.
Yes. The cop grabs the guy when the guy walks away (likely to get his licence from the other side of the car as the cop asked). Or in your video did the guy grab the cop first?
The Cop says, no, no, no, stop, put your hands over your head. Suspect refuses, struggles with the Cop and tries to flee. Then the situation escalates from there. There's a reason Cops don't want you to walk around to the other side of the car. It's the US and many people keep weapons in their glove boxes. Cop was trying to protect himself.
Life lesson #1: When a Cop tells you to do something, you do it. Don't resist, try to escape, engage in a struggle and try to gain possession of their Taser. Or you just might get hurt.
