(October 3, 2013 at 7:49 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(October 3, 2013 at 7:13 pm)Captain Colostomy Wrote: Do you have a link? A car is a weapon, but I don't feel you gave enough information to comment further.
Exactly. That's why I didn't comment on the particulars of this case.
My comment was regarding referring to the person as 'unarmed'.
What about when the car is heading away?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/03...-By-Police
Quote: In November 2012, about 60 police vehicles from the Cleveland, OH area pursued the two suspects in a 25-minute chase spanning three cities. One suspect, 30-year-old Malissa Williams, was shot 24 times, and the other, 43-year-old Timothy Russell, was shot 23 times.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang ad nauseum....you're dead
This past Friday (August 2, 2013), following a lengthy internal investigation, it was announced 75 officers would be disciplined, but none will lose their jobs.
So pretty much we live in a country where if you are a woman you can be fired for gaining weight or being too pretty. An ill-considered tweet can cost you your livelihood. But, if you carry a badge, killing unarmed people gets your hand slapped.