RE: Fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks
June 15, 2020 at 8:25 am
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2020 at 8:31 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Oh boo hoo, he has regrets. I wonder if the other guy has any regrets?
Imagine the worst about any given person shot dead by police, the absolute worst. The police officer is an officially sanctioned agent of the state. Yes, he's very much responsible for what happens when he uses the power the state has afforded him. I'm not at all interested in convicting a dead man for his own murder at the hands of the state.
You might have caught a clip, recently, of a police training video wherein the trainer insists that anyone who isn't ready to take a life shouldn't be a cop. A better message might be that anyone who isn't willing to be held responsible for their actions shouldn't be a cop.
He did it, he fucked up, it wasn't an accident, and it wasn't the dead man's fault. That I even find myself saying this blows my mind.
Imagine the worst about any given person shot dead by police, the absolute worst. The police officer is an officially sanctioned agent of the state. Yes, he's very much responsible for what happens when he uses the power the state has afforded him. I'm not at all interested in convicting a dead man for his own murder at the hands of the state.
You might have caught a clip, recently, of a police training video wherein the trainer insists that anyone who isn't ready to take a life shouldn't be a cop. A better message might be that anyone who isn't willing to be held responsible for their actions shouldn't be a cop.
He did it, he fucked up, it wasn't an accident, and it wasn't the dead man's fault. That I even find myself saying this blows my mind.
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