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Why would she not plead her case behind her locked door? Pass her ID under the door first, explain the situation, and THEN come out? It seems a lot of the situ
by darrmit 11y ago
Why would she not plead her case behind her locked door? Pass her ID under the door first, explain the situation, and THEN come out?
It seems a lot of the situation could have been avoided. I don't think they were going to shoot her through the door for a burglary.
The events after were pretty disappointing: officers not giving their names, the rude neighbor, etc. But race really seems to play a minimal role in this story and it's frustrating that she's trying to spin it as some sort of racial/police militarization issue rather than what it is: an ignorant (and potentially racist) neighbor who got her in a mess.
- runjake 11y ago> Why would she not plead her case behind her locked door? Pass her ID under the door first, explain the situation, and THEN come out? Read the article. She explains why in the article. She was focused on a gun pointed at her and didn't know who it was because they did not announce themselves. This is a result of a well-documented byproduct of human behavior in life-or-death situations, specifically tunnel vision and auditory exclusion. And side from that, doors don't stop bullets. She could've have been viewed as resisting or argumentative. Talk to any LEO and all they want you to do in such situations is comply with their commands.
- darrmit 11y agoI did read the article and I personally know numerous LEOs (result of living in a small rural town), none of whom would begin firing into a locked door because of a reported burglary. Your point about life-or-death situations is valid, likely on both the author's and the LEO's side, but it still doesn't help her argument that this was race related..which is really the most frustrating part for me.
- malandrew 11y agoThis was in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, not a small rural town. Totally different place with different dynamics.