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Maybe it's not the actual number of shootings, but the video evidence, the militarization of policing, and the lack of even personal responsibility much less pu
by kurthr 9y ago
Maybe it's not the actual number of shootings, but the video evidence, the militarization of policing, and the lack of even personal responsibility much less punishment for things that look like murder.
Yesterday's example:Graphic video shows Daniel Shaver sobbing and begging officer for his life before 2016 shooting
According to the police report, Brailsford was carrying an AR-15 rifle with the phrase “You’re F—ed” etched into the weapon. The police report also said the “shots were fired so rapidly that in watching the video at regular speed, one cannot count them.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/08/graphic-video-shows-daniel-shaver-sobbing-and-begging-officer-for-his-life-before-2016-shooting/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/0...
How many like this should we see every year? How many don't have a nice video to release?