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I will never, ever be able to accept that it is ok for the police to shoot a person who they do not see carrying a weapon. There is no circumstance in which you

I will never, ever be able to accept that it is ok for the police to shoot a person who they do not see carrying a weapon. There is no circumstance in which you can say you feared for your life if you did not see a weapon. And if you legitimately did fear for your life when you didn't see a weapon then maybe you shouldn't be a police officer.

wl 9y ago
It doesn't take a weapon to kill someone. A rather infamous example in recent years is the death of Eric Gardner. Deadly force is deadly force—regardless of the form it comes in.
- dopamean 9y ago
  It takes a weapon to kill someone from 30+ feet away.
  - anigbrowl 9y ago
    GP means police are sometimes willing to use violence even when they don't suspect a weapon.
  - wl 9y ago
    Well, if we're talking about this specific situation, the officer who did the shooting mistakenly thought he saw a weapon.