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> She says both they and the law enforcement community have made the case that Ethan would still be alive if he had just followed instructions. Statements like
by ljm 8y ago
> She says both they and the law enforcement community have made the case that Ethan would still be alive if he had just followed instructions.
Statements like this are so sad to read because of the sheer lack of empathy it demonstrates. It’s pure victim blaming and the implication is that someone deserves to die for essentially making a mistake, or not even being aware of it.
What does it say that this is both accepted and also that those involved (the police) have literally zero patience for people who can’t read their minds?
Why is it okay that you get an expedited death penalty for something as minor as not following instructions? These self-same people would be begging for leniency in that same situation.
- dvlsg 8y agoEmpathy aside (which I agree is quite depressing), I've seen enough videos where multiple officers shout conflicting commands (put your hands up / get on the ground). In that case, it's impossible to comply. What do you do then? And then of course there's the implication of "comply or die", which is also a huge problem on its own.
- ljm 8y agoI think you're still looking at empathy there. We shouldn't be putting it aside. We're all human. How do you not get shot to death by a cop when he can't even tell you what he wants from you? And why the fuck does he have a loaded gun when he doesn't even know that answer himself? One thing I find consistent in these stories is prolongation and for me I assume that the cop doesn't have a fucking clue what he's doing. Why would you fire a taser at a naked dude in a shower fifteen times? Why would you unload your gun at a black guy and leave 16 bullet wounds within him? When you're looking at the stories about solving murder, if the detective saw that the dead woman had 16 bullet holes in her or 32 stab wounds, they'd be assuming a crime of passion. Because that's a lot of work to make someone dead, way above and beyond. You don't accidentally squeeze your trigger that many times. So is it possibly the case that these civilian deaths are all crimes of passion committed by the cops?
- 20after4 8y agoThey are crimes of cowardice committed by mean-tempered bullies pumped up on steroids with an itchy trigger finger and very nearly complete immunity from prosecution and a lack of discipline beyond a paid vacation pending an internal "investigation."