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Because cops are (mostly) above the law.

• olliej 4y ago
  No. I mean yes, cops are mostly above the law, and in the US they definitely murder enough (disproportionately PoC) people without consequences to be a problem. But in this case police are being told their are people with guns threatening to kill people, which is exactly the case where police are ostensibly justified in using force. Police killing a swatting victim is meaningfully difference from police making up a fake claims to get a warrant, breaking down a door without notice, and then shooting at anyone who moves, or pulling someone over, asking if they have a gun, and then shooting them if they say yes, etc