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It is difficult for me to get an accurate picture of what is actually going on from emotional pieces like this one. Where can I read about the facts?
by flashback2199 3y ago
It is difficult for me to get an accurate picture of what is actually going on from emotional pieces like this one. Where can I read about the facts?
- nailer 3y agoWatch the video for yourself: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Killing_of_Nael_M._Video.ogv https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Killing_of_Nael_M._Vide... You should also be aware that this person was known to the police and it is easy to research why.
- rtrdrpr 3y agoGreat job by the officer. If we treated all criminals this way, there would be no crime!
- jacooper 3y agoHonestly if the police can't stop him without killing him, they aren't doing their job well enough.
- BillWyeRex 3y ago[dead]
- xupybd 3y agoThe policeman has been charged with homicide and is in custody over the killing of a teenager near Paris.
- smoldesu 3y agoI wouldn't consider this an appropriate response to a nonviolent offender.
- hackerbeat 3y agoHe wasn‘t „nonviolent“ though: „According to the public prosecutor of Nanterre, two Paris Police Prefecture motorcycle officers noticed a Mercedes-Benz A Class AMG with a Polish license plate driving at high speed in a bus lane, driven by a young-looking person at around 7:55 am. The officers activated their warning signals (audible and visual) and indicated to the driver of the car, then stationary at a red traffic light, to stop. The vehicle proceed to start moving and ran the red light. The officers followed the car and alerted their superiors via radio. The car committed multiple traffic violations, endangering a pedestrian and a cyclist. Due to traffic congestion, the vehicle was eventually forced to stop.“ See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nahel_Merzouk#Shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nahel_Merzouk#Shoot...
- gingerrr 3y agoWhere in any of that account was any violence committed? Traffic violations. You're calling that violence. So we should be charging everyone who runs a stop sign with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon now?
- bart_spoon 3y agoI don’t think we should treat it like they have a deadly weapon, but at the same time, cars are incredibly deadly at the best of times. A 17 year old trying to escape from law enforcement in a stolen vehicle is a significant danger to the public, regardless of if they have violent intentions. Apparently before the police had managed to stop the vehicle in the video in question he had nearly run down a pedestrian and a bicyclist while fleeing. I obviously don’t think people should just be shot, but I also think it’s insane to just let someone fleeing in a vehicle have free range. I’m not sure what the solution is.
- smoldesu 3y agoI propose de-escalating the situation. We're talking about a kid whose record can best be described as "hooligan" and has not drawn a weapon. If he gets away, you have his plates on-camera and can put a warrant out for his arrest. If he poses a continued threat to the public, you can negotiate a traffic interception, pit maneuver, spike strips or an undercover tail. It's hard to expect a perfect response from anyone in this situation, but it's not a war zone we're talking about here. He wasn't "the enemy". He was a citizen in non-compliance with the law and deserves due process. It's like having an ICBM sent to your house for pirating Kung Fu Panda.
- flashback2199 3y agoI meant what is going on right now, not what started what is going on.