Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police.

This is murder.

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    The hell is wrong with this country. Shoplifting is not violent crime. If they flee put out an arrest warrant and they’ll turn up later, in a lot more trouble.

    Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone who attempts to escape. It’s totally unnecessary pointless murder.

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      It’s totally unnecessary pointless murder.

      It’s an execution. Someone accused of a crime doesn’t get a trial or a chance to defend themselves. Someone with a gun makes a decision to end their life on the spot.

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      Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone who attempts to escape.

      Not to mention, standing in front of a car driven by a POC who has every reason to expect the cops to shoot them anyway. That person is already frightened and likely panicked and not thinking clearly. Putting yourself in front of a car with a panicked driver who is justifiably in fear for their life is incredibly stupid.

      Also, what is with cops just repeating the same command over and over again and refusing to otherwise interact with the person. Are they trying to make the situation worse? Why not try and de-escalate the situation. Oh, that’s right, they want a reason to shoot people.

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      Cops are well aware standing in front of a car gives them a free pass killing someone

      This “technique” has been demonstrated enough that frankly, I think that any rational person would conclude that in any situation where a cop walks in front of your car, you’re better off just gunning it before the cop has a chance to extrajudicially execute you first. If they walk in front of your car, it’s clear they’re just itching to murder you. The threat has been made, you should fear for your life. It’s you or them.

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        I think that any rational person would conclude that in any situation where a cop walks in front of your car, you’re better off just gunning it before the cop has a chance to extrajudicially execute you first.

        Who upvotes this crap? This is worse than reddit.

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          Debate it.

          Running from police in a high crime area used to be considered probable cause.

          That’s changing now because running from police in a high crime area is an eminently reasonable thing to do even if you’re innocent.

          If the tactic is demonstrably employed as a pretextual justification to kill nonviolent criminal suspects, than it’s reasonable to say that statutory law of resisting arrest should be the thing that breaks, not the natural law of self defense.

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            You want me to debate against someone saying you should floor it any time police walk in front of your car??

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          I can’t think of any other reason for a cop to place himself in front of a car. It’s dangerous and it’s not going to stop a car. It really only can be to provide an excuse for deadly force.

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            So every time a cop steps in front of someone’s car they’re planning on executing them…

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            If you floor it and run into a cop just because they walk in front of your car, you deserve to get shot because the cop would be defending themselves.

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              If dude’s aiming a gun at my face cause of some groceries?? He deserves what he gets.

              Maybe try de-escalating instead of over-escalating. In NO situation should a suspected shoplifting end in a murder.

              If she tried to run, guess what? They can literally just track her down and move to arrest when lives aren’t in danger.

              He unnecessarily and intentionally put himself in harm’s way, in an intense situation with a terrified suspect. He knew what he was doing.

              Fuck off with your tyrant apologia bullshit.