Neuromancer@lemm.ee to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFederal police shot a homeless man living on national forest land. He's now suing.www.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkFederal police shot a homeless man living on national forest land. He's now suing.www.yahoo.comNeuromancer@lemm.ee to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
You can debate the need to arrest, but creating a ruse that ends up with the man being shot several times?
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoMost people will do anything not to shoot. Even most cops. I agree their ruse wasn’t needed and needlessly escalated the situation. That’s the shit I’m beyond fed up with. The needless escalation of shit. They wanted to feel all undercover.
minus-square██████████@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoin GRIZZLY territory too of course they need a small firearm. jesus help these folks jeez
minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year ago in GRIZZLY territory too of course they need a small firearm. .22 is just gonna piss off a grizzly. I’d say .357 Magnum or larger.
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoAs someone who has lived in grizzly country, .357 magnum is the usual recommendation. You’re better off crouching and covering your head than shooting them with a .22.
minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe .22 is for if you survive the attack
Most people will do anything not to shoot. Even most cops.
I agree their ruse wasn’t needed and needlessly escalated the situation.
That’s the shit I’m beyond fed up with. The needless escalation of shit.
They wanted to feel all undercover.
in GRIZZLY territory too of course they need a small firearm. jesus help these folks jeez
.22 is just gonna piss off a grizzly. I’d say .357 Magnum or larger.
As someone who has lived in grizzly country, .357 magnum is the usual recommendation.
You’re better off crouching and covering your head than shooting them with a .22.
The .22 is for if you survive the attack