• doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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      3 days ago

      It’s not the first time a cop has shot someone driving at them. I’m no bootlicker. Everything about most cop interactions are fucked. But they won’t find it to be an unreasonable use of force.

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        3 days ago

        The officer in this case was standing in front of a stationary car with their weapon drawn.

        An officer cannot step into harm’s way and then rely on that self-created danger to justify shooting