JohnJohnston

JohnJohnston t1_jczzaea wrote

I think more people would be upset that cherry blossom inspired cocktails didn't taste like cherries than people who are upset they do taste like cherries. Most people see cherry and expect cherry flavor.

Remember, this is the country where the 1/3lb burger failed to the 1/4lb burger because the "1/4lb burger is bigger than the 1/3lb burger".

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JohnJohnston t1_j8djhsh wrote

> Presumably if this wrongfully shot man was "reaching" for something, it would've been a pipe.

Apparently it's a well known fact that people can only carry one weapon at a time. TIL.

>It's amazing to me that you can be alive here in 2023 with the tens of thousands of documented cases of police overreacting with lethal force and give them any benefit of the doubt.

Couldn't care less about what amazes you or not. I'm countering your narrative, not saying the police are infallible or that this was guaranteed a justified shooting. You haven't seen the video either.

However, given that the chief of police knows in this day and age the bodycam footage will be released, I doubt he is making up the fact that the person was reaching for things, refused to stop reaching for something, and probably made some movement to his pockets/under the seat after being repeatedly told to stop. There are many such videos of this happening.

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JohnJohnston t1_j8dg6fe wrote

>The scenario that prompted the police search didn't even warrant lethal force

  1. Situations change. If police were only allowed to respond to the exact amount of force reported on the 911 call at the time it was made there would be a lot of dead people around.

  2. An attack with a weapon certainly warrants some kind of force.

>Police said no weapon has been recovered

Could be in the vehicle that drove away.

>after officials had watched video from the officer’s body camera, said the man moved his hands, and the officer told him several times, “Stop reaching.” Police also said the female driver told the passenger to get out of the Jeep.

Leaving out the key detail of the story to push a certain narrative. Yes, let us ignore facts because it gives more evidence towards my worldview, that will surely convince people.

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