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[–] 199 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How is this not assault with a deadly weapon? She's there working, clearly not a threat.

That cop should be prosecuted.

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  • [–] 101 points 1 year ago

    It is. But do you see any other cops moving to arrest the shooter? This is why people say ACAB. Sure, some of them probably really do want to make positive change, but they don't actually take the actions against other officers required to allow for that change. They instead fall in line, which makes them just another part of the problem. Law enforcement finds it more important to show a united front, even if that front is squarely against the people, and even the law itself.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    he saw something on the other side of her and he only hit her because of poor aim - most likely results of investigation if that even happens

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Qualified immunity; because there is no explicit guidance against police “shooting blonde, female Australian news reporters live on the air while covering an LA protests against ICE on a weekend” - he will be let off with a stern talking to, and a wink.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    "Immunity" being the immunity of the sovereign. I do not understand how we can embrace this concept as a country 250 years after breaking free of monarchy.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    As a non-American, I find that whole concept absurd - and that’s before learning of its ties to monarchy!

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  • Yes, and I'm not being hyperbolic. If you read early American caselaw explaining the rationale of sovereign immunity, the logic is that in monarchies it drives from the divine right of the sovereign. When we became independent we kept that legal concept, but the judges said that it derived from the will of the electorate rather than the divine right of the sovereign. Of course, the functional outcome was the same....

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Um actually is a "less deadly" weapon so it's perfectly fine to shoot at whoever you feel like!

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