▲ 781 ▼ California officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by juicy@lemmy.today to c/news@lemmy.world 380 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today -11 points 2 years ago (3 children) You don't just shoot kids clearly having a mental health episode. Kid tried to jam a shovel in someone's neck. That's not a "mental health episode". That's an imminent deadly threat. There is no ROE that prohibits anyone from using lethal force in that situation. Never has been. Never will be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rules of engagement? Are you one of those cops who thinks they're a soldier in occupied territory? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today -4 points 2 years ago Not at all. I'm referring to an upvoted comment here that suggests soldiers wouldn't have been justified in shooting this kid in a war zone, due to ROE. The author of that comment pulled it straight out of their ass: there never has been and never will be an ROE that would have prohibited this use of lethal force. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're right. A Soldier could have shot him in a war zone. I would very much like our police to perform better than a scared shitless 19 year old kid with 14 weeks of training and no sleep in the past 48 hours. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Jesus there is some hard cop-sucking cope here. A govt sanctioned gang member shows up and shoots a 15 year old. This self-aggrandizing hero kills a kid rather than retreating and licking his wounded ego. This is not public service. These are cowards who immediately soil themselves at the first sign of danger and then pat each other's soiled bottoms over how brave they are when they kill someone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 point 2 years ago Big talk from someone who has never had a garden hoe swung at their head. Please, continue criticizing the actions of someone who has. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rules of engagement? Are you one of those cops who thinks they're a soldier in occupied territory? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today -4 points 2 years ago Not at all. I'm referring to an upvoted comment here that suggests soldiers wouldn't have been justified in shooting this kid in a war zone, due to ROE. The author of that comment pulled it straight out of their ass: there never has been and never will be an ROE that would have prohibited this use of lethal force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today -4 points 2 years ago Not at all. I'm referring to an upvoted comment here that suggests soldiers wouldn't have been justified in shooting this kid in a war zone, due to ROE. The author of that comment pulled it straight out of their ass: there never has been and never will be an ROE that would have prohibited this use of lethal force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're right. A Soldier could have shot him in a war zone. I would very much like our police to perform better than a scared shitless 19 year old kid with 14 weeks of training and no sleep in the past 48 hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Jesus there is some hard cop-sucking cope here. A govt sanctioned gang member shows up and shoots a 15 year old. This self-aggrandizing hero kills a kid rather than retreating and licking his wounded ego. This is not public service. These are cowards who immediately soil themselves at the first sign of danger and then pat each other's soiled bottoms over how brave they are when they kill someone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 point 2 years ago Big talk from someone who has never had a garden hoe swung at their head. Please, continue criticizing the actions of someone who has. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 point 2 years ago Big talk from someone who has never had a garden hoe swung at their head. Please, continue criticizing the actions of someone who has. permalink fedilink source parent