Seconds later, a shout rang out: "He's got a gun!"

Body cam.

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What, so the police can put anyone they want in a headlock but we can't headlock back? /s

Seriously though, if it's so threatening to get a cop in a headlock, enough that another cop feels they need to use deadly force to stop it, why are cops allowed to continue restraining someone who fights back against a headlock during an arrest?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    In this particular situation, the use of deadly force was more so triggered by the fact that the guy was lying about having a weapon and then tries to pull said weapon during a search of his person. The headlock was not the key factor here.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    people are always wrong and cops are always right, duh.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This implies cops aren't people and honestly I'm OK with that.

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