"Come back and FIGHT, you PANSY!"
Posted on 01/31/2023 2:01:19 PM PST by algore
A group of California police officers shot and killed a double amputee on Thursday as he tried to run away from them on his stumps after jumping out of his wheelchair.
The three cops from Huntington Park Police Department were filmed firing at least eight shots at Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old father-of-two.
His family say he lost the lower halves of his legs recently after an altercation with police in Texas.
Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked, according to the police department, and was trying to run away from two officers on Thursday.
First, they tried to Tase him, chasing him as he ran down the sidewalk, away from the wheelchair he had leaped from
He turned and tried to hurry away from them, clutching a large butcher's knife in one hand.
A second police car arrived, from which a third cop emerged. Within 15 seconds of the third officer arriving, they fired multiple shots, shooting Lowe in the upper torso.
Once he was on the ground lying on his stomach, they placed him in handcuffs.
'The suspect was tased at least twice by Huntington Park Officers but the deployment of the taser was ineffective
Lowe Jr. later died at the scene. His family is now demanding answers from the police department.
The officers involved have not yet been named
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I really and truly thought this was Babylon Bee.
Really.
Search was stumped...
"Come back and FIGHT, you PANSY!"
Why wouod they shoot a dead amputee?
So the officers were afraid he would throw the knife at them?! I hope they’re ridiculed by their fellow officers for the rest of their lives.
The officers have not been named, but maybe charges soon. This guy might not be a great citizen, but he was stumping away, not sure if eight shots needed, or even one. Did they really fear for their lives or acted without regard to the fact that their murder might be filmed.
That's what it looks like to me.
It’s more bizarre each succeeding day.
Babylon Bee staff throw up their hands, admit America has defeated them.
Seriously. These cops are cowards (and murderers).
I hope they go to prison and wind up in GenPop.
Damn firing squad.
WTF? Is it me, or did he already have ANOTHER altercation with police in which his legs were injured?
It was a crappy shooting. The officers may get away with it, but it was still crappy.
😇...
Will Kamala be going to his funeral?
There are hundreds of cowboys out west who could rope and hobble this guy in under a minute. No need for guns.
It’s obvious this guy was too mentally ill to be out on the street. It’s sad that leftists got all the asylums closed down. That’s where he belonged.
Using Ca. standards shooting amputees makes for a fair fight.
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