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California cops shoot dead double amputee, 36, as he tries to run away from them on his stumps: Police department says officers feared he was going to 'throw his knife at them'
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 31, 2023 | Jennifer Smith

Posted on 01/31/2023 9:35:06 AM PST by Morgana

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To: Morgana

Obviously they have no idea how much skill it takes to throw a knife and have the blade hit the target. I promise this guy didn’t have that skill.


21 posted on 01/31/2023 9:42:31 AM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: Nervous Tick

lol that was the first thing that came to my mind0- joe ‘joe biden saying “Just aim for the legs”


22 posted on 01/31/2023 9:42:36 AM PST by Bob434
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To: BenLurkin

“Alright, we’ll call it a draw!”


23 posted on 01/31/2023 9:42:39 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Morgana
What looks to be 5 or 6 cops afraid of a man with no legs in wheel chair

Well, to be fair, the guy was stabbing people.

24 posted on 01/31/2023 9:43:13 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: silent majority rising; dljordan; Bob434; Nervous Tick

Must have been on PCPs or they didn’t actually hit him.

Very strange, and thank you each!


25 posted on 01/31/2023 9:45:24 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: CFW

I’m still trying to figure out why he hopped out of his wheelchair and tried to get away stumping instead of wheeling.


26 posted on 01/31/2023 9:45:43 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Morgana

I thought this was going to be satire.

The UK cops are super wuss.

RIP buddy.


27 posted on 01/31/2023 9:45:48 AM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: Morgana

It’s the training: a perp with a knife who doesn’t drop the weapon gets shot, doesn’t matter if it’s an amputee or a kid or a small woman.


28 posted on 01/31/2023 9:46:05 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Morgana
It’s impossible to believe these killings aren’t being done on purpose. It’s almost as if some invisible force is trying to destroy policing.

Once the police are gone, the only thing left is vigilantism. I don’t think the other side will fare well if things turn that way.

29 posted on 01/31/2023 9:46:59 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: Morgana

OTOH - it should be illegal for private citizens to keep and bear arms? But police can do stuff like this. Got it./s


30 posted on 01/31/2023 9:47:05 AM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: Nervous Tick
Why can’t they just shoot him in the leg or something?

Seems like that worked twice before...

31 posted on 01/31/2023 9:48:28 AM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Morgana
From the article:

Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked, according to the police department, and was trying to run away from two officers.

32 posted on 01/31/2023 9:49:59 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Why did they shoot a dead double amputee?

Sometimes, you just gotta make sure.
33 posted on 01/31/2023 9:50:04 AM PST by adorno
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To: Morgana

I was sure this was going to be the Bee.

Just wow.


34 posted on 01/31/2023 9:50:58 AM PST by Allegra
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To: Morgana

You can’t make this stuff up. Its too bizarre.


35 posted on 01/31/2023 9:51:10 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Morgana

Well whaddaya know, BLM gets a second life?
Even so what the hell firing and killing? He was posing zero threat, zero.


36 posted on 01/31/2023 9:51:51 AM PST by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Morgana

Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked
Video of the incident shows him standing in front of two officers next to his wheelchair, which he had leaped from.

He tried to stab them he had a chance to end the issue but didn’t he got what he deserved.

Be civilized or pay the price no exceptions.


37 posted on 01/31/2023 9:53:53 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Morgana

OMG. This is more unwatchable than the videos of the guy in Memphis.

This guy was in a wheelchair, no legs, is pathetically trying to hobble away - and the cops shoot him???

unbelievable.


38 posted on 01/31/2023 9:55:59 AM PST by PGR88 (, )
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To: ConservativeMind
What ever happened to tasering people? Was that eliminated because it was environmentally problematic?

The article says they tried tasing him a couple of times, but it had no effect.

I say “The article says…” not to be snippy, but because it’s the Daily Mail, so I’m going to have to find other sources. I’m not saying the Daily Mail is lying, but they’re known for doing so regularly. 😏

39 posted on 01/31/2023 9:56:09 AM PST by Allegra
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To: MarMema
We can't think anything is satire in the world we live in today. There are a lot of crazy people walking our streets. Just ask Nasty Pelosi. A fat guy with a hammer and a stump with a butchers knife. What's next? A fat guy with no arms or legs carrying gun in his ass?
40 posted on 01/31/2023 9:56:30 AM PST by Rdct29 (Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
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