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Woman fatally shot by cop in traffic stop-turned-shootout in Tennessee
Breitbart ^ | 03/15/2021 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 03/15/2021 10:37:07 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A woman in Tennessee was killed and a cop was rushed into surgery following a shootout in a parking lot, graphic video shows.

Footage of the Friday morning encounter between Metro Nashville Police Officer Josh Baker and Nika N. Holbert, 31, shows the 14-year veteran cop deploying his Taser on the woman while ordering her to get out of a car.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: baker; banglist; cops; crime; criminality; donutwatch; fatally; holbert; josh; joshbaker; nashville; nashvillep; nika; nikaholbert; shot; tennessee; woman
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To: .30Carbine


61 posted on 03/15/2021 11:53:38 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Watching the video, I wasnt actually evaluating the LEO’s physical condition, though it was apparent. I was evaluating his actions, particularly when the suspect pulled the gun out. In that moment, the suspect was restricted in mobility by her being seated in the car. The Officer could have sidestepped to his right, avoided being in a line of fire, and made use of the vehicle to restrict the suspect from firing upon him. (Try dry practicing from your own vehicle over a shoulder. It takes some effort, technique, and practice.) Instead he stepped back, remaining in the line of fire. Training, training, training...


62 posted on 03/15/2021 11:57:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: .30Carbine

you’re an apologist for bad behavior


63 posted on 03/15/2021 11:58:28 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: JohnnyP

They don’t make body armor THAT BIG!


64 posted on 03/15/2021 11:59:14 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: faucetman

They don’t make body armor THAT BIG!

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LOL... Good one.......


65 posted on 03/15/2021 12:03:10 PM PDT by deport ( )
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To: Blue Jays
To be a bit more clear...the obese criminal

The cop is not exactly an image of fitness either.

66 posted on 03/15/2021 12:07:55 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Navy Patriot

No.

How the taser got through all those homemade tats... and the long nails and the booty length weaves.


67 posted on 03/15/2021 12:07:58 PM PDT by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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To: deport

Is that cop trying to play Richard Jewell?


68 posted on 03/15/2021 12:08:39 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: .30Carbine

Maybe. I don’t expect him to just take her at her word that the drugs were for her therapy. I do think he erred in not making sure she could not reenter her vehicle. I take it that it is against procedure to allow someone without cuffs to be placed in the cop car. Which means restraints would be required if she was being arrested for those drugs. But did I miss it where he told her she was being detained?


69 posted on 03/15/2021 12:12:16 PM PDT by lastchance
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To: lastchance

If you can stand to watch the video again, you will see/hear the point where he mentions handcuffs and she FREAKS OUT.


70 posted on 03/15/2021 12:15:45 PM PDT by .30Carbine
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Under the Lee rule the cop is at fault. If you don’t know what the lee rules is you could ask the cops in Oklahoma who are being prosecuted under it. Bottom line is it is the cops fault because his actions caused her to shoot him. Lucky for the cop only the 9th and 7th circuit are using the Lee rule as of now.


71 posted on 03/15/2021 12:18:36 PM PDT by 98charlie
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To: ClearCase_guy
I think...

If I was King...

Hangings would happen EVERY day.

72 posted on 03/15/2021 12:19:25 PM PDT by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: JohnnyP

Yes is was...bullet hit him under the armor.


73 posted on 03/15/2021 12:20:16 PM PDT by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: lastchance

“So why were those needed?”

because he was arresting her for possession of illegal drugs ... handcuffs during any arrest are a standard operating procedure ...


74 posted on 03/15/2021 12:23:32 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: .30Carbine

I did see that. I was struck by how suddenly her demeanor changed. Which I suppose cops are trained to expect. Not sure if you can answer this. Does body weight diminish the effect of the taser?


75 posted on 03/15/2021 12:24:23 PM PDT by lastchance
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To: spacejunkie2001

How difficult would it be to come up with new procedures? How many people have to die for being arrested? Why has no one addressed this? The system we have now is NOT WORKING.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/06/11/i-cant-breathe-cases-of-black-men-dying-in-police-custody-resurface-nationwide/?sh=5653bde757e5

https://newsone.com/playlist/31-black-women-who-died-in-police-custody

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/11/black-deaths-in-police-custody-the-tip-of-an-iceberg-of-racist-treatment


76 posted on 03/15/2021 12:24:55 PM PDT by .30Carbine
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s probably a good thing for the cop that he is so obese that he was not able to correctly handle the situation. It’s probably a good thing for the cop that he got shot.

A truly competent officer still would’ve had to kill that fat thing and then he would of course be on trial for murder.


77 posted on 03/15/2021 12:25:02 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: lastchance

I have no idea.

Body weight contributes to asphyxiation deaths while in police custody.


78 posted on 03/15/2021 12:26:56 PM PDT by .30Carbine
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To: JohnnyP

It said the bullet entered under the edge of his vest.


79 posted on 03/15/2021 12:29:46 PM PDT by arthurus ( covfefe eot)
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To: lastchance

Does body weight diminish the effect of the taser?

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I suspect it does. She took a charge that would incapacitate a bull moose.

It barely fazed her.

I have to wonder if more lives would be saved if cops just put away the pepper srays and tazers and just simply shot the idiot after they ignore two commands.


80 posted on 03/15/2021 12:31:00 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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