Isn't that like Michael Jackson in the "Beat It" video?
Posted on 09/02/2024 11:46:17 PM PDT by VanShuyten
WASHINGTON (7News) — An armed man who was shot and killed by D.C. police officers Sunday morning was identified Monday as a violence interrupter. ….. 7News I-Team Reporter Scott Taylor has learned Robinson was a violence interrupter with the D.C. Attorney General's Office and Cure The Street program. …… Robinson, who was the driver of the vehicle, was still inside the car, Smith said, but was unresponsive. She said Robinson allegedly had a gun in his lap. Shortly after officers called for backup, Robinson reportedly started to wake up. That's when officers drew their guns and commanded Robinson to drop his weapon. But Smith said, Robinson instead allegedly grabbed the officer's service weapon. That's when two officers fired their guns, striking him.
Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Because shouting orders at people who are half-awake always works out well ...
“Whatever a violence interrupter is, they are probably supposed to be armed and it seems like a major screw up for the police to shoot and kill one.”
Sounds like undercover civilian volunteers with negotiation abilities. They could even be on the payroll. They probably have firearm permits seeing how they are doing something dangerous the police can’t even do.
I did dorm guard duty for a different flight in Basic Training. Near the end of my shift, it was time to wake the next guard, who was in the flight I was guarding. I said “Wake him up,”.and a couple of the guys said “Um...you don’t understand. We’re afraid of the guy.” The dude had showed up at Basic with a bunch of rock climbing gear. and canned dog food. When the TI asked him why, he said “Dog food good for muscles.”You probably know the drill...nobody is responsible for their actions within 30 seconds of waking up. I roused this guy, and he stood up. Dude was tall, and clearly nobody was home. Kinda spooky.
Excellent! LMAO!!!!
Another touchy, feely moron.
Grabbing an officer’s service weapon sounds like a really stupid thing to do.
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Just how close was this officer and his weapon?
Why?
The way the story reads, it sounds like Robinson was still inside the car. So was the officer standing next to the car, at the driver side window? Then Robinson reached for the officer’s gun? Then the other police shot Robinson?
So, this man, sitting in his car asleep, woke up and reached out the window and all the way to an armed police officer and.... tried to take his gun ? How long was this guy’s arm ?
What the hell is a violence interrupter ?
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