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Minnesota officer shouted 'Taser!' but fired a gun instead, fatally shooting a man at a traffic stop, police say
CNN ^ | 4/12/21 | Keith Allen, Adrienne Broaddus, Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton, CNN

Posted on 04/12/2021 10:36:31 AM PDT by Meatspace

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a traffic stop after a Minnesota police officer shouted "Taser!" but fired a handgun instead of the non-lethal stun gun, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: banglist; minnesota; police
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To: Reno89519

Expired tabs. The air freshener thing was made up by the girlfriend.


21 posted on 04/12/2021 10:47:32 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Tagline Under Review)
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To: Migraine

Well played, sir


22 posted on 04/12/2021 10:47:44 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: SamAdams76

I wish I could explain it to you. But when you see that she attempted to fire a tazer AT A FLEEING VEHICLE!!!

Then nothing makes any sense.


23 posted on 04/12/2021 10:47:53 AM 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: SamAdams76
I've been involved in a few traffic stops over the years and tasers have never been part of them!

Was you da stopper, or the stoppee

24 posted on 04/12/2021 10:48:09 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: Meatspace

Psych.....


25 posted on 04/12/2021 10:48:44 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (Watch your back.)
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To: Meatspace
Police these days are too overloaded with gear. Their belt is something Batman would be proud of. In a stressful situation, I could see them fumbling for something off of their belt and picking the wrong thing -- aside from the fact you can't run well with a 30 lb. load on your hips, and you'll probably end up with back problems the rest of your life...


26 posted on 04/12/2021 10:49:10 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Reno89519

I do think that Minneapolis has some hiring issues and it is getting people killed.

______________________________________________

How dare you say that. Are you racist? There’s quotas to be met. Affirmative Action to be upheld. Diversity rules.

/sarc


27 posted on 04/12/2021 10:49:31 AM 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: Meatspace

Like the nervous Mountie who jumped off his whistle and blew his horse.


28 posted on 04/12/2021 10:49:39 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Magnum44

Not bad, eh?


29 posted on 04/12/2021 10:50:19 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: Meatspace

The female cop appears to be black..how will the commie media use that narrative


30 posted on 04/12/2021 10:51:08 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Reno89519

“..Stopping him for an air freshener hanging from mirror..”

Pretty chicken shit for “probable cause”.


31 posted on 04/12/2021 10:51:19 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Meatspace

Not this again!


32 posted on 04/12/2021 10:52:18 AM PDT by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!s)
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To: Bonemaker

Or like the nurse chasing a naked man down the hall with a pan of hot water, with the Dr. chasing her saying, “No! I told you to prick his boil!”


33 posted on 04/12/2021 10:52:27 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: Reno89519

Yeah, the weird goings on seem to indicate it.


34 posted on 04/12/2021 10:53:43 AM PDT by Morpheus2009 (If you want me to be afraid, then be consistent in your logic, standards, and your lies!s)
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To: Migraine
Oh, I was the stoppee!

Used to have quite the lead foot back in the day.

Always polite to the officers though, I usually was able to talk my way to a simple warning just by letting the officer relax and realize I was not a threat.

Just a regular guy who liked to go a little fast.

Now that I'm semi-retired and drive just a little Subaru, I'm in no hurry anymore. Now I've got to worry about the tailgaters in my rear view instead of the cops.

35 posted on 04/12/2021 10:54:18 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
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To: Shadylake
Didn't this happen with the BART cop in San Fran? Luckily he was caught by a bystander camera. Oops.

Yes. Shooting of Oscar Grant

Then the cops tried to confiscate all cameras to cover their hides.

36 posted on 04/12/2021 10:54:45 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (Thread spamming is a denial of service attack.)
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To: Meatspace

Classic “Death by Karen”.


37 posted on 04/12/2021 10:56:17 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: rarestia

Some guy tried that in my town, years ago. Hit the cop with some kind of powder, then pulled a knife and slashed his throat. Cop wrestled with him for a while, then shot and killed him


38 posted on 04/12/2021 10:56:21 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Meatspace

Whoops, wrong holster


39 posted on 04/12/2021 10:56:49 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: corkoman
mistakes were made

The main mistake was the idiot resisting arrest...is there a common theme here??

40 posted on 04/12/2021 10:56:59 AM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Nothing dies harder than a lie that people want to believe)
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