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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

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To: Labyrinthos

Nice :)


81 posted on 04/12/2021 11:41:25 AM PDT by Shadylake
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To: Fido969

Nah I doubt it..rioters look for any reason to loot and steal stuff..I notice they didnt loot any working boots stores, but no problem looting Gamestop


82 posted on 04/12/2021 11:42:06 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Reno89519

Relax. 3 Georgia cops were shot.....all is well....
Go watch the video if the cop in Texas getting his head shot off. You’ll feel better. 🙄


83 posted on 04/12/2021 11:43:21 AM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: Meatspace


This video seems like it's not censored as much. She yelled 'oh s#@!, I shot him'. Which is almost as bad as 'Did I shoot him?' like it sounds on the fox9 video.

84 posted on 04/12/2021 11:45:13 AM PDT by Shadylake
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
They can be nasty people. I can sometimes see them grimacing in my rear view with their hands clenched on the wheel in anger. The thing that gets me is I'm usually 5-10 mph over the limit and yet it's still not nearly fast enough for them.

Sometimes I'll pull over to let them by but usually I catch up with them at the next stoplight. So they never really seem to get to where they are going much faster than me.

85 posted on 04/12/2021 11:45:14 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: Meatspace

A woman cop, race unknown. Does not know the difference between her gun and a taser. I smell death by affirmative action here


86 posted on 04/12/2021 11:46:41 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: chuckee

Hands look white to me.


87 posted on 04/12/2021 11:47:52 AM PDT by Shadylake
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To: Jonny7797

It’s on the body cam footage.

https://twitter.com/MattBraynard/status/1381662854105939970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1381662854105939970%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fgraphic-police-say-minnesota-officer-who-shot-black-suspect-accidentally-grabbed-gun

And she had plenty of time to realize her error.


88 posted on 04/12/2021 11:48:37 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Reno89519

He had a felony warrant.
And he was resisting arrest.

So your premise is bullshit.


89 posted on 04/12/2021 11:49:25 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Reno89519
I do think that Minneapolis has some hiring issues and it is getting people killed.

When Dr. Clarissa Cole was doing the required pre-employmen psych evals for police and corrections officers she was disturbed to find that fully half the people who flunked, the too high strung, poor judgement, rage issues, and frank sociopaths were hired despite this:

“No, no, no, he has really strong sadistic tendencies and fantasies of rape and murder, you really shouldn’t hire him”

...and they would.

Which begs the question, the question we are not allowed to ask:

Did this cop pass her psych eval?

90 posted on 04/12/2021 11:49:35 AM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: montag813; gundog
 
 
It's certainly looking like it was a botched up stop - failing to competently control the scene and the suspect. Then things spin out of control. A lot like the mess that Nashville cop unleashed back in March.
 
 

91 posted on 04/12/2021 11:50:10 AM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If you watch the actual video she fires her weapon before the car pulls away while yelling Taser.

She F’ed up big time.

https://twitter.com/MattBraynard/status/1381662854105939970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1381662854105939970%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fgraphic-police-say-minnesota-officer-who-shot-black-suspect-accidentally-grabbed-gun


92 posted on 04/12/2021 11:50:49 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Meatspace

The police chief states she MEANT to use her taser- it was a mistake that she used her gun.

Good grief, man.


93 posted on 04/12/2021 11:50:50 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Bonemaker

Stopping him for an air freshener hanging from mirror?

Is that for real?


94 posted on 04/12/2021 11:51:43 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Shadylake

Just watched the video, and I can see a couple things wrong with the way the stop went down. First of all, letting the guy stay so close to his open car door is a bad idea. But the cop not knowing she had her gun pulled (she claims she thought it was her taser), is beyond comprehension. And even if it was a taser, that looked like a less than good situation to let it rip. Several bad decisions. One of them made by the guy trying to flee. I’d say it’s about one third the driver’s fault, and two thirds the cops fault. Negligent homicide might be about right. Lose her job, a few years probation.


95 posted on 04/12/2021 11:52:08 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: dragnet2
Stopping him for an air freshener hanging from mirror? Is that for real?

No, but it's the new "hands up don't shoot" lie and will now be circulated by the media as the definitive truth.

96 posted on 04/12/2021 11:53:06 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Reno89519

Why was she shooting him anyway? Stopping him for an air freshener hanging from mirror, as an early report suggests, seems ridiculous. The video shows her in the guy’s face, hyped on anger or a power-trip. She’s now killed a guy on camera and should face justice.
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A few points:
1) Police don’t pull people over for air freshners. They pull people over b/c they are known criminals. There were 4 cops on the scene of this stop. That tells me that this guy was targeted b/c he’s a drug dealer or gang banger. They pulled him over based on a pretext, which is legal and done everyday by the police.
2) As with every one of these “unarmed black men” cases, the unarmed black male is ultimately responsible for his demise. He had a warrant. He knew he had a warrant. He knew he was surrounded by the police. The black male caused this whole thing to happen by pulling away from the cops and hopping into the car.
3) Women should not be cops. Period.
4) It appears from the (edited) video that this female officer may have mistakenly used her gun instead of her TASER.
5) This is not a crime. This is an accident. Unfortunately, the taxpayers now have to pay millions of dollars for some out of control Yo and a female cop that panicked and pulled out the wrong weapon.


97 posted on 04/12/2021 11:53:57 AM PDT by bort
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To: Meatspace

Queue the copsuckers with “he was a bad one”, “He had photos of guns on his page” and every other excuse for their jackboot licking or or otherwise excusing the cop.


98 posted on 04/12/2021 11:54:43 AM PDT by RedStateRocker ("Never miss a good chance to Shut Up" - Will Rogers)
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To: Shadylake

Just stop it, you criminal.


99 posted on 04/12/2021 11:55:05 AM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: Howie66
I know first hand about those little rattle traps. My wife had one when we first met.

You married a lesbian?

Inside joke, I'll tell some day.

100 posted on 04/12/2021 11:55:53 AM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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