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TheLiarParadox posted...

Looks like most people itt are more than fine with the cops killing her tho.

The conservatives are, for the most part. And admittedly, they probably would be okay with her being shot in more dubious situations as well.

I just hold that even though this is unfortunate and tragic, if this was literally the worst story of cop behavior I had ever heard, I would not understand the animosity towards them. Of course, there are many worse stories, and so I do.

Basically, there are people who will ALWAYS side against cops utilizing deadly force, and there are people who will ALWAYS side with them. Then there is a spectrum in between. In my mind, taking an action that could kill/severely injure a police officer when they're technically not doing anything wrong (trying to detain you for a crime), is grounds for deadly force even if I'd rather they not. If she backed away from the cops and they fired, I would be on the opposite side. Committing the crime of theft isn't grounds for deadly force, and trying to escape isn't grounds for deadly force, but taking an action that can be interpreted as attacking with deadly force is grounds for it, even if it was in an attempt to escape.