NYPD kills innocent man fleeing robbery

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  1. DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs

    DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs Registered

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    Sounds like an unfortunate accident but it's still sad nonetheless. Video can be found at the link

    http://m.gawker.com/5941416/nypd-officer-shoots-kills-innocent-man-running-away-from-bodega-robbers
     
    #1 DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs, Sep 7, 2012
  2. Manic

    Manic User title? USER TITLE?!

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    I can't wait to see how many people in this thread don't bother to read the article and just assume the cops ruthlessly gunned down an innocent man.
     
    #2 Manic, Sep 7, 2012
  3. Marvolo

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    Tragic incident.
     
    #3 Marvolo, Sep 7, 2012
  4. bullets

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    That's really unfortunate :csad:
     
    #4 bullets, Sep 7, 2012
  5. DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs

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    From what I understand he was hit in the artery under the armpit. It's the same way Selena died if anyone remembers her
     
    #5 DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs, Sep 7, 2012
  6. Nathan

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    Always look where you run.
     
    #6 Nathan, Sep 7, 2012
  7. Gotham Knight

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    Always look where you shoot. Particularly at an unarmed civilian in work gear.
     
    #7 Gotham Knight, Sep 8, 2012
  8. Quasimod0

    Quasimod0 Bell-Ringer

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    Its no always that simple. Thats really terrible though. :(
     
    #8 Quasimod0, Sep 8, 2012
  9. Gotham Knight

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    Oh certainly. Don't get me wrong.

    I was trying to make my point with sarcasm. Although I do think that is seems as though police officers are very trigger happy, I am not convicting the officer of being that way in this situation. Not to say this wasn't the case, but I just wanted to point out more than anything how foolish it is to claim that someone should keep their head up in a situation like that. I'd be running for my life too and hoping to not get shot by the police when I'm unarmed isn't exactly going to run through my head.
     
    #9 Gotham Knight, Sep 8, 2012
  10. The Question

    The Question Objectivism doesn't work.

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    To be fair, that's kind of what the wording of the thread title implies.

    Police brutality and corruption are very legitimate problems in America, but this just sounds like a really tragic accident.
     
    #10 The Question, Sep 8, 2012
  11. Manic

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    I know the thread title and the article's headline are misleading, but that happens all the time, and there's always someone.
     
    #11 Manic, Sep 8, 2012
  12. The Question

    The Question Objectivism doesn't work.

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    I can understand it, even if it's not rational. Police forces around the country have a really bad track record when it comes to preventing, investigating, and disciplining police misconduct. That's not to say that all police do awful ****, but the system does a pretty piss poor job of dealing with the ones that do. Especially in cases that deal with ethnic minorities. There's not a lot of trust built up there.
     
    #12 The Question, Sep 8, 2012
  13. Shemtov

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    Well, of course. It's the article's wording.
    Modern news outlets business strategy includes using misleading headlines to get as many people as possible riled up, because it gets clicks.
     
    #13 Shemtov, Sep 8, 2012
  14. Canadian Rider

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    That's a sad story. Killed making a getaway from an armed robber ... Sad.
     
    #14 Canadian Rider, Sep 9, 2012
  15. antonydelfini

    antonydelfini Strange Tales

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    Little did he know that it was safer being near the robber than the cop. Sad.
     
    #15 antonydelfini, Sep 9, 2012
  16. Spider-Who?

    Spider-Who? ERMERGERD!

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    What an unfortunate freak accident. I can't imagine what the cop (and the victims family) is going through.
     
    #16 Spider-Who?, Sep 9, 2012
  17. Darthphere

    Darthphere Kneel before 'Drox!

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    I wouldn't rule it out. :ninja:
     
    #17 Darthphere, Sep 10, 2012
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