Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado
The family of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed by police in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against the police officers who were on the scene.
Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan.
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They murdered her because they thought she was a shoplifter?????
In what universe did it become ok to murder anyone for shoplifting???????
#ACAB always and forever
Doesn't matter how small the crime is or how unthreatening the suspect is. Failure to comply is cause for any and all escalation.
We heard about that first when it happened, and nothing at all was done when it was just some old lady hurt. (edit: Even with bodycam) THEN the laughing video came out a few days later and THEN the public outcry ramped up enough they had no choice. Only then was there any action against those officers.
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My reply wasn't intended for you directly, was replying to the overall point from the other commenter, but thank you for clarifying!
I am very appreciative of the fact that we had a misunderstanding but kept it civil, unlike on The Site That Shall Not Be Named, where it would have brought out the worst. Man, that place was awful. I love the fediverse!
The Site That Shall Not Be Named
Assuming that the site name satisfies
/R.{4}t/i, Lemmy < centralized [The Site That Shall Not Be Named] replacements < The Site That Shall Not Be Named
Oh, okay. Thanks!
But… but… she used a knife! She backed into an inanimate object! That made her an immediate, deadly threat!
Edit: that was sarcasm, folks. Jeez.
Pretty much. 😠
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My apologies. I was agreeing with your sarcasm but should have made that more clear.
Sorry you're taking the rap for my lack of clarity.
These things happen. No worries. Thanks!