I live in NYC, and I read this story yesterday, and they didn't shoot the guy for hopping the turnstile / not paying the $2.90, they chased him and tried to give him a $100-150 fine; but the guy lunged at them with a knife.

The cops panicked and began firing because they don't have H2H training, and their aim is obviously shit. It's so shit, that I think they missed their taser shot as well before hitting random people in the crowd with their sidearms.

Not defending the police but the meme's a gross oversimplification. Those guys need more training and probably a suspension until they finish a full course of training, or a dismissal (or perhaps even up to and including manslaughter charges) depending on if the bystanders live or not.

I wish shit like this wasn't as common as it is. So many innocent people and dogs die each month due to police incompetence.

[–] Rooskie91 0 points 3 months ago

Stuff like this makes me think memes like this are some kind of new form of propaganda where the idea is to make you made at a situation, but for the situation to appear to have no solutions. So you're just upset about stuff and want someone to do something about it.

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