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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Bruington, a passenger in the vehicle with his mother and brother, “did not immediately comply” with officers' commands to show his hands, but he did eventually put up his hands and get out of the vehicle, Lawyer said. But he “bent back into the vehicle and emerged with a firearm in his right hand,” she said. He began to run, at first toward the officer who was making the commands, she said.

Going to go ahead and say this was justified.

Edit: The video shows him pulling out what police say was a gun. The gun in question was also hit with one of the shots from the officer and broke the gun. All of that seems like it would be pretty verifiable and difficult to fudge.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As much disgust as I have for cops failing to deescalate or just shooting first and fuck you for asking questions, there are occasions where it’s justified.

Dude wanted to be shot. Don’t know if deescalation would have been on the table.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

If dude wanted to be shot and he had a gun he could have shot himself.

This reeks of coverup and a planted weapon.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Suicide by your own hand takes a whole lot more balls than suicide by cop.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

While it may reek of that to you, the video shows him pulling something out that looks like a gun (but broke apart when hit by a bullet). It likely was a fake gun, and he ran at the cops with it to get shot intentionally.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

If dude wanted to be shot and he had a gun he could have shot himself.

"Oh shit, suicide by cop! love these!"

[–] Archlinuxforever@lemmy.3cm.us 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You have clearly never watched body cam footage.

[–] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah if it's true that the guy got a gun and went at a cop then this isn't your usual case of unwarranted police brutality.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's what the prosecutor says happened, anyway. Wouldn't be the first time a prosecutor has chosen to side with the police over justice.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The released video also shows that. You think they would release the video easily if it did not?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

Probably not.

[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago