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@Chaley
I think it’s a hard one to call.
Man in car uses that car as a weapon at people.
Those people are coppers it’s attempted murder or they should have got out of the way.
Those people are not coppers it’s dangerous driving or they were in danger.
The people at risk are coppers the armed responder is a murderer
The people at risk are not coppers the armed responder is a hero
Should the responder be investigated in either of these cases? Fuck yeah. Should they be charged if there are grounds? Fuck yeah. I don’t know enough to make that call.
Do I think it’s shameful that if you are a black man you are 4 X more likely to be shot by the police than you are if you are white? Fucking hell yeah. Does it mean that in this case the responder could have taken an extra moment before shooting? We’ll never know. Does this mean that the driver may have felt they were probably going to get shot no matter what? We’ll never know.
The whole thing is shit.
Does this case help or hinder the public perception that a motor vehicle can be a weapon?