r/policebrutality Aug 17 '24

News: Video Police fatally shoot woman standing beside her mother during health crisis. Female was holding plastic jug when officers broke down door and told her to drop knife, family tried canceling 911 call, officers refused.

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u/real-m-f-in-talk Aug 17 '24 edited Aug 17 '24

that's what happens when you go to kill and not preserve life, its ONE f$#king woman, you went there knowing she had a knife.... and found a water jug. she was being held by her mother, you had a shield.

lethal force shouldn't be an option when you're breaking down the door.

btw police said they "recovered a knife at the scene"... I would hope so considering its a house with many knives

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u/BoIshevik Aug 21 '24

that's what happens when you go to kill

I was struck by how in their discussion on lethal & less lethal they got to "who's going lethal " the officers all perked up and spoke up.

Thought it was weird to be so eager to potentially shoot someone. This isnt any situation I can even rationalize that behavior.

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u/kyleh0 Aug 20 '24

Good luck thinking logically about cops. They went, and they murdered. That's what they are for. Sometimes they fail to murder, which is probably demerit in fucking cop world.

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u/real-m-f-in-talk Aug 20 '24

the woman was such a threat she was being held by her mother and the c0p still shoots, smh.... he needs to do time.

if having a knife justified murder..... then what's the point of our tax dollars paying for police.;.... let business, politicians / the rich pay the police budget.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

They do, too.

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u/real-m-f-in-talk Aug 21 '24

they get more protection but who pays most of the bill

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u/kyleh0 Aug 24 '24

Pretty sure we've sort of tried that in the past with fire departments that didn't put out fires if you weren't a paying interest. hehe.

There are a lot of better alternatives to law enforcement that doesn't require that the first line of response is a psychopath with a sidearm and a license to kill if they get uncomfortable about anything.

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u/Ok_Forever3621 Sep 02 '24

Hey, they didn’t have much time to come up with a plan. Everyone would’ve definitely done the same. /s (plz don’t think I’m serious cuz this is fucked up)

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u/blueflloyd Aug 17 '24

How hard would it have been to call a mental health professional to come talk with this poor woman before deciding to execute her? She's a mentally ill person who needs help; not a bunch of meatheads kicking in her door with guns drawn.

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u/Armadilha-de-otarios Aug 18 '24

They call an ambulance

They send cops

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u/Nandom07 Aug 18 '24

Neither of them are mental health professionals, unfortunately.

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u/TequieroVerde Aug 17 '24

They punish us when we call them. Why call them?

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u/Jizzrag_9000 Aug 18 '24

DON'T CALL THE FUCKING COPS. THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU.

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u/Lynda73 Aug 18 '24

The brother called 911 originally requesting an ambulance to get her to the hospital bc she was having a mental health crisis. The 911 operator said sending ambulance and officers. Brother says no officers, just ambulance. They tell him they have to send police ‘for the ambulance’s protection’. So he calls back and asks to cancel the call altogether. They say they can’t cancel a mental health call. So they show up, and brother is blocking the door, saying they don’t want them. They say because the mom is in there with her, they have to break the door down instead of waiting for the health professionals. So they pull him out of the way, break the door down, immediately shoot her. Disgusting.

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u/Jizzrag_9000 Aug 18 '24

Blatant fucking murder bro…

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u/BishonenPrincess Aug 18 '24

I hope the brother doesn't blame himself. He knew the cops would be dangerous and desperately tried to stop them from coming. Still, if I was in his shoes, it would he hard for me to process that I was the one who made the call. It's really not his fault. It's this broken and disgraceful system at fault. He's a victim, too.

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u/Lynda73 Aug 18 '24

He looked like he was pretty young. I’m sure he called due to mom’s request. She didn’t speak much English, sounded like. But I thought the same thing. 🥲

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u/Cyke101 Aug 18 '24

The terrible thing is, if you call 911 for any other reason, and specify that you don't want cops, the cops will go anyway. Some places it's mandated by law, others not, but regardless.

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u/Jizzrag_9000 Aug 18 '24

I play the video game Cyberpunk2077 and think "thank god I don't live in a Si-Fi Dystopian society". Then I remember I live in this current day Dystopia and I get depressed. At least in Cyberpunk I can have sword arms.

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u/shockerdyermom Aug 17 '24

Murdering fucks.

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u/real-m-f-in-talk Aug 17 '24
  • Multiple Body-cams - Attorney General released footage of the fatal shooting of Victoria Lee.

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u/Lynda73 Aug 18 '24

They just so casually discuss who is going to kill her before breaking down the door to her residence, surrounded by her family. 🥲

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u/PJZNY Aug 18 '24

A handful of cops with community college degrees or less decide in a hallway in three seconds if they will go lethal or not on a citizen. Its insane. Everyone of these cops and whoever trained them should all be in prison. We need to lock up the trainers. That’s the root of all this bullshit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

The trainers are trained by documentation and programming drafted by the most p*ssy genocidal monster state currently in existence, who also invented Krav Maga—a martial art used by the weak to maim and below-the-belt disarm the strong. So take it up with them, boycott, and never ever ever endorse anyone’s support for them.

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u/Low_Significance_497 Aug 18 '24

May they suffer during this life

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u/BishonenPrincess Aug 18 '24

They'll never suffer as much as their victims. Our justice system has made sure of that.

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u/Low_Significance_497 Aug 18 '24

Oh he will be traumatised and that victime will haunt him for the rest of his life unless he truly is a sociopath

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u/BishonenPrincess Aug 18 '24

Oh great, so now they'll get a nice fat check for getting PTSD on the job. Just like when they murdered Daniel Shaver.

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u/Low_Significance_497 Aug 18 '24

Fucking pigs seriously

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u/crisscrim Aug 18 '24

I’m sure he celebrated by forcing his girlfriend that night, they are base animals that love to perpetuate evil.

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u/jpcapone Aug 18 '24

Another family that wished they hadn't called the cops for help. If I was a scammer, knowing what we know about police behavior, I could easily manufacture a scenario to get paid.

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u/colenotphil Aug 20 '24

This is the concept of SWATting more or less

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u/jpcapone Aug 20 '24

Ha! Never thought about it like that but yea.

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u/MikeyHatesLife Aug 18 '24

I genuinely hope they all get to experience the exact same kind and amount of love they show the community.

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u/Volgannok Aug 18 '24

It's ok to murder someone if you're a cop

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u/Which_Engineer1805 Aug 18 '24

And many, many people will put stickers and flags on their cars showing their blind support for this behavior.

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u/TheMostStupidest Aug 18 '24

Reminder that cops aren't people. They just aren't at this point. They are living weapons meant to terrorize the poor and protect the property of capitalists.

Every single cop is a piece of shit.

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u/BigNig2039 Aug 18 '24

How much do y’all want to bet that all officers involved will face 0 consequences other than administrative leave? The officer who fired might be on paid vacation longer than the others but that’s most likely it.

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u/kyleh0 Aug 20 '24

Cops are so fucked up. Straight up murderers. Don't ever need help.

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u/originalbL1X Aug 18 '24

Looks like the cop that shot was black so they’ll throw the book at him and it will happen quickly, too. You know, the opposite of what would happen if one of the white cops had pulled the trigger.

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u/jpcapone Aug 20 '24

Mohamed Noor

Proves your point.

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u/JakeTurk1971 Aug 19 '24

Little-known fact: Assisted suicide is legal, free, and state-subsidized for POC. Just call 911. Seriously we need an alternative emergency line for "not a cop or firefighter."

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u/sfaalg Aug 21 '24

The riot shield negates the sole necessity of lethal force