Apparently in all of the BLM protests, which were both peaceful and sometimes very violent (including storming at least one government building), only one unarmed person was shot to death by police.
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this pic exactly when she was shot. She saw 4 officers through that door with guns pointed. They yelled to stop at least 3 times, if not more. She chose to call their bluff. She chose poorly.
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Yeah I mean why not mace?
Tho as usual my main concern is consistency; I am sympathetic to law enforcement having to make rough decisions quickly. It's just either be sympathetic to that or don't, don't cherry pick.
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also from the pics, i dont think it was the regular cops (with like tazers n mace n cuffs) that shot her. I think it was the dudes who seem to only have handguns. like in this pic aljazeera.com/wp-content/upl im not sure tho
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Mace seems preferable, yes.
Circumstances of these cases vary widely though. This was quite exceptional. Calling it cherry picking seems unfair.
From what I can tell, the “guys in suits with handguns” police were a kind of last line of defense, guarding the passage to where the congresspeople were sheltering. That would mean they have different rules of engagement, and also not outfitted for crowd control.
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