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[-] IGuessThisIsForNSFW@yiffit.net 53 points 1 year ago

"The suspect was found and shot dead by responding officers"

I don't think they made it to jail.

[-] WiildFiire@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Extremely extremely uncommon police W

Unless the shooter was African American and they had no idea about the shop shooting which I wouldn't doubt

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't call it a win. That murderer deserved to be tried and convicted for their crime and serve decades behind bars. They gave him the easy way out.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 18 points 1 year ago

From another article (The Sun is owned by Murdoch iirc), they suggested that the murderer did not want to get arrested and was aggressive. It's sad that people get so hateful that they would rather die hating people than just going about life.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

My cognitive dissonance is thinking both you and the guy you replied to are correct.

[-] WiildFiire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

As much as I will defend my stance that I'm glad the shooter is dead, I still do agree with Flying Squid to an extent. Immediately murdering the aggressor goes against the whole of the system of law, I suppose a fair trial should still be taken place, but I'd be the happiest if they got the death penalty. Keeping him behind bars just keeps the hate alive

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah it is really easy to fall for the schadenfreude when a POS gets got by cops but don't forget cops are wrong about who did what all the fucking time...

I hope they weren't wrong here...

[-] Root@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 year ago

It's not their job to execute people. It's their job to arrest them and provide evidence in a court of law to get them jail time. Even if it's the perpetrator.

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That is why I'm arguing for not celebrating this way of handling problems. Executions, even official ones that are done "correctly" by the state, often kill innocent people. And, as you said, people that have directly commited a crime still deserve their rights.

Situations like this, where no one wants to see a killer like that get away, it becomes easier to overlook bad policing, and everyone should make a conscious effort try and hold police to a higher standard to do things properly.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago

I guess he should be allowed to shoot whoever he wants and fuck our human right to self defense then. 🤷

I hate cops too but this is one of the few cases where lethal action on their part is justifed. Him shooting at them gives them the right to shoot back, not as cops but as human beings. And how dare you tell human beings that the machinations of an old, decrepit, broken system is more important than their own lives?

[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I am actually interested to know the race of the murderer. I know some people are against giving that information, but truth is, that provides a lot of information.

[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Good. Thank you.

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