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submitted 9 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip

Outrage over killing of Ryan Gainer, shot three times on Saturday, as sheriff denounced for defending deputies’ use of lethal force

Archived version: https://archive.ph/50wkz

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[-] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

Yet almost every other police force in the world would've handled this without shooting him...

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Agreed. It's a serious problem, but the discussion gets so muddied by websites with low integrity running headlines that are intentionally dishonest, just for clicks. They know they'll get more outrage and $$ by wording it this way, and it's gross behavior.

How many people across the web do you think saw this headline and assumed, like I did before looking into it, that this was another case of police mistaking some harmless object for a gun? Probably lots.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Glad to see TPM’s got reasonable takes :)

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks. It's rare that I even comment on stuff that I know is going to be a divisive topic, because people get so worked up and it's hard to have a human conversation.

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