Aderrien Murry, who is Black, was wounded by police after calling 911, and authorities declined to charge the officer involved
  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.eeEnglish
    40·
    1 year ago

    once again, a child was shot, the shooter will be rewarded, and a bunch of people who did nothing wrong will pay for it

  • DarkGamer@kbin.social
    281·
    1 year ago

    This is why calling cops to solve family disputes is a bad idea. They peddle violence, and to a hammer everything looks like a nail.

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Obvious racism and corruption aside, the reason most often cited for not charging officers that irresponsibly discharge their weapons and harm civilians is that they were following the protocol they were taught as officers. Are there any attempts to get these protocols and training changed and if so, why aren’t they being reported on in the news?

  • DrMorose@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    I would have liked to have been a bug on the wall to hear the grand jury deliberate this one. I mean I get the knee jerk reaction, but even so a kid who it seemingly was complying with instructions, gets shot anyway. How is that not negligent?

  • Kalash@feddit.ch
    1196·
    1 year ago

    They also need to charge who ever gave him that haircut. Poor kid.

      • Kalash@feddit.ch
        731·
        1 year ago

        I’m sorry, that was very insensitive from me. It’s always tragic when a black kid gets shot by the police in the US. But the haircut is something you don’t see every day.

      • Zipitydew
        37·
        1 year ago

        I have to admit it sort of does look off. Like a Lego hairpiece almost. Didn’t look that hard until reading their comment. But now that I have it is kind of giving off uncanny valley vibes.

        It looks sharp. Something maybe about the proportions is doing it.