BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 9 months agoMan shot dead by police in Waikatowww.newshub.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkMan shot dead by police in Waikatowww.newshub.co.nzBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarethevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months ago It happened after a driver allegedly fled from police and crashed his car on a rural road, before breaking into a stranger’s home and threatening the occupants. Police doing a damn fine job, by the sound of it.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·9 months agoSomehow I don’t think that justifies an extrajudicial execution by the police.
minus-squareHerbal GamerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months ago “The driver presented a firearm to Police and then fled, driving erratically and at high speed,” they added. He did threaten them with a gun.
minus-squarethevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoWhat do you think they should have done instead?
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·9 months agoSubdue and arrest him.
minus-squareflambonksciouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoObviously it’s way too soon, there’s very little details but some strong GTA vibes going on. It’ll be interesting to hear more about it over the rest of the week
minus-squarethevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoGTA vibes is a good way of putting it actually.
minus-squareflambonksciouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIt totally feels like my off script benders that always ended badly… I’m just hoping the media doesn’t pull out much ‘had a promising league career’ BS
minus-squarethevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoSubdue the armed person, who had just committed multiple violent offenses? Sure thing buddy.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoYes, that’s their job isn’t it?
minus-squarethevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoYou are truly cooked if you think subduing an armed person like that is a viable option.
Police doing a damn fine job, by the sound of it.
Somehow I don’t think that justifies an extrajudicial execution by the police.
He did threaten them with a gun.
What do you think they should have done instead?
Subdue and arrest him.
Obviously it’s way too soon, there’s very little details but some strong GTA vibes going on.
It’ll be interesting to hear more about it over the rest of the week
GTA vibes is a good way of putting it actually.
It totally feels like my off script benders that always ended badly…
I’m just hoping the media doesn’t pull out much ‘had a promising league career’ BS
Subdue the armed person, who had just committed multiple violent offenses? Sure thing buddy.
Yes, that’s their job isn’t it?
You are truly cooked if you think subduing an armed person like that is a viable option.
It’s been done before.