BART police released body camera video of a confrontation in the parking lot of the Union City Station where an officer fired at a woman as she drove off while officers tried to get her out of the car.
      • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 days ago

        No you didn’t understand. They were DRIVING AWAY. You can’t arrest them.

        Shooting was obviously the only alternative /s

        • smayonak@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 days ago

          Even the cop’s explanation doesn’t make sense. His hand was “wedged” in the door and he felt killing the driver would prevent him from being dragged. Yet she drove off before he fired with both hands on the gun.

  • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Unless the officers can articulate a real reason for approaching this vehicle and hassling the occupant they are in the wrong. Without more details this looks like a serious fuck up on their part.

    Two armed thugs (transit police) approach a woman in the middle of night for no reason is about the worst optics you can get.

    She is probably ODD on top of it and if you watch the footage you see how that goes. I guess if you have mental health issues police are just supposed to shot you. I guess that is how we handle our mental health crisis in the US.

    • odium@programming.devEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Adding on to the other comment, Bay Area refers to the San Francisco Bay Area. BART is the name of the public transit system that services San Francisco and neighboring cities.

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        So there’s a police force for just the transit system? Or is that just part of the name?

        I appreciate it though, thanks!

    • Hubi@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 days ago

      BART Police is short for Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department and Union City is in California.