stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoLondon Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murderwww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down110file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoAround 4.3% of English police officers are armed and they are only called out on special calls.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiencylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoAlso, afaik, the UK does not have “qualified immunity” like the US (which, I should add, is a categorically idiotic judicial precedent).
minus-squarereverendsteveii@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s only a stupid judicial precedent if you assume the police are there to enforce the law and help people.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiencylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIdeally, they should be. But yes, I am also aware of the genesis of police forces in modern society.
Around 4.3% of English police officers are armed and they are only called out on special calls.
Also, afaik, the UK does not have “qualified immunity” like the US (which, I should add, is a categorically idiotic judicial precedent).
It’s only a stupid judicial precedent if you assume the police are there to enforce the law and help people.
Ideally, they should be. But yes, I am also aware of the genesis of police forces in modern society.