labbbb to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前What's the point of American police saying "Show your hands" after they shot a man?message-squaremessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down129file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the point of American police saying "Show your hands" after they shot a man?labbbb to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square61linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down11·1 年前To have a court excuse in case they shoot again. “Didn’t comply. Hid hands. I felt threatened.”
minus-squareXariphon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·1 年前Like the guys who literally get away with murder on film need an excuse.
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·1 年前It helps the murdering cop if it is one of the extremely few shootings that makes it to a jury.
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 年前They don’t but it makes their fragile egos feel better if they have one lined up
To have a court excuse in case they shoot again. “Didn’t comply. Hid hands. I felt threatened.”
Like the guys who literally get away with murder on film need an excuse.
It helps the murdering cop if it is one of the extremely few shootings that makes it to a jury.
They don’t but it makes their fragile egos feel better if they have one lined up