Dallas officer enters apartment she mistakes for her own, fatally shoots man inside

[Vic]

She won't. Apparently they found that he had some crack sprinkled on him..

Is this a joke? Everything I've read says the victim was a college graduate with a good job.

 

[1sikbITCH]

I don't give a shit. They signed up for it, no one forced them. And you're conveniently ignoring that this kind of shit doesn't happen ANYWHERE else, cops in other countries don't randomly shoot people, and if they do they get locked up.

This is bullshit. Security forces in many countries kill civilians indiscriminately with no repercussions. Pick almost any country in Africa. In Mexico you can pay the cops to kill someone for you. In Muslim countries you can be executed in the street for just looking at them the wrong way.

America is not the only place where the government terrorizes the citizenry. It's just the only place where you can bitch about it on social media and not be executed yourself, much to the disappointment of Donald Trump.

 

[ecogen]

This is bullshit. Security forces in many countries kill civilians indiscriminately with no repercussions. Pick almost any country in Africa. In Mexico you can pay the cops to kill someone for you. In Muslim countries you can be executed in the street for just looking at them the wrong way.

America is not the only place where the government terrorizes the citizenry. It's just the only place where you can bitch about it on social media and not be executed yourself, much to the disappointment of Donald Trump.

Right, sorry for not bringing banana republics, 3rd world countries, and theocracies into this discussion. I mean if that's the bar the US is trying to overcome, I don't really know what else there is to say.

 

[K1052]

This is bullshit. Security forces in many countries kill civilians indiscriminately with no repercussions. Pick almost any country in Africa. In Mexico you can pay the cops to kill someone for you. In Muslim countries you can be executed in the street for just looking at them the wrong way.

America is not the only place where the government terrorizes the citizenry. It's just the only place where you can bitch about it on social media and not be executed yourself, much to the disappointment of Donald Trump.

Ah...I'm not sure "You're wrong because it happens in violent theocracies and countries without rule of law so America isn't alone" is really a good argument here.

 

[Viper GTS]

Well there's also Canada:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-video-police-shooting-rcmp-coriolan-1.4523348

Viper GTS

 

[KMFJD]

Blue Lives Matter More apparently than the people they are supposed to serve, that's a shameful policy, not holding her to account while off duty like that is bs

 

[realibrad]

Ah...I'm not sure "You're wrong because it happens in violent theocracies and countries without rule of law so America isn't alone" is really a good argument here.

It is when someone tries to make the argument that it does not happen anywhere else.

 

[fskimospy]

It is when someone tries to make the argument that it does not happen anywhere else.

That they meant ‘any other developed western country’ was implicitly obvious.

 

[Viper GTS]

Blue Lives Matter More apparently than the people they are supposed to serve, that's a shameful policy, not holding her to account while off duty like that is bs

Give the system time to work. If it's announced she won't face charges then be pissed. It's been all of 14 hours so far.

Viper GTS

 

[ecogen]

It is when someone tries to make the argument that it does not happen anywhere else.

Right, sorry for not bringing banana republics, 3rd world countries, and theocracies into this discussion. I mean if that's the bar the US is trying to overcome, I don't really know what else there is to say.

 

[K1052]

It is when someone tries to make the argument that it does not happen anywhere else.

I wouldn't have used the word "anywhere" however it happens at vastly lower rates in basically all other modern western nations that I can think of.

Happens yes. Happens as frequently as it does here? No way.

 

[Puffnstuff]

The family should sue the city for everything they're worth and if the victim was really a Christian he's in a better place than this BSC world.

 

[realibrad]

I wouldn't have used the word "anywhere" however it happens at vastly lower rates in basically all other modern western nations that I can think of.

Happens yes. Happens as frequently as it does here? No way.

I don't disagree with that. The US appears to be drastically more violent than other reasonably comparable countries.

 

[dainthomas]

Is this a joke? Everything I've read says the victim was a college graduate with a good job.

Chapelle

 

[1sikbITCH]

Ah...I'm not sure "You're wrong because it happens in violent theocracies and countries without rule of law so America isn't alone" is really a good argument here.

Sure it is. We act like they do all over the world. America was never great when it comes to oppression.

 

[Vic]

This is bullshit. Security forces in many countries kill civilians indiscriminately with no repercussions. Pick almost any country in Africa. In Mexico you can pay the cops to kill someone for you. In Muslim countries you can be executed in the street for just looking at them the wrong way.

America is not the only place where the government terrorizes the citizenry. It's just the only place where you can bitch about it on social media and not be executed yourself, much to the disappointment of Donald Trump.

Some people might disagree with this, but it is hard for me to do so when this is clearly the direction that our current leadership is taking us.

 

[K1052]

Sure it is. We act like they do all over the world. America was never great when it comes to oppression.

Meant that in the vein of where we should be headed/want to go.

 

[UNCjigga]

Too bad he didn't stand his ground. This incident required more guns.

 

[purbeast0]

I'd LOVE to see you patrol a dangerous area for a week and respond to every emergency call.

What the hell does this have to do with anything related to the issue at hand? Absolutely nothing Mr. whataboutism.

 

[interchange]

If police are called to investigate a break-in and find an intruder that is unarmed and not taking any threatening action toward police, they don't have grounds to pull the trigger. Even if you enter the wrong apartment door, it's likely that the fact it's not your apartment is readily observable by the furniture, paint, etc. The story at face value doesn't make logical sense, and thus it is incomplete. There may have been some altercation before shots. Likely the officer was influenced by serious external factors, e.g. fatigue, intoxication, social stressors. We don't know. I wish there were a more immediate and transparent investigation into what went wrong and not entirely to find out what she did wrong.

 

[Blackjack200]

If police are called to investigate a break-in and find an intruder that is unarmed and not taking any threatening action toward police, they don't have grounds to pull the trigger. Even if you enter the wrong apartment door, it's likely that the fact it's not your apartment is readily observable by the furniture, paint, etc. The story at face value doesn't make logical sense, and thus it is incomplete. There may have been some altercation before shots. Likely the officer was influenced by serious external factors, e.g. fatigue, intoxication, social stressors. We don't know. I wish there were a more immediate and transparent investigation into what went wrong and not entirely to find out what she did wrong.

I really suspect that these two knew each other and the "I walked into the wrong apartment" story is bullshit. I'm not saying it was necessarily pre-meditated murder, but whatever actually happened she thought that this absurd story was better than the truth.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Not enough info to go on as to motive, this seems very suspicious, possible a lovers quarrel.

edit: @Blackjack200 - I didn't see your post when i replied, but I agree...

 

[interchange]

I really suspect that these two knew each other and the "I walked into the wrong apartment" story is bullshit. I'm not saying it was necessarily pre-meditated murder, but whatever actually happened she thought that this absurd story was better than the truth.

That sounds like a plausible explanation.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Looks like mans laughter

 

[Sunburn74]

You think being a cop is an easy job?

Lot of harder jobs out there that don't get these easy passes for mistakes.