New York police have defended their actions after a bystander was shot in the head as two officers tackled a fare-evader armed with a knife in a busy subway station.
The man was in critical condition after the shooting at Sutter Avenue L station in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon. Three others, including the suspect, were wounded.
bystander was shot in the headPolice shot innocent bystander in the head.
FTFY
The reporter actively chose to give the police a pass by using passive voice here. “Bystander shot in the head” sounds like something that just happened or was unavoidable when we’re really dealing with “Police shoot innocent bystander in the head while subduing fare evader.” I mean, fuck, how hard is it to have basic police accountability?
Almost impossible
Hey, it’s their fault for being in the path of that bullet traveling at 1200 feet per second. They had 0.0133 seconds to move out of the way. They made the decision to keep standing in a dangerous spot
(/s in case that wasn’t clear)
And said bystander is in critical condition.
I think “Police shot innocent bystander in the head by accident” accurately captures the situation. The police were the ones who did it, but they didn’t do it on purpose.
“accident” is a bad descriptor for something that keeps happening constantly and for which those responsible violently oppose accountability