On Sept. 12 at 8 a.m., came across a stopped vehicle with hazards on the left shoulder near John Hanson Highway and got out of his cruiser to help.
“Are you here to help her?” Sgt. Warrington asks the man.
“No, she’s taking me to the hospital,” he responded.
Moments later, he fires a single shot at the passenger who says he was getting a hat blown onto the road.
“Oh my God, what did you do? What did you do?” the driver screams out.
“He had a gun!” Warrington says.
“No, I don’t have a gun!” the man shouts, lying on the roadway.
At this point we’re going to start giving the same advice for interacting with police as with soldiers in a war zone. Basically do whatever they say. And if it’s contradictory then sit on your heels and put your hands up. Make yourself as un-aggressive as possible so the
scared, sleep deprived, teenager with a machine gunman child with a badge and a gun can’t possibly see you as a threat.They’ll still just shoot you for not following orders. Especially if you’re not white.
Unfortunately we can’t make it zero chance. You could always just sit there on the curb, oblivious, and get shot.
Sure you can. Can’t be shot if you shoot them first.
Oh no. You most certainly can. If that officer doesn’t manage to shoot you then the next one will, repeat as needed until true. Unless you’ve got a literal army to fight off the national guard this does not end well. And as a reminder they get drones, attack helicopters, armored vehicles, and infantry squads with 20 years of experience in exactly this fight.
I seriously implore you to think about how that goes, for you, and for the country.
Only in America.
Coming soon to your country.
The ghost of Daniel Shaver would like a word
They will also give you conflicting orders (often on purpose, so they can claim resisting arrest), so sometimes it is literally impossible to “just do what they say.”
Lol, no. Remember when they shot the aid worker who was spread-eagle on the ground next to their charge? And then the aid worker asked the cop “why did you shoot me?” Cops response? “I dunno.”
Yup. I actually pointed this out a couple comments down. You can do everything right and still get shot because they’re just that stupid and unaccountable.
Idk what this dude coulda done different except not be there, he just was walking and the cop draws on him and fires
That’s it that’s the problem. The only thing he could have done was be immediately and massively submissive.
Yet again we see where the civilian is expected to have better de-escalation skills than the person with the badge.
And walking away!
I kind of have the opposite advice for interacting with soldiers in a warzone.
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Unless you’ve declared yourself independent of everyone else that’s only going to help you 50% of the time, and it’s not easy to deploy in a manner allowing escape. I would really just suggest joining whichever side you support at that point.