“While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car,” a state police statement said.
    “Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger,” the statement continued.

    Why kill him, though? Why even try to pull him out of the car? Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?

  • Limitless_screaming
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    Why even try to pull him out of the car?

    Why not?? if he actually was shoplifting why not take him out of his car?

    Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger

    Would you not agree with the cops actions if this was true?

    • Doug HollandOP
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      341 year ago

      Claiming “he was gonna run me down” is an excruciatingly common cop lie, but yes, I’ll believe it when there’s video that shows it.

          • eltimablo
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            Considering how absolutely careless so many people are on the road, I’d be 100% fine with it. If they’re allowed to put me at risk of death by doing 100 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, why can’t I defend myself from them? If some idiot was running around a store waving a gun, I’d hope he would get shot as well, but because it’s a car all of a sudden it’s sacred ground? No, get the fuck out of here.

            • @[email protected]
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              11 year ago

              Right except it doesn’t stop the machine, does it? If you kill the driver, they’ll probably not hit the brakes right?

              So the cop would still be dead if the car was actually driving towards them, or if the cop could dodge then the excuse for shooting was obviously false.

                • @[email protected]
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                  -11 year ago

                  You obviously didn’t read the article, or else you’re just a stupid person, but I’m pretty sure the officers “attempting to remove him from the car” would be on foot.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          You’d change your tune real fast when a cop driving recklessly hits and kills your pet or family. Then you’d be screaming why the cops couldn’t stop the idiot prior.

    • @[email protected]
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      141 year ago

      Do you think if they decided it was too dangerous and let him drive off with his stolen items, that he would have turned around and gone back to run them down?

      They could have kept themselves and the public safer by tracking him down later and tacking on a few more charges. Thet chose to kill him instead.

      • Limitless_screaming
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        -101 year ago

        They wouldn’t assume that someone they caught for such a stupid crime like shoplifting, would be insane enough to try running them over. It just doesn’t make sense to risk getting charged with attempted murder, over shoplifting.

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          Funny how you’re happy to admit how outlandish and unlikely the story sounds yet you still trust the police are telling the unembellished truth and were in the right when they killed him.

            • @kmkz_ninja
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              11 year ago

              Your mistake is assuming the police would tell the truth.