Post AXqUkZDV9K20x9ODDs by zekefeu@techhub.social
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 (DIR) Post #AXpqmLhgMk23SHnkIa by Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social
       2023-07-18T13:12:36Z
       
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       "Please don't shoot!"
       
 (DIR) Post #AXqUkZDV9K20x9ODDs by zekefeu@techhub.social
       2023-07-19T06:35:55Z
       
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       @Radical_EgoCom "you gotta understand the cop was in a life or death situation"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBUUx0jUKxc
       
 (DIR) Post #AXqUkaJD5aByL94HlA by paulschoe@mastodon.world
       2023-07-19T07:25:23Z
       
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       Staggering. I know that policemen are under pressure, particularly in these types of arrest situations, but to shoot with an automatic rifle in this situation???I have no other words than: 'America 2023', (and I do feel that the more relaxed gun laws become, the more pressure that places on the police force who have to face death or life situations.Is this worth the relaxing of gun laws? )@zekefeu @Radical_EgoCom
       
 (DIR) Post #AXqUkbQKwZUFnXPUVU by Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social
       2023-07-19T07:31:08Z
       
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       @paulschoe @zekefeu I think you're putting too much blame on gun legislation and not on the officer. "Relaxed gun laws are no excuse for police executions, nor is it the cause. This kind of thing happens in states with the strictest gun laws.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXqUkcF1u62KKl7yWO by m0xee@social.librem.one
       2023-07-19T07:51:38Z
       
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       @Radical_EgoCom @paulschoe @zekefeu Doesn't look like guns had anything to do with it — just a police officer who was used to resorting to excessive force (he did it in the past): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Daniel_ShaverThis article might be biased, but it doesn't look that way to me. The police even made bold attempts to downplay what has happened by refusing to release bodycam footage and later rehired this man and didn't reveal that to the public.Some seriously fscked up shit here!
       
 (DIR) Post #AXqhMgEAjM4V9Pdx0S by paulschoe@mastodon.world
       2023-07-19T10:12:59Z
       
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       I am VERY happy that there was a bodycam, and indeed there were no guns involved here.But one of the results of the relaxation of gun laws is that the pressure on policemen and women is increasing enormously. They constantly have to be afraid for their lives. Behind every corner, there can be a gun.During confrontations, the tension is enormous.  I hope that forces invest in training, but looking at this trigger-happy guy, that doesn't seem the case. @m0xee @Radical_EgoCom @zekefeu