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Re:Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany by x3ro on Sunday June 23, 2019 @07:42AM (#20254846)
If a police officer stops me for speeding and while giving me a fine dies of a heat stroke because it's really hot and they are dehydrated, did I kill that police officer?

Because that seems to be the logic implied here.

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Re:Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany by Lev1a on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:07AM (#20254948)
No, in that scenario he "died in the line of duty" or something similar to that.
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Re:Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany by blattimwind on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:20AM (#20255007)
"XY officers were injured during a police action at protest somewhere" doesn't mean the protesters injured them. You (and sometimes journalists) read things into police press releases that just aren't in there.
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Re:Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany by x3ro on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:35AM (#20255077)
It's not about me, I know this. But I also know the reactions (and outrage) of the general public, who think "those violent protestors" are at it again, attacking the police.

Intent is not magic. Even if the police intended to "simply provide some numbers" they (!) need to factor in the reaction of the general public and the media, because they are, in part, responsible for upholding democratic values, of which freedom to protest happens to be one.

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