Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D...
by simianparrot on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:13PM
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She tried to run over a police officer.
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Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D...
by mikkupikku on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:02PM
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I don't agree, but I think there is some reasonable room for disagreement. I think she was merely being reckless, and the shooter didn't earnestly fear for his life but thought he'd be able to argue he was.
In either case, it should go before a jury.
Re:The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of D...
by simianparrot on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:50AM
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First of all it's easy to sit and armchair a situation like that and in hindsight to boot. We weren't there. We shouldn't assume what the federal officer was feeling. Second, same officer _had_ been injured and had his foot in stitches from another "protestor" who had driven into him not long ago.
Driving into someone is what's considered lethal force in law enforcement. The woman got shot after consistently ignoring police commands and then enacted lethal force on a federal officer. There's no ambiguity here.