• blind3rdeye@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Yeah, there was an attempt to rationally explain the events, and the person’s conclusion was that “the officer reacted reasonably”. i.e. They think shooting a totally compliant unarmed child was a reasonable action.

    The thing is, most of us here disagree with that assessment. There are a myriad of other ways that the police officer could use which don’t involve using a lethal weapon on a child. These type of incidents cannot be treated as just bad luck. They are systematic, problematic, and unacceptable. To conclude that ‘the officer reacted reasonably’ is unsatisfactory. That kind of conclusion is what supports police to act with no accountability.