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It's a very similar story and they happened on the same day, or a day apart. I wonder what would have happened if the cops opened up on this 4 year old?
The real lesson here is stay the hell out of black neighborhoods, the police feel they're targets and are paranoid and likely to shoot. 'Their lives were in danger' is such a B.S. excuse; cops are supposed to risk their lives, that's why we have them.
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while that is a very similar situation you posted there, there are also many differences that we need to look at. i mentioned that the speed of the 'attacking' car is to be taken into consideration. in the article you posted, it was stated that the car was driving under 10 miles an hour whereas the photos you showed of the case in la showed prelim speeds of 40-50 mph. obviously you can distinguish the difference between a speeding car and a rolling car and tell which is deadly. not saying that a rolling car can't kill you, but it rolling shows me that it wasn't used to attack the officers.
much also is attributed to the neighborhood and the surroundings. we all change the way we react to things and situations while we are in a dark alley in say harlem as opposed to bein out late in say aspen coloroda. if a firecracker goes off in beverly hills, it's just a firecracker. if a car backfires in la, it's a gunshot.
the officers put their lives in danger but they are not supposed to take that risk. that's why they too have guns and bullet proof vests. so you mean to tell me that when an officer is wrongfully gunned down, we say 'oh well, he was paid to take the risk'?