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sadgringopapi t1_j7lr6ll wrote

Reply to comment by Day_trading_degen in Woman Armed With Weapon Killed in Police Shooting in Easton, Authorities Say by Linux-Is-Best

They obviously knew they were dealing with someone mentally ill, maybe you didn't realize being a cop is a dangerous job. Sometimes your life is danger, comes with the fucking territory, not murdering someone who's concerned family brought the police there to begin with.

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Day_trading_degen t1_j7luiov wrote

Okay so how would you have reacted? If someone points what appears to be a gun at you (while you yourself are armed) are you just going to allow that weapon to be pointed at you? Or will you eliminate the threat? You would Prbbly defend your self. If you believe that you wouldn’t have shot someone aiming a weapon at you, then you have NO survival instincts. You should actually be sympathetic to the officer, but your too close minded to think that way. That cop made a split second decision that ANY human being would make (assuming they have survival instincts). Seriously asking, how old are you?

Important to note. Iknow the family, I know this woman who was killed. It’s horrible, it makes me sick and I am not even ready to reach out to the family to wish them my condolences. Even though I was personally effected, I still have the brain capacity to understand that the cop did what ANY person would do. It’s embarrassing for you as a person to think otherwise

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sadgringopapi t1_j7lwnvm wrote

Why would you wish condolences? Thats insulting considering your argument, this person was mentally ill. Police are meant to be trained to deal with these situations, they aren't random people off the streets. The situation did not need to end this way.

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Day_trading_degen t1_j7ly4wr wrote

Because regardless of if I believe the shooting was justified ( which it was) I still think it’s a tragedy. Like I said, Iknow the family. More than I am willing to say. But I just don’t blame the police. People expect WAY too many things from the police. How else would the police have responded? Barricading the house? It’s impossible to say, but if you aim what appears to be a gun at police, your gonna die. If you aimed a gun at ANYBODY who is armed, your gonna die. It’s as simple as that. The real blame is on the state/federal government, for not providing the appropriate resources to people struggling with mental health.additionally, police ARE NOT trained extensively in this field. The only training that is sufficient to deal with this is to earn a PHD in psychology (still not enough)

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sadgringopapi t1_j7m5mhw wrote

I hope you never have a family member with mental illness.

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Day_trading_degen t1_j7msttn wrote

I do lol. But if you were a police officer, how would you have approached the situation?

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