Submitted by ssempamartin t3_10xf029 in washingtondc
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BlueCollarGuru t1_j7sgwha wrote
Damn. He was 64. What a champ.
ittybittymanatee t1_j7su593 wrote
Just to corroborate that it’s official: https://mobile.twitter.com/wmata/status/1621223563159117826
abluedinosaur t1_j7t6kfs wrote
Holy shit that story is terrifying. He really was a hero. Died trying to save others.
churner-burner t1_j7sbu5n wrote
Good man.
app_priori t1_j7t659e wrote
A true public servant.
I salute you, Mr. Cunningham.
sl8rfan2 t1_j7t8d10 wrote
Mechanics > cops
Doin' great, DC.
50thinblueline t1_j7u8lds wrote
I can’t read article as it’s behind a paywall, but an interesting fact is as a cop I can’t utilize a chokehold to subdue someone and would likely be charged with a crime for using one. I could only use a chokehold if I was in a position to use deadly force and it was my only option.
Kitchen_Software t1_j7upmw7 wrote
Is a gunman shooting people not reason enough to use deadly force? I don’t think civilians are often in a position where they’re dishing out chokeholds for no reason and it not qualifying as assault.
BouncingWalrus t1_j7ubp6t wrote
> As Isaiah Trotman trained his gun on a woman in the Potomac Avenue Metro station last week, a 64-year-old Metro mechanic sneaked up behind him and put him in a chokehold, according to a newly released account filed in court on Tuesday.
35chambers t1_j7wmgjk wrote
pretty sure an active shooter is reason enough to use deadly force lmao cops aren’t allowed to use chokeholds because they keep choking people out during traffic stops
LoganSquire t1_j7umf01 wrote
If cops would stop killing people with chokeholds, society wouldn’t have to make it illegal.
thechief05 t1_j7ywx6e wrote
How often do you think that happens
Tahh t1_j7u08n6 wrote
Would be nice to live somewhere where no one has to do this bc deranged people can't easily get guns.
Okie_Muddy_30 t1_j7swqxp wrote
I am really saddened by this...
Greedy-Research-3231 t1_j7sswg9 wrote
This’s so sad, I used to get on the metro at that station
MacManus14 t1_j7u8s7l wrote
Hero. Truly
fronthacker t1_j7w7qh2 wrote
Died a hero
Devastator1981 t1_j7wksn6 wrote
The random nature of this is alarming:
morningwoodman1 t1_j7u1jn4 wrote
I am just watching DC turn into NYC crime rate.
Joelpat t1_j7v2eei wrote
We should be so lucky. NYC crime rate is lower than ours.
keyjan t1_j7rzql0 wrote
https://www.gofundme.com/f/family-fund-for-heroic-metro-employee