no d00d, you're wrong. if the police are executing a non-lethal maneuver to combat a situation like this, then it is the police force as a body that are taking a specified course of action. this is a case where one riot officer took it upon himself to use lethal force. that officer was terribly wrong.
the success or failure of this riot control exercise certainly did not hinge on this one officer or his personal decision to use lethal force when everyone else seemed to have no problem following their orders and maintaining non-lethal levels. this boy was part of a body of rioters. these officers were a part of a body of riot controllers. this one cop took it upon himself to kill this boy, to act as judge, jury, and executioner even when his superiors and the goverening body at large both decided to use non-lethal force. this cop was fuckin wrong.
it is not up to you to decide what is excessive protest and it was not up to that officer.
at some point in all this, these riot officers decided to shoot someone so they could make their getaway. it is likely that if they had the time to formulate a plan of action and then shoot someone while sitting in the drivers seat at point blank range, that there was time to point it somewhere other then this mans head.
the head is a very small target, it moves around alot, and it is round. it does not make a good target and it takes effort to hit it, either at a distance or at close range.
a gunshot wound to the head is a malicious act, especially at close range. it takes an effort. it is extremely hard to do accidentally.
it sure as hell wasn't within the cops scope of operation to collect on the payment you say that boy owed.
it's policemen and people in power with your kind of attitude that manufacture dead boys in streets all around the world.
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Date: 2001-07-23 01:25 am (UTC)the success or failure of this riot control exercise certainly did not hinge on this one officer or his personal decision to use lethal force when everyone else seemed to have no problem following their orders and maintaining non-lethal levels. this boy was part of a body of rioters. these officers were a part of a body of riot controllers. this one cop took it upon himself to kill this boy, to act as judge, jury, and executioner even when his superiors and the goverening body at large both decided to use non-lethal force. this cop was fuckin wrong.
it is not up to you to decide what is excessive protest and it was not up to that officer.
at some point in all this, these riot officers decided to shoot someone so they could make their getaway. it is likely that if they had the time to formulate a plan of action and then shoot someone while sitting in the drivers seat at point blank range, that there was time to point it somewhere other then this mans head.
the head is a very small target, it moves around alot, and it is round. it does not make a good target and it takes effort to hit it, either at a distance or at close range.
a gunshot wound to the head is a malicious act, especially at close range. it takes an effort. it is extremely hard to do accidentally.
it sure as hell wasn't within the cops scope of operation to collect on the payment you say that boy owed.
it's policemen and people in power with your kind of attitude that manufacture dead boys in streets all around the world.