On Sept. 12 at 8 a.m., came across a stopped vehicle with hazards on the left shoulder near John Hanson Highway and got out of his cruiser to help.
“Are you here to help her?” Sgt. Warrington asks the man.
“No, she’s taking me to the hospital,” he responded.
Moments later, he fires a single shot at the passenger who says he was getting a hat blown onto the road.
“Oh my God, what did you do? What did you do?” the driver screams out.
“He had a gun!” Warrington says.
“No, I don’t have a gun!” the man shouts, lying on the roadway.
Officials want to be clear the man who is shot was never charged, never arrested and has fully cooperated with the investigation.
This is apparently something that needs to be said when talking about shooting unarmed people.
At this point we’re going to start giving the same advice for interacting with police as with soldiers in a war zone. Basically do whatever they say. And if it’s contradictory then sit on your heels and put your hands up. Make yourself as un-aggressive as possible so the
scared, sleep deprived, teenager with a machine gunman child with a badge and a gun can’t possibly see you as a threat.I kind of have the opposite advice for interacting with soldiers in a warzone.
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They’ll still just shoot you for not following orders. Especially if you’re not white.
Unfortunately we can’t make it zero chance. You could always just sit there on the curb, oblivious, and get shot.
Sure you can. Can’t be shot if you shoot them first.
Oh no. You most certainly can. If that officer doesn’t manage to shoot you then the next one will, repeat as needed until true. Unless you’ve got a literal army to fight off the national guard this does not end well. And as a reminder they get drones, attack helicopters, armored vehicles, and infantry squads with 20 years of experience in exactly this fight.
I seriously implore you to think about how that goes, for you, and for the country.
The ghost of Daniel Shaver would like a word
Idk what this dude coulda done different except not be there, he just was walking and the cop draws on him and fires
That’s it that’s the problem. The only thing he could have done was be immediately and massively submissive.
Yet again we see where the civilian is expected to have better de-escalation skills than the person with the badge.
They are just always on-edge and terrified for their life no matter what the situation is. What does their training do to them… there was absolutely no reason to see this as some sort of well-disguised trap intended to kill the police officer, so why did his mind go there?
This is exactly why training the police as warriors instead of as civil servants is so insidious and deadly.
They aren’t “training” them. Certainly not as well as actual soldiers. But they are arming them with more and more military gear. If you were a high-school bully who never grew up or a racist who wanted to harass and maybe even kill a black person, what job would you get?
They are being trained.
To escalate, that’s why they “need” all that military kit.
And he’s a sergeant too. He should have his career ruined because of this.
Mhmm best we can do is slap on the wrist and a multi decade intimidation campaign against the victims and anyone who supports them.
You forgot a two month paid
suspensionvacation.The article did say that he is currently suspended without pay, so at least they’ve got that bit straight in this case.
Wait a minute. Just having a gun isn’t a reason to shoot someone in Maryland, is it? They might have a license. So the policeman would be guilty of manslaughter either way.
You seem to be under the impression that police answer to the law.
Well, he was indicted, so that’s a start. Just have to wait and see if he’s convicted.
Indicted for a vacay, convicted to a promotion?
According to the article,
He’s charged with one count of attempted second degree murder, first degree assault, misconduct in office and two counts of reckless endangerment.
And that conviction is not pardoned, commuted, or overturned.
He’s just a cop. He’s not rich.
The second amendment doesn’t actually exist beyond the gun store counter. Which is the most American way possible of enforcing it.
He just fucking aims and pulls the trigger. What the fuck is going on in america.
I don’t think he even aimed. He hit a passing car. He just pulled his gun and fired.
I didn’t say he aimed well. Really shows how well those assholes are trained. He couldn’t even hit accurately at 20m.
Trained by the finest stormtroopers.
At some point I’m about to read an article where a cop was overtaking someone, rolled down the window, shot the other driver, continued onwards, and called for backup from a dinner.
American Keystone-Cops at work. Can’t the American police afford any professionals?
They can, they just can’t find anyone with the mental acumen to attend more than 10 weeks of training.
Now compare that to civilized western countries, where policemen take training of between three and five years.
