Comment by dmix
6 years ago
I'm curious, couldn't they have warned the police or alarm security company ahead of time so they dont get accidentally shot by confused responding police? Or were they so confident/cocky that they assumed this wasn't a possible outcome? At a minimum you could warn the top managers the night in question.
Especially at a serious government building that's typically always has law enforcement during the day as security there in important. As opposed to some mid-level corporation office which they'd normally hit up.
Some precautions in the situation just sound prudent.
The police aren't supposed to be shooting unarmed people.
That's never stopped them before
Exactly. Police killed an innocent man with no gun and won't even charge the policeman who opened fire.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/15/casey-...
Heck, the state will not even tell the cops name who executed a civilian at his own door.
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False. Some un-armed have been shot. I've had police point guns at me and I'm not shot, same with the folk I was with - mixed racial group, Oakland, CA, c1995, 1997, 2001
E: oh yeah, and I've seen Seattle police draw but not fire on many occasions. Most recently was a few months ago, chasing a dealer up my street and hiding in the stairwell just outside my place.
E2: also, this is not the place for it - like all the other flagged comments
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And cars aren't supposed to crash, but you still wear your seatbelt.
Car crashes happen on accident even with the best intentions from driver. Gun don't fire on accident.
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