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[–] DamonAxemaker 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
The mother didn't deserve to be shot but she was a fucking idiot making the situation worse. She should have been charged as well.
That is girlcop's fault for not doing her job.
[–] ImperialGreaseMonkey 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
I watched the whole video and to me it appears the guy has some minor mental disability, but he is totally non combative until forced. The mom is being a mom, which is not being an idiot. She correctly perceived that the cop had no ability to control the situation and tries to de-escalate it.
The cop needs to realize that when you enter uninvited into a person's house with your boots on and loaded gun, you are going to be resisted. She should not have gone in and created a situation both out of her control and certain to become violent.
[–] DamonAxemaker 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
Screaming and yelling in the background of a heated situation sure as fuck isn't de escalating anything, especially with a girlcop that is already on edge and has no idea what she's doing.
The best response would have been the girlcop waits outside until backup comes. She's lucky as hell she learned this lesson with an unarmed resister.