The Shooting Gallery: Police Violence MEGATHREAD

[mongers]

Did the police do it?

I doubt it; couldn't find the mass shooting thread, non-school one that is, so thought this would be the best place.

Alternatively someone could start a non-education routine mass shooting in the US thread?  

Update here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47261314

5 murdered, 5 police officers shot, others injured, the named 45 year old gunman also dead.

Page 1, near the top just for you.

Thanks. 

(but you're indirectly blaming the NRA? )

[11B4V]

Did the police do it?

I doubt it; couldn't find the mass shooting thread, non-school one that is, so thought this would be the best place.

Alternatively someone could start a non-education routine mass shooting in the US thread?  

Update here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47261314

5 murdered, 5 police officers shot, others injured, the named 45 year old gunman also dead.

Page 1, near the top just for you.

Thanks. 

(but you're indirectly blaming the NRA? )

I don't support the National Russian Association...those dirty money mother fuckers

[HVC]

11 dead in a shooting in Virginia.

[Admiral Yi]

City worker shooting up municipal building.

[dps]

City worker shooting up municipal building.

Clearly, things like this couldn't happen if we abolished municipal governments.

[Admiral Yi]

Clearly.

[The Brain]

Police taking him out (if they did) seems reasonable to me.

[Syt]

Just another traffic stop in Texas (safe for work):

https://twitter.com/i/status/1156049011058597893

[Syt]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/455937-texas-police-officer-fatally-shoots-woman-while-firing-at

Texas Police officer fatally shoots woman while firing at unleashed dog

A Texas police officer shot and killed a woman in Arlington Thursday night when he fired a shot at an unleashed dog charging towards him.

The patrol officer was dispatched around 5:20 p.m. to do a welfare check for a woman reportedly passed out in a grassy area, the Arlington Police Department said in a statement.

As an officer approached, he noticed an unleashed dog. When he began to call out to the women, the dog reportedly started barking and charged toward the officer.

"The officer retreated backwards from the running dog while drawing his duty firearm. The officer discharged his firearm multiple times towards the dog," police said in a statement. "After the shots were fired, the woman yelled out and it was apparent she was injured.

The woman was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

CBS 11 News reported that the victim was later identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as 30-year-old Margarita Victoria Brooks.

The whole incident was captured on the officer's body camera, which will be included in the ongoing investigation, according to police.

[Valmy]

Is there no other way to deal with a dog than using your gun? I mean how many cops each year are killed by dogs?

Granted I am no expert on police training, but I feel like this is not what they are trained to do in this kind of situation.

[Berkut]

There are so many failures there it isn't even funny. Using lethal force when not necessary, not checking your field of fire, etc., etc.

[Oexmelin]

Is there no other way to deal with a dog than using your gun? I mean how many cops each year are killed by dogs?

Granted I am no expert on police training, but I feel like this is not what they are trained to do in this kind of situation.

This is increasingly what they are trained to do. To respond to tense situation with violence or threat of violence.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/what-dog-shootings-reveal-about-american-policing/533319/

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'm sure the local PD will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the incident is investigated.

[Tamas]

No question the officer messed up big time, but what in terms of shooting the dog, what alternatives does one have?

Run back to his car? That's not exactly what one would expect from the police.  He was there to find out what happened to a passed-out person. Can't be sitting in his car calling for backup because a dog chased him there.

Taze the dog? Well yeah that's an option, I am assuming he didn't have one?

Use his baton? Yeah, good luck with that.

[Darth Wagtaros]

No question the officer messed up big time, but what in terms of shooting the dog, what alternatives does one have?

Run back to his car? That's not exactly what one would expect from the police.  He was there to find out what happened to a passed-out person. Can't be sitting in his car calling for backup because a dog chased him there.

Taze the dog? Well yeah that's an option, I am assuming he didn't have one?

Use his baton? Yeah, good luck with that.

I think beating the dog would have been a  bigger PR disaster than shooting it.