@BalpeenHammer to Aotearoa / New ZealandEnglish • 4 months agoMan shot dead by police in Waikatowww.newshub.co.nzmessage-square14arrow-up111arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@BalpeenHammerOPlink1•4 months agoSomehow I don’t think that justifies an extrajudicial execution by the police.
minus-squareHerbal GamerlinkfedilinkEnglish6•4 months ago “The driver presented a firearm to Police and then fled, driving erratically and at high speed,” they added. He did threaten them with a gun.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoObviously it’s way too soon, there’s very little details but some strong GTA vibes going on. It’ll be interesting to hear more about it over the rest of the week
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoIt totally feels like my off script benders that always ended badly… I’m just hoping the media doesn’t pull out much ‘had a promising league career’ BS
minus-square@thevoyagekayakinglink4•4 months agoSubdue the armed person, who had just committed multiple violent offenses? Sure thing buddy.
minus-square@thevoyagekayakinglink2•4 months agoYou are truly cooked if you think subduing an armed person like that is a viable option.
Somehow I don’t think that justifies an extrajudicial execution by the police.
He did threaten them with a gun.
What do you think they should have done instead?
Subdue and arrest him.
Obviously it’s way too soon, there’s very little details but some strong GTA vibes going on.
It’ll be interesting to hear more about it over the rest of the week
GTA vibes is a good way of putting it actually.
It totally feels like my off script benders that always ended badly…
I’m just hoping the media doesn’t pull out much ‘had a promising league career’ BS
Subdue the armed person, who had just committed multiple violent offenses? Sure thing buddy.
Yes, that’s their job isn’t it?
You are truly cooked if you think subduing an armed person like that is a viable option.
It’s been done before.