Comment on Gunfire From Deputies Killed Teen Who Had Been Reported Kidnapped, Video Shows
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 8 months agoI think they believed it was the father running out. She was apparently wearing tactical gear.
the guy she was going towards knew it was her, and he was calling her.
it looks like someone else started the “she’s coming right for us” and then others joined in - but the original cop immediately shouted “stop its her” or something.
so seriously fucked up.
Sounds like none of them had or followed any sort of proper protocol, and they should all be kicked off the force, charged with murder, and never allowed to work as police ever again
Put on paid leave for a few months and then quietly transferred to another police station, you say?
Nah, they’ll be allowed to retire early due to PTSD and receive a pension and disability for the rest of their lives.
She was apparently wearing tactical gear.
still have yet to see any evidence this is true. doesn’t look like it from the video.
Quite literally in the article:
“Savannah was wearing tactical gear and a helmet as she walked toward a deputy, the Sheriff’s Department said.”
Maybe the father was using her as a decoy.
Cop statements aren’t evidence, they are cop statements. Should I link all the cases (Let’s start with Walter Scott) where what cops said was true wasn’t?
Of course, you can’t trust everyone. There were like 50 people there, including EMTs who could vouch. The video we saw was highly compressed and censored, so it’s hard to see what she was wearing “at ground level”.
That said, this happened nearly two years ago. Original reports stated that she was wearing BODY ARMOR, and may have been a “participant” in shooting at the officers during the pursuit.
I’m not going to investigate this. It was tragic, and I hope justice is served to whomever it needs to be.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 months ago
She was out of the car and crouched down alone when one of the cops said “its her, shes out the passenger door” and told ger to walk towards them. Dispatch said the samr thing. As shes walking towards the cops as insteucted BY THE COPS, other cops open fire on her, shooting her several times and killing her.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
How do you know which officer is giving instructions, who they are near, and who heard it?
In the video, I see at least eight officers, at least 20m away from the vehicle in all directions.
Who was the one that shot her?
Is there another source you can reference explaining the details? Because there’s no way anyone could know based on the video and article.
That said, this is about as American as a police interaction can be.
FonsNihilo@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Facts matter. I’m not in the position to defend anyone, as it’s hard to know exactly what happened, even after watching the video several times.
When you’re in a situation where bullets are flying from both the “'good” and “bad” guy, innocent victims can, and do, get killed. This happens more often than you’d think, and there isn’t a perfect way to end a situation like this. Everyone’s life is at risk when you’ve got a murderer in a car not willing to surrender.
The narrative that all those officers, except for one, wanted the KIDNAP VICTIM to be shot and killed is so deranged and incomprehensible outside an American mindset.
Let’s not lose focus here. The father who kidnapped her is ultimately the one to blame. His actions led to her death.