Stamets@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days ago9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protestswww.9news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@aussie.zoneworld@lemmy.world
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I wish so badly I could edit the title to more accurately reflect what happened. “Police shoot reporter in the back.”
minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·edit-24 days agoWhat legal reason would the police have for shooting journalists who are in no way in the midst of any violence? edit: looks like they are going to claim she was blocking traffic, even though the car could have used the other lane.
minus-squareCtrlAltDefeat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up72·4 days agoIs it standard to shoot people who are blocking traffic?
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·4 days agoCops are a sack of hammers looking for nails in these situations.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down5·4 days agoIn capitalist america, they shoot you for blocking traffic
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·4 days agoIn America where drivers have more rights than anyone. Yes, it is acceptable to shoot people who are blocking traffic.
minus-squareRedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoThere is no legal reason, whatever they say here is bullshit.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoThe car that hadn’t even come round the corner yet?
What legal reason would the police have for shooting journalists who are in no way in the midst of any violence?
edit: looks like they are going to claim she was blocking traffic, even though the car could have used the other lane.
Is it standard to shoot people who are blocking traffic?
Cops are a sack of hammers looking for nails in these situations.
Yes
In capitalist america, they shoot you for blocking traffic
In America where drivers have more rights than anyone. Yes, it is acceptable to shoot people who are blocking traffic.
There is no legal reason, whatever they say here is bullshit.
The car that hadn’t even come round the corner yet?