• @meco03211@lemmy.world
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    178 months ago

    My prediction is this will stay roughly the same until a major event involving someone killing or grievously wounding a cop, claiming self defense (or defense of others) , and being acquitted of any major charges. And I don’t mean a no knock warrant situation where a good ole boy shoots at “intruders” just busting down the wrong door. I mean like a George Floyd case or a Daniel Shaver case. Something with a ridiculously over aggressive cop starting shit and losing.

    • @medgremlin
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      148 months ago

      There was an incident years ago where police carried out a no-knock raid at the wrong house and killed a baby with a flashbang grenade and they suffered no consequences that I can recall.

      • @Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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        88 months ago

        Yeah not even that will deter them. Only way this changes for the good is if majority of progressive take charge of the government and they pass a law forcing cops to carry liability insurance then you will drastic changes.

      • @SynAcker@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Wasn’t that in Detroit where they threw it in the kid’s crib? And also while being filmed for a reality TV show? Edit: I was a little wrong on the details, in fact, she was flashbanged first and then shot. Wiki

        • @medgremlin
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          18 months ago

          I don’t remember anything about a reality TV show, but yes, the flashbang landed in the crib.

    • @jasory@programming.dev
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      18 months ago

      You realise this has already happened? Plainclothes officers attempted to arrest someone without identifying themselves, one was shot and it was ruled as self-defence.

      Police get killed all the time, and nothing happens. I’m not exactly sure why you think this specific situation, that has already happened, will suddenly change things.