“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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  • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Shoot the suicide bomber before a bigger boom. What if there was another person? Another thing? We can’t know, they can’t know. We know now, due to hindsight.

    They are security. They secure scenes. They aren’t paramedics.

    I am not making pro cop statements here, but all the comments about “ohhh the cop arrived to a dangerous scene with a weapon drawn!” Is like saying “the garbage man picked up the garbage bin when he drove past my house!” Duh!

    • queermunist she/her
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      8 months ago

      He’s on fire! Shooting him wouldn’t stop a bigger boom!

      I’ll give the cops this: they probably were not trained on what to do if someone lights themselves on fire. They just fell back on basic training.

        • lanolinoil@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          They did the one thing they were trained to do – Pull first ask questions for fire extinguishers later