A homeless man living on national forest land was shot by federal police. He's now suing
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A Idaho family's violent eviction is one of the most egregious cases of unhoused people facing hostility from police for having nowhere else to go.

You can debate the need to arrest, but creating a ruse that ends up with the man being shot several times?

  • Gigan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    88·
    1 year ago

    Idaho is an open carry state, Roberts was within his rights to be holding the weapon.

    Yeah, but that doesn’t mean you can point it at cops.

    • norbert@kbin.social
      7·
      1 year ago

      What if it’s just two guys and they haven’t said anything about being cops and from what you see they’re roughing your friend up.

      OK to draw on two non-police who are roughing up your brother?