Chris Kaba's family vow they 'won't be silenced' after Met officer who shot him cleared of murder
Chris Kaba's family vow they 'won't be silenced' after Met officer who shot him cleared of murder
The verdict was called a "devastating moment" for the "family, our community and the nation", by the Justice For Chris Kaba Campaign.
Keep fighting for justice, because the human world is not designed to deliver it easily.
It's actually designed very much to not deliver justice. The people who designed it are often the ones benefiting from its dysfunction.
The trial hinged on the following 17 seconds, which saw the Audi reverse a short distance, hitting an unmarked car behind, then accelerate forward, reaching an estimated 12mph before colliding with the BMW and a parked Tesla.
Armed officers were heard shouting "go, go, go" and "armed police, get out of the f***ing car," as they surrounded the vehicle, in footage played in court.
The Audi then reversed at 8mph, hitting the unmarked Volvo behind, and was stationary as Mr Blake pulled the trigger of his carbine less than a second later
Some context for people who won't click the article
Police consider a moving vehicle a deadly weapon. Thus, if you’re trying to flee from them by driving, especially in an erratic manner, you’re considered to be wielding a deadly weapon and they can thereby respond with lethal force.
Agree or disagree, this is the logic.
Let's all take a moment to not at the bottom of the article that it says since 1990 only 83 people have died in such incidents. That is a goal the US could never hope to achieve in my lifetime.
So any background on what the cops knew at the time? It says the car was reported to have been involved in a shooting at a school... but no gus were found and it was night I think. Also I have heard others say (but haven't seen in an article) that the car was stolen and the guy who died had a rap sheet. I doubt the cops knew who he was, but they might have known the car was stolen. But if they knew none of these things, that would be a pretty stark picture.
Can’t a man with a lengthy rap sheet even go on a night drive in a stolen(?) vehicle, ram a few police cars, and resist arrest without getting shot at these days?
In all seriousness, killing him clearly wasn’t the optimal solution, but it shows once again that the 'innocent' people getting shot by police are rarely so innocent after all.
Neither the article, or anything mentioned in these comments is claiming the victim's 'innocence'. They are however making the point that EVEN if you do all of those things you shouldn't expect to be shot and killed.
Your comment sounds equivalent of claiming girls that dress provocatively deserve to be raped. It just isn't the point. The point is that he should not have been killed.
Your comment sounds equivalent of claiming girls that dress provocatively deserve to be raped.
My comment specifically states that killing him wasn't the optimal solution here, so I can't see how that's your intrepretation of it.
Nobody ever deserves to be shot. That's completely incompatible with my worldview. However, sometimes it's justified.
EDIT: For context, the deleted comment said:
Can’t a man with a lengthy rap sheet even go on a night drive in a stolen(?) vehicle, ram a few police cars, and resist arrest without getting shot at these days?
In all seriousness, killing him clearly wasn’t the optimal solution, but it shows once again that the 'innocent' people getting shot by police are rarely so innocent after all.
Imagine announcing to the world that you're and absolute fucking moron.
Kind of like how most children who are violently beaten by their owners/parents did something wrong. Yes it's illegal, and it's over the top, but it's very useful to point out that beaten children have probably done something bad. It's so useful, it really informs my judgement.
most children who are violently beaten by their owners/parents did something wrong
What a ridiculous claim!
it's very useful to point out that beaten children have probably done something bad
Again, no. It's not at all useful to defend child beaters thus. Especially since it's extremely doubtful that your claim is even true in the first place.
it really informs my judgement.
Which says a lot about you, none of it good.