Ed Indictment in Breonna Taylor case.

Bob001 said:
And how is it self-defense for the cops to kill the person who is NOT shooting at them? Charge them with manslaughter and let a jury decide if they were justified.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transferred_intent

Intent follows the bullet. The intention of the shots were to disable the gunman. The self defense firing towards the gunman will apply self defense to a bystander in the line of fire.

It does not follow if you are firing wildly, which is the claim of the grand jury.
 
The police have at least one witness that supposedly corroborates their claim that they announced themselves first. The flipside is that Kenneth Walker (Taylor's boyfriend) mentioned in his statement that both he and Taylor screamed "Who is it?" at the top of their lungs in response to the banging they heard... and received no response.

It strikes me that there is almost certainly both surveillance and/or sound equipment that would have prevented Taylor's death...presuming honest actors. Equipment that is relatively inexpensive compared to the average police budget.
 
Do police ever pull this kind of crap in wealthy neighbourhoods? I could be wrong, but something tells me no.
 
So... they have to get a no-knock warrant because they are concerned with the destruction of evidecne.

But... they announced themselves well in advance of their entry?

And... they were showing up in the middle of the night... why?

Sorry if the account of the officers seems a little flimsy.
 
It's almost as if they want a scenario where they can shoot anyone they want and not be held accountable.

And if that sounds hyperbolic to anyone answer me this, if that isn't what they are doing what would be functionally different if they were?
 
Leftus said:
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Intent follows the bullet. The intention of the shots were to disable the gunman. The self defense firing towards the gunman will apply self defense to a bystander in the line of fire.
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Great. Let them make that claim to a trial jury. If they couldn't hit what they were aiming at, that at least seems like pretty significant negligence.
 
I Am The Scum said:
So... they have to get a no-knock warrant because they are concerned with the destruction of evidecne.

But... they announced themselves well in advance of their entry?

And... they were showing up in the middle of the night... why?

Sorry if the account of the officers seems a little flimsy.
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Briefmy screaming POLICE in the middle of the night to sleeping occupants is a sure fire way to insure they understand who is breaking their door down.
 
Distracted1 said:
Yet are rarely found living in neighborhoods where the worst effects of them are common.
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Were the police trying to save the neighbourhood or trying to arrest someone for the possesion of drugs and vague connections to a drug dealer? Will they knock down the door of Mr Wall Street if he is suspected of doing cocaine?
 
Distracted1 said:
Why would a wealthy person live in a neighborhood where this kind of thing goes on?
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Distracted1 said:
Yet are rarely found living in neighborhoods where the worst effects of them are common.
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The Hell is this?

Now we are at, “Don’t wanna get shot dead by the cops? Shoulda lived in a wealthier neighborhood!” as an argument?

Oh yeah, this is the country where a cop can walk into someone’s house, shoot the occupant dead and then say “I thought it was MY house!”
 
Distracted1 said:
Yet are rarely found living in neighborhoods where the worst effects of them are common.
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You’re argument seems to be that poor people deserve to have their civil rights trampled and get murdered in their beds by the police by virtue of their poverty.
 
Olmstead said:
Were the police trying to save the neighbourhood or trying to arrest someone for the possesion of drugs and vague connections to a drug dealer? Will they knock down the door of Mr Wall Street if he is suspected of doing cocaine?
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Are Mr. Wallstreets' neighbors unsafe in their neighborhood? Are they at high risk of becoming victims of crime when they walk out their front door (or even in their homes) from addicts desperate to get money to supply an addiction or low level dealers fighting over territory?
Likely not.
It should follow that the most police activity occurs in the areas where the most crime exists.
 
And now we get "No I'm not saying that, show me where I said that!" scene.

And action...
 
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