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Bodycam video shows Ohio police fatally shooting pregnant black woman (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by StringTheory@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Less than one minute. The police weren’t even called there for her, they were in the parking lot for an “unrelated call.” And why was an officer standing in front of her car leaning on the hood holding a gun in her face in the first place? There are so many things wrong with this.

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[–] violetsareblue@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I’d like to point out that there’s few times scarier/more life threatening than interacting with a cop - esp as a black person. Something about knowing someone can murder you and people will make excuses for them.

I don’t blame her for driving away at all. Exactly because of the bullshit cops pull- aka their guns. There’s no amount of following directions that will save you if the cop is racist/trigger-happy enough.