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Originally Posted by Radii
And to extend the point, awareness and protest of an unjust killing by police are not any less valid if the victim turns out to have done bad things in his past. When I read so many of these posts here, I get the feeling that the sentiment is that MAYBE the use of deadly force was unjustified, but that its ok because who cares, it was just some rapist. That doesn't feel very good to me at all.
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I guess I can see where you are getting this from the previous threads but that's not my POV. Per my above, the full story is not yet out on the recent incidents and, yes, the LEOs get the benefit of the doubt.
This is how I am thinking. Most of the incidents I've read about involved the suspect either not listening to the cops, resisting, have committed some sort of criminal behavior just before the incident, having a rap sheet etc.
If a cop tells me to get on the ground where he can cuff me etc. I'll do it and not struggle
A person having a list of having "done bad things in his past" is more likely to not follow cops instructions and done above things where the situation gets escalate. With that said, I'm okay with giving the LEOs the benefit of doubt until the due diligence is done.