• credo@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Why in our news cycle do we need to rage before there is any significant information about a story, then wait for the information, then either rage some more… or possibly never hear anything again. I absolutely get it. You call the cops, you get shot, that is highly unexpected- to say the least. Maybe.

    Perhaps the officer had her dead-to-rights and decided to pull the trigger. Perhaps she jumped out from behind a corner saying, “OH THANK GO…!”. Perhaps she thought the cop was the intruder and came after him with a bat, etc., etc., etc. The point is WE DON’T KNOW anything from this article.

    Yet, we are all supposed to sit in the edge of our seats waiting for such information. I HATE it.

    This article has no information other than,“Something really unexpected happened, more at 11!”

    So, why aren’t we allowed to wait until there is actual information before we pick up news? Or before we post it to lemmy to upvote, invent narratives, and rage away while we wait for important details?

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      5 months ago

      Women: Calls Cops for Help. Cops: Murder Women. You: We need to give the cops the Benefit of the Doubt!

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        5 months ago

        Cops: Murder Women.

        See? You just made that up. Please tell me where in this article that is explained.

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          5 months ago

          You GOT me! She wasn’t Murdered! She was just Shot In The Head with a Gun for No Reason and Died for Unrelated Reasons! Ah Shucks! You’re a Smart One!

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    5 months ago

    meanwhile, cops also say “oops pardon the intrusion mr white man assassin, please carry on” and climb back down the ladder

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      5 months ago

      Yeah that was a crazy story. With all the police militarization in this country you’d think they would have some training to go along with it.

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        5 months ago

        I once got sucked into a copaganda thing in Vegas. (I thought they had Tommy guns). The whole point was to put you on the officer’s shoes to make snap decisions to show why we need to be less critical of police when they kill civilians. I argued with her that this was why we need to increase training and job requirements. The guide did not like that.

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          5 months ago

          … what in the fresh 7 hells? how does putting a civilian in life or death simulations compare at all to a TRAINED “professional” doing what they literally signed up for? lmfao.