Alabama police chief says department policies violated in fatal shooting of Black man outside home
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An Alabama police chief says he believes department policies were violated when an officer shot and killed a man in his front yard during a dispute with a tow truck driver.
  • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I hate how the media uses downplaying language to steer conversation: “departmental policies” instead of law, “shooting” instead of murder, manslaughter, or homicide.

    And yes, I am aware that each of those words has legal meaning that differ from state to state. But no matter what state you’re in, I guaranfuckingtee you that if it were the police chief who got shot in his front yard by an unannounced group of armed individuals, we would not now be talking about the “violation of departmental policies” but murder.

    This guy’s life was worth as much to him as mine is to me. It wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t just a mere “violation” of policy, it was amoral recklessness resulting in death, at the very least.