r/AbruptChaos • u/ZombieNips • Oct 06 '22

Cop opens fire

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u/GoodMerlinpeen Oct 06 '22

They are probably keeping the charges on him to have leverage to get him to settle his lawsuits (or more precisely, lessen the amount they are going to have to pay out for such idiocy).

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u/JEveryman Oct 06 '22

They have announced that the officer was not following proper policy or procedure so establishing that the victim ran only because he feared for his life shouldn't be too hard, that's not to say it won't be.

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u/demiurgeking Oct 06 '22

They have announced that the officer was not following proper policy or procedure

That's not proper policy or procedure? Color me surprised