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A US shop owner was shot dead after a dispute over a Pride flag displayed outside her business, police say.

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[-] baruchin@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A suspect - who fled the scene on foot - was killed by police when found nearby, allegedly still armed.

Police did their job.

[-] errer@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago

Lol, this is even more American — getting shot and killed by police

[-] _wintermute@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

It's literally not their job, but this time I don't care. Something something broken clock something.

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

If you shoot every single suspect you encounter, it’s only a matter of time until you shoot someone who deserves it.

[-] atempuser23@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

The crime was heinous, but the police are supposed to apprehend the suspect. With qualified immunity and unchecked police violence it's getting a bit Judge Dredd in some places.

Hopefully there is some evidence the armed person who was killed was infact the person who committed this crime.

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for being the solitary voice of reason in this thread. I cannot believe all the people saying “good they got him!” without a second thought about how summary gun justice by the fucking cops is not something we want.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 year ago

Police did their job.

For once

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