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Anonymous wrote:The officer was trying to use her taser and drew her gun by mistake and shot the man.

Maybe it's time for the police taser to be redesigned so that it looks and feels less similar to their hand gun, so that this excuse no longer exists.

Tasers should be kept on the non-shooting side of the body.

Tasers shouldn't be used by police. It's semi-lethal force, meaning that it may or may not kill someone.

I would rather they have the option of something less lethal than a gun. But we've heard this "I was reaching for my taser" thing before, so clearly something needs to be done so this stops happening or stops working as an excuse.

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Anonymous wrote:The article you linked conveniently leaves out what the outstanding warrant was for.

I'm OP. I don't know what the warrant was for, neither do I believe that is material.

I know what your motive is for posting this, though.

Actually, it is material. What if it were for multiple murders, or kidnapping?

As it turns out, however, this is another tragic situation.

The reasons you've stated, or any reasons you can state, did not justify the police using lethal force on Mr. Wright.

I know you understand this, but again, I know your motivation here.

I agree with you on this (bolded.) But you're saying that there is no difference in having an outstanding warrant for arrest for a misdemeanor, versus having an outstanding warrant for arrest for a felony like murder or child abduction?

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Anonymous wrote:The officer was trying to use her taser and drew her gun by mistake and shot the man.

Maybe it's time for the police taser to be redesigned so that it looks and feels less similar to their hand gun, so that this excuse no longer exists.

Tasers should be kept on the non-shooting side of the body.

Tasers shouldn't be used by police. It's semi-lethal force, meaning that it may or may not kill someone.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a little confused. Wouldn't it make more sense that they ran his plates, noticed he had an outstanding warrant, told him to pull over to get arrested for that, and then he fled calling his mom claiming it was for an air freshener?

Ran his plate for what reason?

A Virginia court case within the last decade established that “an obstructed view” can be a primary offense in the Commonwealth (Virginia is a commonwealth).

- that means: the police have PC to initiate a stop for an obstructed view alone (ie - anything whatsoever hanging from your rear view mirror). This is not some outrage, it is a legal precedent you have lived with for years.

As for the question of “running the plates” - are all of you THAT ignorant of automatic plate readers now present on almost all police cars? You seriously did not know about them?

The cruiser’s computer “runs” every single plate it passes. Criminal warrants automatically appear as an alert on the car’s laptop computer.

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Anonymous wrote:The officer was trying to use her taser and drew her gun by mistake and shot the man.

Maybe it's time for the police taser to be redesigned so that it looks and feels less similar to their hand gun, so that this excuse no longer exists.

Tasers should be kept on the non-shooting side of the body.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a little confused. Wouldn't it make more sense that they ran his plates, noticed he had an outstanding warrant, told him to pull over to get arrested for that, and then he fled calling his mom claiming it was for an air freshener?

Ran his plate for what reason?

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Anonymous wrote:The officer was trying to use her taser and drew her gun by mistake and shot the man.

Maybe it's time for the police taser to be redesigned so that it looks and feels less similar to their hand gun, so that this excuse no longer exists.

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Anonymous wrote:The article you linked conveniently leaves out what the outstanding warrant was for.

I'm OP. I don't know what the warrant was for, neither do I believe that is material.

I know what your motive is for posting this, though.

Actually, it is material. What if it were for multiple murders, or kidnapping?

As it turns out, however, this is another tragic situation.

The reasons you've stated, or any reasons you can state, did not justify the police using lethal force on Mr. Wright.

I know you understand this, but again, I know your motivation here.

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Anonymous wrote:The article you linked conveniently leaves out what the outstanding warrant was for.

I'm OP. I don't know what the warrant was for, neither do I believe that is material.

I know what your motive is for posting this, though.

It is relevant. If he was wanted for murder for example, or several violent crimes, the Police can shoot as he is fleeing because he is a possible threat to the community at large.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a little confused. Wouldn't it make more sense that they ran his plates, noticed he had an outstanding warrant, told him to pull over to get arrested for that, and then he fled calling his mom claiming it was for an air freshener?

Anonymous wrote:The officer was trying to use her taser and drew her gun by mistake and shot the man.

Anonymous wrote:I'm OP. Minutes ago...

"This appears to me, from what I've viewed and the officer's reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright," police chief says about fatal police shooting."

Anonymous wrote:He is known to carry a gun without a lic and fled the Police....