I'm going to say a few things people have probably heard before, then get very specific. A bit over a year ago, I retired from law enforcement after just shy of 23 years. I went to the Academy, had required annual retraining, was in instructor, and received a lot of extra training in use of force.
I retired as a Sergeant and a supervisor.
I have seen several videos now of today's shooting in Minneapolis. I have read a few different reports.
Every agency I have trained with is taught not to fire into a moving vehicle. It creates many new hazards.
An officer can use lethal force when they believe their life is in danger. A driver backing up and then turning their vehicle away from officers does not qualify.
I am not aware of ICE having any actual jurisdiction to detain this woman in the first place. All accounts say she was a US Citizen. Even if she had not been, it would not justify their behavior.
There is no way it is legal or within acceptable bounds for an officer to leave the scene of a shooting. This alone strongly suggests that not only does the officer involved know he was in the wrong, but that so do his colleagues, who did not stop him leaving the scene.
The fact that the Federal government seems to be doing their best to lie about this is very, deeply, disturbing.
I still have trouble believing that I, with my background, am saying this, but... #AboishICE
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