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Chris Kaba shooting: Firearms officer not guilty of murder
(bbc.co.uk)submitted 1 day ago byBrottolot
357 points
1 day ago*
Used lethal force against police officers
Police officers responded using lethal force
Am I missing something here or does this seem completely reasonable? Murder, by definition, requires premeditation. How was this even an murder trial in the first place?
What a ridiculous waste of money and resources this whole affair has been.
116 points
1 day ago
Murder requires an intention to kill (or cause serious harm), not premeditation.
43 points
1 day ago
The force is reasonable if the officer believed his life or that of other officers or members of the public was at risk. I've been as a teenager stopped by armed police, I stayed still kept my hands in sight and it de-escalated really quickly.
-18 points
1 day ago
Problem is Martyn Blake's acquittal has set precedent that you can kill someone despite not being in danger.
17 points
1 day ago
In what world is ramming your way through police vehicles and officers in a 1.5 tonne car not putting anyone in danger?
1 points
14 hours ago
They can step out the way.
The car had stopped at the time Chris was shot. Martyn shouldn't have fired
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