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Bystanders, cop shot as NYPD opens fire on alleged fare-beater in Brooklyn subway
(www.nbcnewyork.com)
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And that’s basically it!
Yeah, that may have been how it started.
Definitely sounds like the police at fault, and the guy wasn't a walking time bomb or anything.
I get that the situation with the police in the US is cooked, but saying this was over a $2 fare isn't really being honest about the situation.
"OH shit, Bobby shot some bystanders. We better say there was a reason we were shooting other than he was running away."
"He had a knife! That's the ticket!"
No knife found. Just typical police bullshit.
There's body camera footage, and multiple eyewitnesses, do you really think they're going to make up a knife?
Are you this naive about everything or do you just especially like sucking on the Blue?
Of course, they'll lie that they saw a knife even though there's a video. "I swear I thought I saw one and I had to act." Csuse you know the video isn't going to back them up.
Even if the guy had a knife, that doesn't justify shooting into a crowd. Oh shit, there is a violent criminal in NYC. We better nuke it to make sure the criminal doesn't get away.
This is pretty tinfoil hat, I'm going to be honest with you.