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Will the US cop who switched off dash/body cams before shooting an unarmed Australian woman get off?

Murder one. The cams were switched off for a reason and the guy leaned across his partner to shoot a defenseless woman who was actually the one who called them.

Posted - July 17, 2017

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  • 22891
    i would hope not
      July 17, 2017 5:52 PM MDT
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  • 180
    I do not know.  Perhaps the murdered woman had a cell phone in her hand, and one or both of the cops will say that they thought it was a gun. They felt their lives were danger.  :/    
      July 17, 2017 6:02 PM MDT
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  • 16755
    So why were the cams switched off?
      July 17, 2017 8:11 PM MDT
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  • 5614
    For the same reason so many cops don't want them at all. They control the narrative without them.
      July 17, 2017 8:23 PM MDT
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  • 180
    It will be interesting to hear what excuse they come up with for that.  
      July 18, 2017 10:48 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    He is screwed, blued and tattooed.  

      July 17, 2017 7:01 PM MDT
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  • 5614
    Likely he won't do much time but it still is the end of his career in that department not to say he cannot find another to hire him.
      July 17, 2017 8:26 PM MDT
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  • This story is made-for-TV. The victim was a blond white woman, the cop was a man with a Middle Eastern name...it's the perfect storm. 

    Not enough information to judge exactly what happened here, but I'll love to hear how the cop explains he "feared for his life". 
      July 17, 2017 8:35 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    I agree, but frankly it looks a little too 'perfect' for my taste. I really hope the investigation succesfully figure out what happened and why.
      July 18, 2017 12:30 AM MDT
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  • 44597
    Cut off his arms, legs and genitals and send him back to Somalia.
      July 18, 2017 7:17 AM MDT
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  • Sad to say, but probably.  The Law allowing police to be held accountable if they can convince the jury and courts that they felt they were in danger gives a strong and hard to beat defence. Especially with a recent few incidences were cops were baited and had there cars run up on to be offed.
    It's ridiculous.
      July 20, 2017 5:41 PM MDT
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