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Man Fatally Shot by Police was Holding Cellphone

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
calronmoonflower
Jun 07, 2011 20:09:07 Article

Looks like suicide by cop.
#2
calronmoonflower
Jun 07, 2011 20:26:59 Some people actually do stuff like this because they want to police to fatally shoot them, thus the term suicide by cop.
#3
EscherEnigma
Jun 07, 2011 23:33:43 Maybe the guy wasn't exactly in a stable mental condition and thus didn't act rationally? I mean really, from the condition of the girlfriend I doubt he was firing on all cylinders.
#4
ViolenceJack
Jun 08, 2011 1:33:02 If the facts are truly as presented, while I can't help but be saddened by the uneccesary loss of life, I can't really fault the cops either. While they obviously didn't do the "right" thing, they acted in the most reasonable way they could. If he did all that to his girlfriend/mother of his child, it may well have been suicide by cop. We'll never know.

Too bad. Pretty terrible situation all-round.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 calronmoonflower Jun 07, 2011 20:09:07	Article Looks like suicide by cop.
#2 calronmoonflower Jun 07, 2011 20:26:59	Some people actually do stuff like this because they want to police to fatally shoot them, thus the term suicide by cop.
#3 EscherEnigma Jun 07, 2011 23:33:43	Maybe the guy wasn't exactly in a stable mental condition and thus didn't act rationally? I mean really, from the condition of the girlfriend I doubt he was firing on all cylinders.
#4 ViolenceJack Jun 08, 2011 1:33:02	If the facts are truly as presented, while I can't help but be saddened by the uneccesary loss of life, I can't really fault the cops either. While they obviously didn't do the "right" thing, they acted in the most reasonable way they could. If he did all that to his girlfriend/mother of his child, it may well have been suicide by cop. We'll never know. Too bad. Pretty terrible situation all-round.