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alex43578yesterday at 5:36 PM3 repliesview on HN

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goatloveryesterday at 5:55 PM

Law enforcement is trained not to shoot at a moving vehicle because you risk public safety if the driver is incapacitated. Also LE is trained not to put themselves in front or back of the vehicle, since you can get run over that way. Agent Jonathan Ross did not follow his training, despite being dragged by a vehicle months earlier.

You also have to ask why Renee Good decided to leave her wife behind who tried to get in the locked passenger door. Another agent was grabbing the driver door and reaching his hand inside. What was Mr. Ross doing with his free hand? He was holding his phone in the other hand to video the encounter for some reason, even though they're supposed to have body cams.

There's no way a judge or jury looks at this and thinks the agents involved followed proper training.

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leptonsyesterday at 5:42 PM

He pulled his gun out before she moved the car anywhere. He was already intending to shoot her.

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