stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoLondon Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murderwww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkLondon Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murderwww.vice.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 years agoAround 4.3% of English police officers are armed and they are only called out on special calls.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAlso, afaik, the UK does not have “qualified immunity” like the US (which is, I should add, is a categorically idiotic judicial precedent).
minus-squarereverendsteveii@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s only a stupid judicial precedent if you assume the police are there to enforce the law and help people.
Around 4.3% of English police officers are armed and they are only called out on special calls.
Also, afaik, the UK does not have “qualified immunity” like the US (which is, I should add, is a categorically idiotic judicial precedent).
It’s only a stupid judicial precedent if you assume the police are there to enforce the law and help people.