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Since the writing of the above article more have been killed.
37 officer-involved shootings in the past four years in Albuquerque. Twenty-three of them have been fatal.
www.esquire.com...
New York City is the size of about 15 Albuquerques; it saw almost the exact same number of deadly officer-involved shootings, at 25.
37 shootings, 23 of them fatal
Last week, Albuquerque police fatally shot a man at a public housing complex. Authorities said he shot at officers before they returned fire.
Two weeks ago, the Justice Department concluded that the city's officers were too quick to resort to lethal force and unnecessarily put themselves in precarious situations. Federal and local officials are working on a plan to keep the department under watch and improve training for officers.
www.cbsnews.com...
A release issued by the DOJ Thursday said the investigation found three patterns of excessive force used by APD officers.
APD officers too frequently use deadly force against people who pose a minimal threat, and in situations where the conduct of the officers heightens the danger and contributes to the need to use force.
APD officers use less lethal force, including electronic controlled weapons, on people who are passively resisting, non-threatening, observably unable to comply with orders or pose only a minimal threat to the officers.
Encounters between APD officers and persons with mental illness and in crisis too frequently result in a use of force or a higher level of force than necessary.
"Some of them are simply not to fit to make split-second decisions about life and death,"
originally posted by: Mianeye
How many of these were criminals cought in the act?
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Mianeye
a citizen of Albequerque might find it prudent to shoot first, given the reputation of the department there. But who knows.
originally posted by: Mianeye
37 shootings, 23 of them fatal
How many of these were criminals cought in the act?
I ask cause acording to threads on ATS lately it is OK to shoot first and ask later(kill) criminals caught in the act as they could "potentionally be very dangerous", these killings done by civilians protecting them self.
So in that sense why is it wrong when the police are doing it if they are protecting them self, colleagues or citizens?
I know, they shot that homeless guy and that was exstremly overreacting on a "potentionally harmless situation".
But beoyned that case what are the other stories and situation and why are is it not allright for the police to act like that when it is ok for civilians "in a potentionally dangerous situation".
My opinion and questions is seen from the standpoint in here and not from the protesting people in Albuquerque.
I mean...
Last week, Albuquerque police fatally shot a man at a public housing complex. Authorities said he shot at officers before they returned fire.