Andrew Brown Jr

[BrawlMan]

aaaand to the surprise of no one

Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Brown was shot and killed in his car by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out warrants last month. His family called his death an "execution."

www.npr.org

That's all the body cam footage on the news this morning. While a car can be used as a deadly weapon, it's still suck that the guy git shot for running away. Yeah, I get it, it's a drug bust, they still went way overboard in some regard. Then again, the guy was surrounded. What did he think driving his car off was going to do at that point? My feelings are mixed on the matter and I'll always fight police brutality and racism, but I have mixed feelings on this. I can't exactly get too angry. Yet, the deputies could have just shot out his tires.

 

[Dreiko]

So apparently the DA went hard defending this, he says they can shoot you even if you're stationary in your car and you don't have to try and hit someone to count as a lethal threat.

 

[BrawlMan]

So apparently the DA went hard defending this, he says they can shoot you even if you're stationary in your car and you don't have to try and hit someone to count as a lethal threat.

Yep.

Why a North Carolina district attorney is not prosecuting the Andrew Brown Jr. killing | CNN

On Tuesday morning, District Attorney Andrew Womble said the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies was justified. Womble came to his conclusion after reviewing evidence and considering the standard for judging the uses of force by police officers.

www.cnn.com

Three deputies who fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. will be reinstated and retrained, sheriff says | CNN

The three deputies who fired at Brown will be be reinstated and retrained, Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten said Tuesday. Wooten announced disciplinary action would be taken against the deputies that responded to the scene.

www.cnn.com

 

[Trunkage]

So apparently the DA went hard defending this, he says they can shoot you even if you're stationary in your car and you don't have to try and hit someone to count as a lethal threat.

Jesus.

So.... one part of the US is 'pro-using cars as a weapon' and this part is 'anti-even being in a car because you're deadly'. What a world

 

[tstorm823]

Jesus.

So.... one part of the US is 'pro-using cars as a weapon' and this part is 'anti-even being in a car because you're deadly'. What a world

That's not a contradiction. There are infinite things that are acceptable behavior when being attacked by a crowd but not acceptable when being arrested by police.

 

[Trunkage]

That's not a contradiction. There are infinite things that are acceptable behavior when being attacked by a crowd but not acceptable when being arrested by police.

Well, also its different states

I remember the Heyer case and the accused pretending he was fearful for his life... despite not many protesters being around. And how much of a run up he got before plowing into them. Those laws are meant to make that legal. Just say 'I'm scared' despite the circumstances and you get a free murder

 

[Dreiko]

Well, also its different states

I remember the Heyer case and the accused pretending he was fearful for his life... despite not many protesters being around. And how much of a run up he got before plowing into them. Those laws are meant to make that legal. Just say 'I'm scared' despite the circumstances and you get a free murder

The idea is that I guess the car is like a gun so even if you're not driving at someone right now you could in theory do so in the future, same with how you can be armed without aiming at somebody right this second, because you can aim at someone the next second. Thing is you can't ask someone to drop the car in the same way you'd ask em to drop the gun, so they are using logic that basically means if you don't instantly obey while inside the car you are seen as not dropping your gun when ordered and are armed and dangerous.


The thing with the protesters is mainly something that applies to when they're out in the middle of the road, it doesn't apply if they're in the sidewalks, so it's kinda different. They can threaten you all they want and even attempt to break in the car but if they do so from the sidewalk it's allowed and you don't get protection if you ram at them on purpose on the sidewalks. It's more aimed at protecting people who like the guy shot in this story want to get away from violence.