A guy evaded a DUI stop, drove into a mall, and after the crash ran on foot and police unloaded on him making everyone think it was a mass shooting.
Yeah. And this website looks very right wing so they don’t include that perspective.
What was the point of shooting him when he was running away on foot?
Newsnation is doing that thing where they try to be “unbiased” but still hired Chris Cuomo.
They’re doing that Semafor thing where they walk the line the first few years, but still selectively report/omit things so they don’t get dinged on things like MBFC.
They used to be WGN, and own a shit ton of local stations in the rust belt as well, so I’m predicting they pull some Sinclair shenanigans eventually too.
It’s not the biggest problem in America right now, but I’ve been keeping an eye on them with how often they’re being posted now.
According to the dateline, KXAN is the source of the news
Their landing page modal on my phone literally said “ONE NATION UNDER GOD” 😅
And if you look at MBFC they lean left.
Because they’re going right up to the line but not crossing it. It’s meant to be a source that can’t be immediately dismissed
Because Tennessee v Garner allows for this to happen. If the police believe that the fleeing suspect poses immediate harm to them or others then they’re allowed to use lethal force. He drive a car through a shopping mall and injured people. Cars are 4,000+ pound missiles.
I also want to point out that legal justification does not always make right. But at least understand the situation.
None of the articles I’ve read, including this one, indicate that the driver got out of the vehicle. This one says he was actively driving through the mall when he was shot.
People who intentionally DUI (i.e. not “Oh shit, I started this new medication and didn’t realize it would make me drowsy”) genuinely don’t deserve to drive a single inch for the rest of their lives. We punish it way too lightly in the US thanks to rampant car/hyper-individualist culture.
Large malls or outdoor pedestrian areas need to protected from cars and their drivers. Something as simple and cheap as bollards at every entrance could have prevented the truck from entering the mall.
They need protection from trucks, specifically. Small cars are much less able to do this. Small cars is still dangerous, but far less dangerous than large trucks.
Something like a mustang could easlly jump a curb and cripple some people. And the average car is really an SUV, but yeah the bollards should be able to handle cars and trucks.
Drunk driving is bad and under punished in the US. Good thing we have our Judge Dredds out there making sure he’ll never do it again.
