Fairfax Police department pointing their guns at a person for recording their arrest.

[Nevilledog]

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[LuckyCharms]

1. Those police officers...

They seem mentally stable.

[RobertDevereaux]

2. They need to be sued UP THE WAZOO!

[DFW]

3. It looks like they just couldn't wait to start shooting

If they can't distinguish between a gun and a cell phone with all that illumination, I think the whole department is in need of an assembly line type visit to the next optometrist.

Just kidding, of course. They knew full well that he was unarmed, and probably were scared that he was transmitting live to an off-location, and they didn't want to end up themselves like Derek Chauvin.

[multigraincracker]

4. Automatic drug test

For every time they draw a gun. You’d see a huge reduction in this crap.

[llashram]

5. alarming

how power-hungry these men and women of the 'protect and serve' bunch have become. "On your knees and all the intimidating screams". They are disgustingly hateful with their guns. This is what trump wrought. Bet these two with the guns were 1/6 participants. Just whitewing evil...

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6. Out. Of. Control. Cops. Period.

They need to have their badge and gun stripped and then RETRAINED because they have no idea what policing is about.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. Going out an inch on the limb and suggesting the man recording was AA.

That female cop look terrified. I was in the USMC for 6 years - I know that look.

[MagickMuffin]

8. Enforcers always see a weapon when there are none to be found

It gives them cover.

[sarisataka]

9. When this came out

I said it was a bad idea.

[ruet]

10. This Person Got Lucky and Fairfax Needs to be Investigated.

They have shot 3 people in the last week. Two of the shootings were fatal and the most recent smells fucking dirty.

Fairfax County Police Fatally Shoot Man While Responding To ‘Person In Crisis’ Call

Officers and a mental health clinician were dispatched to the house, but when they arrived at 7:26 p.m., Lynch had left. According to Major Eli Cory, the mental health clinician spoke with the people who made the initial call and spoke with Lynch’s family by phone.

Around 8:34 p.m., police received another call from the home, and three officers arrived at the residence. The mental health clinician did not accompany the officers on the second call, according to Davis, who said “the nature of the second call was far different from the nature of the first call.” (He did not elaborate further on what was said during the second call.)

When officers arrived, they entered the foyer of the home. According to police, Lynch, who was inside the home, was allegedly holding a bottle and an object believed to be a “large decorative wooden tribal mask.” Lynch allegedly threw the mask, at which point two officers “attempted” to use their tasers, according to police. He then allegedly ran towards officers swinging the bottle, and the third officer fired his gun. In the first press briefing early Friday morning, Davis said the third officer fired his gun “several times.” Lynch collapsed near the front door of the home and died, Davis said.
Department policy requires that the name of the officer who shot Lynch be released within 10 days, unless there is a “credible threat” to their safety. According to police, they are a 10-year veteran, assigned to the McLean District Station.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. White boy carrying an AR15 while recording would have been mostly ignored by cops.

Obviously, the one doing the recording was not white enough to be treated with courtesy, but not black enough to shoot 60 times.