Discussion: Report: Denver Cops Shoot And Kill Teenager After Investigating Stolen Car

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The Post noted that this was the third time in recent months that the police force has shot a suspect who was allegedly using cars as weapons.

I would say given this statement, its time Denver PD had some new training on how to engage suspects in stolen vehicles, to prevent injury and/or death on either side.

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I defy anyone to deny that they haven’t, at least once, wanted to shoot a teenager.

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shoot happy cops everywhere? seems like a trend,

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I deny that I have ever wanted to shoot a teenager unless loud rap music at a stoplight was involved.

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Double so if the kid is a white kid

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Once again, Eustace brings his irrefutable logic into play…however, I need an automatic weapon for that and the socialistic BATF will still not grant me a license for one despite a reasonable need.

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Why shoot a teen when a swimming pool is more effective?

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Or a hammer.

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When someone is dumb enough to drive a car into anyone, using it as an intimidation weapon, they should expect to experience a consequence. Of course, this is the police we are talking about, so the odds are about 50-50 that the driver actually did what the police said she did. Believing anything the police says is very dumb too.

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A hammer indeed… how could I have missed the obvious?!

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If Shitburner hadn’t gotten his goofy ass banned, he’d be in here with what he would consider a pithy argument for the banning of cars.

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Someone likes to do their killing up close and personal.

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If you’re going to whack a cop’s leg with the bumper of your car you gotta pay for it with your life. Law of the hood, don’tcha know.

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I’ve never wanted to shoot a teenager. I haven’t wanted to shoot anyone else for that matter. Why would I?

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She signed her life away when she tried to take the police officer’s.

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Maybe, maybe not, I’d like to see video. 16 years old, maybe drunk, maybe not. If she stole the car, definitely bad. But I’ve seen some of the videos of so-called assault with cars and usually it’s someone just trying to get away. Dumb and dangerous.

I’m not faulting the police because I don’t know what happened yet.

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I fantasized about running a few people over with my car. Just like Grumpy Cat says, “Twinkle, Twinkle little star, I want to hit you with my car.”

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‘They may have had guns…’

can be said of every vehicle in the US…

A cop-out for nervous cops.

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It brings to mind the Southpark episode where Uncle Jimbo yells “It’s coming right at us!” right before killing a rabbit or some other innocent creature in order to get around the law.

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