First Nations father of 2 killed by RCMP in Revelstoke likely trying to get home, says sister : britishcolumbia

[+] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Car theft, fleeing police, assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a police officer, and he had jumped into a police vehicle where there was likely a loaded shotgun.

This wasn't just an execution by police.

[+] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

From the article "Police attempted to stop the vehicle, and there was contact between it and a police vehicle, according to RCMP."

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Sure, he was probably trying to get home. But by doing it in a stolen car, causing a police chase, causing a crash, assaulting a police officer, attempting to flee on foot, and then trying to get into a police vehicle, he didn't really help himself not come across as a danger to the public.

Not saying you should be shot and killed for that, but I can definitely see how in the heat of the moment (with the police definitely on edge as a result of the whole situation), the risk of an officer making an error in judgement goes up significantly.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

The headline mentions the ancestry of the deceased and that he might have been trying to "get home", but completely skips over that he stole somebody's vehicle to do so...

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