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jasongetsdown t1_j39yku3 wrote

Reply to comment by blackdynomitesnewbag in There will be an anti police brutality protest at City Hall Monday Jan 9th at 3:30pm in response to the Arif Sayed Faisal shooting that occurred this week by Harmony_w

So what’s the basis for calling this police brutality?

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blackdynomitesnewbag t1_j3ad398 wrote

As far as I know, nothing. Just general fuck the police sentiment. Under most circumstances I'd be the first person to jump on that bandwagon, but the Cambridge cops are... alright, so I want to give them the benefit of the doubt. If what happened is at all close to the initial reports, then I'd say the shooting was justified.

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Mobile-Strength1548 t1_j3kq2dj wrote

I mean ofcourse there was SOMETHING. The fact that the boy was "shot 5 times and killed" alone should be the reason for BRUTALITY. Remind you that the boy only had a knife and not a gun or similar weapon, so I still believe one or two shot could have put him down. Also it was one vs 5 polices so I don't buy the fact that he was charging at the police with a knife and that's the reason they killed him.

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blackdynomitesnewbag t1_j3lzovr wrote

It was three, not five. And he was running at them with a 12" knife. They tried less-than-lethal rounds first.

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