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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yup, this is what we actually know:
- The police were called for a wellness check
- Moore was shot five times and killed
This is the story from the officer, which is not confirmed:
- Moore ran into the balcony holding a knife
- Non-lethal force was not attempted
What we definitely don’t know, and people are making guessing on:
- the proximity to the officer
- if de-escalation was attempted
- why non-lethal force wasn’t used
A lot of the justifications (and outrage, to be fair) are based on the things we don’t know, and the unconfirmed story of the officer. Will we get real answers? Doubtful, certainly not for a while. Would this be the first time that lethal force was unjustified on an Indigenous person in Canada? Absolutely not. Are there scenarios based on what we know that could justify it? Yes, but acting like those scenarios are fact doesn’t make much sense.
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here's the only thing I take from this, she ran away from the cop, out onto her balcony, unless he was climbing in through the second floor balcony for some bizarre reason. There is no way she can be on her balcony and attacking him if he's at the door, actually I will retract that as the door might lead out onto the balcony if it is a communal balcony