• TommySoda@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’ve seen two separate videos posted about 30 times all over the internet. There was one where a cop shot a woman point blank with the “less than” lethal round and she went limp and unconscious. I’ve been trying to find more information on it because I’m extremely worried for her. She was just trying to get out of the road and got trampled by horses like that other guy and you can see one of the cops quickly point his gun at her and shoot her in the head from 2 feet away.

    • Basic Glitch@lemm.eeOP
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      2 months ago

      That’s what the article is about.

      This is the only news coverage I’ve seen of it, and most of America doesn’t even seem to know about it

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        The one conservative I’ve spoken to since this started literally played the “oh that’s probably some fake AI video” card any time I mentioned the cops doing the violence…

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          This has been the real danger of AI video all along: not that it’s actually convincing, but that people think it could be convincing. The first step to rejecting the evidence of your eyes and ears.

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        There is only so much a human mind can keep up with. Been online almost all day, hadn’t seen this yet.

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          I know, I didn’t mean people weren’t paying attention to the news. It kinda seems like it’s intentionally not being mentioned. It happened yesterday.

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      They shouldn’t be allowed to use less than lethal rounds. I’d prefer no armed police, but the less than lethal aspect especially makes them emboldened to shoot without any consideration. What goes through someone’s head when they shoot a person who made the mistake of falling down? “easy target”?

      That woman might be lucky if she survives, and without brain damage, and it really turns my stomach that they didn’t have the decency to call for an ambulance