• Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    Fatal police shootings in the UK are getting more common. In 2019 one man was “lawfully murdered” because an officer said the victim’s mobile phone looked like a handgun. In 2024 it was announced the officer would not be prosecuted. Not one police officer has been found guilty of illegal murder as of yet.

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      19 hours ago

      Sure, that seems about right and the link is interesting.

      I was just saying it’s not a common excuse for cops in the UK (right now).