Were probably aware that there was a baby in the car.

Fuck those guys, I hope they get what they actually deserve.

why did they need to shoot their guns over the theft of DIAPERS?

Or you just always believe the police after a fatal shooting of a black boy?

On edit: Welcome to DU! Your very first post!

And he/she was answering my comment. Darn!

Parroting the police story. Said authoritatively, as if he/she were an eyewitness. The police never lie after shooting a Black child, you see.

That's what cops are trained to claim every time they shoot up a moving vehicle.

... that will either confirm or refute the claims. What a terrible tragedy. 😢😢

"Cellphone video footage obtained by Fox 13 Memphis shows a vehicle driving away from officers, but does not appear to capture the moment of the shooting. A photo of the car shows bullet holes in the windshield."

"An eyewitness told WREG that 'I seen the officers take off running, not in the car, I’m talking about on feet...They’re running through the parking lot and I see the car take off, you know, so in my head, I’m like, I know they’re not chasing the car, they don’t think they’re going to catch the car. Then I hear gunshots, and I’m like, I know they’re not shooting at a car that’s leaving in public; this is Walmart.”

"Another witness said that he heard two gunshots fired by officers who were already waiting in the Walmart parking lot as the two women left the store holding a box of diapers and the baby."

"Relatives of the slain toddler said his mother and aunt were not shoplifting and expressed wariness about local police, who have been embroiled in multiple brutality scandals involving Black victims in recent years."

“ 'Senatobia Police Department get away with too much stuff,' Stokes, the great-grandmother, told WREG. 'I hear about it all the time, it’s in the news all the time.' "

https://www.commondreams.org/news/kohen-wiley

written those last two paragraphs without even knowing the story.

And the one that needed them is no longer in need

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Asking for a friend.

Can I try to claim Canada or would that be bad?

Going after shoplifters with guns!

Let's see the the dashcam, or parking lot cans to see if the cops were telling the truth.
Poor child, poor parent!

Alleged shoplifters.

... they had the plate information, they could have picked them up later that day.

If I'm proven wrong, and it was somehow self-defence, I'll be shocked.

The tragedy is that they didn't just take the licence plate, let them go, and follow up later.

Or just fucking let them go.

Shop lifting does not justify the risks of a pursuit with guns drawn under ANY circumstances.

Just ask Renee Good.

The US Department of Justice Policy:

https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force
1. Deadly force may not be used solely to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect.
2. Firearms may not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles. Specifically, firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle. Firearms may not be discharged from a moving vehicle except in exigent circumstances. In these situations, an officer must have an articulable reason for this use of deadly force.

Even if she was trying to run the guy over (she wasn't) his actions completely violated DOJ and basic Law Enforcement policies.

I would be very surprised if there are many departments that haven't.

the body cam footage.

woman whose dog was killed by 911 responders was lucky they didn't shoot her, and now this. I've lost count of such instances.

"Feared for their lives." "Stood their ground." Convenient defences... Afforded to SOME.

Shoplifting is a fine. Death is a cruel and unusual punishment. They usually get the tag off the parking lot cameras. Go to the house.

Things must have been slow and boring for them. Meanwhile, shoplifting should be low on priorities for them.

I can absolutely fault executing a shoplifter. That's craven. We don't kill for stealing anymore in modern society.

I'll reserve judgement on shooting someone who might be trying to run anyone over, cops included, if that's actually the case here.

in the passenger seat … not driving

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https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100221310517

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much more lasting and permanent consequence than others.

Used to be "the person assaulted me" (sometimes by sneezing in the LEO's direction)

that even if a driver is trying to driving toward a cop with their car, shooting them is NOT an acceptable response.
https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force
1. Deadly force may not be used solely to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect.
2. Firearms may not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles. Specifically, firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle. Firearms may not be discharged from a moving vehicle except in exigent circumstances. In these situations, an officer must have an articulable reason for this use of deadly force.

I'll wait for more information, thanks.

A foreign occupying army. Shoot first, ask questions later. We are all the enemy after all.

Murdered a baby for a box of diapers that Walmart won't miss..... geez.

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Did they steal the crown jewels?? A BOX OF DIAPERS?? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???

Any bets on the alleged shoplifters?

This isn't the 1st shooting at a Walmart; it's just the 1st killing of a child.

The cops were likely working with Store Security on a stakeout.

They determined that shoplifting a box of diapers (if they, in fact, DID) was a crime worthy of murdering a 1 year old baby?!

We're deep into Les Miserables territory here. They weren't shoplifting a 65 inch TV, or other high end product. Baby diapers! That is right on par with the theft of a loaf of bread in the novel...

SMDH. This is NOT a safe country in which to live! We not only have to watch out for our "neighbors" with guns, we can't trust the "authorities" with guns, either!

He's African American.

Some shoplifters seem more inclined to be shot than others.

Well, it was unlikely to have been baby formula that was shoplifted because that's now secured behind lock and key. We wouldn't want the owners to suffer a financial loss just to feed babies. What could possibly have been so valuable to risk the death of anybody, let alone a 1 year old? Accidental or not.

One of my favorites.

And they are Black. The one -yr-old is guilty.

WalMart itself should write a letter of protest to the cops and city council of this town:

"While WalMart appreciates the efforts of police in our comunities to enforce laws on shoplifting and prosecute the offenders, we feel that escalations up to the use of deadly force for these low level property crimes are inappropriate. It has a negative impact on the communities that we - the police and WalMart - serve. We don't wish to be seen as condoning the deaths of customers who have strayed from taking the high road at our expense. Mistakes in judgement should not result in violent death.

"We do understand that the use of deadly force by police is justified in cases where a perpetrator is armed and is presenting a clear and present danger to police or others. However, recent police encounters - such as the one in Tate County, MS, where a 1 year old infant was killed by police gunfire as the child's caretaker was fleeing a WalMart with the child and stolen merchandise in hand - fall far short of the discipline, restraint, and de-escalation that Americans normally associate with responsible police work. We don't want fleeing suspects to be killed in our name.

Sincerely, WalMart"

ever did send such a letter.

....the Waltons want the diapers back, f#ck the community.

whiff of this , I’m betting he’ll be on the case.

Even if a driver is trying to drive toward a cop with their car, shooting them is NOT an acceptable response.
https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force
1. Deadly force may not be used solely to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect.
2. Firearms may not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles. Specifically, firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle. Firearms may not be discharged from a moving vehicle except in exigent circumstances. In these situations, an officer must have an articulable reason for this use of deadly force.

Why do we pay for many of their employees healthcare?

Can we shoot the Waltons?