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electric_blue68

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6. Shoplifting isn't good (but I can understand desperation vs for kicks) But this IS UNACCEPTABLE!...

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:54 PM

Jun 16

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!

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1-Year-Old Boy Killed After Police Shot At His Car In Walmart Parking Lot [View all] LiberalArkie Jun 16 OP

SO those cops... 2naSalit Jun 16 #1

They will, 2 months off with pay and benefits then acquittal.. LiberalArkie Jun 16 #5

Baby or no baby, PatSeg Jun 16 #26

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You were there? AloeVera Jun 16 #38

Darn, did I just miss our resident troll? niyad Jun 16 #43

I did as well PatSeg Jun 16 #49

You did but didn't miss anyrhing you'd want to read. AloeVera Jun 16 #56

But of course! niyad Jun 16 #59

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popped in to cause some trouble, I see. NewHendoLib Jun 16 #63

Darn, I missed them again? niyad Wednesday #74

"Police claim the driver drove in their direction and nearly hit one of them..." sop Jun 16 #2

I'm sure there's dashcam, body cam, and parking lot video (and bystander video)... QueerDuck Jun 16 #3

Body cam? Probably turned them off. sakabatou Jun 16 #27

Perhaps, but unlikely. QueerDuck Jun 16 #30

More details: sop Jun 16 #41

Thank you for this important information. I could have almost niyad Jun 16 #44

Over a box of diapers dweller Jun 16 #4

Another tragic outrage in the U.S. of A. (nt) Pinback Jun 16 #17

Totally. 😿 littlemissmartypants Jun 16 #23

Does this mean trying to annex Greenland is bad? CNYHarris Jun 16 #55

Shoplifting isn't good (but I can understand desperation vs for kicks) But this IS UNACCEPTABLE!... electric_blue68 Jun 16 #6

Alleged shoplifters. niyad Jun 16 #45

Oh, yes, sorry. Of course! electric_blue68 Jun 16 #58

Exactly. Let alone: IF they were shoplifting, the punishment is not death, let alone by ambush. ... marble falls Wednesday #73

I don't believe the "driving car at us" for a second. pat_k Jun 16 #7

"They were driving at us." Yeah, right. Wednesdays Jun 16 #10

Yes, I sense a pattern here orangecrush Jun 16 #15

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Jun 16 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Jun 16 #47

Even if a driver is trying to drive toward a cop with their car, shooting them is NOT an acceptable response. Wiz Imp Wednesday #68

Thanks for this! pat_k Wednesday #69

This was emphasized after the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp Wednesday #70

And I would expect local law enforcement to have largely adopted these standards. pat_k Wednesday #71

This just breaks my heart....... a kennedy Jun 16 #8

Let's see Manatee Jun 16 #9

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Jun 16 #21

I just wrote yesterday how the B.See Jun 16 #11

It's plain murder. Blue Full Moon Jun 16 #12

Exactly PatSeg Jun 16 #28

Heroes in Blue my big fat butt. Cowboys with a licence to kill. They were waiting for them, that's an ambush. marble falls Jun 16 #13

I'll reserve outrage until after all the video is out. OC375 Jun 16 #14

They shot the baby dweller Jun 16 #25

Lots of bad decisions went into this tragedy. OC375 Jun 16 #40

And some of the decisions held Torchlight Wednesday #75

Absolutely OC375 Wednesday #76

LEO killing a person running over a LEO is the new excuse - Renee Nicole Good LiberalArkie Jun 16 #31

It was widely emphasized following the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp Jun 16 #66

Well aware. OC375 Wednesday #72

We are being policed by Farmer-Rick Jun 16 #16

Offficers plural, AND deputies plural??? JFC!! For ALLEGED shoplifters??? niyad Jun 16 #18

Baby food and diapers are 2 of the most commonly shoplifted items. maxsolomon Jun 16 #22

This is exactly where my mind went! slightlv Jun 16 #32

Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 16 #19

Wonder what color their skin was ? dave99 Jun 16 #20

A picture of the kid has been published. maxsolomon Jun 16 #24

Well, am I ever not surprised. AverageOldGuy Jun 16 #37

Colour me sooooo NOT surprised!!! niyad Jun 16 #39

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I was wondering the same thing PatSeg Jun 16 #29

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Obviously, they needed weapons drawn for shoplifting. Buddyzbuddy Jun 16 #33

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Jun 16 #42

This sounds familiar... JoseBalow Jun 16 #34

First thing I thought of, too The Blue Flower Jun 16 #52

It's Mississippi. AverageOldGuy Jun 16 #36

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jun 16 #48

Shooting at fleeing suspects in a WalMart shoplifting call SpankMe Jun 16 #50

Allegedly stolen merchandise. It would surprise me no end if walmart niyad Jun 16 #61

Yeah right... purr-rat beauty Wednesday #78

We definitely will be hearing more about this. oasis Jun 16 #51

No we won't. GOP owns Mississippi and media dave99 Jun 16 #53

They don't own Atty. Ben Crump. If he gets a oasis Jun 16 #54

Meanwhile, Leon Musk still has his head Blue Owl Jun 16 #57

And his money. niyad Jun 16 #62

Totally indefensible Wiz Imp Wednesday #67

The Waltons are stealing from us purr-rat beauty Wednesday #77