Seconds later, a shout rang out: “He’s got a gun!”

Body cam.

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    7 months ago

    What, so the police can put anyone they want in a headlock but we can’t headlock back? /s

    Seriously though, if it’s so threatening to get a cop in a headlock, enough that another cop feels they need to use deadly force to stop it, why are cops allowed to continue restraining someone who fights back against a headlock during an arrest?

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      7 months ago

      Because when a cop is arresting someone, it’s not a mutual agreement to be in a fight. It’s not a friendly spar or anything like that

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      7 months ago

      In this particular situation, the use of deadly force was more so triggered by the fact that the guy was lying about having a weapon and then tries to pull said weapon during a search of his person. The headlock was not the key factor here.