The family of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed by police in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against the police officers who were on the scene.

Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan.

  • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
    21·
    1 year ago

    Right out of the playbook.

    1. Terrify and/or physically attack the suspect.
    2. When the suspect responds as all humans do to being terrified or attacked:
    3. Ramp up the use of force, and if you don’t kill them you at least get to add resisting arrest or assaulting an officer.
    4. No worries if you’ve destroyed someone’s life, permanently decreased their overall health, or killed them. The taxpayers will pay the inevitable settlement, and there’s almost no chance of criminal charges.