The California Justice Department announced today that it has found no cause to file chargesagainst a Los Angeles police officer who, while aiming at a suspect, shot and killed a 14-year-old girl hiding in a department store fitting room.

Fourteen-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was picking out a quinceanera dress with her mother just before Christmas in 2021. She was shot and killed by a bullet that ricocheted off the floor.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1. The cop was fully aware it was loaded.

    2. The cop was willing to destroy the target.

    3. The cop was ready to shoot immediately.

    4. The cop couldn’t give less of a shit what’s beyond their target.

    You don’t know cops very well.

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      7 months ago

      You’re missing the point. Anyone who is unable to follow firearm safety should be disqualified from holding a position that will require the use of a firearm.

      Your flippant attitude doesn’t help anything. Yes, peace officers seem to have no moral code and are currently a detriment to society. However, resigning them to your point of view is somewhere between pessimistic and harmful. We must be open to changing this system for the betterment of society.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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        You’re missing the point. Anyone who is unable to follow firearm safety should be disqualified from holding a position that will require the use of a firearm.

        But thanks to the 2nd Amendment anyone who is unable to follow those rules can have multiple guns