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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

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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 Yesterday OP

SO those cops... 2naSalit Yesterday #1

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

Baby or no baby, PatSeg Yesterday #26

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You were there? AloeVera Yesterday #38

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

I did as well PatSeg Yesterday #49

You did but didn't miss anyrhing you'd want to read. AloeVera 23 hrs ago #56

But of course! niyad 22 hrs ago #59

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popped in to cause some trouble, I see. NewHendoLib 22 hrs ago #63

Darn, I missed them again? niyad 10 hrs ago #74

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

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

Body cam? Probably turned them off. sakabatou Yesterday #27

Perhaps, but unlikely. QueerDuck Yesterday #30

More details: sop Yesterday #41

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

Over a box of diapers dweller Yesterday #4

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

Totally. 😿 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #23

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

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

Alleged shoplifters. niyad Yesterday #45

Oh, yes, sorry. Of course! electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #58

Exactly. Let alone: IF they were shoplifting, the punishment is not death, let alone by ambush. ... marble falls 10 hrs ago #73

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

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

Yes, I sense a pattern here orangecrush Yesterday #15

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Yesterday #46

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

Even if a driver is trying to drive toward a cop with their car, shooting them is NOT an acceptable response. Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #68

Thanks for this! pat_k 22 hrs ago #69

This was emphasized after the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #70

And I would expect local law enforcement to have largely adopted these standards. pat_k 21 hrs ago #71

This just breaks my heart....... a kennedy Yesterday #8

Let's see Manatee Yesterday #9

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Yesterday #21

I just wrote yesterday how the B.See Yesterday #11

It's plain murder. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #12

Exactly PatSeg Yesterday #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 Yesterday #13

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

They shot the baby dweller Yesterday #25

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

And some of the decisions held Torchlight 10 hrs ago #75

Absolutely OC375 10 hrs ago #76

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

It was widely emphasized following the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #66

Well aware. OC375 12 hrs ago #72

We are being policed by Farmer-Rick Yesterday #16

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

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

This is exactly where my mind went! slightlv Yesterday #32

Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #19

Wonder what color their skin was ? dave99 Yesterday #20

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

Well, am I ever not surprised. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #37

Colour me sooooo NOT surprised!!! niyad Yesterday #39

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I was wondering the same thing PatSeg Yesterday #29

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

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Yesterday #42

This sounds familiar... JoseBalow Yesterday #34

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

It's Mississippi. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #36

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Yesterday #48

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

Allegedly stolen merchandise. It would surprise me no end if walmart niyad 22 hrs ago #61

Yeah right... purr-rat beauty 9 hrs ago #78

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

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

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

Meanwhile, Leon Musk still has his head Blue Owl 23 hrs ago #57

And his money. niyad 22 hrs ago #62

Totally indefensible Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #67

The Waltons are stealing from us purr-rat beauty 9 hrs ago #77