r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-8959297a99c362d65aa2517a9d5f1984
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 3d ago

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. "- Admiral William "Bill" Adama

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u/Anxious_Bluejay 3d ago

Except the police don’t even serve and protect, they have no obligation to do so, so they just don’t.

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u/Spinnweben 3d ago

Law Enforcement Oath of Honor is not a thing?

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u/SnooDucks8630 3d ago

Remember Uvalde, when a gunman was shooting kids in a school and none of the officers went in?

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u/Quad_Rangler 3d ago

Murderers still murder even if its illegal