There Are So Many Armed Cops on Subways That Now They’re Shooting Each Other

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There Are So Many Armed Cops on Subways That Now They’re Shooting Each Other
theintercept.com
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I would like to see a movie in which someone calls the cops and tells them that a terrorist ist running amok in a train station. The thing is that the terrorist is dressed as a cop and, of course, the cops start shooting each other. In the end it turns out they are all terrorists.

What does this have to do with socialism?

American socialism has the demilitarization of the police and ending police brutality as key policy goals, so news like this is of interest to keeping tabs on that problem.

Wow, trash taking itself out.

Also taking out innocent bystanders:

two police officers pursued this man up three flights of stairs and confronted him on the station platform. Police say the man pulled out a knife. Both officers opened fire on the man, piercing him with several bullets, while also striking two bystanders; one of the officers was hit with friendly fire. One of the bystanders, a 49-year-old man, is in critical condition in the hospital from a bullet wound to the head.

They really are completely devoid of any care, aren't they?

They know that they don't have to.

There isn't any evidence of a knife except for a closeup photo which was taken of a different person in a different place who had a knife.