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Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says
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DamoclesDurden sh.itjust.works DamoclesDurden@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-07-09
#52 ·

On a positive note she doesn't need diapers anymore.

Dude…

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NathanRanch lemmy.zip NathanRanch@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-07-30
#53 ·

Okay, I'm not a cop, so perhaps I'm missing something here, but why did they approach the car with weapons drawn? Should there not be some sort of restraint in the employment of firearms? I mean, that's how I was trained.

If they don't escalate the scene to 999 right away, how can they justify shooting of innocents? Your logic is getting in the way of their fun! /s

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#54 ·

It's worth mentioning how she looks because that ghoulish plastic surgery look is an identity marker for the worst humans in the country. The rich right wing lunatics who identify themselves by attaining that mar-a-lago face are also devoted to performative cruelty, like she is doing. Her appearance is relevant here like her party membership is.

Her appearance is relevant

No. It's not. Everyone adjusts their appearance to some degree to fit in with their chosen group.

If you can't make a coherent argument against someone's behavior, or politics or beliefs, you fall back to their appearance.

It's why bigots will attack transgender people for not "passing" or attack Muslims for wearing a hijab, or misogynists attack women for having died hair, or too many piercings or why racists will attack the way other people dress.

It's easy. It's lazy. It's just "othering" people in the dumbest way possible.

She's done PLENTY to criticize, no matter what she looks like.

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#55 ·

I mean I'd attack people for getting a Nazi tattoo. Same thing here.

Yes because that's an ACTUAL hate symbol. It's not equivalent, and it most certainly is not the same thing here.

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jtrek startrek.website jtrek@startrek.website
Joined: 2026-02-22
#56 ·

The police involved should be treated as murderers.

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Hegar fedia.io Hegar@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-06-26
#57 ·

It is not exclusive to MAGA women and honestly pushing to judge people's intent by how they look is leaning into some ugly stereotypes and discrimination.
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arak lemmy.today arak@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-11-09
#58 ·

Consider this a warning: We can speak about the horrors of this case without leaning into misogyny and attacking this woman for how she looks. Comments attacking anyone for how they look will be subject to removal.
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arak lemmy.today arak@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-11-09
#59 ·

That is fucked up. Even if we accept the premise she was driving straight towards them, shooting her does not stop the vehicle. I don’t accept that premise, by the way. For a non violent property crime (of stealing diapers, probably one of the most ethical crimes you could do as a poor person) they could have mortised the license plate, they had video of her, they could have stepped aside and c...
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arak lemmy.today arak@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-11-09
#60 ·

That is fucked up. Even if we accept the premise she was driving straight towards them, shooting her does not stop the vehicle. I don’t accept that premise, by the way. For a non violent property crime (of stealing diapers, probably one of the most ethical crimes you could do as a poor person) they could have mortised the license plate, they had video of her, they could have stepped aside and c...

They don't even need to, they know who she is they can just charge her bank account directly with zero violence, zero public officer duty labor hours, zero weapon discharge bullets costs.

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Gammelfisch lemmy.world Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-05
#61 ·

When is the inbred, Fitch, going for her MAGA plastic surgery? The Mississippi Oblast continues to be a Top 10 Dump in the United Oblasts of AmeriKa.

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jdr lemmy.ml jdr@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-07-28
#62 ·

Consider this a warning: We can speak about the horrors of this case without leaning into misogyny and attacking this woman for how she looks. Comments attacking anyone for how they look will be subject to removal.

Better not watch Jimmy Kimmel or any political comedy then!

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Hegar fedia.io Hegar@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-06-26
#63 ·

Her appearance is relevant No. It's not. Everyone adjusts their appearance to some degree to fit in with their chosen group. If you can't make a coherent argument against someone's behavior, or politics or beliefs, you fall back to their appearance. It's why bigots will attack transgender people for not "passing" or attack Muslims for wearing a hijab, or misogynists attack women for having died...

Oh yeah, critizing her behaviour is clearly more important and (i hope) more productive.

But it's still worth mentioning that of course she has mar-a-lago face.

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velma Moderator velma@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-07
#64 ·

Better not watch Jimmy Kimmel or any political comedy then!

Does this look like a comedic post to you?

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Phoenixz lemmy.ca phoenixz@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-10
#65 ·

That baby had it coming, nobody is talking how he was already reaching for his gun!!!

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j5y7 sh.itjust.works j5y7@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-02-19
#66 ·

If police can shoot at you for stealing a pack of diapers worth $20 or less, why won't they come to your house after a burglarly unless you lost more than $600 worth of stuff?

They do if you have a 6,000 sq/ft home.

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jdr lemmy.ml jdr@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-07-28
#67 ·

Does this look like a comedic post to you?

I'm saying it's super mainstream to denigrate or make fun of the appearances of people as part of criticizing their actions or politics.

Personally I find it immoral and stupid. Saying e.g. "Trump is fat" as a way of showing your disapproval won't hurt him and will just make things worse for others, but it's so common that I usually don't even bother making a fuss.

I respect your position and good luck maintaining it.

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j5y7 sh.itjust.works j5y7@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-02-19
#68 ·

Mississippi. What an absolute shithole

Sadly, it happens in every state now. This shit just doesn't make the news unless it happens to a young, wealthy white woman.

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j5y7 sh.itjust.works j5y7@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-02-19
#69 ·

No, fired. Then hired at a different district.

Nah, he got a paid "suspension" and used the time to make more money as "security" at the night club, where he either beat or murdered more people of color.

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velma Moderator velma@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-07
#70 ·

Sadly, it happens in every state now. This shit just doesn't make the news unless it happens to a young, wealthy white woman.

unless it happens to a young, wealthy white woman.

We're literally on a post about it happening to a black family.

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j5y7 sh.itjust.works j5y7@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-02-19
#71 ·

unless it happens to a young, wealthy white woman. We're literally on a post about it happening to a black family.

Yes. That's my point. This shit happens everywhere everyday in the US. The only notable thing is you heard about it this time. It should be national news.

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Peacepath lemmy.world peacepath@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-21
#72 ·

It's worth mentioning how she looks because that ghoulish plastic surgery look is an identity marker for the worst humans in the country. The rich right wing lunatics who identify themselves by attaining that mar-a-lago face are also devoted to performative cruelty, like she is doing. Her appearance is relevant here like her party membership is.

Nor her appearance, nor her party membership, nor even if she was the one worse human would justify that police kills her 1 year old kid.

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velma Moderator velma@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-07
#73 ·

Yes. That's my point. This shit happens everywhere everyday in the US. The only notable thing is you heard about it this time. It should be national news.

This story has been national news.

You have a point, but this isn't the story to make said point.

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#74 ·

Oh yeah, critizing her behaviour is clearly more important and (i hope) more productive. But it's still worth mentioning that of course she has mar-a-lago face.

No it's not! That's my whole point! Her appearance is beyond irrelevant! Focus on what matters!

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skittle07crusher sh.itjust.works skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-03-03
#75 ·

Beyond words horrible

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kunaltyagi programming.dev kunaltyagi@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-12
#76 ·

That is fucked up. Even if we accept the premise she was driving straight towards them, shooting her does not stop the vehicle. I don’t accept that premise, by the way. For a non violent property crime (of stealing diapers, probably one of the most ethical crimes you could do as a poor person) they could have mortised the license plate, they had video of her, they could have stepped aside and c...

When you have a hammer and a ducktape, have been trained to only use a hammer, taught that everything is a nail, all you can do is hammer nails.

The tape is just there. Hammer is all that's ever used

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Bane_Killgrind lemmy.dbzer0.com Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-15
#77 ·

Ya hear that folks? Shoplifting diapers for your child is legally punishiable by death but if you brutally rape someone else’s child, you can be president of an entire nation! Scorched earth people. NEVER forgive, and NEVER let them forget they not only allowed this, but approved it.

legally punishiable by the death of your child but

Ftfy it's worse than what you said

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cheeseburger lemmy.ca cheeseburger@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-14
#78 ·

Okay, I'm not a cop, so perhaps I'm missing something here, but why did they approach the car with weapons drawn? Should there not be some sort of restraint in the employment of firearms? I mean, that's how I was trained.

When it's convenient to do so, they equate the vehicle to a giant gun the driver is pointing at them. That way they don't need to think at all and can pull trigger until scary thing stops.

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bad1080 piefed.social bad1080@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-27
#79 ·

every time i see one of those headlines i wonder which one is going to be the one that light the spark?

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mojofrododojo lemmy.world mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-25
#80 ·

That is fucked up. Even if we accept the premise she was driving straight towards them, shooting her does not stop the vehicle. I don’t accept that premise, by the way. For a non violent property crime (of stealing diapers, probably one of the most ethical crimes you could do as a poor person) they could have mortised the license plate, they had video of her, they could have stepped aside and c...

if there were any evidence that supported the cops' story, they would have released it.

the fact that none of the footage from WALMART or any dash or body cam footage has been released tells you everything you need to know.

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friend_of_satan lemmy.world friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#81 ·

Consider this a warning: We can speak about the horrors of this case without leaning into misogyny and attacking this woman for how she looks. Comments attacking anyone for how they look will be subject to removal.

I love this. Thank you.

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Boe lemmy.blahaj.zone Boe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-04-30
#82 · (edited)

Consider this a warning: We can speak about the horrors of this case without leaning into misogyny and attacking this woman for how she looks. Comments attacking anyone for how they look will be subject to removal.

How about the murderers for what they were wearing?

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multiplemigs sh.itjust.works multiplemigs@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#83 ·

horrific and super sad :(

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RattlerSix lemmy.world RattlerSix@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#84 ·

Jesus fuck, all over a pack of diapers from, I assume, a company worth a hundred billion dollars.

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eestileib sh.itjust.works eestileib@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-01
#85 ·

We don't need to go there, y'know. We can criticize her decisions without attacking how she looks.

Can I still point out that RFK Jr looks like a water damaged catcher's mitt?

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velma Moderator velma@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-07
#86 ·

Can I still point out that RFK Jr looks like a water damaged catcher's mitt?

I dunno, that’s kind of offensive to catcher’s mitts.

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Drusas fedia.io Drusas@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-08-16
#87 ·

Were the police trained in Isreal? Or is this just the result of standard cop Killology training?

Standard Killilogy.

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explodicle sh.itjust.works explodicle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-04-11
#88 ·

Jesus fuck, all over a pack of diapers from, I assume, a company worth a hundred billion dollars.

Like when they slowly strangled George Floyd to death over a $20 bill. It's never about the alleged crime. They'll keep murdering people and getting away with it until they don't.

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explodicle sh.itjust.works explodicle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-04-11
#89 ·

That is fucked up. Even if we accept the premise she was driving straight towards them, shooting her does not stop the vehicle. I don’t accept that premise, by the way. For a non violent property crime (of stealing diapers, probably one of the most ethical crimes you could do as a poor person) they could have mortised the license plate, they had video of her, they could have stepped aside and c...

Not to disagree with your central point, but shooting out tires is extremely impractical in real life. It still won't stop the vehicle, and you'll almost certainly miss.

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explodicle sh.itjust.works explodicle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-04-11
#90 ·

The police involved should be treated as murderers.

They refuse to be tried as individuals. They stand together.

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deadbeef79000 lemmy.nz deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-17
#91 ·

I thought it would be to pop a paper bag and see if they react by shooting back

"I'm hit!" Bang bang bang...

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TheEighthDoctor lemmy.zip TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-01-15
#92 ·

American cops will never understand that they can just take a license plate and go knock on the door later, no, "I said stop and they are not stopping! The punishment for disobedience is death!"

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KeithD lemmy.nz KeithD@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2026-01-31
#93 · (edited)

I'm saying it's super mainstream to denigrate or make fun of the appearances of people as part of criticizing their actions or politics. Personally I find it immoral and stupid. Saying e.g. "Trump is fat" as a way of showing your disapproval won't hurt him and will just make things worse for others, but it's so common that I usually don't even bother making a fuss. I respect your position and g...

Most of those making fun of the way Trump looks (at least in my experience) tend to be focusing more on his bad spray tan, and that's more criticising his poor judgement of voluntarily going out looking like that.

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KeithD lemmy.nz KeithD@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2026-01-31
#94 ·

They refuse to be tried as individuals. They stand together.

One bad apple spoiled the bunch.

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-24
#95 ·

I feel... Loss.

There's a stream-like, icy-blue fog, protruding from a hole in the side of a mountain, waiting.

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jballs sh.itjust.works jballs@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
#96 ·

Not to disagree with your central point, but shooting out tires is extremely impractical in real life. It still won't stop the vehicle, and you'll almost certainly miss.

Yeah, please don't go shooting a gun in public. This isn't the movies. Just write down the license plate number and then go to their house. Simple.

Actually in this case, it was for stealing diapers. So just look the other way, go to lunch and call it a day.

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rizzothesmall sh.itjust.works rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-22
#97 ·

For shoplifting diapers? I can't even...

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
#98 ·

Better not watch Jimmy Kimmel or any political comedy then!

I’m literally on lemmy and not doing that so what the fuck are you talking about?

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
#99 ·

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Slurs fucking suuuck!

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
#100 ·

Okay, I'm not a cop, so perhaps I'm missing something here, but why did they approach the car with weapons drawn? Should there not be some sort of restraint in the employment of firearms? I mean, that's how I was trained.

It’s because the cop wanted to shoot a black person.

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athatet lemmy.zip athatet@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-12
#101 ·

On a positive note she doesn't need diapers anymore.

How about you go make “positive” notes somewhere else dick.

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