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Cascade Mall shooting: people shot dead in US shopping mall

Eryk Bagshaw September 24 2016 - 2:27PM

VIDEO - [early it looks to cover about every pro-gun myth there is,
with then voices of reason, one in particular you will all appreciate]

A gunman is on the run and four people have been shot dead in a US shopping centre
in the north-western US town of Burlington, Washington State Police have confirmed.

The shooting in Cascade Mall, a shopping centre popular with families,
100 kilometres north of Seattle, occurred before 8pm on Friday, US time.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/cascade-mall-shooting-people-shot-dead-in-us-shopping-mall-20160924-grnmes.html

i traveled many times as a child from Vancouver to Seattle where my mother's family live .. it's heart-breaking to read this kind of grief ..

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If the police were more patient in some crisis situations

Charlotte police release video of deadly shooting of Keith Lamont Scott
Renae Merle September 25 2016 - 12:11PM
http://www.smh.com.au/world/charlotte-police-release-video-of-deadly-shooting-of-keith-lamont-scott-20160925-grnvsk.html

so less aggressive, particularly when dealing with troubled individuals, would less police shootings occur?

Just one question which has been in my mind for a time.

Edit: Ok, coincidentally just after posting the above i saw this one.

San Francisco in ‘lockdown’ as gunman in standoff with police

September 25, 2016 11:30am

VIDEO

Gunman reportedly on the loose in San Francisco

Staff writer. News Corp Australia Network

A STANDOFF between a gunman and police in San Francisco that lasted for six hours has ended peacefully.
http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/san-francisco-in-lockdown-as-gunman-in-standoff-with-police/news-story/9a18789e9ac326daaec4ca8bb9b6fc45

Well done to the police involved in that one!

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Protests break out in Chicago after a man is fatally shot by police

"Wife releases video of Charlotte man's shooting by police"

By Marilia Brocchetto and Nicole Chavez, CNN

Updated 5:55 AM ET, Sun July 15, 2018

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/14/us/chicago-officer-involved-shooting/index.html

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Officers Used Coin-Toss to Decide Whether To Make Arrest

13 hours ago



Body camera footage shows two Georgia police officers using a coin-toss app to determine if they would arrest a woman who was speeding. During the April traffic stop, the officers decided that heads would result in an arrest, but tails would mean Sarah Webb, 24, was free to go. It landed on tails, officers said in the video, but they still arrested Webb,...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/officers-used-coin-toss-to-decide-whether-to-make-arrest

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Police Officer Does Good Deed for Girl with Lemonade Stand

The officer decided buying a cup of lemonade wasn't enough and instead gave a very generous gift.

By Elena Donovan Mauer


Facebook

The Short of It

Knowing the girl's family was going through a tough time financially, a police
officer bought her the tablet she was hoping to buy with her lemonade stand profits.

https://www.parenting.com/news-break/police-officer-does-good-deed-girl-lemonade-stand