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someguyfromcanada  ·  2820 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 11 Police Officers shot at a peaceful protest in Dallas, 5 dead

The suspect was apparently blown up with a bomb carrying robot.

Why is there not more talk about that? How is it OK to end deadlocked negotiations with a barricaded American citizen who is suspected of committing crimes, who have no hostages, and pose no immediate threat, by sending an earthbound drone to blow them up?

Why not just wait it out?





sounds_sound  ·  2820 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm sure that once the dust settles there will be a lot of discussion about this robot. First I've heard about this tactic, though likely not the first time it was deployed. As for the waiting it out thing, that might work under certain circumstances, but in the U.S., once you start killing cops, there basically becomes a shoot to kill policy put on the scene. Didn't you see The Fugitive?

am_Unition  ·  2820 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    First I've heard about this tactic, though likely not the first time it was deployed.

It may actually be the first time. This was a GTA-level tactic (read the description). Absolutely bonkers.