What. The. &%#. Were these cops thinking?
This kid - drunk, mentally ill, or just really stupid, is in no position to cause harm to anyone (other than perhaps himself). He's alone inside a streetcar. Nine shots and then a taser are fired, and he's dead. This is standard procedure?
Toronto police criticized for shooting of ‘cornered’ man brandishing a knife on empty streetcar
(National Post)
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This kid - drunk, mentally ill, or just really stupid, is in no position to cause harm to anyone (other than perhaps himself). He's alone inside a streetcar. Nine shots and then a taser are fired, and he's dead. This is standard procedure?
Toronto police criticized for shooting of ‘cornered’ man brandishing a knife on empty streetcar
Toronto police are facing harsh criticism after a video of officers fatally shooting an 18-year-old man armed with a knife on an empty streetcar was posted online over the weekend.
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Yatim died of from multiple gunshot wounds after an “interaction” with police on Dundas Street West, near Trinity Bellwoods, Toronto’s busiest downtown park. It also confirmed a conducted energy weapon (such as a Taser) was used.
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“One or more Toronto Police officers fire three shots, then a pause, followed by another burst of six shots. There are anywhere between eight to 11 officers at the front doors of the cruiser,”
(National Post)
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