Ryan Hinton was killed by an officer who was responding to a report of a stolen vehicle on Thursday morning, officials said.
  • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
    1651·
    2 months ago

    This is the kind of thing people do when they fully believe that there is no path to justice. If we ever held cops accountable, this wouldn’t have happened.

  • NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works
    1358·
    2 months ago

    “Let me be very direct: We cannot allow individuals to flee from officers with a loaded firearm aimed at them,” she said. “When this happens, the outcome is almost always tragic. No one wins, and everyone involved is affected.”

    Absolutely disgusting mindset for the police to operate in and it should be a condemnation of them, not an excuse for killing a fleeing person merely suspected of committing a property crime.

    Armed gang murders member of the public (with the full intention of “investigating” themselves and finding they did nothing wrong), is shocked that public would kill one of their own, and expects the public to shed tears for their fellow gang member (who was really a great guy… every other gang member loved him).

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      386·
      2 months ago

      so the kid, unarmed, was shot in the back because he didn’t submit?

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        1713·
        2 months ago

        The kid was armed and pointing it at the cops.

        But he also wasn’t shooting at them, he was running away. In that scenario, you don’t shoot him, because even if he starts shooting he ain’t gonna hit shit.

        • collapse_already@lemmy.mlEnglish
          231·
          2 months ago

          Police claim “kid was armed and pointing it at the cops.” Cops are famous for making up bullshit to justify their murders after the fact.

        • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
          17·
          2 months ago

          I try to go to the gun range every two months or so. I can tell you, with adrenaline and panic, idk if I’d hit 50% and thats standing still. Which is scary because who knows what you’ll hit. That’s why I go to the range, to be good enough. Running I wouldn’t even bother shooting.

          Cops are definitely not going to the range enough.

          politifact on if cops hit 30%

          2019 Miramar shootout(the florida UPS shootout)

          In 2024, important details were finally revealed, a total of 20 officers from 4 different agencies fired upwards of 221 bullets in a span of 25 seconds, Hill was struck 40 times, meanwhile Alexander shot himself, Ordonez was struck 12 times, and the 5 bullets that stayed in his body were all traced to police weapons, and Cutshaw was struck once in the back of the head, which was also traced back to police.

          Four people were killed in the shootout. Both robbery suspects, Lamar Alexander, and Ronnie Jerome Hill, both 41, were killed by police. The hijacked UPS driver, Frank Ordonez, 27, and bystander Richard Cutshaw, 70, were also both killed in the shootout;[6] A female store employee was shot and wounded in the initial robbery.

        • Mustakrakish@lemmy.world
          32·
          2 months ago

          Don’t state that as fact. It’s just what the cops have claimed so far, and they lie constantly

  • peregrin5@lemm.eeEnglish
    833·
    2 months ago

    This was a very confusing headline. It sounded like they were charging a dead person.

    Bottom line is:

    1. 18 year old gets shot by police
    2. The father of the 18 year old hit and killed a deputy with his car later on.
        • EsunaProxy@lemmy.caEnglish
          133·
          2 months ago

          ACAB after all. Even if he didn’t fire, they enable and protect each others murder of civilians, and their pet dogs.

      • LePoisson@lemmy.world
        61·
        2 months ago

        Dunno, they haven’t released the identity of the “victim” so we don’t know who the driver killed.

        I’m not going to go so far as to condone this dad’s behavior, but I can definitely understand it. Police are never held accountable; what else is there to expect than the spread of vigilante violence if the law won’t give us justice?

        Even if the deputy that was hit didn’t pull the trigger, they’re part of the institution that’s the problem. So the logic of the dad to target a deputy, even if they aren’t the one that shit his kid, makes sense in a way. I’m sure eventually we’ll know if this deputy was the one who killed the father’s 18 year old son.

    • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
      547·
      2 months ago
      1. Bunch of fucking tweakers doing tweaker shit and the cops have to chase them.

      edit: yeah, ACAB but you motherfuckers do know that there is a subset of people out there doing crimes like car theft and shit, right? The citizens in this case don’t seem to be all that upstanding.

      One dead dude, one dead pig. Call it even?

        • rebelflesh@lemm.eeEnglish
          254·
          2 months ago

          Yes, for the father to use lethal force on the corrupt racist deputy is a totally valid reason.

          • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
            11·
            2 months ago

            If he had done in the cop that shot his son I’d be more inclined to agree. But he picked a rando. ACAB but not all of them deserve death because not all of them shoot people for little to no reason.

  • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
    311·
    2 months ago

    Cops who shoot people who aren’t shooting at them and who haven’t been involved in a violent crime deserve to die too.

  • bradorsomething@ttrpg.network
    18·
    2 months ago

    If people keep using cars as weapons, soon we’ll have to treat them like guns, and not regulate them in any meaningful way.

  • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    2 months ago

    In case anyone finds the headline confusing this is what happened in order

    1. Rodney Hinton the older hit a much beloved semi retired deputy who was directing traffic for a college graduation. He is accused of doing so intentionally but the motive isn’t specified. He was not accused of stealing a car nor did it have anything to do with any other specified crime. This is pending trial.

    2. Ryan Hinton, son of Rodney Hinton, was involved in a car theft. He and 3 others were caught in said car and scattered in 4 different directions when police made contact.

    3. During the chase police shot and killed Ryan whom they allege had a gun on him. Indeed a gun was recovered. Purported to be in possession of the young man who was shot.That said the body cam footage is alleged to show another officer yelling about a gun rather than the gun itself from the vantage point of the officer.

    Questions:

    Is Rodney guilty of killing the deputy on purpose? If so why? Was it instead an accident?

    Did the officer that shot the boy know he was the son of Rodney?

    Why did Rodney pull out a gun but not fire it?

    Is there further evidence showing the history of the particular gun? Fingerprints on the gun? Body cam footage from the other officer that more clearly establishes the gun in the hand of Rodney?

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      That is not correct. The events, as alleged, before someone jumps down my throat:

      1. Ryan steals a car
      2. Cops try to arrest Ryan
      3. Ryan flees, cops shoot Ryan
      4. Ryan’s dad Rodney hits and kills an unrelated cop with his car
      • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        That would make more sense but did you pull up two dated stories of the events and confirm that is the proper order?