Investigators say an 81-year-old woman lunged at a Florida deputy with a knife before she was shot. WESH’s Michelle Meredith reports.
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#Florida #Police #Shooting
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And the police defend this
In defense of the cop…Maybe she was a Cage Fighter
Like I'll ever trust police….
Cops are shameless! 🙄
Dubious.
A knife for perceived self defense.
SHERIFFS ARE LIARS AND DIRTY, FITHY LAWLESS
OMG !! Florida man with a gun and a badge !!!! Idiots
Unless the 81 year old woman was built like Tyler Perry, that cop was a dang coward.
i love police but where was his taser
The poor old woman. Prayers for this victim…
Lies
#Murder #WrongfulDeath
Cop murder her. He was tired of viewing retirement…
They like to be called heroes.
Police are undereducated and not pulled off the street when they reach the point of PTSD out of control. Then this is the result. Either that or you have just a sociopath cop. Plenty of those too. Yeah, I'm sure this 81yo woman was such a threat!
"We have investigated ourselves, and have determined that we did absolutely nothing wrong"!! Florida Cop!!
With so many super cops in the comments, it's a wonder why departments are understaffed.
😡 OMG the deputy couldn't handle an 81 year old woman. What he couldn't handle her … SMH no excuse for this, where is the body cam ???
And like all officer shooting, they will review the video first change if they can"81 years old with a knife what a story"!!
Suicide by cop?
Stupid games, stupid prizes.
There is no way I would live in Florida. Too many Republicans…
What!!!!!!!!!! 81 really omg why would you shoot her WOW
So the only training police officers receive is how to shoot a gun? What would they do if they didn't have a gun? Long gone are the days when a police officer could disarm a situation.
Self defense
Accountibilty
Cops families need the house to steal
Did she really pull a knife out from behind her back? Or was she cutting bread for sandwiches and the cop freaked out? Even if she was an aggressor, this still seems wrong. I would really like to hear if the fire department guys saw anything.
Wondering how many claiming the cop should have been able to get the knife from an 81 year old woman, would actually work as officers, placing themselves in these situations.
Murder
I used to live in Florida and I can assure you, every police department has the same policy. "Shoot first, ask questions later, qualified immunity will cover you!" Because of qualified immunity, the police don't have to worry about being prosecuted! #EndQualifiedImmunity
Deputy should be charged for murder. Could have backed away or used a taser or a blanket.
Her sugar could of been out of wack it happens to many people
Maybe the officer wanted another notch on his gun?
What a POS. Her reflex's were probably so slow he could have at the very least pulled his taser.
Many Policeman are ex military. "Roman Jesuit trained" militias💯
Why did she resist?