WTF 14-year-old girl killed by police in Los Angeles store dressing room

Lexxi

Lexxi

meow
Joined
Sep 26, 2018
Messages
1,334
SL Rez
2007
Joined SLU
12-14-2007
SLU Posts
6381
Los Angeles police officers responded to reports of an assault at a Burlington department store in North Hollywood on Thursday, where they found a suspect and fired at him, Dominic Choi, assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference.

..
After the shooting, the authorities found a hole in a wall, Choi said, and behind it, found Valentina in the dressing room. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said in a statement. Her cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the coroner’s office.
Click to expand...
Guns are too important in USA history and stuff, but it'd be really nice if we could somehow set it up so that only certain select police units have guns. Not everyone with a badge.

--
The story appears to be that police were called because a man assaulted a woman with "a lock". Police arrived, and opened fire (assuming he had a gun). With, it appears, no notice of it being a crowded store. Man died. So did an innocent bystander that wasn't even in the same room. Police officer put on paid leave.

ETA: Sorry, forgot to include link to article. Unfortunately article is behind paywall (I think).
Girl shot, killed by Los Angeles police in dressing room; officer on leave - The Washington Post
 
Last edited:
  • 7Sad
Reactions: Katheryne Helendale, Ryanna Enfield, Myradyl Muse and 4 others
Sid

Sid

Lord of the plywood cubes.
VVO Supporter 🍦🎈👾❤
Joined
Sep 20, 2018
Messages
7,041
Lexxi said:
Guns are too important in USA history and stuff, but it'd be really nice if we could somehow set it up so that only certain select police units have guns. Not everyone with a badge.
Click to expand...
I agree, that the US in general could do with a less trigger happy police, but the way the story reads in the provided Evernote link, this would likely have happened to a select police unit as well. They can't inspect the quality of the surrounding walls either before coming into action.

Main question is, was the shooting necessary or were there possibilities to come to an arrest without shooting, did they even make an attempt to do so or was it the too often common "shoot first, ask questions later" US style?
The story printed leaves that unclear.
 
Last edited:
  • 5Agree
Reactions: Katheryne Helendale, Rose Karuna, Romana and 2 others
WolfEyes

WolfEyes

Well known member no one knows
Joined
Sep 20, 2018
Messages
4,502
SL Rez
2004
Joined SLU
2009
Arkady Arkright said:
No comment... :p

My point was, I suppose, that it didn't start in Vietnam - it's a mindset that's been around in public 'servants' for at least 800 years.
Click to expand...
That was why I had posted the same article the other day. It didn't start with Vietnam, but Vietnam kept it alive, and it's been on oxygen ever since.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom