Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, Fatally Shot by Cop in Columbus

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Bodycam video was quickly released

Minutes before the guilty verdicts were announced in Derek Chauvin's trial Tuesday, a Black teen girl was shot dead by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio. Bodycam video was released within hours of the death of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, Heavy reports, but it is very difficult to watch. Police responded after someone called 911 to report they were being threatened, the AP reports. The video shows a physical altercation involving a number of people; Bryant is shown swinging a knife at one person, then after that person falls to the ground, she charges another person and pins them against a car while apparently still holding the knife, though some say she dropped it before the officer shot.

https://www.newser.com/story/305182/video-shows-columbus-ohio-cop-fatally-shoot-teen-girl.html
 

The police officer took the appropriate action to save others.

I'm 57 y/o and have never pulled a knife or a gun on another person, so if at age 16, the girl in question was already pulling knives on people, as far as I'm concerned the police officer did society justice by removing one more threat off the street.
 

Wasn't she wielding a knife at the time and going after someone? Looked that way from the video. Obviously there's a problem with police and overuse of force, but I'm not sure if this qualifies. It's definitely sad either way, but they have to be able to do their job too.
 
Headline

Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, Fatally Shot by Cop in Columbus

Info about who.

Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teen girl was shot dead by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio.

As an attention grabber the headline works. Toss in gender & race And that really gets attention.

Who would read this?

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Police officer follows protocol

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Police saved the lives of two individuals that were being attacked by knife wielding teen.
 
Robert59 said:
Bodycam video was quickly released
she charges another person and pins them against a car while apparently still holding the knife, though some say she dropped it before the officer shot.
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The picture taken less than 1/2 second before the shot doesn't look like she was throwing the knife to the ground.
Looks like that knife was about to up-thrust into the body. (exactly the way you're taught to knife fight). Glad the officer didn't hesitate.

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law enforcement has to be supported to do their job!
Why is it,every time they DO THEIR JOB, it's up for debate?
The officer acked quickly, professionally and appropriatly in a split-second decision of attempted murder,
which probably saved the life of a girl who would have been stabbed!
What should we have to say about it?
 
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squatting dog said:
The picture taken less than 1/2 second before the shot doesn't look like she was throwing the knife to the ground.
Looks like that knife was about to up-thrust into the body. (exactly the way you're taught to knife fight). Glad the officer didn't hesitate.

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The picture says ALOT.

Also car looks partially stopped in driveway. Did she drive up on the potential victim or the other way.
 
JimBob1952 said:
Well, there's a photo you're not going to see much of on the nightly news broadcasts.
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USA Today is reporting that Bryant was going after the girl next to the car with the knife.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-knife-while-shot-columbus-police/7321951002/

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The officer yells, “Hey! Get down! Get down!” Seconds later, Bryant lunges at another young woman, who is pressed up against a car.​
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The video shows a knife in Bryant’s right hand as she swings it toward the other girl.​
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fmdog44 said:
A police watchdog was asked, "Why don't the police try to wound instead of kill?" The response was the police training states they are to draw their weapon only when there is the threat of lost life. When you shoot to kill you always aim for center mass where the organs are.
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You shoot center mass because that's also the highest chance of hitting the target. Especially with split second decisions unlike a sniper lying in wait with a scope for a planned shot which situations cannot wait for.
 
Gaer said:
law enforcement has to be supported to do their job!
Why is it,every time they DO THEIR JOB, it's up for debate?
The officer acked quickly, professionally and appropriatly in a split-second decision of attempted murder,
which probably saved the life of a girl who would have been stabbed!
What should we have to say about it?
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Sigh.

"Every time" they do their job is not up for debate. Every case has to be investigated by authorities, and it is up to them to decide whether the police officer acted appropriately.

I don't think this case is at all comparable to Chauvin murdering Floyd, slowly and unnecessarily, in plain sight. This girl running around with a knife, stabbing people, was probably dangerous enough that shooting her was the only option.

One case has nothing to do with the other. The police are not always right, and they are not always wrong.

"What should we have to say about it?" Probably nothing. It's a sad story, and I haven't seen anything controversial about it, unless you want to stir up controversy.
 
 
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Two mothers

One angry that her daughter is dead
One thankful that her daughter is alive

It comes down to no knife no need for a police officer to use the training he has.

The action isn't in slow motion so there no time for the officer on the scene has time to choose options. Each shooting death requires an investigation, thankfully video footage plus voice are available. I wish those that look for alternatives would be faced with identical split second choice to make. They should test themselves by standing in oncoming traffic going 45 mph. Do I jump out of the way or do I try to think of an alternative ?

Why are blacks shot more often?
There is way to much info on the net to be able to pinpoint cause, but this is interesting since it deals with percent of population vs. crime that justice system has to deal with.

Way to long & I don't want to cherry pick paragraphs.

To conclude this post. Each shooting that ends in death is investigated so each is it's individual instance.

https://whiteprivilegeisntreal.org/black-vs-white-crime-statistics/#gref
 
911 said:
I would be interested to know what brought this young girl to the point where she thought she had to kill someone.
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I am not being facetious:
"They indicated that for this group of inmates 62% of the unpremeditated crimes of violence (murder, manslaughter, and assault) had been committed during the premenstrual week and 17% during menstruation."
Menstrual cycles and criminal responsibility
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01047499

I am being serious. I've known the above since teen years. I wish it were taken more seriously, and not in a sexist connotation.
 
Pepper said:
I am not being facetious:
"They indicated that for this group of inmates 62% of the unpremeditated crimes of violence (murder, manslaughter, and assault) had been committed during the premenstrual week and 17% during menstruation."
Menstrual cycles and criminal responsibility
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01047499

I am being serious. I've known the above since teen years. I wish it were taken more seriously, and not in a sexist connotation.
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Boy, I have some good questions if this would be true. I won't ask them here because i may be accused of being sexist, which I am certainly not. My wife won't allow me to be.
 
911 said:
Boy, I have some good questions if this would be true. I won't ask them here because i may be accused of being sexist, which I am certainly not. My wife won't allow me to be.
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It not only goes for crimes, but for mental breakdowns and hospital admissions as well. I'd also hate for this to be used in a manner detrimental to all women, but there you go. Serious studies have been done for years, as you can see by the date of this original link.
 
Pepper said:
It not only goes for crimes, but for mental breakdowns and hospital admissions as well. I'd also hate for this to be used in a manner detrimental to all women, but there you go. Serious studies have been done for years, as you can see by the date of this original link.
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I have heard defendants blame their reason for committing a crime on taking some medications and even on certain other illnesses, like Sleep Apnea, but this is a new one for me. So, yeah, I have questions.
 

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