Police Accidentally Shot and Killed a Victim During Manchester Terrorist Attack

a year ago by theolodis to c/world

Officials said that one of the men killed at the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England had been hit by police gunfire.

So apparently 50% of the deadly wounded were killed by police, not the terrorist.

Deflated0ne 75 points a year ago

Ah yes. The Israeli response.

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miss_demeanour 19 points a year ago

Today, the rest of Manchester is imperiled.

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IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds 4 points a year ago

Manchester has the right to defend itself

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huquad 3 points a year ago

Rest assured, the victim is no longer in any danger \s

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bunkyprewster 52 points a year ago

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

Brendan Behan

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stoly 16 points a year ago

Better headline: Police shoot indiscriminately and kill one person while injuring two others.

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obinice 14 points a year ago

It's strange seeing an article in something like the New York Times about my city. I'd have thought they wouldn't have much interest in what goes on in Manchester just in general! They never seem to care about us. Usually it feels like Americans think London is the entire UK.

Bloody windy here today anyway, that's my local news update, bit of a storm passing through, so it's a day of rain and gusty galey winds sadly. A real change compared to the crazy warm sunny dry year we've had so far! Winter is finally approaching I suppose...

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comrade_twisty 7 points a year ago

Usually it feels like Americans think London is the entire UK.

Manchester is a suburb in the north, right?

/s

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Witchfire 2 points a year ago

It's a neighborhood, I think /s

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comrade_twisty 2 points a year ago

Neighborhood soccer club.

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Akasazh 8 points a year ago

The Good guy with a gun caused more damage than the actual attacker.

My prediction is people will be blind to the irony and no lessons will be learned.

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SlartyBartFast 2 points a year ago

Not very nice at all. I hope they said sorry

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