{"id":15010,"date":"2024-10-12T16:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T16:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15010"},"modified":"2024-10-12T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T16:15:13","slug":"nypd-opened-fire-on-a-fare-jumper-shooting-2-bystanders-and-a-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15010","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Opened Fire on a Fare Jumper, Shooting 2 Bystanders and a Cop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“The New York Police Department (NYPD) has a history of protecting bystanders by shooting them. This March, when Brooklyn man Nathan Scott tried to shoot a mugger who had his wallet, the NYPD killed Scott<\/a> and wounded an auto mechanic<\/a> across the street. In 2013, after a man in a road rage incident made finger guns and reached for his pocket, the NYPD tased the man and shot two women<\/a> nearby. In 2012, after a disgruntled ex-employee murdered his coworker outside the Empire State Building, the NYPD shot the murderer along with nine bystanders<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“After chef Derrell Mickles allegedly snuck into a subway station without paying his fare on Sunday, the NYPD tried to arrest him. They claim<\/a> that Mickles muttered “I’m going to kill you if you don’t stop following me” and drew a knife. (Mickles’ mother says the knife was from his job<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After failing to subdue Mickles with a taser, the officers shot<\/a> him, two bystanders, and one of their own in the crowded station.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Mickles was within seven feet<\/a> of the officers when they shot him, the NYPD says. Police are traditionally taught the “21-foot rule<\/a>,” which says that a suspect holding a knife within 21 feet is close enough to pose an immediate threat. But the 21-foot rule is not a license to start shooting anyone within that distance”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NYPD Opened Fire on a Fare Jumper, Shooting 2 Bystanders and a Cop<\/a><\/blockquote>