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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 1:47 PM

South Florida judge clears police officers in UPS driver shooting death | AP News

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Judge cites 'stand your ground' law in clearing 3 more Florida officers in shooting of a UPS driver
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Judge cites 'stand your ground' law in clearing 3 more Florida officers in shooting of a UPS driver
A South Florida judge has cleared three more police officers of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver who had been taken hostage during a 2019 robbery.
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timetravelerfrom2027 Mar 31, 2026 +278
“Officers are currently suspended from their job.” This happened in 2019. Have these guys been on paid vacation for seven years? (sigh)
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pichael288 Mar 31, 2026 +145
Is this that one where some thieves were in the truck and took the driver hostage or something like that, and the police, knowing this, shot like 1000 bullets or something insane at the truck?
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Warden72 Mar 31, 2026 +149
Yes, they also killed another innocent motorist. 
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DeltaBravoTango Mar 31, 2026 +153
Absolutely ridiculous. Stand your ground laws wouldn’t protect a regular Joe firing at a criminal surrounded by innocent people.
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Th1rte3n1334 Mar 31, 2026 +92
Absolutely crazy that shooting innocent bystanders is going to be considered okay because this ruling sets a precedent and a bad one.
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nowitscometothis Mar 31, 2026 +17
would this not open the door to blowing cops away in (precieved) self defence also?!
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Sky_Cancer Mar 31, 2026 +25
Yes, but no. Rules for me but not for thee.
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Veganity Mar 31, 2026 +5
Well if it’s go to jail or get killed, I have an idea of which I’d pick
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wiscopup Mar 31, 2026 +5
This law would allow a mass shooter to gun down a bunch of people then make the argument that he felt threatened as justification for the shooting spree, i believe. Completely bonkers.
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HandFedFenrir Apr 1, 2026 +8
The average citizen is held to a higher standard than the police in the US.
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Method412 Apr 1, 2026 +3
Actually .... In Kansas City, someone fired in a crowd at a massive Super Bowl gathering, killed a bystander, recently acquitted because it couldn't be proven that they weren't standing their ground (I'm sure I'm generalizing, but that's the understanding I got).
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Smart_Resist615 Mar 31, 2026 +157
Lmao, stand your ground laws now protect against shooting admittedly totally innocent bystanders, amazing.
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ProlapseMishap Mar 31, 2026 +134
It's even worse than that. These hogs used MULTIPLE cars full of innocent bystanders as cover and shot multiple innocent people to include the poor UPS driver who was taken hostage. The video is a sickening example of the cowardice of modern police officers.
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gecko090 Mar 31, 2026 +61
OMG this is THAT one! Hostage and bystander dead, both by police bullets.
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ProlapseMishap Mar 31, 2026 +45
Yup, and a bunch of other drivers hit by police bullets and I believe the pigs even shot each other. All because of one man with a pistol. That 'profession' is a f****** joke.
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Smart_Resist615 Mar 31, 2026 +28
Yeah the video is one of the most egregious cases of disregarding public safety I've ever seen. It's a natural consequence of the cases that the police have no duty to protect.
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the_drunk_drummer Mar 31, 2026 +14
Cops can kill innocent people. But a doctor has a patient die, and they can no longer be a doctor.
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TwoLegitShiznit Mar 31, 2026 +13
>Florida judge Say less
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PurelyAnonymous Mar 31, 2026 +38
F***, modern police forces in the US need liquidated as an organization. They’ve lost all semblance of a purpose in our society. Rebuild the group from the ground up. Take all firearms, less-lethals, and general weapons away from them. If criminals require more than a revolver to handle, police are not the solution. Call in specifically trained individuals equipped to handle the escalation. Police unions need eliminated. The only reason they still exist is due to the guns we allow them to have. If you armed every USW or teamsters member with similar equipment I imagine steel mills might negotiate differently. Police are no different at all. What an absolute failure of leadership, training, and accountability.
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LoserBroadside Mar 31, 2026 +11
Legal precedent has literally ruled that they are not responsible for protecting people. What is the point of them other than as a civilian-aimed non-military army?
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ofWildPlaces Apr 1, 2026 +1
Then we need to set a new legal precedent.
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whupzzmyb Mar 31, 2026 +22
Hahahaha the laws are a joke. Cops get away with murder again. Negligence and incompetence abound.
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Thetruthislikepoetry Mar 31, 2026 +6
Somehow, the words, responsibility, accountability, and police are never put together. I guess all the good cops in America must be on vacation this week because you don’t hear a peep from them about this,f****** cowards.
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johnn48 Mar 31, 2026 +7
Police cleared in shooting death, that’s so routine that it is hardly surprising. An Officer being tried, let alone convicted, would be a news worthy event.
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BravestWabbit Mar 31, 2026 +10
On the bright side it'll force an appeals court to look at this....
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Captain_Aware4503 Mar 31, 2026 +9
In many red states if a woman is told by professionals her life is in absolute danger from a fetus, she can be jailed from terminating the pregnancy. But if someone simply fears for their life without a second opinion. they are allowed tun gun down and kill the threat.
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Thisareor Apr 1, 2026 +2
Clear answer all pregnant people become cops so they can fear for their life and kill the fetus.
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chunkydunker9 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Flawless logic,  are you running for an important political position?   I vote Thisareor!
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Elegant_Patient274 Mar 31, 2026 +3
“Greatest country in the world”
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cievel Mar 31, 2026 +1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
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SSWBGUY Mar 31, 2026
Yet many drivers in my UPS building are massive cop Stans
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