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It didn’t seem to me that they were implying the officers are not at fault, but the fact remains that cops cannot be trusted to do the right thing when called and that you could end up dead if you call them as the victim reporting a crime.
Noor shot a woman who called because she thought some one was being raped. These kinds of “mistakes” never should happen.
And they happen way too often,
If her boyfriend was threatening to physically harm her or her child (he did injure her) and was preventing them from leaving, what do you suggest she do?
Shoot him
Did she have a gun? Do you think he would even allow her to have a gun? And do you think if she got one, he wouldn't be able to wrestle it away from her before she shot him?
I guess if all three of those answers are "yes, quite likely," your solution would be a good one.
On the other hand, not being able to shoot the man attacking you should not justify either him attacking her or the cop killing her.
I swear, some people seem to think everyone should be forced to own a gun.
I’m not saying I have better options for her, and I’m not blaming her for her death because she called the police, but calling the police always carries a risk of completely unnecessary death, and that is a huge fucking problem for any victim of any crime.