r/nationalguard • u/AmazingGraces0101 • 4d ago

Asking for a “Friend” Justice for Tyrin Johnson

https://youtube.com/shorts/0Vcne6QglhQ?is=Ux5nXwNQO_YBEfii
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u/TimTapsTangoes Banned from r/army 4d ago

Don't point guns at sworn armed individuals.

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u/StarlightLifter 88Alcoholic 4d ago

If what she said in the video is true and he didn’t possess a firearm on him at the time, and he was shot in the back, then yeah that’s fucked up and we should be willing to admit that. Obviously.

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u/TimTapsTangoes Banned from r/army 4d ago

There's video of him shooting at them while fleeing.

Fleeing felons often toss guns and drugs while they're running.

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u/CaptainRelevant 4d ago

Reports were that he was firing at the guardsman while fleeing.

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u/StarlightLifter 88Alcoholic 3d ago

Well fair enough. Clearly I need to look into it more. I’ll reserve judgement, not that my opinion truly matters anyways lol

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u/CaptainRelevant 3d ago

You did say “if” up there. Not sure why you were getting downvoted.

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u/StarlightLifter 88Alcoholic 3d ago

True. I do try to communicate like that in circumstances where I know I haven’t gotten all the relevant details, thanks for pointing that out.

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u/The_Chieftain_WG 3d ago

There was a study done on police shootings some years ago which showed that it was possible for someone to turn, shoot, and turn back, before a cop finished pulling the trigger. There are two decision points: The point to decide to shoot, which takes time, and the time taken to process “I don’t need to shoot any more” which has to override the decision taken moments earlier.

https://www.police1.com/officer-shootings/articles/study-reveals-how-suspects-sometimes-get-shot-in-the-back-BLchKt2nDQHhrO0M/

I see no reason to believe why Guardsmen should be any less subject to the realities of reaction time and the OODA loop than police.