Oddbean new post about login | logout This is the kind of thing that you think only happens in America. But no, it happens when you have armed police high on their own authority :( Everything about this is suss --- NSW Police shot Western Sydney man Bradley Balzan after stopping him for wearing a hoodie - ABC News A young man died a violent death in his own backyard. Some are calling it “the worst outcome imaginable of proactive policing”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/nsw-police-shot-western-sydney-man-bradley-balzan-inquest/103592578
In 2024 Australia, don't be poor, young, or unfashionable, or your government may kill you. That is some terrifying dystopian stuff. Cops straight-up lied about every aspect, very carelessly, but there will be no consequences. Need to have a sit-down talk with my two boys about this...