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Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that he had no brain activity, his aunt, Ana Vazquez, told The Associated Press. He had undergone several surgeries, with doctors removing nine bullets and amputating his leg.

The shooting outraged Perez’s family and Pocatello residents, and about 200 people attended a vigil Saturday morning outside the Pocatello hospital where he was treated. Another crowd of protesters gathered outside the Pocatello City Hall building, which also houses the police department, on Saturday afternoon. Police snipers were stationed on a nearby rooftop during the protest, though no violence was reported. Many of the protesters held signs with phrases like, “Do better, PPD” and “Justice for Victor,” and passing cars honked in acknowledgment.

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, he doesn't have superpowers, but he is carrying a taser, an asp, and a gun at all times, and he has an arsenal in his trunk.

Cops are always whining about how dangerous their job is, but lists of Dangerous Jobs usually have them in the high teens. Sometimes they dont even make the top 20.

I've had two jobs in the top 5, and I have NEVER walked around demanding respect because my life was in constant danger.

Fucking babies.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

EMS actually has a higher on the job mortality rate than law enforcement.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And I respect their service greatly. They actually provide a very valuable service to society.

Cops, on the other hand, are primarily predatory. As much as we see this sort of violent behavior, most of their job consists of sitting by the side of the road and pulling innocent drivers over and giving them a tax increase in the form of tickets. Most people don't go through their day worring about getting shot by cops, but every driver spends every minute on the road watching out for cops.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had active shooter training at work. They brought in this cop who said we should have our head on a swivel at all times! Bro, I'm more worried about getting crushed by a forklift or falling off the scissor lift, or losing a finger or some shit. We are not in an active warzone (yet).