Man dies after being shot by Madison Police Department officer

https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/07/22/madison-police-department-responding-report-shooting/

US cop executes a man, as US cops are wont to do.

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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 31d (1 reply)

Better headline: "Cop murders Madison man"

Or if you want to play it safe: "Cop shoots Madison man dead"

That way it doesn't assume the level of crime,but also doesn't imply that him dying was a separate and possibly coincidental event rather than the direct result of the cop shooting him.

Abyssian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 31d

Agreed, but I was linking an article so I just used theirs per the sidebar.

finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 31d

Officers performed lifesaving measures on the man

This is where the story breaks down. Most of the time, they just stand around getting their stories straight.

BurnedDonutHole@ani.social · -40 pts · 31d (9 replies)
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Abyssian@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 31d (4 replies)

You should pick up a book some day.

Zahille7@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 31d (3 replies)

Literally flashbacks to 7th grade reading Call of the Wild

Abyssian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 31d (2 replies)

Faith in humanity.... increasing? I didn't know the gauge could go in that direction. Thanks!

Zahille7@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 31d (1 reply)

I mean this was back in like 2009

Abyssian@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 31d

I'm in my 40s. I'll still take it. :D

obelisk_complex@piefed.ca · 29 pts · 31d

"Wont to do" is a very old way of saying "known for doing".

It's absolutely true that US cops are known for killing unarmed civilians who pose no threat to them or anyone else.

Carmakazi@piefed.social · 17 pts · 31d (1 reply)

If you're confused by their use of "wont", read a fucking book. Or just the dictionary.

_cnt0@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 31d

A 100+ year old prose book.

Almacca@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 31d

Thankyou for providing my daily supplement of irony.