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I believe that the shooting was both deliberate and accidental. The shooting was accidental because his mind was so focused on the video game that he had been playing, that his mind made him think that what he does in the video game can be used in his real life situation. It was deliberate because no matter how long he played the video game and even if he was brought up in a violent atmosphere killing someone is against the law. My cousin loves playing violent video games as well and sometimes he gets aggressive with his younger brother because he thinks he can because he saw it in the video game or on TV. My aunt will either talk to him or punish him and he will then realizes that what he did was wrong and learns from his mistake.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the Diallo shooting was accidental because the officers were temporarily autistic and unable to mind read. I believe that the officer’s heart hearts were beyond the state of arousal and they acted upon their snap judgments without taking time to look at the facial expressions of Diallo. One of the reasons I believe the officers heart rates were so high was because the officers were new to the job and did not have the proper experience and training like De Becker puts bodyguards through to train them for real world experiences. If they had more experience, I do not think the officers would have made the same decisions because the officers would have been trained to slow down and read the facial expressions on Diallo’s face. Since the officers were temporarily autistic, they were not able to mind read, which would have shown that Diallo was terrified not suspicious. Therefore, I think the shooting was accidental because the officers were in a stressful situation which prevented from being able to mind read.
ReplyDeleteThe shooting was, undoubtedly, both accidental and deliberate. However, if encouraged to take a side, I believe it was slightly more accidental. The policemen have a duty to protect themselves and the community. In the moment, they believed Diallo was a threat and attempted to "control" the situation. However, the miscommunication that occurred became fatal. Diallo did not speak to explain the circumstances, and the policemen did not announce their purpose. It is heartbreaking that the innocent act of standing outside in the evening for air can label you as a suspect, ending in fatality. The officers were only acting on experience; what looks like a gun is most likely a gun. Were they right to shoot Diallo multiple times? Absolutely not. This is where I feel the act was also deliberate. This unfortunate case highlights the grey area of human cognition. The police officers incorrectly thin sliced the situation, and the result impacted lives forever.
ReplyDeleteI think the shooting was more accidental. I don't think those officers were driving through the neighborhood with the intention of shooting someone that night. I think the officers got caught up in the moment and had huge a mind-reading failure. They couldn't comprehend the situation as quickly as it was happening and in a few seconds they made a huge mistake. I think it was definitely tragedy, but I do think it was accidental than deliberate because they were so overwhelmed and caught up in the moment that they didn't respond to the situation as they should have. I’m sure looking back they would have changed a lot of things about that night.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the Diallo shooting was more deliberate than accidental. The policemen had thought that Diallo was someone else, which suggests that the situation at hand was an accident, but we cannot ignore the fact that they were aiming at Diallo. If the police were shooting another target and while doing that they shot Diallo, then I believe you can refer to the shooting as an accident. Since they were in fact aiming at Diallo the shooting itself was deliberate while the assumption that Diallo was someone else was the accident.
ReplyDeleteI believe the shooting was accidental. It may have seemed like a deliberate act of racism to some people because it happened at the wrong place at the wrong time; and the police officers just happened to be white. The police officers were just doing their job, patrolling around one of the most dangerous areas in NY to protect the citizens. Seeing Diallo's figure late at night frightened the police officers, thus causing them to act on instinct to shoot and preventing them from mind-reading. I think their instinct was natural because they valued their lives and would do anything to defend themselves. When they saw Diallo they used their snap judgment and assumed that Diallo was the rapist who was recently reported to be around the area. Their nervousness also let them forget a key part, reading facial expressions, but again being put in this situation it was normal. Although Diallo's incident was unfortunate, their reactions were natural and in a way justified. Diallo should not have been outside so late at night, especially in the area he lives in. And instead of taking out his wallet he should have just put his hands up and surrendered. This would have calmed the police down and it would have given them a better chance to read his facial expression. Overall, the shooting was a big misunderstanding and an accident.
ReplyDeleteThe shooting was definitely accidental. The police officers acted out of impulse. They are trained to control their surrounding by any means possible. Their job also provides them with the ability to use a gun whenever necessary (i use the term necessary lightly). Being a police officer, they may become less phased by the use of their gun. Shooting Diallo was more instinct than meaning. Therefore, the thought process lacked the ability to think thoroughly.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Diallo shooting was accidental. As Caitlin said, it may have seemed like a deliberate act of racism, which I do not think is true. Even if the police officers were African American, instead of white officers, I think they would have still shoot at Diallo. The officers had the duty of protecting themselves and others and thought that it was the right thing to do. Personally, I do not believe they should have gone about it they way that they did and that they could have taken some other course of action. I do not think anyone would deliberately hurt someone that was so innocent. The officers were guilty of mind-reading failure and acted out when it was not needed. I do honestly believe that it was an accident because of the scene that they were put in to. If I saw a man walking around at that time of night in a bad neighborhood, I would be suspicious also.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the shooting was more accidental. It probably came off as deliberate because there wasn't a good enough reason to shoot him, especially 41 times. I don't think they had the intention of killing someone that night. This was a great example of a mind reading failure, because the police officers thin sliced Diallo. They were completely wrong clearly, and had no right to even take out their guns.
ReplyDeleteI believe the shooting was originally accidental but then became more deliberate. Originally, the shooting was accidental because, due to the high level of stress, the police officers were not able to make accurate snap judgments about Diallo. They assumed, because of the way Diallo looked and acted, that they were in danger and began shooting Diallo. That is when the shooting became intentional. The police officers shot Diallo 41 times which, if you ask me, was a little unnecessary. They began to take their anger out on Diallo for their own personal reasons. That was an intentional action, not an accident.
ReplyDeleteI think that the shooting was both accidental and deliberate. The officers made a snap judgement that turned out to be terribly wrong. I think that their snap judgement was an accident. They most likely felt anxious and jumped to conclusions, which made it partly accidental. I think that the shooting being deliberate played in when they shot him forty one times. I think it wouldn't seem as deliberate to maybe shoot him once or take him down, but to shoot a man forty one times because you believe he may have a gun seems unfair and deliberate.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the shooting was both accidental and deliberate. At first, the officers had poor snap judgments and automatically assumed that Diallo was a convicted rapist. Due to his race, how he acted, and how he is presented himself, the police officers automatically began shooting Diallo. The officers did not even try to communicate with this innocent man and let their snap judgments get the best of them. They shot Diallo fourty one times. This is when their intentions changed from accidental to deliberate. If this was an accidental shooting, they would have only shot Diallo once or twice. Instead, they shot him fourty one times. It seems as if they let their own personal experiences and opinions take the best of them and killed this innocent man out of anger and grief.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the shooting at first was accidental but then became a deliberate action. The group of officers made a bad snap judgement about Diallo which caused to end his life for no reason. The group of officers shot Diallo not once, but fourty one times. I feel the accidental part in this is the snap judgement they made about his apperance and that the dilberate part of this is that they shot him not once but fourty one times.It was one man against a group of trained officers. This all happened because of the way the group of officers looked and perceived Diallo as someone he was not.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the shooting was both accidental and deliberate. I believe that the officers immediately made a snap judgement of Diallo and quickly acted on it before they realized what they had done, and what Diallo's true intentions were- this I believe was accidental. On the other hand, the police did not shoot Diallo once, but forty-one times- this was deliberate and completely unnecessary. I believe that when making a snap judgement towards Diallo, and associated that with their own personal experiences. Since they were searching for a well known rapist, as police men they were probably trained to act to the slightest hint. They also already have a negative connotation and hatred towards rapists in general, which is why they reacted so violently. However, I do not believe that this justifies their actions.
ReplyDeleteI think that the shooting was just very heat of the moment. I don't think that the cops went out that day saying, "We're going to shoot someone today and we are going to kill him". I honestly think it was just a snap judgement. It obviously was wrong, but everybody is a subject to snap judging something. We all do it, and it does not always give you the right opinion. However, such a violent reaction could not be accidental. Taking into account that we don't know their previous experiences that could have made them react so violently, we don't know what set them off. Nothing makes their reaction okay but they obviously were wrong.
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