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Mississippi attorney general rules police killing of one-year-old justified
Original: Because there are a lot of vicious one-year-olds out there. Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of
Mississippi's attorney general has ruled that the fatal police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified, prompting anger and disbelief on social media. Commenters are mocking the decision, sarcastically suggesting the toddler posed a deadly threat, and questioning how a police shooting of an infant could be deemed legally acceptable.
Why now: The ruling that a police shooting of a baby was justified strikes people as outrageous and has reignited debate over police accountability.
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- Because there are a lot of vicious one-year-olds out there. Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’ https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o ct/19/mississippi-attorney-general-kohen-wiley-killing-justified # Mississippi #… · DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · 5
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