(06-16-2020, 06:01 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(06-15-2020, 05:27 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: The bottom line here is the suspect got exactly what he deserved according to his choices and actions.

A lot of people like to play the "what if" game, so here's my take on it.  What if the guy had not resisted, complied and went to jail?  He would be alive today and with his family albeit with hefty fines and court appearances in front of him.  What if the guy somehow got away or was never contacted by the officers?  Would he (or perhaps someone else) be dead today because he chose to get behind the wheel of a car while drunk?

Whether you think it is or it isn't, attacking a police officer with a Tazer, baton or a knife is considered a deadly threat.  Yes he was shot in the back but at that point he had already chosen to break several laws that are a threat not only to the police officers, but to the community as well.

BLM, the media and many "protesters" will and are trying to characterize this as "white police officers killed an innocent black man".  That is simply not the case.

As far as just "letting him go" and waiting for him to come and get his car...  that has to be one of the dumbest suggestions I've ever heard.  Is someone that has no regard for human life (DUI, assaulting police, resisting arrest, threatening police) really going to turn themselves in?

Once again the bottom line is the suspect chose to escalate the situation and chose to make a decision that ultimately cost him his life.  Both police officers are innocent of any crime.  Quite frankly if I was still in the profession I would seriously consider changing my career choice given how public perception is right now.

I disagree.  I don't think police officers should be judge, jury, and executioner of a death sentence for resisting arrest or fleeing.  And in this case, I don't think a drunk trying to hit an officer with a taser while running away is enough of an imminent threat to justify pulling a pistol and shooting the guy.