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Another jump to conclusions without all the facts...

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(08-24-2020, 12:07 PM)mikesez Wrote: I saw the video.  Looks like the officer with his weapon drawn is just casually following behind the suspect.  The suspect walks all the way across the car, opens the door, but seems to be reaching into the car, rather than trying to sit in the car, when the shots are fired.  Meanwhile a woman is screaming and jumping up and down almost the entire time.  The suspect is clearly not in his right mind.
When the suspect starts reaching into his car, that may have required a split second decision to save the officer's life.
But much like the Tamir Rice shooting, poor tactics eliminated the possibility of better outcomes.  They probably could have tackled him and started getting the cuffs on before he got anywhere near the car.

He already previously resisted arrest during another stop, that time he had an illegal gun. He had a domestic issue in a bar with 2 women, pulled a gun and pointed it at people in the bar, the clip fell out and they told him to get out. The police then stopped his car, he fought with the concealed gun, and then got tased.

From past information known, he has no respect for authority and does whatever he wants to whoever he wants. The cops would have had to taze him, potentially multiple times, and fought him get him on the ground. Cops at this point can't win because if they try to be lenient and the person still doesn't listen, it is often too late at that point to use non-lethal force.


I get why this happened, but it just shows stupid choices have consequences. If you have active warrants, you can't get involved in situations where the police will be called. If the cops arrive and don't know who is who, they will first secure the scene and then figure out who to arrest if needed. If he was involved, they would at minimum want to talk to him and confirm his identity and story. He knows if they look him up he is getting arrested, so he didn't want that to happen so he either tries to leave or get a weapon.
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homebiscuit - by homebiscuit - 08-24-2020, 10:03 AM
RE: Another jump to conclusions without all the facts... - by p_rushing - 08-24-2020, 01:29 PM
Copycat - by copycat - 08-29-2020, 10:50 PM



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