Quote:YOU are part of the problem.

No. The problem exists when police are killing unarmed people and largely getting away with it because grand juries are blind sheep that happily accept, "I feared for my life," over witness testimony which indicates that the murder--er--cop was in no mortal danger. You're part of the problem, as is everyone in this thread who can argue with a straight face that a police officer shooting an unarmed person is in any way justifiable. Good for this particular cop in choosing not to kill someone over a minor traffic violation. If he'd done things the right way and called in a marked unit to make the stop rather than playing traffic cop in plain clothes and an unmarked vehicle, this probably wouldn't even be a story. What the perp did is certainly a serious crime, and the actions of bystanders who openly mocked the injured officer on social media are disgusting, but at risk of getting flamed by the "cops are always right" crowd, this undercover officer partially brought this on himself when he broke off of his investigation to conduct a totally unrelated traffic stop while looking absolutely nothing like a police officer. Not even a badge around his neck.

 

A note for anyone who ever is lit up by an unmarked car and has any suspicion at all that it might be an impostor (and you should assume that all unmarked cars that attempt to stop you are impostors): it is not illegal to turn on your hazard lights, indicating that you're aware of the vehicle's presence, then keep driving and call 911 to have the operator radio out and verify that that is, in fact, a cop. If 911 can't verify that it is a cop, they'll dispatch a marked cruiser to your location immediately. Another way in which this whole confrontation could have been avoided.

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