Quote:Victim blaming?


Was he a convicted felon with a history of violence?


Was he illegally carrying a firearm?


Was there a report that a man matching his description was threatening someone with that weapon he was carrying illegally?


Is there a video that definitively shows that he was NOT reaching for the gun in his right pocket? For that matter, was there ANY video that showed he was not resisting?


Sorry, but you can certainly cling to the mantra that this is victim blaming. The facts are what they are, so feel free to ignore them to continue to push your agenda.

In all honesty, in the few short videos that we've all seen, during at any point did you feel that the officers lives were in danger or were they in control of the situation? Even if he had reached in his pocket (which would require a contortionist move on his behalf and assuming he was able to do so successfully I would then say it was justified) there are witnesses who were present who say that wasn't the case at all.


They panicked. It's just that simple. Maybe they weren't trained very well from the start and we need to start pointing the fingers that way but it comes down to them panicking and reacting to the utmost extreme.

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