Yet another case where a body cam would clear up such questions. He was a disabled motorist and to no one's surprise, there was no weapon found anywhere on the scene. Of course an officer in this situation wouldn't blur the facts to make themselves look less culpable. He clearly deserved to die though. Even the guy in a helicopter notes he looked like a "bad dude" who could've been on something. No need to wonder what characteristics a guy all the way up in a helicopter could pinpoint to make such an assessment. And if she wanted him on his knees, why wouldn't she have just told him to turn around and drop to his knees long before he got near the vehicle? One cop with a gun, another with a taser. If he doesn't comply, tase him or shoot him in the leg? That "bad dude" seemed to be moving pretty slowly. Ah.. I'm just making excuses, right? It's not like there are a lot of cases like this cops could be trained on to avoid killing people unnecessarily.

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