With the stipulation that I can't watch the video from work, and that I was busy having a life yesterday, I need to see the video. I don't believe in shooting someone whose only weapons are his fists, generally speaking, but if he did enough to find himself charged with attempted murder, it's worth seeing how much of a threat this unarmed man really posed. Was he smashing her head repeatedly into the pavement, or something else that shows a clear intent to kill?


His only weapons, as I read it, were his fists. That doesn't automatically rule out shooting, but shooting an unarmed man absolutely should draw additional scrutiny.


And before anyone whines that I was quick to condemn cops, there's a common thread there: I'd already seen those videos.

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