I saw a man get shot and ended up paralyzed by an itchy finger police officer.
I am propolice, but the original stop was for a seat belt violation. The man reached into hi car to get his billfold that was on the seat.
reasonable mistake by the cop? Yes, especially in today’s anti American Anti Cop society, but come on. It started over a seat belt violation.
A FRIGGIN SEAT BELT VIOLATION and a man is now wheelchair bound for life.
Do you know what law you will be breaking tomorrow? Do you want the police to have cart blanch to break into your house over an alleged crime just to shoot you over breaking some EPA regulation law?
Someone said it above, “The Camel’s Nose Under The Tent”
Well, it’s now in a little farther past his ears
Are there changes that need to be made in police training. Yes, returning to the continuum of force is certainly one of those changes. Practices in de-escalation, yes those need to be reinstated. I would like to see all officers equipped with cameras as well.
But if you limit law enforcement to only those crimes that the police officer can observe and take away the ability of the police officer to engage with the public when they suspect a crime, you are going to see a huge increase in crime.
I want a police officer to be vigilant. I want the police to be asking questions and finding out what is going on. Because when the police take an interest and show their presence, the bad guys go away. Either they leave on their own or they go to jail.
This case is NOT the camels proverbial nose. It is applying the same stop and engage rules for an individual walking down the sidewalk to an individual driving a car.