[Uncle Chip]

If I did do such a ridiculous thing and heard someone say to drop it, I’d stop and say “who’s there and why are you here?”

And by SRPD and deputy Gelhaus rules if you flinched as much as your head to say that to him you could be perceived as a threat and and shot multiple times until you stopped moving for failing to immediately do what the deputy told you.

Are you okay with that???

[fruser1]

“And by SRPD and deputy Gelhaus rules if you flinched ..”

NOT what the story said. If the story was changed as you describe above, I would agree that the cop is at fault.

That doesn’t change the fact that the story, as given, doesn’t have enough info to place blame.

And you never did answer my question of what would you do.
So what would you do if YOU asked someone to drop their weapon and they turned to face you w/weapon in hand?