I agree with the Stand Your Ground law and it may well be this university cop felt his life was in immediate danger. According to the cop’s report released this morning, the student was pulled over for driving erratically. The cop said he was trying to put handcuffs on the student and had instructed the student to get on the ground 52 times. In the process the student somehow took position of the cop’s baton and was about to strike him. The cop shot him 5 times. A witness said right before they heard shots fired they heard the student say, “so you’re going to shoot me now”?? Maybe it’s just me but that sounds like there’s a skunk somewhere in this woodpile. However, you are right, in general I don’t trust cops but I do believe they have a right to go home healthy at the end of their day. Your comparing me to Jesse shakedown Jackson and Big mouth Al Sharpton, come on, really?
Is this witness credible, or just another drunk or high college student who has a chip on their shoulder about cops? It seems to me the witness' credibility needs to be established before we decide if his or her story is worth a wooden nickel.
"The cop said he was trying to put handcuffs on the student and had instructed the student to get on the ground 52 times. In the process the student somehow took position of the cop’s baton and was about to strike him. The cop shot him 5 times."
Actually, according to the story, the cop said the student did beat him with his own baton. I wasn't there, though, so I'll wait until the results of the investigation to be released before I decide what I believe.
Despite the cop's dash cam being off/inoperable, police officers do carry voice recorders, the audio from which should be used to corroborate/disprove the officer's story. However, we're not going to hear it any time soon, because no police agency in the nation comments on ongoing investigations. So again, we're all going to have to chill out and wait for the facts to be made available.
"Your comparing me to Jesse shakedown Jackson and Big mouth Al Sharpton, come on, really?"
No, I'm not comparing you to them, just your argument. It's highly speculative, biased, and overly emotional. You do know which case I'm referring to, don't you?
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