Suicide-by-cop is a known phenomenon; perhaps the veteran made menacing threats. It’s all couched in very general language.
yeah, but 20 yards away seems like an invitation, not a deterrent.
Don’t know what happened but if he pointed his rifle at them I’m sure they unloaded on him.
And I mean unloaded, as in, they all sent 10+ rounds towards him.
That’s what cops do nowadays.
Most are not marksmen or even gun people.
They spray bullets in the threat’s general direction until someone says to stop.
Cop Get all tingly inside when they have a situation that can manipulate into a suicide by cop moment. That is when they can always get away with being Francis.