[iontheball]

I don’t understand why the command of “crawl towards me” was given. It seems like an odd command. To crawl, ones arms/hands are low; thus, they aren’t as visible as other commands. I have to wonder if the command of “lie flat on the ground with your arms extended and don’t move” would have been better?
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If this was his training, I would like to know what ever happened the KISS [keep it simple stupid] training admonishment? There are a lot of physical movements going on in a crawl that only increases an officer's stress level. The first objective should be to immobilize the suspects movements, not have him moving around.

[montag813]

I don’t understand why the command of “crawl towards me” was given.

Lie down. Interlace. Cuff. Move on to (empty) room from where NO shots were fired from his fake gun. This cop should be put in GenPop so he can know the terror this poor kid experienced.

[momtothree]

The idea of a possibly armed situation is to immobilize the suspect, get him cuffed and then searched ASAP.. The only exception I can think of is a felony stop involving a vehicle and other suspects. You do then want the suspect to walk backwards (away from the vehicle) towards you until they can be cuffed. The officer had all day to enact this stop. The hallway was clear. No other suspects known at the time. He had all day to order the suspect to do what he wanted. In my opinion.. a bad shoot.

[lastchance]

It seems dangerous to me for a cop to require a suspect to come towards him. Shouldn’t the suspect be told to stay in place and the cop go to him? Is it a usual command to have a person approach an officer when the situation is not known and the site may not be secure?