“should not be grounds for an execution.”
As I understand it, the man is recovering in the hospital...so lets not spread dirt on his coffin lid just yet.
I wasn’t there of course...but reconstructing it in my mind:
The cop had his gun out, which is expected based on my years of watching COPS. They always pull their guns out for felony stops...and it stands to reason that the cop could only respond by shooting, if his gun was already out.
Now I ask you - if anyone has a gun pointed at you, cop or not, what are you going to do? Are you going to do exactly what he says...or are you going to stick your hands in your clothes?
The article said his hands were up. I’m only going by what is in the article.
I understand shooting someone if they have a weapon. But there was no indication that a weapon was present. This sounds more like “He wasn’t following my commands so I shot him”.