I normally give LEOs the benefit of the doubt, but not in this case. This was a case of a total loss of control. This cop will face trial and likely go to prison. This guy followed everything to the letter: he told the cop he was carrying concealed, told him he was reaching for his ID, and he was summarily ventilated with no warning. The black community is rightly outraged. This was a bad shoot.
Makes me wonder how many people have died in the past at the hands of LE when cameras weren’t rolling.
You pretty much wrote my comment for me.
“Makes me wonder how many people have died in the past at the hands of LE when cameras weren’t rolling.”
Worthy of pondering
That’s exactly what it makes me wonder, too. Given five minutes to make up a story, they’d make one up. And then it’s their word against someone who once got written up for detention in high school and thus not to be believed.
This is what we need to hear more of rather than the knee-jerk reactions of people to a shooting.
Body cameras and dash cameras should be required for all law enforcement in order to protect BOTH law enforcement AND citizens.
If there is a "faulty" camera, then I am less inclined to believe the law enforcement version.
But in all cases, it would be best to have all evidence before making decisions about what happened. Video provides a strong testimony.
((The black community is rightly outraged/Makes me wonder how many people have died in the past at the hands of LE when cameras weren’t rolling.))
wrong websihte for you here my friend i think no?
“The black community is rightly outraged.”
Point of order: the whole community is rightly outraged. No one but those who delight in murder would give this a pass. I am sure you meant this but just want to point it out; whites care when black people get murdered, of course, too.