He wasn’t a scared cop, he was a showboat cop with an audience behind him and he screamed commands to the victim like he was training a dog.
In my professional opinion, that cop was terrified. Tunnel vision, screaming because he couldn’t hear as well due to the adrenaline, unclear commands. He was scared sh-tless. In NYC, we handle calls like that with two cops who have a 9mm each. It’s quick and efficient. You don’t make a suspect cross his legs behind him and then crawl to you! You make sure your partner has you covered, you holster your weapon, and you cuff them. If there’s any movement while that’s happening, they get a knee dropped in the groin and that usually does it.
I don’t believe the shooter was the one giving the commands. Also, just for general information, I don’t believe the video was shown at the trial.
“”He wasn’t a scared cop, he was a showboat cop with an audience behind him and he screamed commands to the victim like he was training a dog.””
I was surprised to learn on further reading that the guy yelling those conflicting/stupid instructions was the SGT. and not the cop who did the shooting. I haven’t read anything that clarifies WHY the one cop shot when he did. It didn’t appear that anyone else found the guy on the floor threatening. Can’t help but wonder what action was taken against the SGT., for behaving the way he did. If he was so scared he couldn’t make himself understood in a more understandable manner then he should leave LE....
BTW, dog trainers/handlers don’t issue directions to dogs that way either.