“...would not remain in park, so Brittain exited to place a container behind a tire in order to keep it from backing up into the squad car.”
Anything else?
Well maybe the cop thought it was some sort of explosive device that the kid was going to use to blow up the truck thereby injuring the cop; and the cop shot him without warning. Cop video cam and kid’s friend was there. Read the article.
To many Freepers any cop shoots kid is justified
Cop saw a conjuring behind the kid
He had no choice but to shoot before the phantasm took his own soul
That sort of thing....
The stupids think intent is absolution
As someone very familiar with crime....my own
It is not a valid excuse
Nor should it be for cops