As I understand it several rounds hit him in the back. And he was shot numerous times while lying on the ground. Once he was on the ground he was not a threat to anyone.
I just believe that way too many cops are way too trigger happy. (Not all cops.) I remember in the old days if a cop had to kill someone the cop would be devastated. I had a relative cop who had to kill someone in self defense. He pointed a shotgun at the cop and the cop shot him. Turns out the shotgun wasn’t loaded. My family member never got over killing a man. He went to his grave with regret. It doesn’t seem to bother the cops one bit to kill someone today. Too many video games, I guess.
JMO
on the ground...
you don’t know he’s not still a threat. you do not know he’s not getting back up. especially if you think he’s on drugs. he could be shot but not in anything vital. plenty have played possum.
Watch the part where he is on the ground yet still reaching for an object. If Van Dyke thought it was a gun, he walks, provided jury follows Graham v Connor instructions.
You are making a very broad and , I believe, unfounded assumption.