Imagine for a moment what would have happened if a white cop shot an unarmed looter of color during one of the numerous BLM riots over the summer.
The shooter panicked, IMO. The most charitable thing you can say is what a negligent discharge. The video of the event clearly shows two or three officers in tactical gear within an arm’s reach of Babbitt. They could have easily pulled out of the window if they thought it was warranted. They didn’t and the SHOCK they had when she was shot was evident in the video.
His name would be on TV every day for 12 months.
the shooter panicked??
i disagree. The shooter was there in time enough to see who he was going to shoot and pick his target.
there were others behind the broken glass windowed door that were much closer and more of a immediate threat .
If he shot one of those people he would have had to come out further and expose his face.
He picked his fartherest target without showing his face.