Don’t forget also that, after being shot 6 times (IIRC) in the back, cops claimed they performed CPR. Video clearly shows them standing around picking their noses (figuratively) and made no attempts to render any medical assistance. On top of the other valid points made on this thread, the callous disregard for this man’s life - man who was a father, a veteran and who was left to die face down on the grass - will fry this jackboot SOB! Animals are put down more humanely! I support law enforcement, but this episode is completely indefensible. And, the fact that, absent the video, this would have been classified as a “justifiable” shoot, adds immense fuel to the flames of Sharpton/Jackson/Obama “police are all racist pigs” mantra. Worst thing that could have happened...
I just want to shout at the runner, “Just frigging STOP, you moron. You are going to get yourself killed.”
And alas, he did.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Now, if they can prove in a court of law that the cop actually had threatened the man and there was no struggle between them, I will change my opionion.
But I know what Adrenalin can do to a man’s thought process - both the cops and the perp. I cut them both some slack. And as we are learning, the outcome can be bad for both of them.