After seeing the video I don’t see how these officers were in danger, they already had him down, these officers have a tough job for sure but doesn’t look like in the video that they handled this correctly, when law enforcement tells you to do something , you better do it! , you can clearly see that he was taken down and that’s where it should have ended in my opinion, the man should have been charged for any breaking of the law if any at all.
he’s fighting with police, he has a gun, he told them he has a gun and then fights with police some more.
Why should police assume he will not escalate his use of force when he already is escalating ?
why should these officers take the risk of being stabbed or shot for someone who is breaking the law, resisting arrest, failing to comply with their instructions, fighting with them, and is armed ?
ITs my opinon that the idiot cop had cocked the gun... this makes it EASY to go off in a struggle... if not cocked it takes a lot more force to cause the action to cock and fire...
so.. you want to guess? he had cocked it, and they were being jostled and blam... hole in chest...
its bad practice given how little force it takes to fire a weapon already cocked to fire.
Just because the cops have you down on the ground does not mean there is no hazard. They knew he had a gun and he was continuing to struggle. This is a dangerous situation.
If the cops thought he was going for a gun, it is not surprising that they shot him. Having his ankles pinned means nothing, because you do not fire a gun with your feet.
The whole thing will be settled by the courts. The jury will have the benefit of a lot more information than we have here, and you have to trust the system to come to the appropriate decision. It could well be that the cops are guilty here.
But the sad thing is that this whole thing could have been avoided. Any concealed carry permit holder knows that one has to be particularly careful dealing with the police when one is armed. The police are going to look at you as an imminent threat, and you have to do everything possible to put them at ease. This has nothing to do with right or wrong. This is simple self-preservation.
This video does indeed look damning, but all it takes is a hand in a pocket and a flick of a wrist and a person that is on top can wind up with bullets in their torso.
I want to know more about the situation, but there is little doubt on its face this indeed looks bad for the police.
It won’t matter what the reality is though, as perception is all that is needed in the court of public opinion.
I do agree being combative with police is never a good move EVER.
Sadly we live in a time where folks have little respect for the police and police in turn are conditioned to presume the worst in every situation because of this. Sadly this leads to a lot of bad things across the board.