“You see the problem is that this was in an apartment building.
So the lights flashing car could not be seen and as for uniform, you can get them at any costume shop.”
You make a valid point. If I was in a situation where I couldn’t see the car I would call 911 and ask for verification that a cruiser was at my location. It would have to be a heck of a good costume and fake ID for me to fall for it. It’s been a long time since I lived in Brooklyn. I don’t have an overabundance of trust or of paranoia. I now live in a small town in rural PA and very little happens here. If that changes so will I.
I live out in the country where if you see flashing lights and sirens it is usually the EMTs.
I can not argue that maybe there was something he could have done that might have changed the outcome but there were a lot of things the officer could have done, and chose not to do.