Posted on 02/16/2019 9:03:29 AM PST by artichokegrower
Not yet a week has passed since 21-year-old Willie McCoy was fatally shot by Vallejo police, but his family has already completed the checklist of a nightmare.
They have viewed the body, and lost count of the bullet holes. They have watched the bystander’s cell phone video of the shooting, heard the gunfire ring out like “packs of firecrackers.” And they have heard the account from police, who said they approached an unconscious driver in a fast-food drive-through who reached for the gun on his lap as he awoke.
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Also a good idea.
On the other hand ...
We the People do have the right and duty to arm ourselves. The cops really need figure out how to interact with us. The deceased probably belongs in jail, not in the morgue.
I have had several interactions with various LEO’s, while being armed. I never felt threatened, or intimidated during any of them.
That said, I have never passed out in a drive-thru, nor reached for a weapon, when approached by the police.
Guess it was just his bad luck, eh?
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