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Did you go to the link and read. The guy did not comply with rangers orders to turn around, or to take his hands out of his pockets. He just kept saying no. Finally, ranger shot him with Taser, which couldn’t penetrate his coat. In line with protocol, ranger then approached the perp to apply Taser directly, as soon as the ranger stepped forward, the perp rushed him and attacked him which witnesses have verified. In the fight, the ranger almost got knocked out so before having his gun taken, he shot the perp twice. Good shoot to me, one less dirtbag.

"Did you go to the link and read. The guy did not comply with rangers orders to turn around, or to take his hands out of his pockets. He just kept saying no. Finally, ranger shot him with Taser, which couldn’t penetrate his coat. In line with protocol, ranger then approached the perp to apply Taser directly, as soon as the ranger stepped forward, the perp rushed him and attacked him which witnesses have verified. In the fight, the ranger almost got knocked out so before having his gun taken, he shot the perp twice. Good shoot to me, one less dirtbag."

Thanks for filling in the blanks. Looks like good info.

Gage definitely had an attitude. When the ranger pulled the taser, Gage taunted the ranger to pull his firearm. The ranger declined. Pretty much suicide by ranger.

I'm a retired sand can driver I worked the gas wells for years.

MOST of those guys are youngish, earning money they'd've never seen coming out of high school, and the they work DAMNED long and many hours FOR it.

A LOT of guys get to go home once every two or three weeks and I perceive, by the news announcer, this guy is one of them

Charles “Gage” Lorentz exhibits all the signs of a relatively rich young kid/man travelling through "familiar" territory, (unlike me, a former city guy who'd stick out like a sore thumb) and the smirk on his demeanor is "what the hell does Cletus want with me ?

Ranger Mitchell appears to have forged his last physical and by MY reasoning, Gage is about an hour into a 10 hour drive home and the video SEEMS to indicate relative morning time ... om March 21, which was a Saturday morning.

I'm guessing Gage had Colorado plates, was headed north towards home and was probably happier n'SHIT to have some time off with a pocket full of money.

How'm I doin' so far mr, well named .. LambSlave ?

It's an American attribute, especially if you're innocent of wrong doing, to treat with a modicum of disrespect a fat cop that seems to need a quota filled.

"OK, I'll play your silly game"

The "turn around" command is SUPPOSED to be accompanied by "I'm placing you under arrest for ... "

And I wouldn't turn around either, I'm gettin righteously laid later tonight and you're really beginning to be a Cletus Hogg.

The rest is history, but the ranger must take more than half the blame here.

He's the power stroker with a white guy (in a pick up?) obviously headed in the proper direction (according to his plate) and never asked "what are you doing here" ?

Like I'm asking YOU, LanbSlave ... why are you assuming the ranger is the good guy in the scenario ?

Did you go to the link and read. The guy did not comply with rangers orders to turn around, or to take his hands out of his pockets. He just kept saying no. Finally, ranger shot him with Taser, which couldn’t penetrate his coat. In line with protocol, ranger then approached the perp to apply Taser directly, as soon as the ranger stepped forward, the perp rushed him and attacked him which witnesses have verified. In the fight, the ranger almost got knocked out so before having his gun taken, he shot the perp twice. Good shoot to me, one less dirtbag.

Thank you for your voice of reason and accuracy.