I’m getting a little sick of these good ole boys police departments sticking up for each other after Ulvade and well as Parkland for that matter (the DA said he won’t prosecute the Killer cop who shot the hero as he was clearing the rifle of the psycho).
I hope the family gets millions.
It is an old rule, but still valid, that when involved in a self defense shooting, take care not to meet the cops with a gun in your hand.
You might get shot.
No good deed by a private citizen on behalf of the Oligarchy [Gov’ts] goes unpunished.
e.g. - Trying to save kids in Uvalde would get you kilt by all of the various Stasi on site.
Bullcrap. When it happened, the department clearly and honestly said what happened and called him a hero. Nobody ran him down or said he should have minded his own business.
It was a tragedy, and the local cops referred to him as a hero.
And you’re an ignorant ass to put quotes around “accident”. Are you suggesting the cops deliberately murdered him for some reason?
And he was a hero, but he made a very stupid move to pick up and start manipulating the killers rifle. Had he simply covered the guy when the cops arrived, he likely would have been ok. And it’s CCW 101 not to have your gun in hand when cops arrive. Undercover cops are well aware that is an exceedingly dangerous move.
Please note reports indicate the cop shot the guy from behind, without warning, and after clearly seeing the nutcase that was going to use the rifle. Smells like cowardice on the part of the cop, to me.
This one also happened in CO just up the road from my mom. My son and I saw more cops speeding to the scene just after we heard the shots.