"I see the case going to Federal court for prosecution of the Deputy for a Civil Rights violation."
Lenient. BTW, what do you do different from the target in this case if a cop tells you to get up?
Given the double bind, the less risky option would be to freeze in a visibly harmless position and ask "I can't understand you, what did you say," slowly, two or three times. But no way there should be a legal requirement to guess your way to safety.
Lenient. BTW, what do you do different from the target in this case if a cop tells you to get up?
From what I've read the FBI is looking at the case and if the Feds prosecute, there isn't going to be anything lenient about it at all. Big blocks of time in custody with the Feds and other civil penalties that will ruin the cops life if convicted.
The kid that was shot appears to have done everything right, up to the point of following the Deputy's instructions to "get up". From that point on, it was out of his control.
I would like to see the entire video though, as to how the kid was acting prior to being put on the ground. Who knows what he was doing? Still doesn't look good for the Deputy at this point.