This is cold blooded murder. How the cop didn’t get charged with 1st degree murder is unbelievable. DA must suck up to cops.
Getting in an argument over a $14 camping fee does not justify pulling a weapon. It’s just a minor citation.
2 shots in the back of the neck? That indicates shooting at close range.
The guy would not have had time to pull a gun and turn around to shoot. The cop couldn’t have put two holes in his neck if he were turning around quickly.
You don’t need witnesses to see bullet holes in the back of the neck. The article makes i sound like there is some sort of uncertainty about where he was shot.
This tree cop is going to pull another one of these a few years down the line.
This is how citizens lose respect for the legal system and cops, whether they are motorcycle cops or park rangers.
Everyone is treating this officer the way John Murtha and Harry Reid treat Marines. Guilty until proved innocent, and then "The Fix Was In".
I suspect the park ranger exercised extremely bad judgment, and witnesses indicated that the guy was shot in the back..But so what, people are legitimately shot in the back all the time. The deceased own brother admitted that he was 'Self medicating' with booze. and he very likely was belligerent. A drunk can shoot you just as dead as a gang banger... heck he might shoot better if he's a recreational shooter when he's sober.
If the guy made motions as if going for a gun, then the ranger, who is not trained for such things, probably reacted poorly, or maybe that lack of training helped in his misinterpretation of the guys actions.
But remember your attitude the next time some citizen shoots a punk, or other ner do well, in the back, and under a less than obvious threat to the shooter's well being. Y'all will then likely be on the side of the shooter. So will I, depending on those circumstances of course. But I don't judge such situations by whether the guy is wearing uniform of some sort or not, nor should anyone.
No he won't. As a felon he will be ineligible to carry a gun, let alone be an occifer.
He ain’t a cop. He’s a frigging park ranger.