Unarmed is unarmed. The fact the guy walks toward, or awayfrom, or into the path of a car means nothing. He's not in a car driving it.
You have to realize that if your hair-trigger standard were universal, and fully supported by the law, most Freepers would be out there at night hunting down cops to protect free people from tyranny.
They’re not.
But the guy turned his back after ignoring orders to submit.
That’s reason enough for the cop to be suspicious.
Nothing says the cop has to give a guy every chance to kill him.
Somethings gone wrong in this country.
The cop never said “you’re under arrest.”
Since when are people required to sign tickets?
Since when can cops use force like that though not under threat?
When the cops’ authority becomes more important than law, they’re no longer cops, they’re gestapo.
They aren't .... yet.