I live in Charlotte, so let me assure you that if your only reference in regards to this story is this one article, then I can assure you that you are not well-informed (only because the article is a smear job, not due to any fault of yours).
Trust me that when the cop says the kid wasn’t moving, it was not a case of the cop standing over a motionless body that appeared unconscious and zapping it. He meant that the suspect wasn’t doing what the officer instructed.
Should the officer have let off the taser? Yes. But the officer should not be fired or get a job at 7/11 as you suggested.
It’s unfortunate that the suspect died, but this is not a case of wrongdoing by the officer more than just failure to follow procedure.
I don’t know why you would say that “I think it is wrong to automatically defend or accuse a police officer” after saying “The cop should be fired. He can get a job at a 7/11.”
It sounds as though you are automatically accusing this officer of wrongdoing.
Trust me, this story from the DC station is a hit-job on the officer.
I’ve seen the video. The DC station conveniently edited out the part that shows the suspect acting in a way that clearly warrants the use of a taser.
Why didn’t he reach for his gun instead of basically putting a live electrical current to his heart for almost a minute?
He should have shot the guy in the arm, and it would have been over.
He just killed a kid with a taser. It's not his fault.
Failure to follow procedure is not wrong doing? If he weren’t wrong the cop would not have been punished.
>It’s unfortunate that the suspect died, but this is not a case of wrongdoing by the officer more than just failure to follow procedure.<
When that failure to follow procedure includes a high voltage charge to a human being’s chest, you’re darn Skippy that officer should face consequences. What part of “ONLY 5 SECONDS” didn’t Barney Fife understand?