Cop: “Drop your weapon!! Drop your weapon!!”
How hard is that?
But I still can’t say that up until the point of abuse of the victim and the beginnings of a cover-up it’s anything but a tragic mistake in a highly tense and chaotic situation.
This exact situation is covered in some detail in Massad Ayoob’s “Judicious Use of Deadly Force” class, about ways to help insure that first-responders don’t mistake you for the bad guy.
I don't know, I wasn't there and my life wasn't the one on the line. That tends to change perception of events. It's obviously a tragic mistake, and from the sounds of things, if the article is at all accurate, which we should always doubt, it's possible better communication of vital information by everyone could have prevented the whole thing.
But life, and many times death, is full of human error.
This exact situation is covered in some detail in Massad Ayoob’s “Judicious Use of Deadly Force” class, about ways to help insure that first-responders don’t mistake you for the bad guy.
Is there a short version on exactly what he recommends? Because with all the tension and heightened adrenaline, it seems you've got about 2 seconds to explain yourself in this situation.