My point is that all too often I find these knee-jerk cop bashing threads on FR and its sickening....
In THIS case, we read the Police did identify themselves and attempted to stop someone IDENTIFIED by a witness in a crime. The suspect then runs. As we see in the video he has his hands in his pocket. A cops FIRST AND PRIMARY concern is his and his partners safety. The suspect (which he was) damn well knows these are cops or at least should have. The cops do not know who this guy is or what else he may have done.
In the video, the suspect is still running from the cops when, a SPLIT SECOND before he is tackled, he removes his hands from his pocket..too late! That he hit his head is a tragedy. Is it the cops fault? NO!!! The cop was doing his job, and tactically correct. Is it the suspects fault? Only in the sense that he caused these tragic series of events by RUNNING FROM THE POLICE WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKET!!!
Please FReepers, learn about Police tactics and procedures before bashing every damn thing they do!!