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Even the victims friend testified that the officer said he was going to tase him.

[Filo]

Even the victims friend testified that the officer said he was going to tase him.

And that justifies his doing so or his shooting him in the back how?

I know the police think otherwise, but a taser is a potentially leathal weapon and you can't just go around tasing people willy-nilly 'cause you feel like it.

Mehserle had no reason to draw, more or less use his taser, and certainly not his gun.