>>As I wrote, the cops couldn’t read his mind or see the chamber of his gun.
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>Agreed. For some reason Mr Rogers keeps dropping back to use his 20/20 hindsight.
But isn’t that what’s SUPPOSED to happen in a court of law or, *gasp*, an inquest?
To find out what REALLY happened; i.e. “20/20 hindsight” and then mesh that with the subjective (states of mind, confusion, “human-ness”); and THEN apply the reasoning/law?
Or is it really all about being able to yell the loudest and point fingers insisting that someone was “wronger” than you?
Old article about Mosher’s previous shooting. I’d have shot in this spot also...but I hope I wouldn’t put myself in this spot to begin with.
Mosher was in front of the car with the suspect behind the wheel, and his partner Wiggins was at the rear of the car. When the suspect started to back up the car, both cops fired.
However, is it just me, or is it odd to have one officer standing in front of a car with a suspected felon at the wheel, and another officer behind the car? Is there a worse place an officer can put himself besides the immediate front or rear of a car with suspected felon at the wheel?
I’m not an LEO, but I generally avoid standing immediately in front of or to the rear of a horse, and the horse isn’t a felon...