[Pining_4_TX]

The vitriol in this thread against police is disturbing. Most cops are good people who would give their lives to defend others, but immediately people here accuse the police of lying to falsely accuse someone. Nobody here knows the facts yet. I hope none of you are ever on jury.

[Jeff Chandler]

The vitriol in this thread against police is disturbing. Most cops are good people who would give their lives to defend others, but immediately people here accuse the police of lying to falsely accuse someone.

You ain't just a-whistlin' Dixie.

It happens on every LEO-related thread.

[packrat35]

Most cops are good people

Plenty of evidence daily suggests otherwise. Cops are NOY your friends!

[SUSSA]

We have an ex-cop who has a history of mental problems and an arrest that resulted in a conditional dismissal, who was illegally carrying a gun. We also have a person with no record who was legally carrying a gun.

The guy who has no record and was legally carrying a gun, was shot in the back. The guy with a record and was carrying illegally is dead.

The dead guy is an ex-cop. The guy with no record is arrested.

Hopefully, the DA will apologize to the arrested man and start an investigation of the cops who arrested him.

[Jeff Chandler]

but immediately people here accuse the police of lying to falsely accuse someone. Nobody here knows the facts yet

And that's really what it comes down to. The possible scenarios are:

1. The shooter is telling the truth--that he backed off and the other guy went after him.
2. The shooter went after the guy and the guy pepper sprayed him in self defense.
3. Both guys were macho jerks and the fight escalated.

In scenario #1, the shooter is innocent. In the other two, he is probably guilty of voluntary manslaughter and will do time unless he gets an O.J. jury.

Most pharmacies have video cameras due to the sensitive nature of their products. The video and the witness testimonies will tell who was the aggressor.

To automatically believe the arrested man's word while assuming that the police are lying and making up the opposing narrative is truly indicative of a pathetic paranoia.