Hard to pass judgment on this story. The off-duty officer may have felt his family was at risk.
Hard to pass judgment on this story. The off-duty officer may have felt his family was at risk.
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Oh, give me a break. The cop shoots and kills an unarmed man. And he does this after stopping on the side of the road with his family in the car. If he felt concerned about the safety of his family, he wouldn’t have stopped.
I suspect that when and if the truth comes out in this case, this out-of-control cop likely shot the unarmed man simply because he felt “dissed”.
But, not to worry, this is Maryland and the murderous cop is black. If the shooting victim is white, jury nullification will raise its head and the cop will either walk or have a small sentence.
The only reason his family was at risk was because he stopped and exited the vehicle to confront the other guys. I’ve driven over a half million miles in the last 33 years and have never and will never stop my car to avoid or confront an aggressive driver. Actually, I can think of only one valid reason to stop. That would be to let the other driver exit his vehicle and approach - giving me a chance to take off with a head start. The shooter’s family was in the car. He was looking for a confrontation. (IMHO)