Even this cop kept his finger off the trigger:
Despite the clearly lethal threat within arms length...
This was a cop, so finger on the trigger is part of the job description, especially in the high crime neighborhood. Of course, the lynchmob wants some blood, so the cop might get sacrificed.
a cop killed an innocent man and you think this is about a lynchmob? He should be in prison.
“This was a cop, so finger on the trigger is part of the job description, especially in the high crime neighborhood. Of course, the lynchmob wants some blood, so the cop might get sacrificed.”
What the hell is wrong with you?
Oh PULEASE!
Give me a break!
Maybe if one of your own get taken out by some fool with a badge and no brains, you then might think differently.
Walking around with a finger on the trigger is absolutely NOT “part of the job description.”
And I'll bet you're baffled about all the contempt mere civilians have for you...
“This was a cop, so finger on the trigger is part of the job description,”
No it ain’t.
That’s absolutely a lie. You don’t pull your weapon as a cop unless you’re willing to use it. You don’t shoot unless there is probably cause. I haven’t heard of any probable cause yet. Do and should cops just shoot because it’s dark???
Cop sacrificed. People like you make me sick. So maybe this guy was killed by a cop afraid of the dark and that’s all you have to say?
Even this cop kept his finger off the trigger:
Despite the clearly lethal threat within arms length...
“This was a cop, so finger on the trigger is part of the job description, especially in the high crime neighborhood. Of course, the lynchmob wants some blood, so the cop might get sacrificed.”
Very few cops fall to violence. This is not an acceptable way to handle his fear. They exist to protect the innocent, not sacrifice the innocent to protect themselves.
He should go down for this. It was wrong, it was cowardly, and it was irresponsible. There has to be limits to how much is forgiven. And this was well past that point.
We aren’t a flipping lynchmob. We are the citizens of this nation, who expect equal protection under the law, and equal responsibility under the law too. Our lives matter as much as the cop. More so, as their position exists to protect our lives. He is PAID to take risks. Now was this much risk.
We have a good reason to be angry, and to expect him to pay.
He’s a government employee, therefore he’s justified in violating the basic rules of gun safety?
Would you be singing the same tune if another officer was downed by “friendly fire” because of his foolishness?