In defending yourself with a firearm, you should keep the perp at least 20 feet away to ensure your own safety. Who can see ear buds in an ear at 20+ feet?
If perp was so stupid as to keep the ear buds in his ears when walking down the street with a rifle of any kind in his hands and not take them out to hear what the LEO is saying, that is felony stupid.
AMF.
Ok, so the dead guy was stupid. But cop was criminally negligent. I mean, what, you ask someone to freeze and drop the “gun” and he just keeps on walking, seemingly ignoring you, so you... what? What should a cop do then? Unloading a pistol into him is not an option in any free, non-tyrannical society. The fact that that is the go-to response of many in “law enforcement” today just shows you we are no longer living as a free people. Americans can now be killed because they accidently frighten some pathetic jackboot, and there are no repurcussions.
But than again, I'm just an average law abiding citizen, with a documented history of wielding multiple weapons, both openly and concealed.
Care to explain what criminal act he perpetrated?