The officer made a mistake in this case. That seems clear. But with the imminent danger of assassination facing police, especially from black suspects, I am surprised we don’t see more of this.
If I were a police officer and told there was a black suspect with a gun, I would probably be quite agitated, in some fear, and far more prone to make an error.
There was not a black suspect with a gun. The 911 call was about the young white man, who is autistic, and was acting strangely, and had a toy truck that some idiot mistook for a gun.
It is obvious that the officer made a mistake . . . but when it comes to deadly force, you just can’t make mistakes - no doubt the officer will be charged and lose his job.
The situation has gotten to the point where some young people that are eyeing a career in law enforcement are going to turn elsewhere - why would that want to place themselves into a ‘can’t win’ environment?
Law-abiding citizens support their heroes in blue - anarchists despise them. They are no doubt celebrating this officer’s predicament.