If instead of a cell phone this guy had a gun and the cops waited until it was fired to be sure there would be one or two dead cops
You cannot expect a cop to wait until fired upon before responding
You cannot expect a cop to wait until fired upon before responding
Probably not in every circumstance, but I look at it like we look at war. Generally we must be fired upon first before we as a nation respond.
We are not going to survive as a law abiding nation, if death by cop continues as it is today. How long are people of color going to stand by regardless of right or wrong and see their folks gunned down by poeleece.
Police procedure must change to avoid at all cost, the face to face confrontations that lead to fatal consequences. The idea that as a public servant you have a greater right to return home after work than the one you just shot, is one of the ideas that need to go.
Those who are armed by we the people have a greater responsibility to those they serve, than the law breaker does, and all are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Law enforcement is not judge and jury.