Yes, he was holding something - it was a TAZER disguised as a cell phone. ANTIFA agitators use innocent looking people to do their work for them. Sorta like ISIS.
The officers in this instance are not required to, nor should they be expected to evaluate the total threat, the age, the gender, or the physical abilities of the person approaching them and not obeying their lawful commands. If they guess wrong, the officer goes to the morgue at the close of day, instead of his home.
> Yes, he was holding something - it was a TAZER disguised as a cell phone. <
That would be a game-changer! And if that can be shown, then the old guy should be in jail.
But I’d rather that cops not always assume the worst. Yes, I know they have a difficult, stressful, and dangerous job. I get all that. But if we accept that cops should always assume the worse, bad things will happen to innocent people (not that this old guy was innocent).
Remember that guy - Daniel Shaver - who was shot by Mesa police? The cops had Shaver on his belly. Shaver was confused, frightened, and crying. He was actually begging for his life. Then he went to hike up his pants. The police shot him dead.
Did Shaver make a wrong move? You bet. But he’s not the one who had conflict training.