This isn’t comparable to the George Floyd killing. This guy was not in custody, he grabbed an officer’s taser and reportedly pointed it at the officer. If the body cam footage verifies this, I can’t understand why the officer was fired.
He didn't simply point it at the officer, he fired it at him.
Wendy's security footage confirms this.
Irrelevant. Facts don't matter.
You can actually see him running from the cop then turning, and he points the taser in the direction of the cop. Looks like the taser fires at the cop And also looks like the cop fell, but the tape stops there.
Wrongful termination! The cop just hit the jackpot.
I’m just going to sneak my toe in here.
You are right, the guy was not in custody but was in the process of being taken into custody when he grabbed the taser gun.
There is video showing the perp pointing the taser at the cop and zapping him. However, it was evidently not a huge hit as the cop, temporarily set back, gained ground and continued chasing the guy until the other cop shot and killed him.
This is a confusing case to me.
I dunno, shooting someone three times in the back .....it seems an over-reaction. And don’t forget they had the guy’s car.
But I don’t want anybody pouncing on me and telling me cops should be allowed to shoot people in the back, damn such as judges and juries.
However, I saw the perp tase the cop and that shouldn’t be allowed.
People say the perp stole a weapon from the cop. Well suppose the cop’s “weapon” was a night stick? A flashlight?
Is there any limit to when a cop can shoot a running criminal in the back?
Bear in mind, I don’t know the answers. I was once married to a cop. It’s been a while but I don’t think he would have shot a guy in the back for such a thing.
This isn’t comparable to the George Floyd killing. This guy was not in custody, he grabbed an officer’s taser and reportedly pointed it at the officer. If the body cam footage verifies this, I can’t understand why the officer was fired.
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The reason why the cop was fired is because he shot a black man in today’s hostile climate that dictates the groupthink that black men should be allowed freedom to commit crimes. Especially the freedom to point a taser at a cop.
In my opinion, the cop should have been fired. But only for the reason he FAILED to put this drunk in custody. The idiot cop had a nice chit chat with the criminal for over 10 freaking minutes. The cop failed to do his job. He screwed up and it cost him his job.