utter crap if I shoot at you whilst running away are you going to shoot me in the back or let me go?
You shoot at me with a firearm, I return fire. A taser and my partner is nearby, no. I let you go. Real simple.
First off, the Taser is a one shot weapon. After he shot his load, he’s carrying a small plastic club. He DOES NOT have a lethal weapon anymore. Since the policeman has obviously (at least, I would hope) been trained in Taser use, he knows this.
So, why did he find it necessary to shoot a guy, unarmed, running away from him? My understanding of the ROE for police is that they are only allowed to use lethal force if they are in fear of their life, or to protect the lives of others. He obviously wasn’t in fear for his life. And, don’t give me “by resisting arrest he showed he was a danger to others line”. By that logic every body who ever disagreed with a cop could be shot.
So, did he shoot him just because he was pissed off?