I’m sort of familiar with the story. I think it had everything to do with a typical case of police officers being allowed to open fire on a suspect trying to flee in their car.
The rationale is that the police are in fear for their lives as they are afraid the suspect is trying to run them over. That excuse hardly holds water when the suspect is 50 yards away from the cops and is traveling in the opposite direction with no chance of hitting the cops unless they were to turn around.
No matter. Courts have routinely allowed cops to shoot fleeing suspects in this manner.
Andrew Brown was a well know drug dealer in NE North Carolina. The Sheriff’s and Drug Enforcement officers went to his home in early morning and he was already in his car. He refused the warrant and attempted to drive through the yard brushing against one of the officers. He had an extensive criminal record and had served time on several occasions. No criminal charges were filed against the officers - properly so. This man was big-time drug pusher undoubtedly responsible for the death of users. He wasn’t married but had a number of children by different women. The kids get the money, (and lawyers) some of which already have criminal records. The black community have made him a martyr. I don’t know why the case was settled at all. The officers acted properly.
A felon fleeing police on foot or in a vehicle, SHOULD be gunned down. Any other event leads to everyone disrespecting the police. Look at how lax law enforcement has led to insanity.
Compare today to say the way back year of 1985. I’ll take that time anyday.