...says the man who's never worn a badge.
Pfffft.
“The ‘rub’ is that for so long they’ve been held to a *LESSER* standard than that they impose on others. / ...says the man who’s never worn a badge.”
I suggest you try shooting someone whose gun is still in its holster...then see how many DAs will DEFEND someone who isn’t a cop who shoots a person whose gun is holstered.
The DA in this inquest is arguing for his client - the government, which doesn’t want to pay civil penalties. There is a reason they’ve had over 150 shootings by cops in Las Vegas without ever having an inquest determine wrong doing - and it isn’t because all 150+ shooting have been clean!
If I pulled a gun and shot someone who was giving up their holstered gun, I’d be in jail that night. I wouldn’t be walking the streets with the DA defending me 2 months later!
There is a standard for “civilians”, and a much, much lower one for cops.
>>The ‘rub’ is that for so long they’ve been held to a *LESSER* standard than that they impose on others.
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>...says the man who’s never worn a badge.
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>Pfffft.
I may have never worn a badge, but I’ve certainly been authorized the use of deadly force: I was enlisted for 9 years.
If something similar had happened stateside [say a hunter getting lost and wandering onto a sensitive area] and the officers involved were military I *seriously* doubt the situations {regarding the investigation/prosecution} would be comparable.
...says the guy who fancies himself a part of an elite citizenry.