First you say it’s horse shit, then you talk about other cases. Don’t hand me that “just like” stuff where the situation is completely different. If the guy took the officer’s baton and beat him with it, the officer has a right to defend himself. And since it wasn’t his normal behavior, and it was a 2am, I suspect alcohol was involved.
Personally I put a lot of the blame on affirmative action. It used to be there were size requirements to be a cop. Cops were supposed to be big, tough guys who could handle people using a nightstick. Then in the 70s those requirement were deemed discriminatory against women and Asians. Now you have a lot of cops who can’t defend themselves against unarmed assailants without resorting to shooting.
The officer’s own report states that he “reacquired” his baton. Once he had his baton back, why would he not use IT to subdue the suspect?
Sorry, but if the officer had all the weapons then the shooting was not justified.
So then, does the [alleged] perpetrator have the right to defend himself from a police officer with a baton?
“If the guy took the officer’s baton and beat him with it, the officer has a right to defend himself. “
“IF”
And despite “affirmative action,” most cops are still guys with size 44 coveralls and size 4 hats! No one needed to die here! You never heard of these cases thirty years ago, because LEOs back then understood their role as “peace officers.” Today, most of them have absolutely no respect for the public they are supposed to serve. They serve their government “handlers.”