I am going to disagree with most of you Ferguson rioters.
Once the motorist’s hands were hidden in the truck, the cop’s escalation to action was predictable.
Some of the follow-up shots are the problem, even though in those situations the shots are adrenaline driven.
Never let a cop lose sight of your hands. If you have to retrieve your license from inside the car, as in this case, you tell the cop so, and ask how he wants to proceed.
People make the serious mistake of assuming the cop is a mind reader and knows that you are a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and up for sainthood.
How about a reader period?
These are the same coppers who still take 20-30 min to fill out a short standardized ticket form they see every day, even with laptop computers in the cruisers.
Well, I don't agree, but that's irrelevant.
When the cop asked for ID...reaching back into the vehicle was totally predictable.
. So...if you mean that the cop wanted a pretext to shoot the guy, and this provided it, then I can't argue with that, either...is that what you meant?
The cop was in charge of the situation...he initiated it, he had all the badge, all the power, all the control, all the gun. HE'S responsible for what happens..and in case you missed it, he's the only guy there with any training on how to deal with this situation.
Motorists don't, AND THEY AREN'T REQUIRED TO.