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To: 12th_Monkey; Robert DeLong
So a cops is supposed to be a mind reader and know what the dude was going to do? So for the haters here, does the cop need to be shot, stabbed or assaulted FIRST before he earns the right to protect himself???

Did the LEO not ask to see his drivers license? Did the victim not comply?

Is it OK to shoot unarmed motorist? Did the victim have any weapon in his hand?

And if the LEO did not see weapon prior to firing at the victim, why did the LEO shoot the victim?

This was not even a felony stop. No crime was even committed by the victim.

Why would the LEO respond like this was some known extremely violent wanted person? Why would the LEO respond like this was an enemy combatant?

This was not justified by any stretch of the imagination and I hope anyone alleging it is justified, are not involved in law enforcement at any level.

98 posted on 09/25/2014 12:36:03 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2
Did the LEO not ask to see his drivers license? Did the victim not comply?
Dive head first into your car when the cop asks you to show your drivers license and see what happens.

Is it OK to shoot unarmed motorist? Did the victim have any weapon in his hand?
That's where the mind reader statement comes from, did the cop know he was going for his wallet and not a weapon?

And if the LEO did not see weapon prior to firing at the victim, why did the LEO shoot the victim?
Could it be that he was afraid that the man was going for a weapon?

This was not even a felony stop. No crime was even committed by the victim.
How many cops have been killed by someone they are pulling over for a minor traffic infraction?

Why would the LEO respond like this was some known extremely violent wanted person?
How would the cop know if the person was an extremely violent wanted person, or a future saint? That's why they ask for ID, so the dispatcher can tell the cop with whom they are dealing

Why would the LEO respond like this was an enemy combatant?
See previous answer because you asked the same question twice.

This was not justified by any stretch of the imagination and I hope anyone alleging it is justified, are not involved in law enforcement at any level.
I think someone like you should become a cop. Perhaps then we can chastise you, like Monday morning quarterbacks do, when you make a split-second decision as to what the person you know nothing about makes a sudden unexpected move.

P.S. No need to worry I am not involved in law enforcement in any manner. However, my wife is. She's a dispatcher. Just for your information a larger percentage than you would imagine who are pulled over for minor traffic violations have some form of serious criminal background.

134 posted on 09/25/2014 1:04:24 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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