If he is a sub-standard individual who thought he was acting properly, it wasn’t consciously reckless endangerment.
It was improper procedure to be sure.
I doubt he thought he was doing anything wrong. Something startled him, or he bumped something, or he took a mis-step, and the weapon was fired.
I believer there were a number of contributing factors that resulted in this accidental shooting.
I’ll bet this wasn’t the first time this guy used this same procedure. It should have been observed and corrected prior to this. If that’s the case, it could easily not be this officer’s total fault.
Someone has died. Our first reaction is to want justice for it. An idiot doing things wrong, possibly not even knowing they were wrong, is not necessarily the bad guy everyone will think him to be.
This is one of those times when you shake your head. It’s a tragic loss.
I judge EVERYTHING by whether or not a “REGULAR CITIZEN” would be Charged in the same circumstance. He Belongs in PRISON!
But then again I believe in “Equal Protection Under The Law” and reject anybody that claims a “Special Right”.
“I believer there were a number of contributing factors that resulted in this accidental shooting.”
The number 1 reason for this is cops are no longer afraid of making mistakes. They watched numerous other shootings like this, and even the Dorner hunt foul ups. And the lesson they took away is that no one was punished.
Toss in training cops to be paranoid, and the results are predictable.
As for training, sorry no pass. He is a grown man who is carrying a weapon professionally. He is responsible for knowing what he is doing with it. A heart surgeon can’t blame his professor. A truck driver doesn’t get to blame his teachers.