Gosh, it sounds kinda easy. Just drive away and watch him until all kinds of backup arrives. In the history of policing nothing bad has ever happened if there are two or three offices around.
And a group of 4 can do anything!
Unless you happen to be 4 New York cops for example last month, attacked with an axe. (Just the first example that comes to mind)
But the bottom line, im glad Michael Brown is gone. Finding magic nets that can catch him is a bad idea. It just ensures that that thug will continue his depredations.
What about the 4 NY cops who arrested the BIG black man recently using a chokehold and killed him? Same thing could have happened to punk Brown!
Here in Texas, it is a continual political controversy in many small jurisdictions like Ferguson to have two man cop cars! Answers always the same, no money!
And, here in Texas in rural areas cops can’t wait for backup. Wilson was a pretty big guy too and had already been assaulted by the guy. So, I don’t imagine he felt much like waiting however many minutes so Brown could possibly or likely get away. And, WHO would Brown harm next???
At this point, Wilson knew the man was a strong arm thief because Brown was holding the evidence of it and fit the description given to a tee.
On top of that, Seconds earlier Brown had slugged him and tried to kill him with his own gun. I don’t think Wilson even needs the help of “the benefit of the doubt”in this instance.
He was duty bound to apprehend this guy and could not have known how many minutes would pass before help arrived!
The writer of the story is incorrect, in my opinion.
Unless you happen to be 4 New York cops for example last month, attacked with an axe. (Just the first example that comes to mind)
Here’s another: The 6 foot 6 270lb naked guy who came out to the street, threw down the sword he’d chopped up his girlfriend with and charged a girl cop who was present with several other cops, which other cops she proceeded to hit with rounds from her terrified spray and pray.
Cops USED to be cops even if there didn’t happen to be more than one of them present.