Where I come from - 'citizens' do not have 60 plus arrests, 13 children by god knows how many baby mama's, drive drunk with suspended licenses, disobey legal and prudent LEO orders and attempt to flee with a gun pointed at their head.
At best, this cop might be guilty of falsifying a police report.
But simply because DuBose was black, it's now a huge racist issue. And because Tensing was a cop, the FR "Cops are scum" crowd is blathering on and on and - in effect - are no better than the Black Lives Matter thugs who are also blind to the realities.
Where I come from none of those are considered violent crimes, or capital offenses, or an indication that the officer or anyone else is in imminent danger of death or bodily injury. So why the need to shoot him?
At best, this cop might be guilty of falsifying a police report.
He killed a man without justifiable cause. At best he should be charged with murder, which is what has happened. At worst he could have been charged with felony murder or aggravated murder. He should count his lucky stars.
But simply because DuBose was black, it's now a huge racist issue. And because Tensing was a cop, the FR "Cops are scum" crowd is blathering on and on and - in effect - are no better than the Black Lives Matter thugs who are also blind to the realities.
It is a big issue because it didn't need to happen. It is a big issue because a man is dead at the hands of a police officer who had no justifiable reason for killing him. It is a big issue because if not for the body cam the officer would have lied his way out of it and his friends would have helped him. All those are reason enough for it to be a big issue without injecting race into it.