I doubt very seriously the police caught him speeding in the block before his home.
I find that I need to know where the cars are around me, and I try to keep a good idea of what’s going on around me. I don’t look in my rear view all the time, but I do check it not infrequently. I generally know where the cars are around me on my side of the street. If something happens, I have an idea of where I can go to avoid someone, how much space I’ll have.
It’s not this person’s fault not to have done this. None the less, what is an officer to think.
Hey, I followed him for a quarter of a mile.
I had my siren on for over an eighth of a mile.
He ignored me.
I took that to mean he was intentionally fleeing.
He pulled into his driveway.
I didn’t know what to expect.
I exited the vehicle with my weapon in my hand.
He open the door wheeled around and faced me while raising his hand from the hidden side of his body, and seemed to be leveling it in my direction with movement.
It appeared to me he was manipulating an object and I fired.
No I don’t think it was the driver’s fault, but he could have done some things different to avoid this
Is it the officer’s fault? Maybe so. I don’t think so. You touched on a major problem, and that is that this is now open season on cops due to the BLM fiasco. They have to be ready at a moment’s notice.
This is a tough time right now. It will probably get worse until Trump gets in there and can turn things around.
Trump will win if his supporters all get out and vote for him and send him a check. I have sent several and will send more.
AND, vote IN ADVANCE! I will.
I always am constantly looking in the rear of my vehicle and all around. Too many crazy drivers. But not everyone does that - unfortunately.