I’m just going with the Times article, paragraph 6: (officer’s attny)”Mr. Wood said Mr. Crutcher had acted erratically, refused to comply with several orders, tried to put his hand in his pocket and reached inside his car window...”
Back to the same video (2). Mark 0:20-26, second by second - watch the horizontal line of the deceased’s shoulders. From hands up straight horizontal at 0:20, between 0:22-24 his right shoulder tilts down about 15degrees. I can’t tell from the video if he’s reaching across the front of his body, or putting his right hand in his pocket, or putting his hand on the door as he’s reaching forward into the car with his left arm, but he’s definitely not stationary and both hands are definitely not up and/or visible-in this video.
We need to know why the car was reported ‘abandoned’ and why it was still blocking both lanes with no flashers on by the time the Leos got there, or what passing motorists who had to go around the vehicle reported. Also, why the deceased wasn’t cooperating with Cop#1 (how did it escalate from a stranded motorist looking for a push off the roadway to hands up, gun drawn), and why the man decided to walk away from Cop#1 after Cop#2 got there.
Maybe it’s a cut and dried case of shooting too fast, but something’s wonky so I’m not ready to call it yet without more perspective.
Freeze it at 41, 42 and 43 seconds in the chopper video at the top of the thread (Post 2?). The reflection off the front window is obvious. The issue isn’t quite as clear as to the back window, but it looks up to me.
I know what you are talking about with the right hand going down and then back up. Might have been reaching for the door handle, a wallet, or something else. But it looks like he raises it again before he’s tased.