What is the guy was reaching in to his vehicle to get a weapon? That is what it looked like to me.
In my opinion, there is a reason that backup was called to assist the female officer and there is a reason that everybody and their brother including helicopter support convened at the location just prior to the shooting...
Watching the videos, at the start of the helicopter video I heard one police officer comment after the second patrol car arrived that (I paraphrase): "Okay, NOW he has his hands up and is complying" Obviously the implication is that prior to backup arriving he was not complying. As well, there is a reason the female officer who was first on the scene had her gun drawn initially PRIOR to following the guy with her gun remaining drawn...
In my opinion, context and perception matter as to the female officer's intent. Did she perceive the guy a threat? Based upon what led up to the shooting would her perception of a threat seem reasonable?
Crutcher had a hefty criminal record before he was shot. In fact, he had just been released in May after nine years in prison for drug trafficking, WZ reported.
He also had a history of resisting arrest. Behold the rap sheet:
1996 Shooting with intent to kill — Dismissed
2001 Petit larceny — Conviction
2004 Driving while suspended — Conviction
2005 Driving while suspended, resisting officer — Conviction
2006 Driving while suspended — Conviction
Driving with open container — Dismissed
2006 Trafficking in illegal drugs — Conviction. (He was also charged in that incident with assault on a police officer and resisting, but that was dismissed.)
2011 Public intoxication (while in prison for drug trafficking) — Conviction
2012 Public intoxication — Conviction
Obstructing an officer — Conviction
2013 DUI — Conviction
Resisting officer — Conviction
Open Container — Conviction
Failure to wear seatbelt — Conviction
Speeding — Conviction
But even all of that was not all.
Take a look at the numerous open warrants for Crutcher. These Aug. 30 warrants were active at the time of his death, and as you can see in the graphic below, they included things like DUI, resisting, drug trafficking and public intoxication.
http://conservativetribune.com/truth-crutcher-bad-for-media/
THIS IS A VIDEO ALL LAW ABIDING PEOPLE MUST SEE AND REALIZE FOR ITS TRUTHFULNESS!!
Why Do Police Sometimes Shoot Unarmed People?