The officer told him he was going to kill him and he did. It wasn’t even whether the officer was threatened, it was some kind of perceived obedience. I don’t think the most law-abiding of any of us could have done any differently.
> I don’t think the most law-abiding of any of us could have done any differently. <
You’re right. The cop told the suspect to start crawling. The suspect started to crawl. The cop then shot the suspect to death. But I guess the cop “felt threatened.” And the stupid jury bought it.
And as you noted, that could happen to any of us. Cop stops you on the street. You reach for your ID. Cop feels threatened. Cop shoots you dead.
“The officer told him he was going to kill him and he did.”
That makes it first degree murder.
“I don’t think the most law-abiding of any of us could have done any differently.”
For one thing, I wouldn’t have let my hands drop below my shoulders.
Reaching for the waistband? Darwin award territory.
I agree, I would have been dead for sure. I respect what LEO do, but I tend to avoid them whenever possible.