victor809 wrote:Ok, I'll try to take this from another angle, maybe type a little slower.
You are correct (in this case) if he had done everything the cop demanded he wouldn't have been shot.
Do you find it acceptable that the penalty for not doing everything a cop demands is being shot?
(on a side note, there are examples of people getting shot by cops while complying. And if there's one instance caught on video, there's likely many more. Police reports are written by the survivors, to steal a phrase.)
Type slower.
You might understand how you're missing the point.
We all agree that cops shouldn't "over" react. But it's a fine line between that and being too lax. Watching the instant replay in slow motion allows all of us to form opinions.
The easiest way to help prevent an over reaction is to comply.
Once that gun is drawn only a fool would do what that guy did.
Doesn't mean he's to blame.
I heard someone compare this to telling a woman to not dress provocatively or they're asking to be raped.
To some extent this is true. But instead of thinking of this as blaming the victim, it should be a lesson in making good decisions. No one here would want their daughter to dress in a short skirt, low cut blouse and red pumps and then stroll down a dark ally past midnight in the seedy part of town.
If she did, then she put herself into a bad situation.
Ignoring a yelling cop with a drawn gun is putting yourself in a bad situation.
NOT blaming the victim. Just pointing out what I thought would be obvious.
