[hulk]

Originally Posted by Sinil ↗

By extention, this also means no saw him point a gun at them... So may be authorized to use deadly force, but the goal isn't to kill the suspect... It's to neutralize the perceived threat if there is one.

It's a pretty stupid idea to wait until a guns pointed at you to act... The information they had was that he had fired at the officers from his car. The moment he turns to face them he got what he deserved.

And you just said "use deadly force" but don't kill the suspect

Come on, ole boy made his bed and was forced to sleep in it. 6 bullets or 60 the result is the same.

[IDOT]

13% of the population makes up 50% of the crime and yet here we are about to see another riot and this mans face on everything and the family will get $5mil...

[hulk]

Originally Posted by jojo1168 ↗

They thought he tried to shoot at them from his car during a police chase? Seriously, think about how ridiculous that even sounds. When watching the press conference today, the police chief said that other than the walk through of the scene, none of the officers has made a statement yet! Giving them plenty of time to come up with a story. I've watched them make a witness go to the station and give a statement immediately, even when they are clearly in shock. It's just amazing how the white mass shooters are taken into custody without a scratch.

Grow up. All your wHiTe MaSs ShOoTeRs weren't running or resisting. Nothing to do with what they looked like you clown. He had a fkcimg ski mask on with a gun there was a shell casing in his vehicle matching his firearm as well. And idk what this nonsense about people having to give statements immediately 5th amendment ring any bells

[Father Ted]

Originally Posted by IDOT ↗

13% of the population makes up 50% of the crime and yet here we are about to see another riot and this mans face on everything and the family will get $5mil...

I thought it was 12%

[gringo1965]

ANDDD,,,,,,,,,,, He's a retard with a death wish . umm ,,

err, past -- tense.............. HEEHEE

[bigdaddy0910]

Originally Posted by Sinil ↗

So, I do agree that this guy made ALOT of bad decisions from beginning to end.

So let's say, for the sake of argument, each one of his actions individually warranted the use of deadly force. My concern is not that the split second life or death decision was the wrong one. My concern lies in the magnitude of the actions taken. Did the "Platoon" of officers need to shoot a single suspect the 60-90 times shown in the footage?

Think about it this way. If you are attacked and you punch your attacker 15 times to neutralize him, you more than likely will be able to prove self defense. Now, what if the attacker steals you, then you and 6 of your friends chase him down and beat him into a coma? Do you think you can still prove self defense?

For me, professionals are trained to measure their responses to a reasonable extent. In this case it means neutralizing the perceived deadly force. The department reported that the officers believed the suspect was armed, however none of the officers believed or saw him with a gun. By extention, this also means no saw him point a gun at them... So may be authorized to use deadly force, but the goal isn't to kill the suspect... It's to neutralize the perceived threat if there is one. Yes, sometimes that means shooting the suspect... and if he gets up and reaches for a weapon after being shot, then yes you fire again.

If we (soldiers deployed to Iraq) had done what these officers did, to their suspect, to an enemy combatant (whose sole job is to kill you) while deployed in war zone... We would be in prison. That's saying something when you think about it. Police charged with protecting the public, and our job was to kill the enemy. Yet we had a standard of how we treated the enemy. Enemy soldier aren't any less human just becuase they are on the other side of the line. The US Army treated captured Nazi soldiers better than our police treat our citizens in alot of the "sensationalized" incidents.

That’s a whole lot of word salad that there’s absolutely zero time for when you have an armed threat to your life to deal with. Do you actually think cops have the time to consider all of that word salad? Here’s a hint. They have a split second.

[viewingrealitygyal]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

C'mon. Disobeys traffic stop, shoots at cops, bales car and runs from cops. This is a felon, not a victim.

When will they learn.....

[Budd Dwyer]

Originally Posted by Awake47 ↗

this thread smells like shit

Yeah, like your prison cell for the rest of your miserable life

[Pyramid_Head]

It's a fucking crazy thing that all these deaths could be easily avoided by just complying. But of course they never do because they're criminals with guns and other illegal shit. Can we save some fucks to give for people that actually deserve it? I'm tired of people crying foul over a fucking thug getting what he asked for.

[Mr_Shlaapu]

Originally Posted by jennyt ↗

This is quite eerie now. Given the circumstances.

Word.