[zin0]

Opelika police Officer Phillip Hancock shot Michael Davidson on March 6, 2014, after Davidson's car and a tractor-trailer collided on Interstate 85 in Opelika, Alabama. Both vehicles pulled over, and Davidson stepped from his car with his wallet in his left hand. He then wrapped both hands around the wallet and extended them toward Hancock. The officer fired twice, striking Davidson once in the abdomen.

Davidson survived. He lay screaming on the ground as officers stood nearby before aid arrived. No criminal charges were filed against Hancock, and Davidson faced no charges. Davidson sued the city and officers for excessive force and failure to train. A federal district court ruled for the defendants, and the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that judgment in 2017, holding that Hancock had acted reasonably. Davidson's attorney publicly disputed the ruling.

[kellyhound]

I wouldn't be holding anything with two hands in situations like this as they have to make a split second decision and sometimes that can go wrong.

[Davis916]

It is a sad world when a law man feels he needs to move that quickly to use deadly force before identifying if the subject indeed held a deadly weapon. I have been in that situation in my younger days when i worked for Uncle Sam. The man had an older style cell phone instead of a gun, but it was dark. I had to make a split second decision. Thank god, he just dropped it right away.

[FunkPumpkin]

The way the guy got out, when he put both hands on the wallet and held it out, it did look like he was presenting a firearm. This is one of those shoots that haunt officers, at lease I hope so.

[Yanni]

i'd like to see the minute or so of video before the guy gets out of the vehicle- if it was simply a car collision, why would he be ordered out of the car in the first place? there must have been something like road rage going on, and witnesses calling in, for example, for the cops to be on heightened awareness like that, and to have weapons already drawn. there's more to this story, it is plain to see

[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by Davis916 ↗

It is a sad world when a law man feels he needs to move that quickly to use deadly force before identifying if the subject indeed held a deadly weapon. I have been in that situation in my younger days when i worked for Uncle Sam. The man had an older style cell phone instead of a gun, but it was dark. I had to make a split second decision. Thank god, he just dropped it right away.

It is a shame that the world is that sad.

But that is the state of things at this point.

The guy acted like a spastic and brought it on himself.

Cops have to be careful.

Very very careful.

[Desensitisation]

Who the fuck needs two hands in front of them to hold a fucking wallet? Made it look like he was holding a weapon. Combined with his jerky rapid movements like he's hopped up on something, and it all went to shit after that. An unfortunate shoot, but there's a reason you do things SLOWLY and CLEARLY around a nervous pig.

Leave the wallet in the car. Have your hands open, fingers wide. Step out slowly. It's not fucking brain surgery, and it'll prevent you from potentially needing it should a cop put a bullet through your head.

[friv0l0us]

responsible shooting?! I'd just call that a shooting. Poor guy...

[MrRight]

it looked like he was aiming a gun but seems unintentional because his vehicle was at an angle and getting out of it he fumbled with his wallet, having said that its always a good idea to behave in the same manner as one would if in the presence of a dangerous dog breed..

[Eldiablo72]

I've worked law enforcement for over 14 years in some crazy fucking places. I've had guns pulled on me among other things. Always made certain what was in a person's hand before shooting. The definitely has to be more to the story. If it was just as they said, a simple twice accident and he was still shot? Fuckin day bastard needs to be put in jail for assault with a deadly weapon.