I watched a video of a Cop getting killed by an Armed vet because he had been told he drew his weapon to much, Tried to talk to guy down got shot, and then executed by the vet before he drove off.
The hell!? I'm assuming he didn't know the guy was a vet? Thats an ugly situation if you know. On the one hand, its a guy who served his country and might be fucked up because of it. On the other. It's someone potentially wayyyy better trained than you are, probably in better shape and more than likely more experienced fighting armed enemies.
I'd hate to be in that situation. I don't like the idea of having to fire at a serviceman
Though, from how it ended it would have probably been better if he had fired.
You gotta wonder at what point does telling these guys to hesitate constitute criminal negligence?
Not that cops should shoot first they shouldn't but when you're dealing with a hulking methhead whose walking your partner around a parking lot by the ankle.
Someone should have probably fired already.
There are a lot more videos of stuff comparable to what you described than wrongful shootings.
I'm of the mind that neither are acceptable but the poor bastards being ordered to hold back or not being mentally conditioned to police duties holding back and getting themselves killed seems worse because then you have an armed rampaging whacko in the neighborhood
The body cam apperently will not be released to the public from what I remember MPD telling the media. Why do you think they wont?
Because either there's clear evidence Floyd attacked them or his behavior was erratic enough anyone who sees it might be swayed to vote not guilty? That'd be my assumption.
And because Ellison is a wife beating jackass.