W Take it up with the SCOTUS. Graham v. Connor has been our law of the land on use of force since 1989.
More video. A bit earlier. Different angle.
There was a physical confrontation.
[video=youtube_share;l1uv7DU8Q2Y]http://youtu.be/l1uv7DU8Q2Y[/video]
So before everyone dies on the wrong hill think about this:
1. This guy was at a gas station waving a knife around (see red circle of his L hand)
2. This guy was a wanted sexual assault suspect of a 14 year old minor
3. This guy reached into his vehicle while holding a knife in his non gun hand
4. This guy, and this guy alone, is the reason he suffered multiple gunshot wounds...
Odd. Your attitude in your last handful of posts seems to lean heavily toward "bad cop, no donut" when you just admitted there arent enough facts to say either way.
But I do know this aint the old west, and Wyatt Earps of today dont have to wait for the bad guy to draw or shoot first.
EDIT: and we DO know they attempted less lethal first but that failed. (surprise!) So I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Its not like it was "hands up dont shoot."
I appreciate your perspective.
Is there a good source I can look at to get further information about points 1 through 3?
1. What "gas station"?
2. The warrant makes no mention of this.
3. The video screenshot I posted shows no knife in his "non-gun" hand. It's on the door handle. How do you know which is his non-gun hand?
4. The officers were 3 on 1 and couldn't execute a takedown and restraint of this one guy when he was on the ground on the other side of the SUV?
But did he, at ANY point in that video, seem even remotely fearful of the officers?
I really have no point to this. Just strikes me as odd.
That's a human requirement? You have to look fearful like a little girl? Hows that work out for you?
Some of us don't act fearful. 2ATom mentioned his approach to police interaction. Didn't sound "fearful" to me.
But, maybe you're different.
That's a human requirement? You have to look fearful like a little girl? Hows that work out for you?
We're not talking about kneeling down before the man here.
Rationally dealing with a cop as in 2ATom's approach. = good.
Flying off the handle and running from cops because **** them pigs. = bad.
Would you act "fearful" with a couple of taser and handguns pointed at your noggin? Probably.
(NOTE: the sturgeon general has stated that not acting fearful in this instance and making additional aggressive movements might be hazardous to your health.)