Love the cop haters. They already have the cop charged and convicted so let’s skip everything and go directly to execution. To hell with that due process crap.
Let’s backup and look at what we know and more importantly what we don’t know. We know that Brooks violently resisted arrest. We don’t know why and neither did the cops. They just knew he resisted violently to the point of punching one in the face and taking the taser. Why did he take the taser? Again, we don’t know. Was it so the cop couldn’t use it on him? If he took it use it why didn’t he do it right then and there? He had the opportunity. Again we don’t know. Given the violent nature of his resistance were the cops now compelled to apprehend? Why did he resist so violent to a measly DUI? Was he hiding something else? We and the cops don't know. Did the cops ever search him for weapons or contraband? We don’t know but they probably hadn’t. They usually do so once they arrest someone. They didn’t get to that point. He resisted and broke loose. Lastly he turned and pointed something at the cop. Given that the cops probably did not, as yet, search him, was the cop 100% (not 99% or less) sure that it was the taser being pointed at him and not a gun? After all the cop had plenty of time to determine what it was and make a decision of what to do – what maybe 1 second. Again, something we do not know. When something is pointed at a cop especially during an altercation how are they supposed to react? Actually we all know the answer to that. Cop haters - he should do nothing and maybe get shot himself. Cop supporters - shoot immediately to protect himself and possibly others. How many people have been shot by turning with a cell phone or keys in their hands? But all the Monday morning cop hating quarterbacks knew it was a taser. I guess we must admit and apparently accept the fact that nowadays it’s fashionable to rush to judgement and convict when it’s a white cop / black suspect shooting, even by an alleged retired cop who responded to this thread. So let’s skip any possible exculpatory evidence and get right to the execution. Screw that due process crap!
|