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Originally Posted by Tim Ringler
Better read it again. You missed a lot important facts. There was no need for this.
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You'd better watch all of the available videos. This was a completely justifiable shooting.
Here are the facts as I know them to be. If I'm missing anything, please let me know.
The police received a 911 call that a man had fallen asleep in his car in the Wendy's drive through line.
An officer arrived at the scene and found he man asleep and woke him.
The man then drove the car to a parking space where he went up onto the curb and back down.
The officer had to wake the man again.
The man had trouble communicating and finding his license and the officer noted the strong smell of alcohol.
The officer called for a breathalyzer qualified officer.
The breathalyzer officer arrived and began asking questions. Mr Brook gave conflicting answers to the same questions. He did not remember being in the drive through line or driving his car to the parking space.
The officer, with the permission of Mr Brooks administered a breathalyzer test and found that Mr Brooks was to incapacitated to drive and asked him to put his hands behind his back. As the officer was attempting to handcuff him, Mr Brooks began a scuffle with the officer and they both fell to the ground. Mr Brooks then grabbed the officer's taser and proceeded to run. the officer pursued. After a short pursuit, Mr Brooks turned and fired the taser at the officer and the officer returned fire hitting Mr Brooks.
Please tell me what I missed and how the officer might have handled this differently.