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Originally Posted by MEbner2805
I don’t feel that was a justified killing. I think shoot the perp in the leg to stop them but not in the body! I feel cops don’t realize the damage a bullet does to a body. Criminals are terrible but cops must handle them properly and stop shooting them for simple disrespect! That’s the reason cops are shooting people and it’s not acceptable.
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Law Enforcement does NOT teach "shooting " the bad guy in the leg. An officer is taught to shoot to STOP. They are using lethal force and they realize it. No one said the cops shot him for "simple disrespect" so please explain your source. I would be interested.
That COP deserves an investigation by the Dept to see if it is a justifiable shooting, not judged and prosecuted by the public based on what they thought they saw on one video.
I saw more than one video and from what I saw and from my experience in law enforcement, my OPINION is that it could be a justified shooting. I might not have used lethal force, but I do not know the totality of the circumstances. I probably would have shot him while he was still standing over me with the taser in his hands. I did not have a taser when I worked, but I did have occasion to utilize my flashlight in defense. And we were instructed NOT to strike the suspect in the head intentionally. Although, it did happen once in a while in the heat of the struggle/fight. Any use of force resulted in filling out a use of force report and the action was investigated. I am sure that other Dept's have similar rules. Until you have walked in their shoes, you do not understand how mistakes can happen. These things happen fast and decisions are made by reflex.