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Originally Posted by JimJohnson
And in this case that would be murder as the officer knew the man running away was holding a taser. The Officer had training before he went on the force and went rouge instead of using his training. When I was in Vietnam I would not have shot a viet citizen in the back for pointing at me with a non lethal weapon. Murder as clear as day!
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Not true. In most states, that shot would be considered justifiable and if the perp is killed, justfiable manslaughter or in some states, justifiable homicide.
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I was in Vietnam, I worried more about my fellow team members and their safety. If someone was shooting, it would not matter if they were to then run away. They were the enemy and they were killed, period.
There's an old saying "better to be tried by 12 than carried by six."
Brooks shot a weapon that sounded like a pistol at the police. A taser uses a powder charge to fire the darts, there for it IS a firearm. If this police officer does not get acquitted it just means that justice is being compromised to appease the lynch mob.