[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by crash

If we looked up you would there be information on your criminal record or lack of.

I don't know, maybe. But, the media has been reporting on every minute detail of this case. But, there has been no mention about the record of Mr. Brooks. I think a person's record is something that police routinely check on even before they approach someone in a car, and it could have an important bearing on the case.

[Joe C.]

Yes it was justified. When the perp pointed the taser at the cop, his life WAS in danger.
Not that the taser would kill him , but that it would disable him, allowing the perp to take his sidearm.

Also, it is a misconception that the police are to "Serve And Protect".
It has been ruled by the U.S. Supreme Court that it is not the duty of law enforcement to protect us. It may be the slogan of some police departments, but it isn't their "duty".
Case in point:
A woman calls the police and says that her husband or boyfriend who has a restraining order against him has threatened her, saying that he's going to get her. Do you think that they are going to send a squad car to her house 24/7 and PROTECT her?
No....they tell her to lock her doors and call them if he comes over.
The police is a law enforcement organization.

[jerseyjoy]

Not sure the video you saw, but the man was passed out in his car in the Wendy's drive thru lane. When he was woken and exited the car, under the influence, they were trying to arrest him, when he went into a superhuman druggie rage. If you saw the video, you saw him throw two large cops off him like it was nothing. He grabbed a tazer and ran, turned and shot the weapon at one of the cops. They (or one) returned fire. I'm sure after Minneapolis the last thing they tried to do was have another public fatality on their hands. This attack on law enforcement has got to stop.

[d and k kertesz]

Your. “fake news” was covered on 60 Minutes last night. At least research before labeling. Please!!!!

[George Page]

My speech to the protesters..............

To quote Crosby Stills Nash & Young: “Teach Your Children Well”
Tell them “DO NOT RESIST“..........problem solved, everybody go home

[jbrown132]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

The suspect should not have resisted arrest for being .02 above the limit...but it shouldn't have been a death sentence.

The cop should not have shot someone in the back, while he was running away... when the cop's life was in no danger.

And NO, a taser is not considered a lethal weapon.

Why was the cop picking up his brass for 2 minutes...before he even went to the victim?

Maybe because he knew once the detectives figured out how far away the victim was, while running away...he would be in deep doo-doo?

And NO, this is NOT justification for citizen violence or property damage.

It (along with the posts we'll see here) does, however, show...exactly why black people across the nation are so angry.

I can almost guarantee you is the suspect was white the result would have been the same. My brother was a police officer for 25 years. Every day, day in and day out, these cops deal with the dregs of society and get little thanks for it. Maybe the answer is to give them six months off every three to four years to lower there stress levels.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by d and k kertesz

Your. “fake news” was covered on 60 Minutes last night. At least research before labeling. Please!!!!

Yep.

And it was eye-opening, disgusting, sad and made decent people angry...all in one story/segment.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by jbrown132

I can almost guarantee you is the suspect was white the result would have been the same. My brother was a police officer for 25 years. Every day, day in and day out, these cops deal with the dregs of society and get little thanks for it. Maybe the answer is to give them six months off every three to four years to lower there stress levels.

I, and history, can almost guarantee that if the person had been white...the result would have been totally different.

[Two Bills]

The cop deserves to be sacked for being dumb, and getting involved with weapons when his life was not in danger in the first place, given the present political/racial climate.
What posessed him to think anyone is going to back him up?
Senior officers and local politicos are throwing front line cops under the bus.
If I was a cop today and there was no threat to life or limb to myself or the public at an incident, I would walk away, because if the poop hits the fan, you will get no help or backup from above!

[Dust Bunny]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I watched the video of this tonight and what I saw was the cops stopped a car. They felt that the driver was under the influence so they gave him a field sobriety test. It looked to me that they were about to give him a breathalyzer. He grabbed the officers taser and started running. The officer gave chase and at one point the man turned and fired the taser at the officer. The officer returned fire and killed the man.

Was that shooting justified?

The police chief has resigned, the officer has been fired and his partner suspended.

Since the tazer is not considered a deadly weapon the officer was not justified in using deadly physical force. Plain and simple

[jarodrig]

Take it from a retired police officer with 33 years of service.

While don’t condone what happens in the aftermath (rioting , looting, arson etc.) this shooting was clearly NOT JUSTIFIED. The officer will undoubtably face criminal charges.

[starman215]

Yes, the man that was shot was wrong to resist and then take the policemans taser and then run... BUT, 2 policeman chasing a guy with a non lethal taser then firing and shooting him in the back just plain wrong.. He had already consented to a pat down, no weapons or anything to harm the policeman on his person so, why not just have 2 policeman chase him until they catch up..take him down and proceed with the handcuffing and arrest. I do believe this was excessive force.. the law allows for enough force to be used to stop the threat, that goes for the police and you and me, in case anyone is thinking of the stand your ground rule.

[Cranford61]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Actually, yes he can shoot the thug.

Who deemed him a “thug”?
He had a drink too many and barely over the breathalyzer limit..just like a huge group of Villagers. Aren’t we all “thugs”at certain times?

[MOJO2674]

The shooting was justified. If this guy succeeded in hitting the Officer with the taser , it would have incapacitated the Officer thus giving the perpetrator the opportunity to return and take the Officer’s gun and you could have two dead cops. A chance you don’t want to take . Also the Police Chief should not have stepped down . Seattle is coming to town near you !

[Don Ferguson]

Originally Posted by LoisR

Watch it again. The car was already stopped and parked with the man sleeping in it. No law was broken. The man passed the sobriety test and offered to walk to his sister's house down the street. No law was broken. The police then tried to arrest him. For what charge? Sleeping in ones own car after having a few drinks? Interesting how we see the same events differently. Justice for all.

You conveniently omit one HUGE item! The man didn't park his car someplace and fall asleep. The police responded to a call from Wendy's. The man fell asleep in the drive thru line and was blocking the line for customers to use.