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Zikten posted...

it's not fair that the cops get the advantage when both sides are stressed out. basically the message is that when a suspect and a cop are both stressed and freaking out, the cop always gets the benefit. both sides maybe were scared but the government sides with the cop every time. the cops are supposed to protect us, but the laws are set up so that a scared cop is allowed to murder people. the guy wasn't thinking straight. he didn't expect to be shot for pulling his pants up and he was scared out of his mind. fuck that cop. they shouldn't have made him crawl anyway. that was a poor order to make. it increased the tension and directly lead to the death.

The government didn't acquit him. We, meaning citizens, did.

The guy reaching for his waist was reasonably perceived to be a threat. You would have shot too.

As for the crawl order, could easily be to get the guy away from his hotel room door, since there were 2 people seen when patrons saw him with the rifle. The order would be right so it doesn't put the cop in front of the room that can be reasonably assumed, given the reports, to contain a second armed individual.

Everyone needs to pump the breaks on the fake outrage and apply some thought. Literally every single one of you ITT would shoot the guy who you have been told is armed and reaches for his waistband. Every single fucking one of you.