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IdiotMachine posted...

While a taser is a non-lethal weapon, I feel for the cop, because it all happened so fast. If Rolfe had the time to think it out logically, I don't think he would have shot Brooks in the back, but would have rather continued pursuit or let him go and go arrest him later (as they have all his info). It's just that all of this (struggle, Brooks overpowering both of them, Brooks reaching and taking the taser off the cop, running away, and pointing "a weapon" at the cop) happened in literally less than 10 seconds. I also don't think it was right that Brooks was shot in the back. This is just a shitty scenario for all of those involved.

Thats the thing though, he was shot in the back. It wasnt because the cops life was in direct danger. Its because theyre trained to immediately neutralize. We give the cop leeway for not thinking logically in a stressful situation, but not the civilian, especially an impaired one? No one is arguing that what the suspect did was right. The argument is it did not warrant being shot in the back. The cop did not need to discharge his weapon there. Period.

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