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RickyTheBAWSE posted...

warning police that he's not to be messed with =/= not a threat

Even though that definitely constitutes a threat under the circumstances, I notice how you neglected the part about how he was going to "tear their *bleep* up"

RickyTheBAWSE posted...

he's clapping his hands with clearly nothing in them when they fired.

the man relocated positions and returned fire.

They fired a beanbag*. He relocated positions and opened fire with lethal ammunition.

Please don't try to dodge the details with vague implications to make your case seem stronger. You're selectively leaving out the most damning parts of the story and trying your absolute hardest to convey this violent man as nothing but a victim of circumstances. He's clearly got a personal vendetta against the police, and seemingly against white people too, hence "shut yo white *bleep* up."

So...at what point is it a threat? Is threatening to 'tear their *bleep* up' not a threat? Is refusing to drop his weapon after a lawful order not a threatening behavior? The police told him to disarm, and he refused. At that point he's dangerous. They told him to get on the ground. He refused again. At that point he's even more dangerous. He made the situation volatile by refusing to cooperate. He made hostile advancements and was screaming at the absolute top of his lungs before the beanbags were fired.

Then, even after checking himself and seeing that he wasn't really hurt, he just couldn't tolerate the wound to his pride so he decided to try to commit murder. The officers are lucky he was such a bad shot.

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