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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
Trust of law enforcement is earned, not dictated. Respect is commanded, not demanded.
If you feel it's "far-fetched" then take your pick: Either they are organized crime thugs that decided this man's life was not worthy of a trial he is entitled to, or they are completely and utterly so incompetent that 30-40 supposedly "trained" police cannot manage to successfully arrest one man with a prop sword who has nowhere to run. Which do you prefer? And do you really want either one in a position of enforcement and public trust?
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I would agree with you had they pulled out their guns and shot him in the head while he was attempting to surrender, but that isn't what happened. They tased an armed murderer in an attempt to immobilize him. How can you play the weapon he had down, as if it (or a weapon just like it) didn't already kill someone?
Besides, the guy did have somewhere to run - right off of the cliff, and that is where he went. The video shows it clearly. He scooted himself right off of the cliff as he was being tased. He didn't want to be caught.
How would you have handled this situation if you were LE? Would you have walked right up to him and cuffed him?