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Originally Posted by Rochard
I tend to defend the police in such circumstances... But even I can see this is horrible.
Let's just say he did in fact have a firearm in his waistband or holster and grabbed it.... The correct action of the police officer should be to back up. This is why police usually stay slightly behind you when giving you a traffic ticket - it's a tactical position. It would be difficult for someone who is wearing a seat belt to pull a firearm and shoot behind him. If the officer thought he was in danger he should have back up a few feet while pulling out his firearm.
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I'm not defending this particular cop. Without seeing the action it is hard to know exactly how it went down, but the way he talks, making excuses and such after the fact, makes it sound bad. That said, police are trained to shoot someone who is going for a gun. They are not trained to back up, take cover, talk them into dropping the weapon or to wait and see what happens. If you have a gun and you put your hand on it you can expect to get shot.