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Originally Posted by bronco67
Police are not supposed to shoot someone because he might have a gun. The guy had no gun.
I know police have a tough job, but they're paid to be in harm's way. A cop can't shoot a citizen because he's about to shit his pants with fear. Cops works for us. Try to remember that.
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I agree with you. But... I think you are downplaying things here. You are correct that police officers shouldn't shoot people because they are scared. But at the same time police know that someone fucked up on drugs who isn't going to obey police officers isn't going to suddenly play nice. They know that someone is going to get hurt. And they get jumpy.
We don't know if the police officer fired on him because he failed to obey directions, he moved suddenly, or they thought he had a weapon. It's entirely possible the officer fired on accident, or more likely fired after another officer has shot off their taser.
When ever a police officer has their firearm drawn it's a dangerous situation.
But don't tell me they killed him because he was black. That's just not true.