Posted on 03/16/2014 8:07:52 AM PDT by Rusty0604
I think I saw the video of the events you are referring to and I could see why a cop could confuse a cane with a gun. That straight round shaft looked a lot like a barrel especially when pointed in the cop’s direction. Unfortunate event but I could see why it happened and if some of the people here are half so trigger happy as they claim they would have shot the guy too.
how that amendment go........ a well armed wallet......
Despicable.
The officer should do time while the department covers the hospital bills, recovery expenses, and substantial damages.
Instead, some “chief” somewhere attempts to justify the unjustifiable.
This sort of travesty is occurring more and more frequently all over the nation.
I played laser tag one time in a huge tree story place, with two teams playing against each other. Each team wore a different color. I though for sure I would just shoot anyone because I had no training. I was surprised at myself for determining in a split second what team the person was on before I shot.
DITTO
Know the major difference between a gang-banger and a LEO in many jurisdictions?
The uniform.
OPELIKA, Ala. — Opelika Police Chief John McEachern III stated during a Friday morning conference that early evidence suggests Officer Phillip Hancock used appropriate force when he shot a 20-year-old airman.
On March 6, Hancock responded near mile marker 63 on Interstate 85 after receiving reports of an erratic driver in a silver GMC Envoy, McEachern said. When he arrived, he saw the Envoy pulled over, along with an 18-wheeler and several other vehicles.
When the driver of the Envoy, Michael Darrett Davidson, stepped out of his vehicle, the officer gave verbal commands for the airman to place his hands over his head.
“It was at this point that the officer perceived what he believed to be a threat,” McEachern said. “Officer Hancock then pulled his service weapon and fired two shots at the suspect.”
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/03/14/3002443/opelika-police-chief-officer-used.html
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