[trebb]

If you were tangled in taser gear, and you didn’t have control of the launcher, you would shoot, or you would be a fool at least, and dead at worst. Oh, and by the way, you were just in a foot chase, a wrestling match, and who knows what else, with a guy who has a warrant on him, and has run, and is obviously desperate. Since you refer to police officers as “jackboots”, can I refer to the perp as a violent criminal thug? Seems fair.

How tangled was the cop in the video? How far away was the victim? Which direction was the victim moving in?

Anyone who would shoot because the situation had gotten awkward, but was no longer a threat does not belong in a job which requires a gun.

[Born to Conserve]

The wires on those tasers is something like 25ft
The video shows wires going from the officers torso to the perp, and there is a later photo of the officer with his pant leg up as though he was tending an injury. One theory is that there was a dart in his torso, and/or one in his leg.

If the officer was confused, upset, disoriented, frightened, or whatever, the perp put him in that state by running, and fighting with him. Have you ever been in genuine fear for your life? Time and space do weird things.