And that is not regarding the fact that everyone in that car, driver and passengers alike (including the one who fled the scene), had felony records. Justice? Justice was done. Get over it.
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I think your wrong here...
Assume for now that the person behind the wheel deliberately tried to run over a cop, and he knew the cop was a cop and not a thug.
That would make this person (the driver) a legitimate target.
However, there were three other (citizens) in the car with this crazy man that displayed no threat to the cops. It's clear that they could not have conspired with the driver to run over the cop. There just wouldn't have been the time.
These other three deserve the protection of the cops, not execution. They could be viewed as hostages, since they were stuck in the car with this crazy man.
Suppose these folks got on a crowded buss instead of getting into their car. Would you support shooting 50 rounds into the bus. I think not.
The people in this case didn't just "rob a bank". They were at a bachelor party. You would have no reason to expect all the playgoers to be out to get you.
There's no way that all four had the intent to do harm to the cops, which leaves us with one or more Innocent citizens, and a justified murder (or attempted murder) charge against the cops.
Riddeling the car with 50 rounds was obviously an attempt to kill all the occupants of the car, not just the driver.
The fact that "all" had criminal records is irreverent. "Most" black males have criminal records in major cities, however the cops did not know of these records at the time of the shooting.
The police in this case need to be charged.