Judge jury and executioner.
Not saying it is smart to hold a gun after cops say to put it down - but - shooting the guy for disobeying? Where was the imminent threat?
When did “not rapidly following police orders outside your own house” turn into reason to use deadly force?
So, I guess if I’m sitting on MY front porch (private property) with my rifle across my lap and a cop drives up, rolls down the window and tells me to put down the gun, he has the right to kill me if I don’t “OBEY” the POWER.
As an old cop and former mil I can tell you how I would have handled the situation.
I would have just walked up and said lets talk.
I have seen officers that could turn a jay walking into a riot and then I have seen officers that could turn a riot into just a jay walking.
In the end its whether you honor the code: To SERVE AND PROTECT
These cops knew this guy. Story says he was “friends” with some of the deputies. We can infer that this man and his disability were well known. Yet cops seem to specialize in making a bad situation worst.