“I don’t see how anyone can blame the officer at all.”
Of course you don’t. You probably also didnt see how anyone could blame the cops for shooting a couple of white women in a pickup truck of the wrong make, model and color when they were looking for a black male. They were also found to have acted correctly because they were scared.
A competent cop takes into account the demeanor of a person before shooting them. Is he angry, does he appear menacing, agitated, or just turning around to see who is talking to them? Was he in a position to fire the weapon or just holding it? By your account if someone buys a rifle from a neighbor and is walking back to his house and the cops pull up behind him he could be shot just for turning around.
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Of course you could be shot for turning around to face an armed person with a rifle in your hands...
That seems obvious.
As far as the paper carriers, nice try, but no one could agree with that shooting and I certainly didn’t. My comments on it are not hidden.
I don’t agree with shooting this kid either. I said I didn’t see how anyone could blame/convict the cop for reacting the way he did.