‘we need a better angle...’ I’m sorry, the only angle that matters is from the cop’s perspective.
Honestly, I don’t see anything there that deserves use of deadly force. That being said, officers additionally made poor choices in having a suspect reach for a firearm in a very uncontrolled place with far too many innocents around.
Were I on the jury, I’d vote for conviction. Unusual that a video which pretty much doesn’t help officers is released.
Were I on the jury, I’d vote for conviction. Unusual that a video which pretty much doesn’t help officers is released.
I have a different take on it.
When the perp walked into a place of business and pointed a weapon at an employee he set himself up for whatever happened after that. Plain and simple -- the way to prevent this was to not do stupid things with a gun.
Now it might have been possible to get out of this without shooting him, but when I look at that video, I see him transferring the gun from his right to his left hand, a move which is interrupted by him being shot.
Complying with the orders would have involved dropping the gun on his right side, the same side it came out of the pocket on.
It might not be the cleanest of "good shoots", but it is not a "bad shoot".
The burden is on the perp to comply immediately.