I would like to make a couple of observations with regard to the video you posted.
First, I can’t hear anything at any point in it. I’ve got my sound up on youtube and everything and my stereo is on, so I would like to be able to hear what is said between the two, but I can’t.
Secondly, when he first approaches close to her, it appears that she begins to reach for something inside her jacket or sweater. That is when the dust up starts.
He gets her over to that seat area and proceeds to secure her, and it looks like he starts to pat her down.
At some point she starts trying to get up or starts fighting with him, and his gun comes out and he puts it right up to her head as far as I can see, and then proceeds to start telling her something.
I’d like to know what was said here, and I’d further like to know why she isn’t arrested and cuffed, because she is clearly resisting and fighting.
Then at some point he pretty much face plants her into the ground. I can’t see any reason for that on her part. Maybe she made some move, but I can’t see any. I don’t know why she wasn’t arrested and cuffed here either. I can only assume he didn’t have cuffs on him, because nothing else makes any sense.
Then when the other two come in, I notice that they both have guns drawn, so does the original officer. He begins to back away, thus giving himself more range in case he has to shoot, which it seems to me that he is anticipating having to shoot by backing away.
She then charges him quickly. All three open fire from what I can see, and she’s down.
Sound would be very helpful, because it seems to me that there was some steady escalation all along, otherwise why do all three have weapons drawn and ready to fire?
Further, the nature of her charge was fast, if in fact she did that with a weapon in her hand, then they were most certainly justified to shoot to kill.
It’s most unfortunate to be sure, but she should have not even done anything like that.
But I do have questions as to how it arrived at that point. Sound would be of great help I think.
In the original link at KLTV-ABC, the audio is plain.
The Youtube video doesn’t appear to have audio (the long one (23 minutes), at any rate).
She also had on multiple pairs of pants on and 3 shirts, a vest, and a heavy coat. The taser was not affective. she knew what she was doing.
Here’s how to get the sound: http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_rubinstein_see_invisible_motion_hear_silent_sounds_cool_creepy_we_can_t_decide